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Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments
Williams Companies Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments decreased by 18.8% to $13M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 31.6%, from $19M to $13M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments shows relatively stable performance with a -0.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ3 2025Nov 3, 2025
How to read this metric
Increased spending indicates a commitment to collaborative growth and shared-risk infrastructure development.
Detailed definition
Cash outflows directed toward acquiring or increasing ownership stakes in entities where the company exercises significa...
Peer comparison
Common in capital-intensive industries like energy where joint ventures are used to share the cost of major pipeline projects.
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other_payments_to_acquire_equity_method_investmentsHistorical Data
18 periods
| 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 | $30M | $35M | $36M | $56M | $44M | $40M | $26M | $39M | $30M | $11M | $61M | $52M | $30M | $19M | $13M | $163M | $16M | $13M |
| QoQ Change | — | +16.7% | +2.9% | +55.6% | -21.4% | -9.1% | -35.0% | +50.0% | -23.1% | -63.3% | +454.5% | -14.8% | -42.3% | -36.7% | -31.6% | >999% | -90.2% | -18.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +46.7% | +14.3% | -27.8% | -30.4% | -31.8% | -72.5% | +134.6% | +33.3% | +0.0% | +72.7% | -78.7% | +213.5% | -46.7% | -31.6% |
Range$11M – $163M
CAGR-17.9%
Avg YoY Growth+14.0%
Median YoY Growth-13.9%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Williams Companies's payments to acquire equity method investments?
- Williams Companies (WMB) reported payments to acquire equity method investments of $13M in Q3 2025.
- How has Williams Companies's payments to acquire equity method investments changed year-over-year?
- Williams Companies's payments to acquire equity method investments decreased by 31.6% year-over-year, from $19M to $13M.
- What is the long-term trend for Williams Companies's payments to acquire equity method investments?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Williams Companies's payments to acquire equity method investments has grown at a -0.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $115M to $114M.
- What does payments to acquire equity method investments mean?
- Cash spent to buy ownership interests in joint ventures or associated companies.