Utilities
Atmos Energy Corporation(ATO)
Live Price
Offline$170.11
+0.28% today
1Y Change
+12.02%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $31.06B
- Revenue Growth
- +12.9%
- EPS Growth
- +10.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.0%
Coverage: 249 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO) is a Utilities stock with a market cap of $31.06B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $170.11 and up 12.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +12.9%, EPS growth of +10.4%, a dividend yield of 2.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +12.9%, EPS +10.4%, free cash flow -25.6% with operating margin 33.2% and ROIC 4.6%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.0%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at P/E 24.4 and price/sales 6.4. Stock Foundry combines ATO price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Utilities peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+12.9% vs +6.1% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+33.2% vs +21.0% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
24.4 vs 19.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 6, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +12.9% and EPS at +10.4%, with operating margin around 33.2%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.0%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 6, 2026 | โ | -1.6% | -2.6% | -9.1% |
2026 Feb 3, 2026 | +0.0% | +1.8% | +3.2% | +10.6% |
2025 Nov 5, 2025 | +8.1% | +1.7% | +3.0% | -1.0% |
Benchmark Edge
ATO vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
ATO
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
ATO Max Drawdown
-13.07%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for ATO and SPY.
Company Overview
Atmos Energy Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
Atmos Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the regulated natural gas distribution, and pipeline and storage businesses in the United States. It operates through two segments, Distribution, and Pipeline and Storage. The Distribution segment is involved in the regulated natural gas distribution and related sales operations in eight states. This segment distributes natural gas to approximately three million residential, commercial, public authority, and industrial customers. As of September 30, 2021, it owned 71,921 miles of underground distribution and transmission mains. The Pipeline and Storage segment engages in the pipeline and storage operations. This segment transports natural gas for third parties and manages five underground storage reservoirs in Texas; and provides ancillary services to the pipeline industry, including parking arrangements, lending, and inventory sales. As of September 30, 2021, it owned 5,699 miles of gas transmission lines. Atmos Energy Corporation was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
- Leadership
- John Kevin Akers
- IPO Date
- Dec 28, 1983
- Employees
- 5.3k
- Street Address
- 1800 Three Lincoln Centre
- Mailing
- Dallas, TX, 75240
- Region
- Dallas, TX, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 972 934 9227
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 24.4
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.6
- Price/Sales
- 6.4
- Price/Book
- 2.1
Growth
- Revenue
- +12.9%
- EPS
- +10.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- -25.6%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 52.3%
- Operating Margin
- 33.2%
- Net Margin
- 25.7%
- ROE
- 9.2%
- ROIC
- 4.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.67
- Current Ratio
- 1.13
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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