stockrowCheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) vs Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (WMB)
- Cheniere Energy, Inc. LNG 279.18 −0.14%
- Williams Companies, Inc. (The) WMB 64.70 +0.70%
Cheniere Energy, Inc. and Williams Companies, Inc. (The) are both Oil & Gas Midstream companies. Williams Companies, Inc. (The) is the larger, with a market value of $80.3B against $57.1B — 1.4× the size. Cheniere Energy, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 19.4× against 24.7×. Cheniere Energy, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.5% against 8.78%. Williams Companies, Inc. (The) has the higher net margin (25.0% vs 13.0%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.46% vs 12.0%). Both pay a dividend; Williams Companies, Inc. (The) yields more (3.21% vs 0.79%). Across the 22 metrics below, Cheniere Energy, Inc. leads on 15 and Williams Companies, Inc. (The) on 7.
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| Metric | LNG | WMB | Oil & Gas Midstream median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 36.44% | 82.06% | 54.87% |
| Operating margin | 28.08% | 37.48% | 34.73% |
| Net margin | 13.03% | 24.98% | 20.12% |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.31% | (10.23%) | 14.43% |
| Return on equity | 25.97% | 17.21% | 11.73% |
| Return on assets | 6.44% | 4.94% | 4.43% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.04% | 5.46% | 6.10% |
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