Retained Earnings
Williams Companies Retained Earnings increased by 0.3% to -$12.35B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.5%, from -$12.30B to -$12.35B. Over 4 years (FY 2020 to FY 2024), Retained Earnings shows relatively stable performance with a -0.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistent growth in retained earnings signals a profitable business model that can sustain itself without constant external capital raises.
Detailed definition
The cumulative amount of net income that has been reinvested in the business rather than distributed to shareholders as...
Peer comparison
Mature, highly profitable companies like Apple may actually see this decrease if they return more cash to shareholders via buybacks than they earn in net income.
retained_earningsHistorical 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 | -$13.02B | -$13.36B | -$13.24B | -$13.38B | -$13.50B | -$13.42B | -$13.27B | -$12.90B | -$12.98B | -$12.88B | -$12.29B | -$12.24B | -$12.42B | -$12.30B | -$12.40B | -$12.32B | -$12.39B | -$12.35B |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.6% | +0.9% | -1.1% | -0.9% | +0.6% | +1.1% | +2.8% | -0.7% | +0.8% | +4.6% | +0.4% | -1.5% | +1.0% | -0.8% | +0.6% | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.7% | -0.4% | -0.3% | +3.6% | +3.8% | +4.0% | +7.4% | +5.1% | +4.3% | +4.5% | -0.9% | -0.7% | +0.3% | -0.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Williams Companies's retained earnings?
- Williams Companies (WMB) reported retained earnings of -$12.35B in Q3 2025.
- How has Williams Companies's retained earnings changed year-over-year?
- Williams Companies's retained earnings decreased by 0.5% year-over-year, from -$12.30B to -$12.35B.
- What is the long-term trend for Williams Companies's retained earnings?
- Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Williams Companies's retained earnings has grown at a -0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$12.75B to -$12.40B.
- What does retained earnings mean?
- The total profits the company has kept and reinvested since it started, after paying out any dividends.