ATO Atmos Energy
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S&P 500 CompaniesDividend Aristocrats
Utilities · Natural Gas Distribution
Atmos Energy (ATO) is a utility company in the Natural Gas Distribution industry, with a market capitalization of $29.5 billion. Shares last traded at $174.61, 9.4% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 0.7%. ATO trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.04, above the Natural Gas Distribution median of 15.98. Net profit margin is 28.5%, above the peer median of 13.6%. Revenue grew 12.9% year over year. The shares yield 2.2% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
Performance
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
ATO Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | $554M | $3.45 | 46% |
| 2024-09-30 | $493M | $3.23 | 47% |
| 2023-09-30 | $430M | $2.96 | 49% |
| 2022-09-30 | $376M | $2.72 | 49% |
| 2021-09-30 | $324M | $2.49 | 49% |
| 2020-09-30 | $282M | $2.30 | 47% |
| 2019-09-30 | $246M | $2.09 | 48% |
| 2018-09-30 | $215M | $1.94 | 36% |
| 2017-09-30 | $192M | $1.81 | 48% |
| 2016-09-30 | $175M | $1.69 | 50% |
| 2015-09-30 | $160M | $1.57 | 51% |
| 2014-09-30 | $146M | $1.50 | 50% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
ATO is a Dividend Aristocrat (25+ consecutive years of increases). Compare payers on the highest-dividend-yield screener.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.43 | 2026-08-05 |
| Q2 2026 | $3.47 | 2026-05-06 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.44 | 2026-02-03 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $1.04 | 2025-11-14 |
| FY 2025 | $7.46 | 2025-11-14 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | 2025-08-06 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Natural Gas Distribution peers
ATO vs 14 industry peers (Natural Gas Distribution), by market cap. Data as of close
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | $63.6B | 20.94 | 2.68 | 12.8% | -5.68% |
| VG | Venture Global, Inc. | $32.1B | 8.48 | 1.89 | 22.3% | -13.19% |
| ATO | Atmos Energy | $29.5B | 21.04 | 6.00 | 28.5% | +1.26% |
| NFG | National Fuel Gas | $7.6B | 11.21 | 3.07 | 27.4% | +0.18% |
| NJR | New Jersey Resources Corp | $5.5B | 15.01 | 3.60 | 24.0% | +1.79% |
| SR | Spire Inc | $5.3B | 14.67 | 2.12 | 14.5% | +1.01% |
| OGS | One Gas, Inc. | $5.0B | 17.44 | 1.95 | 11.2% | +1.89% |
| MDU | Mdu Resources Group Inc | $4.2B | 21.23 | 2.31 | 10.9% | +0.61% |
| NWN | Northwest Natural | $2.1B | 16.96 | 1.65 | 9.7% | +1.68% |
| EE | Excelerate Energy, Inc. | $1.1B | 6.60 | 0.75 | 11.4% | -2.37% |
| SLNG | Stabilis Solutions, Inc. | $81M | — | 1.45 | -14.1% | -0.46% |
| NFE | New Fortress Energy Inc. | $25M | — | — | — | -15.58% |
| CETY | Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. | $12M | — | — | — | +6.74% |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | — | — | — | 28.1% | -3.64% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.