For the quarter ended June 2025, Atmos Energy (ATO) reported revenue of $838.77 million, up 19.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.16, compared to $1.08 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -10.55% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $937.74 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.17, the EPS surprise was -0.85%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Atmos performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Operating revenues- Pipeline and Storage segment: $272.39 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $275.53 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.7%.
- Operating revenues- Distribution segment: $767.13 million versus $662.21 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +21.2% change.
- Operating Income- Pipeline and Storage: $156.6 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $159.21 million.
- Operating Income- Distribution: $95.5 million versus $102.08 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Atmos have returned +3.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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