Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) reported quarterly earnings of $0.73 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.62 by 17.74 percent. This is a 21.67 percent increase over earnings of $0.60 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.030 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $3.141 billion by 3.54 percent. This is a 0.59 percent decrease over sales of $3.048 billion the same period last year.