UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~October 1~~November 3, 2025 ~~(September 30, 2025)~~

The Williams Companies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	1-4174	73-0569878
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


One Williams Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma			74172-0172
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-945-5426 (800-WILLIAMS)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	WMB	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).


Emerging growth company			☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 72.0102. ~~Regulation~~Results FDof ~~Disclosure~~Operations and Financial Condition

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) None

(b) None

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press release of the Company dated November 3, 2025, publicly announcing the Company's financial results, with Non-GAAP Reconciliations, Financial Highlights, and Operating Statistics, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File. The cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document (contained in Exhibit 101).

~~SIGNATURES~~SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.
			(Registrant)
Dated:	~~October~~November 13, 2025	By:	/s/ ~~ROBERT~~JOHN ED. ~~RILEY, JR.~~PORTER
			Robert E. Riley, Jr.
			John D. Porter
			Vice President and Assistant General Counsel - Corporate Secretaryand Corporate Strategic Development
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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