Williams Companies Inc (WMB)

Return on assets (ROA)

		Dec 31, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2024	Mar 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020
Net income (ttm)	US$ in thousands	2,225,000	2,877,000	2,825,000	2,884,000	3,179,000	2,710,000	2,656,000	2,596,000	2,049,000	2,002,000	1,567,000	1,471,000	1,517,000	1,011,000	1,155,000	1,154,000	211,000	219,000	131,000	138,000
Total assets	US$ in thousands	54,532,000	53,837,000	52,409,000	52,747,000	52,627,000	50,788,000	49,025,000	48,936,000	48,433,000	48,672,000	47,555,000	46,049,000	47,612,000	45,985,000	45,507,000	45,262,000	44,165,000	44,320,000	45,343,000	44,629,000
ROA		4.08%	5.34%	5.39%	5.47%	6.04%	5.34%	5.42%	5.30%	4.23%	4.11%	3.30%	3.19%	3.19%	2.20%	2.54%	2.55%	0.48%	0.49%	0.29%	0.31%

December 31, 2024 calculation

ROA = Net income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $2,225,000K ÷ $54,532,000K
= 4.08%

Williams Companies Inc has shown fluctuating return on assets (ROA) over the past several quarters. The ROA was relatively low in the first few quarters of 2020, ranging from 0.29% to 0.49%. However, there was a significant improvement in ROA starting from March 31, 2021, with a notable increase to 2.55%. This positive trend continued throughout 2021 and into 2022, with ROA consistently above 2%, reaching a peak of 6.04% on December 31, 2023.

However, in the following quarters of 2024, the ROA declined sharply to 4.08% by December 31, 2024. Despite the decrease towards the end of the period, Williams Companies Inc maintained a generally positive trend in return on assets over the evaluated timeframe. It is important for the company to monitor and manage its asset utilization efficiency to sustain and potentially improve its profitability levels in the future.