WMB — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of WMB's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-08-03 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-04
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +141 | −84 | ~34 | 53 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~6 | 4 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~3 | 8 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +2 | −1 | 0 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-03
In July 2026, Williams agreed to acquire Momentum for total consideration up to $5.5 billion, including approximately $2 billion of Williams common stock, subject to certain holding restrictions. Momentum’s assets in the Haynesville Shale region include 6 Bcf/d of gathering capacity and 4 Bcf/d of p…
In July 2026, Williams sold a 49 percent noncontrolling interest in five power innovation projects, Socrates, Apollo, Aquila, Socrates the Younger, and Neo, to an investor in exchange for $5.34 billion of committed capital. The initial July 2026 contribution of approximately $3.75 billion is expecte…
In June 2026, Williams signed an agreement to sell certain gas gathering assets in the Permian basin within its West segment. These operations were designated as held for sale at June 30, 2026. Williams expects to recognize a gain upon closing in the third quarter of 2026. See Note 3 – Divestitures.
In June 2026, Williams completed the sale of an equity-method investment in Brazos Permian II, LLC within its West segment for total consideration of $143 million, resulting in the recognition of a $127 million gain reflected in the second quarter of 2026. See Note 3 – Divestitures.
On August 30, 2024, Transco filed a general rate case with the FERC for an overall increase in rates and to comply with the terms of the settlement of its prior rate case. On September 30, 2024, the FERC issued an order accepting and suspending Transco’s general rate filing to be effective March 1, …
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-04
On August 30, 2024, Transco filed a general rate case with the FERC for an overall increase in rates and to comply with the terms of the settlement of its prior rate case. On September 30, 2024, the FERC issued an order accepting and suspending Transco’s general rate filing to be effective March 1, …
In the first quarter of 2026, Williams’ closed on the sale of certain gas gathering assets in the Mid-Continent region. These operations were designated as held for sale at December 31, 2025 and an impairment, within the West segment, was recognized. See Note 8 – Fair Value Measurements and Guarante…
In January 2026, Williams closed on the sale of its interests in certain upstream ventures in the South Mansfield area of the Haynesville Shale region, included in Other, for consideration of $398 million with additional contingent consideration to possibly be received through 2029. Upon closing, Wi…
The project involves an expansion of NWP’s existing natural gas transmission system to provide year-round transportation capacity to a power plant in southwest Wyoming. NWP placed the project into service in April 2026, increasing NWP’s capacity by 98 Mdth/d.
In 2026, Williams’ operating results are expected to benefit from the continued growth in the Transmission, Power & Gulf segment, primarily reflecting the impacts of the Socrates Power Innovation project, as well as numerous expansion projects at Transco and the Gulf of America. Growth in 2026 will …
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-03
On August 3, 2026, Williams made an irrevocable election to issue 26,874,496 shares of its common stock, par value $1.00 per share, as consideration for its acquisition (the Acquisition) of the membership interests of M6 Midstream LLC pursuant to the terms of a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement…
During the three months ended June 30, 2026, no director or officer of Williams adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” and no director or officer of Williams adopted or terminated a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-04
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, no director or officer of Williams adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” and no director or officer of Williams adopted or terminated a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice