Payments to Acquire Productive Assets
Williams Companies Payments to Acquire Productive Assets remained flat by 0.0% to $1.4B in Q4 2024 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 29.8%, from $1.08B to $1.4B. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2024), Payments to Acquire Productive Assets shows an upward trend with a 24.7% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests aggressive expansion or significant infrastructure investment, while a decrease may indicate a shift toward capital discipline or the completion of major projects.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total cash outflows dedicated to the acquisition, construction, or development of long-term p...
Peer comparison
Commonly referred to as total capital deployment or cash used for investing activities in peer midstream energy companies, often benchmarked against operating cash flow to assess self-funding capabilities.
other_payments_to_acquire_productive_assetsHistorical Data
| FY'22 | FY'23 | FY'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.6B | $4.31B | $5.6B |
| YoY Change | — | +19.9% | +29.8% |
Business Segments
| Segment | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reportable Segment, Aggregation before Other Operating Segment | — | — | — | — | — | $918M | $1.02B | $974M |
| Transmission, Power & Gulf | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $754M |
| West | $296.5M | $91M | $71M | $126M | $241M | $557M | $238M | $167M |
| Northeast G & P | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $53M |
| Corporate And Other | $69.75M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gas & NGL Marketing Services | $1.75M | $0 | $0 | $1M | $1M | $0 | $1M | $0 |
| Northeast G And P | $85M | $64M | $43M | — | — | $59M | $54M | — |
| Transmission And Gulf Of America | — | $2.49B | $515M | — | — | $302M | $725M | — |
| Transmission And Gulf Of Mexico | $625.25M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $1.08B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.4B | — | — | — |
Other Operating Segment is derived from annual filings.
Corporate And Other, Northeast G And P, Transmission And Gulf Of America, Transmission And Gulf Of Mexico were previously reported and have since been discontinued or reclassified. Only currently active segments are shown in the chart.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Williams Companies's payments to acquire productive assets?
- Williams Companies (WMB) reported payments to acquire productive assets of $1.4B in Q4 2024.
- How has Williams Companies's payments to acquire productive assets changed year-over-year?
- Williams Companies's payments to acquire productive assets increased by 29.8% year-over-year, from $1.08B to $1.4B.
- What is the long-term trend for Williams Companies's payments to acquire productive assets?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Williams Companies's payments to acquire productive assets has grown at a 24.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.6B to $5.6B.
- What does payments to acquire productive assets mean?
- The total cash spent on acquiring or building long-term assets and businesses to support future operations.