Western Midstream Partners, LP
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- Latest filed annual earnings; price snapshot date unavailable. Not forward P/E.
- Diluted earnings per share from the latest filed annual.
- $41.14 Prior regular-session close from the quote source.
- $41.13–$41.64 Regular-session low and high so far today.
- 1.4M Regular-session shares traded · Nov 11, 4:00 PM ET.
- Feb 17 projected Projected for 2027-02-17 from the company’s own results filings (SEC 8-K Item 2.02). The company has not confirmed the date.
- $38.44–$50.07 52-week trading low and high returned by the quote source.
Understand the Business
Why the Stock Moved
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The core investment thesis
Own WES if you believe its natural-gas-transmission assets remain must-use infrastructure that can keep producing durable cash flow while management reins in leverage after recent balance-sheet growth.
WES price history
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Investment thesis
What must happen next
WES’s natural-gas-transmission network remains a must-use outlet for customers, so throughput and fee demand continue converting into durable cash flow rather than being competed away.HoldingMateriality: High
Operating cash flow remains near or above the recent run rate and grows with continued use of the system. This is a load-bearing condition for Western Midstream Partners, LP's investment case.
Watch: Customers commit future volumes to competing transmission routes or renegotiate contracts to bypass or reduce use of WES assets.
Supporting sources
Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.
Operating cash flow remains near or above the recent run rate and grows with continued use of the system.
Open source ↗The 2025 operating-income decline proves temporary rather than structural because contract terms, cost control, and operating leverage allow WES to restore economics on its existing system.HoldingMateriality: High
Operating income rebounds from the 2025 level and operating profitability improves without needing an outsized revenue surge. This is a load-bearing condition for Western Midstream Partners, LP's investment case.
Watch: Customers win lower-rate renewals, cost inflation cannot be passed through, or utilization falls because WES loses pricing power.
Supporting sources
Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.
Operating income rebounds from the 2025 level and operating profitability improves without needing an outsized revenue surge.
Open source ↗Recent asset growth is being deployed into contracted or economically necessary infrastructure, not speculative capacity that will dilute returns.HoldingMateriality: Medium
The asset base expands without impairments, idled capacity, or a further deterioration in earnings and cash generation per dollar of assets. This is a load-bearing condition for Western Midstream Partners, LP's investment case.
Watch: Management announces large uncontracted projects, takes impairments, or discloses underutilized assets tied to weak customer demand.
Supporting sources
Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.
The asset base expands without impairments, idled capacity, or a further deterioration in earnings and cash generation per dollar of.
Open source ↗Management keeps leverage subordinate to cash-flow durability, so growth projects and capital returns are not funded by balance-sheet stretch.HoldingMateriality: Medium
Liabilities remain stable or decline relative to operating cash flow rather than rising faster than the cash-generating base. This is a load-bearing condition for Western Midstream Partners, LP's investment case.
Watch: WES funds acquisitions, expansions, or payouts primarily with new debt despite weaker customer commitments or lower system utilization.
Supporting sources
Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.
Liabilities remain stable or decline relative to operating cash flow rather than rising faster than the cash-generating base.
Open source ↗WES maintains enough liquidity to handle commodity-cycle and customer volatility without forced equity issuance or distressed refinancing.HoldingMateriality: Medium
Cash remains adequate and is not materially depleted while operating cash flow stays positive. This is a load-bearing condition for Western Midstream Partners, LP's investment case.
Watch: A project overrun, customer stress, or refinancing need forces large revolver draws, emergency debt issuance, or equity issuance.
Supporting sources
Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.
Cash remains adequate and is not materially depleted while operating cash flow stays positive.
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Full investment case & evidence
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Original research
WES’s natural-gas-transmission network remains a must-use outlet for customers, so throughput and fee demand continue converting into durable cash flow rather than being competed away. This is a load-bearing condition for Western Midstream Partners, LP's investment case.
The 2025 operating-income decline proves temporary rather than structural because contract terms, cost control, and operating leverage allow WES to restore economics on its existing system. This is a load-bearing condition for Western Midstream Partners, LP's investment case.
Recent asset growth is being deployed into contracted or economically necessary infrastructure, not speculative capacity that will dilute returns. This is a load-bearing condition for Western Midstream Partners, LP's investment case.
Management keeps leverage subordinate to cash-flow durability, so growth projects and capital returns are not funded by balance-sheet stretch. This is a load-bearing condition for Western Midstream Partners, LP's investment case.
WES maintains enough liquidity to handle commodity-cycle and customer volatility without forced equity issuance or distressed refinancing. This is a load-bearing condition for Western Midstream Partners, LP's investment case.
All standing thesis claims
Original report summary
you believe its natural-gas-transmission assets remain must-use infrastructure that can keep producing durable cash flow while management reins in leverage after recent balance-sheet growth.
Bull case and bear case
Bull case and bear case for Western Midstream Partners, LP
Where the evidence on Western Midstream Partners, LP stands: Holding on the latest evidence (Oct 18, 2026). Of its 5 thesis points, 5 holding.
Bull case: what the evidence supports
WES’s natural-gas-transmission network remains a must-use outlet for customers, so throughput and fee demand continue converting into durable cash flow rather than being competed away.
The 2025 operating-income decline proves temporary rather than structural because contract terms, cost control, and operating leverage allow WES to restore economics on its existing system.
Recent asset growth is being deployed into contracted or economically necessary infrastructure, not speculative capacity that will dilute returns.
Management keeps leverage subordinate to cash-flow durability, so growth projects and capital returns are not funded by balance-sheet stretch.
WES maintains enough liquidity to handle commodity-cycle and customer volatility without forced equity issuance or distressed refinancing.
Bear case: what would count against it
Customers commit future volumes to competing transmission routes or renegotiate contracts to bypass or reduce use of WES assets.
Customers win lower-rate renewals, cost inflation cannot be passed through, or utilization falls because WES loses pricing power.
Management announces large uncontracted projects, takes impairments, or discloses underutilized assets tied to weak customer demand.
Thesis-Break Engine
Thesis-break watch · Western Midstream Partners, LP
No break has crossed Western Midstream Partners, LP’s thesis. Its break conditions are checked against every new filing as it lands.
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The numbers behind the thesis
What Changed
- MixedReported results of operations (earnings release).
Western Midstream Partners, LP filed an SEC 8-K on 2026-08-05: Reported results of operations (earnings release). It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.
- MixedEntered a material definitive agreement.
Western Midstream Partners, LP filed an SEC 8-K on 2026-06-25: Entered a material definitive agreement. It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.
- MixedEntered a material definitive agreement.
Western Midstream Partners, LP filed an SEC 8-K on 2026-06-12: Entered a material definitive agreement. It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.
Risks / falsifiers
What could break the thesis
- Customers commit future volumes to competing transmission routes or renegotiate contracts to bypass or reduce use of WES assets.
- Customers win lower-rate renewals, cost inflation cannot be passed through, or utilization falls because WES loses pricing power.
- Management announces large uncontracted projects, takes impairments, or discloses underutilized assets tied to weak customer demand.
- WES funds acquisitions, expansions, or payouts primarily with new debt despite weaker customer commitments or lower system utilization.
- A project overrun, customer stress, or refinancing need forces large revolver draws, emergency debt issuance, or equity issuance.
WES news
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Financial statements
WES income statement
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WES: quick answers
- When does Western Midstream Partners, LP (WES) report earnings next?
- Western Midstream Partners, LP's next results are projected for February 17, 2027, from the dates of its own results filings with the SEC. The company has not confirmed the date. It last reported on November 4, 2026. Earnings calendar
- What is WES's short interest?
- As of October 30, 2026, 5.8M WES shares were sold short, 1.41% of its shares outstanding, down 9.0% from the count before. At the stock's average daily volume that is 4.0 days to cover. FINRA publishes the count twice a month. WES short interest history
- Have members of Congress traded WES?
- 25 trades in WES have been disclosed under the STOCK Act by members of Congress, the President or senior officials, none in reports made public in the last 90 days. Every disclosed WES trade