Free cash flow
Williams Companies Free cash flow increased by 1.5% to $485.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 13.5%, from $561.00M to $485.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Free cash flow shows a downward trend with a -3.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong operational efficiency and the ability to self-fund future innovation or return capital to shareholders, while a decrease may indicate heavy capital expenditure cycles or declining operational profitability.
Detailed definition
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and m...
Peer comparison
High-growth semiconductor and AI infrastructure peers typically prioritize reinvestment, so free cash flow margins are often compared against R&D intensity and capital expenditure requirements of industry rivals.
cf_free_cash_flowHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $632.00M | $562.00M | $857.00M | $791.00M | $783.00M | $649.00M | $413.00M | $969.00M | $767.00M | $544.00M | $1.14B | $690.00M | $700.00M | $561.00M | $450.00M | $421.00M | $478.00M | $485.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -11.1% | +52.5% | -7.7% | -1.0% | -17.1% | -36.4% | +134.6% | -20.8% | -29.1% | +109.9% | -39.6% | +1.4% | -19.9% | -19.8% | -6.4% | +13.5% | +1.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +23.9% | +15.5% | -51.8% | +22.5% | -2.0% | -16.2% | +176.5% | -28.8% | -8.7% | +3.1% | -60.6% | -39.0% | -31.7% | -13.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Williams Companies's free cash flow?
- Williams Companies (WMB) reported free cash flow of $485.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Williams Companies's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Williams Companies's free cash flow decreased by 13.5% year-over-year, from $561.00M to $485.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Williams Companies's free cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Williams Companies's free cash flow has grown at a -3.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.71B to $2.40B.
- What does free cash flow mean?
- The cash a company has left over after paying for its operating expenses and capital investments.