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Western Midstream Partners, LP

WES

Energy · 48.93 +1.6% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Western Midstream Partners, LP's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 19 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company+1.6% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 19 activeOil & Gas Midstream · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Capital expenditures increased by $185.0 million over six months, mainly tied to Pathfinder, Aris, and North Loving Train II.
  • Monitor interest expense attributable to senior notes issued in Q4 2025 and notes assumed with the Aris acquisition, which the filing cites as a primary cause of higher interest expense.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if WES's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Energy · Oil & Gas Midstream

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 19 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Capital expenditures increased by $185.0 million over six months, mainly tied to Pathfinder, Aris, and North Loving Train II.
  • Monitor interest expense attributable to senior notes issued in Q4 2025 and notes assumed with the Aris acquisition, which the filing cites as a primary cause of higher interest expense.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements224
Verified relationships4
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +6.6% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.88x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -13.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -12.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

48.93
6m+20.3%12m+27.8%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$2.7B+5.9%
2022-12-31$3.3B+20.5%
2023-12-31$3.1B-4.5%
2024-12-31$3.6B+16.1%
2025-12-31$3.8B+6.6%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitymixed · 5 filings
Capital expenditures increased by $185.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, primarily due to increases of (i) $146.6 million at the DBM water systems related to the Pathfinder pipeline project and the acquisition of Aris and (ii) $65.2 million at…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
Net cash provided by operating activities decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2026, primarily due to (i) the impact of changes in assets and liabilities, including as a result of the West Texas complex gas-gathering agreement amendment replacing cost-…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Demand and volumemixed · 4 filings
Other revenues from customers Other revenues from customers increased by $49.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, primarily due to increases of (i) $16.0 million at the DJ Basin complex due to increased average prices and volumes sold, (ii) $12…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Energy and commodity pricesmixed · 2 filings
Crude oil and NGLs purchases increased by $74.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, primarily due to increases of (i) $51.0 million at the DBM water systems due to the acquisition of Aris, including increased skim-oil volumes, and higher average p…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales · EV/sales . Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

No usable price/earnings or price/sales multiple (need a fresh price).

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

48.93+1.6% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for WES. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for WES. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind WES

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

ARISAris Mining CorporationinvesteeMay 6, 2026

36 Table of Contents ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES During the fourth quarter of 2025, we closed on the acquisition of Aris by merger in a transaction valued at $2.0 billion.

OXYOccidental Petroleum CorporationpartnerFeb 18, 2026

The Partnership’s general partner, Western Midstream Holdings, LLC (the “general partner”), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation.

Depended on by

EPDEnterprise Products Partners L.P.investeeFeb 27, 2026

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS On February 16, 2024, we acquired the remaining 20 % equity interest in Whitethorn and remaining 25 % equity interest in Enterprise EF78 LLC (“EF78”) from affiliates of Western Midstream for total cash consideration…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

WES is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Oil & Gas Midstream. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.