ATO Atmos Energy Corporation Common Stock

NYSE · Utilities · View on SEC EDGAR ↗
$177.91
Price · May 20, 2026
Fundamentals as of May 6, 2026

ATO Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$177.91
Market Cap
$27.59B
P/E (TTM)
22.9
EPS (TTM)
$7.46
Revenue (TTM)
$4.70B
Div Yield
2.0%
ROE
9.0%
Debt/Equity
52W Range
$150 – $193

ATO Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $4.70B
10-point trend, +91.6%
2016-09-30 2025-09-30
EPS $7.46
10-point trend, +120.7%
2016-09-30 2025-09-30
Free Cash Flow $-1.51B
10-point trend, -417.9%
2016-09-30 2025-09-30
Margins 25.5%

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
ATO
Peer Median
P/E (TTM)
5-point trend, +32.9%
22.9
19.7
P/S (TTM)
5-point trend, +71.1%
5.9
2.8
P/B
5-point trend, +37.7%
2.0
1.5
Price / FCF
5-point trend, -377.1%
-18.2

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
ATO
Peer Median
Operating Margin
5-point trend, +24.9%
33.2%
Net Profit Margin
5-point trend, +30.5%
25.5%
15.1%
ROA
5-point trend, +17.8%
4.5%
3.8%
ROE
5-point trend, +5.8%
9.0%
9.2%
ROIC
5-point trend, +0.3%
9.3%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
ATO
Peer Median
Current Ratio
5-point trend, -4.5%
0.8
0.8
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, +223.9%
0.4

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
ATO
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
5-point trend, +38.0%
12.9%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
5-point trend, +38.0%
3.8%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
5-point trend, +38.0%
10.8%
EPS YoY
5-point trend, +45.7%
9.2%
Net Income YoY
5-point trend, +80.1%
14.9%

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
ATO
Peer Median
EPS (Diluted)
5-point trend, +45.7%
$7.46

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
ATO
Peer Median
Payout Ratio
5-point trend, -5.1%
46.2%

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield
2.0%
Payout Ratio
46.2%
5Y Div CAGR
Ex-dateAmount
Feb. 23, 2026$1.0000
Nov. 24, 2025$1.0000
Aug. 25, 2025$0.8700
May 27, 2025$0.8700
Feb. 25, 2025$0.8700
Nov. 25, 2024$0.8700
Aug. 26, 2024$0.8050
May 24, 2024$0.8050
Feb. 23, 2024$0.8050
Nov. 24, 2023$0.8050
Aug. 18, 2023$0.7400
May 19, 2023$0.7400
Feb. 16, 2023$0.7400
Nov. 25, 2022$0.7400
Aug. 19, 2022$0.6800
May 20, 2022$0.6800
Feb. 17, 2022$0.6800
Nov. 26, 2021$0.6800
Aug. 20, 2021$0.6250
May 21, 2021$0.6250

ATO Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

HOLD 20 analysts
  • Strong Buy 2 10.0%
  • Buy 4 20.0%
  • Hold 14 70.0%
  • Sell 0 0.0%
  • Strong Sell 0 0.0%

12-Month Price Target

11 analysts · 2026-05-18
Median target $192.00 +7.9%
Mean target $191.00 +7.4%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
0.04%
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $3.47 $3.43 0.04%
Dec. 31, 2025 $2.44 $2.45 -0.01%
Sept. 30, 2025 $1.07 $1.01 0.06%
June 30, 2025 $1.16 $1.16 0.00%
March 31, 2025 $3.03 $2.90 0.13%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
ATO $27.59B 22.9 12.9% 25.5% 9.0%
NFG $8.35B 16.3 17.1% 22.8% 17.4%
UGI $7.13B 10.8 1.1% 9.3% 14.5%
SWX $5.78B 13.2 9.6% 11.2%
NJR $4.84B 14.5 9.9% 24.8% 13.8%
OGS $4.84B 17.7 8.0%
SR
MDU 21.0 6.7% 10.2% 6.9%
CPK 20.9 18.1% 15.1% 9.1%
NWN $1.94B 16.9 11.8% 8.8% 7.9%
SPH 11.5 7.9% 7.4%

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 15
Annual Income Statement data for ATO
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Revenue 10-point trend, +91.6% $4.70B $4.17B $4.28B $4.20B $3.41B $2.82B $2.90B $3.12B $2.76B $2.45B
Cost of Revenue 6-point trend, +24.3% · · $1.45B $1.68B $1.03B $659M $859M $1.17B · ·
Gross Profit · · · · · · · · · $1.74B
Operating Expenses · · · · · · · · · $1.08B
Operating Income 10-point trend, +137.4% $1.56B $1.36B $1.07B $921M $905M $824M $746M $728M $736M $657M
Interest Expense 8-point trend, +19.6% · · $137M $103M $84M $84M $103M $107M $120M $115M
Other Non-op 10-point trend, +38450.9% $90M $71M $70M $34M $-2M $7M $7M $-10M $-11M $-234.0K
Pretax Income 10-point trend, +172.6% $1.48B $1.24B $1000M $852M $819M $747M $650M $611M $604M $542M
Income Tax 10-point trend, +42.0% $279M $193M $114M $78M $154M $145M $139M $8M $221M $197M
Net Income 10-point trend, +242.4% $1.20B $1.04B $886M $774M $666M $601M $511M $603M $396M $350M
EPS (Basic) 10-point trend, +123.1% $7.54 $6.83 $6.10 $5.61 $5.12 $4.89 $4.36 $5.43 $3.73 $3.38
EPS (Diluted) 10-point trend, +120.7% $7.46 $6.83 $6.10 $5.60 $5.12 $4.89 $4.35 $5.43 $3.73 $3.38
Shares (Basic) 10-point trend, +53.5% 158,943,000 152,508,000 145,121,000 137,830,000 129,779,000 122,788,000 117,200,000 111,012,000 106,100,000 103,524,000
Shares (Diluted) 10-point trend, +55.1% 160,573,000 152,666,000 145,166,000 138,096,000 129,834,000 122,872,000 117,461,000 111,012,000 106,100,000 103,524,000
EBITDA 10-point trend, +243.5% $2.29B $2.03B $1.67B $1.46B $1.38B $1.25B $1.14B $1.08B $1.05B $668M
Balance Sheet 23
Annual Balance Sheet data for ATO
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Cash & Equivalents 10-point trend, +326.4% $203M $307M $15M $52M $117M $21M $25M $14M $26M $48M
Receivables 10-point trend, +73.9% $376M $366M $329M $364M $343M $231M $231M $253M $222M $216M
Prepaid Expense 10-point trend, +274.6% $80M $75M $58M $59M $49M $40M $39M $33M $32M $21M
Other Current Assets 10-point trend, +242.4% $302M $288M $292M $2.27B $2.20B $108M $73M $46M $106M $88M
Current Assets 10-point trend, +54.4% $1.05B $1.13B $886M $3.05B $2.84B $471M $458M $479M $540M $682M
Goodwill 10-point trend, +0.6% $731M $731M $731M $731M $731M $731M $731M $730M $730M $727M
Intangibles 4-point trend, +75127000.00 $75M $83M $92M $0 · · · · · ·
Other Non-current Assets 10-point trend, +259.8% $1.10B $1.04B $1.20B $1.17B $975M $801M $391M $294M $221M $305M
Total Assets 10-point trend, +182.2% $28.25B $25.19B $22.52B $22.19B $19.61B $15.36B $13.37B $11.87B $10.75B $10.01B
Accounts Payable 10-point trend, +157.8% $507M $445M $336M $496M $423M $236M $265M $217M $233M $196M
Short-term Debt 9-point trend, -100.0% · $0 $242M $185M $0 $0 $465M $576M $448M $830M
Current Liabilities 10-point trend, -23.8% $1.36B $1.21B $1.35B $3.60B $3.51B $782M $1.21B $1.92B $1.01B $1.79B
Capital Leases 6-point trend, +30.6% $263M $224M $194M $184M $195M $201M · · · ·
Deferred Tax 10-point trend, +82.0% $2.92B $2.59B $2.30B $2.00B $1.71B $1.46B $1.30B $1.15B $1.88B $1.60B
Other Non-current Liabilities 10-point trend, +219.6% $784M $692M $600M $538M $537M $642M $400M $158M $176M $245M
Long-term Debt 4-point trend, +44.7% · · · · · · $3.53B $3.07B $3.07B $2.44B
Total Debt 8-point trend, -100.0% · $0 $242M $185M · $0 $3.99B $3.64B $3.51B $3.27B
Common Stock 10-point trend, +55.4% $808.0K $776.0K $742.0K $704.0K $662.0K $629.0K $597.0K $556.0K $531.0K $520.0K
Retained Earnings 10-point trend, +285.1% $4.86B $4.22B $3.67B $3.21B $2.81B $2.47B $2.15B $1.88B $1.47B $1.26B
AOCI 10-point trend, +352.6% $475M $466M $519M $369M $70M $-58M $-115M $-84M $-105M $-188M
Stockholders' Equity 10-point trend, +291.5% $13.56B $12.16B $10.87B $9.42B $7.91B $6.79B $5.75B $4.77B $3.90B $3.46B
Liabilities + Equity 10-point trend, +182.2% $28.25B $25.19B $22.52B $22.19B $19.61B $15.36B $13.37B $11.87B $10.75B $10.01B
Shares Outstanding 10-point trend, +55.5% 161,568,384 155,258,845 148,492,783 140,896,598 132,419,754 125,882,477 119,338,925 111,273,683 106,104,634 103,930,560
Cash Flow 17
Annual Cash Flow data for ATO
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
D&A 10-point trend, +150.7% $735M $670M $604M $536M $478M $430M $391M $361M $320M $293M
Stock-based Comp 10-point trend, -13.7% $13M $11M $10M $11M $11M $10M $11M $13M $14M $15M
Deferred Tax 10-point trend, +38.8% $269M $173M $108M $54M $155M $155M $132M $158M $227M $194M
Other Non-cash 9-point trend, -83.3% $-165M $-163M $1.85B $-397M $-2.39B $-158M $-77M $-11M $-90M ·
Operating Cash Flow 10-point trend, +157.8% $2.05B $1.73B $3.46B $978M $-1.08B $1.04B $969M $1.12B $867M $795M
CapEx 10-point trend, +227.7% $3.56B $2.94B $2.81B $2.44B $1.97B $1.94B $1.69B $1.47B $1.14B $1.09B
Investing Cash Flow 10-point trend, -229.8% $-3.56B $-2.92B $-2.80B $-2.43B $-1.96B $-1.93B $-1.68B $-1.46B $-1.06B $-1.08B
Debt Issued 10-point trend, +1143447000.00 $1.14B $1.24B $797M $799M $2.80B $999M $1.05B $0 $885M $0
Net Debt Issued 10-point trend, +1143447000.00 $1.14B $1.24B $-1.40B $599M $2.80B $999M $470M $0 $635M $0
Stock Issued 10-point trend, +608.6% $698M $750M $807M $777M $607M $624M $694M $395M $99M $99M
Net Stock Activity 10-point trend, +608.6% $698M $750M $807M $777M $607M $624M $694M $395M $99M $99M
Dividends Paid 10-point trend, +216.2% $554M $493M $430M $376M $324M $282M $246M $215M $192M $175M
Financing Cash Flow 10-point trend, +363.3% $1.41B $1.48B $-697M $1.39B $3.14B $884M $726M $326M $168M $304M
Net Change in Cash 10-point trend, -656.4% $-105M $290M $-32M $-65M $96M $-4M $11M $-13M $-21M $19M
Taxes Paid 10-point trend, -42.9% $4M $15M $15M $16M $8M $-3M $11M $6M $5M $8M
Free Cash Flow 10-point trend, -417.9% $-1.51B $-1.20B $654M $-1.47B $-3.05B $-898M $-725M $-343M $-270M $-292M
Levered FCF 8-point trend, +245.5% · · $532M $-1.56B $-3.12B $-966M $-806M $-448M $-346M $-366M
Profitability 7
Annual Profitability data for ATO
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Operating Margin 8-point trend, +42.9% 33.2% 32.5% 25.0% 21.9% 26.6% 29.2% 25.7% 23.2% · ·
Net Margin 8-point trend, +31.7% 25.5% 25.0% 20.7% 18.4% 19.5% 21.3% 17.6% 19.4% · ·
Pretax Margin 8-point trend, +60.2% 31.4% 29.7% 23.4% 20.3% 24.0% 26.5% 22.4% 19.6% · ·
EBITDA Margin 8-point trend, +40.2% 48.8% 48.6% 39.1% 34.7% 40.6% 44.5% 39.2% 34.8% · ·
ROA 10-point trend, +22.3% 4.5% 4.4% 4.0% 3.7% 3.8% 4.2% 4.0% 5.3% 3.8% 3.7%
ROE 10-point trend, -14.6% 9.0% 8.6% 8.2% 8.3% 8.5% 9.1% 9.0% 12.7% 10.8% 10.5%
ROIC 10-point trend, +47.9% 9.3% 9.4% 8.5% 8.7% 9.3% 9.8% 6.0% 8.5% 6.2% 6.3%
Liquidity & Solvency 5
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for ATO
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Current Ratio 10-point trend, +102.7% 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.4
Quick Ratio 10-point trend, +118.4% 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
Debt / Equity 8-point trend, -100.0% · 0.0 0.0 0.0 · 0.0 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9
LT Debt / Equity 4-point trend, -2.9% · · · · · · 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.6
Interest Coverage 8-point trend, +34.9% · · 7.8 9.0 10.8 9.8 7.2 6.8 6.1 5.8
Efficiency 2
Annual Efficiency data for ATO
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Asset Turnover 8-point trend, -36.1% 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 · ·
Receivables Turnover 8-point trend, -3.2% 12.7 12.0 12.4 11.9 11.9 12.2 12.0 13.1 · ·
Per Share 6
Annual Per Share data for ATO
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Book Value / Share 10-point trend, +151.9% $83.92 $78.31 $73.20 $66.85 $59.71 $53.95 $48.18 $42.87 $36.74 $33.32
Revenue / Share 7-point trend, +18.5% $29.29 $27.28 $29.45 $30.43 $26.25 $22.96 $24.70 · · ·
Cash Flow / Share 8-point trend, +66.2% $12.76 $11.36 $23.83 $7.08 $-8.35 $8.45 $8.25 · · $7.68
Cash / Share 10-point trend, +174.3% $1.25 $1.98 $0.10 $0.37 $0.88 $0.17 $0.21 $0.12 $0.25 $0.46
Dividend Paid / Share 10-point trend, +107.1% $3 $3 $3 $3 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2
EPS (TTM) 10-point trend, +120.7% $7.46 $6.83 $6.10 $5.60 $5.12 $4.89 $4.35 $5.43 $3.73 $3.38
Growth Rates 10
Annual Growth Rates data for ATO
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Revenue YoY 5-point trend, -37.9% 12.9% -2.6% 1.8% 23.3% 20.8% · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -74.2% 3.8% 6.9% 14.9% · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 5Y 10.8% · · · · · · · · ·
EPS YoY 5-point trend, +96.2% 9.2% 12.0% 8.9% 9.4% 4.7% · · · · ·
EPS CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, +31.1% 10.0% 10.1% 7.6% · · · · · · ·
EPS CAGR 5Y 8.8% · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income YoY 5-point trend, +40.2% 14.9% 17.7% 14.4% 16.4% 10.7% · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, +13.8% 15.7% 16.2% 13.8% · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 5Y 14.8% · · · · · · · · ·
Dividend CAGR 5Y 14.4% · · · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 17
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for ATO
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Revenue TTM 10-point trend, +91.6% $4.70B $4.17B $4.28B $4.20B $3.41B $2.82B $2.90B $3.12B $2.76B $2.45B
Net Income TTM 10-point trend, +242.4% $1.20B $1.04B $886M $774M $666M $601M $511M $603M $396M $350M
Market Cap 10-point trend, +256.4% $27.59B $21.54B $15.73B $14.35B $11.68B $12.03B $13.59B $10.45B $8.90B $7.74B
Enterprise Value 8-point trend, +93.7% · $21.23B $15.96B $14.48B · $12.01B $17.56B $14.08B $12.38B $10.96B
P/E 10-point trend, +3.9% 22.9 20.3 17.4 18.2 17.2 19.5 26.2 17.3 22.5 22.0
P/S 10-point trend, +86.0% 5.9 5.2 3.7 3.4 3.4 4.3 4.7 3.4 3.2 3.2
P/B 10-point trend, -9.0% 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.8 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.2
P / Tangible Book 6-point trend, +8.9% 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.6 2.0 · · · ·
P / Cash Flow 10-point trend, +38.3% 13.5 12.4 4.5 14.7 -10.8 11.6 14.0 9.3 10.3 9.7
P / FCF 10-point trend, +31.2% -18.2 -17.9 24.1 -9.8 -3.8 -13.4 -18.8 -30.5 -32.9 -26.5
EV / EBITDA 8-point trend, -36.1% · 10.5 9.5 9.9 · 9.6 15.4 13.0 11.8 16.4
EV / FCF 8-point trend, +53.0% · -17.6 24.4 -9.9 · -13.4 -24.2 -41.1 -45.9 -37.5
EV / Revenue 8-point trend, +14.1% · 5.1 3.7 3.4 · 4.3 6.1 4.5 4.5 4.5
Dividend Yield 10-point trend, -11.1% 2.0% 2.3% 2.7% 2.6% 2.8% 2.4% 1.8% 2.1% 2.2% 2.3%
Earnings Yield 10-point trend, -3.7% 4.4% 4.9% 5.8% 5.5% 5.8% 5.1% 3.8% 5.8% 4.5% 4.5%
Payout Ratio 10-point trend, -7.7% 46.2% 47.3% 48.6% 48.5% 48.7% 47.0% 48.0% 35.6% 48.4% 50.0%
Annual Payout 10-point trend, +216.2% $554M $493M $430M $376M $324M $282M $246M $215M $192M $175M

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Revenue $4.70B$4.17B$4.28B$4.20B$3.41B
Operating Margin % 33.2%32.5%25.0%21.9%26.6%
Net Income $1.20B$1.04B$886M$774M$666M
Diluted EPS $7.46$6.83$6.10$5.60$5.12
Balance Sheet
2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Debt / Equity 0.00.00.0
Current Ratio 0.80.90.70.80.8
Quick Ratio 0.40.60.30.10.1
Cash Flow
2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Free Cash Flow $-1.51B$-1.20B$654M$-1.47B$-3.05B

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