Cheniere Energy Inc (LNG) is undervalued and Williams Cos Inc (WMB) is overvalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, LNG trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +50%, against -191% for WMB.
Values as of the 19 Oct 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 10.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $574.99; the price of $286.60 is 50% below that value, and 74% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 73/100 on 11 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 7.9% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $24.15; the price of $70.38 is 191% above that value.
Leak Score 42/100 on 11 of 12 signals
| Metric | LNG | WMB |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Undervalued | Overvalued |
| Price | $286.60 | $70.38 |
| Intrinsic value | $574.99 | $24.15 |
| Margin of safety | +50% | -191% |
| Leak Score | 73/100 (11/12) | 42/100 (11/12) |
| Market cap | $59.2B | $86.1B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 15.9% | 8.9% |
| Operating margin | 30.2% | 38.0% |
| Net margin | 13.2% | 24.9% |
| Return on equity | 45.1% | 24.0% |
| Debt to equity | 4.29 | 2.33 |
| P/E | 21.3x | 28.1x |
| Forward P/E | 16.2x | 26.8x |
| P/B | 9.6x | 6.5x |
| Dividend yield | 0.8% | 3.0% |