ATO

Atmos Energy Corp

172.41

Oct 30 • 3:59 PM ET +1.34 (0.78%)

172.41

Aftermarket • 7:32 PM ET 0.00 (0.00%)

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Index	S&P 500
Market Cap	29.14B
Enterprise Value	38.93B
Income	1.40B
Sales	4.92B
Book/sh	90.29
Cash/sh	3.11
Dividend Est.	4.00 (2.32%)
Dividend TTM	4.00 (2.32%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Aug 24, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	8.56% 8.64%
Payout	46.63%
Employees	5487
IPO	Dec 28, 1983

P/E	20.53
Forward P/E	19.08
PEG	2.03
P/S	5.92
P/B	1.91
P/C	55.41
P/FCF	-
EV/EBITDA	14.99
EV/Sales	7.91
Quick Ratio	0.73
Current Ratio	0.81
Debt/Eq	0.68
LT Debt/Eq	0.64
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	8.40
EPS next Y	9.04
EPS next Q	1.14
EPS this Y	13.38%
EPS next Y	6.85%
EPS next 5Y	9.39%
EPS past 3/5Y	9.99% 8.82%
Sales past 3/5Y	3.83% 10.76%
EPS Y/Y TTM	15.84%
Sales Y/Y TTM	6.45%
EPS Q/Q	23.89%
Sales Q/Q	4.80%
Earnings	Nov 04 AMC
EPS/Sales Surpr.	5.76% -2.42%

Insider Own	0.41%
Insider Trans	0.04%
Inst Own	98.78%
Inst Trans	0.49%
ROA	4.73%
ROE	9.79%
ROIC	5.59%
Gross Margin	46.41%
Oper. Margin	36.97%
Profit Margin	28.49%
SMA20	3.83%
SMA50	5.03%
SMA200	-1.08%
Trades

Shs Outstand	168.99M
Shs Float	168.30M
Short Float	2.70%
Short Ratio	4.42
Short Interest	4.54M
52W High	192.51 -10.44%
52W Low	154.72 11.43%
Volatility	1.14% 1.53%
ATR (14)	2.64
RSI (14)	65.70
Beta	0.57
Rel Volume	1.39
Avg Volume	1.03M
Volume	1,428,054

Perf Week	0.12%
Perf Month	10.25%
Perf Quarter	-0.28%
Perf Half Y	-8.56%
Perf YTD	2.85%
Perf Year	-0.54%
Perf 3Y	61.98%
Perf 5Y	87.16%
Perf 10Y	139.52%
Recom	2.69
Target Price	183.70
Prev Close	171.07
Price	172.41
Change %	0.78%

Consensus

Hold

Avg. Price Target

$183.70

Implied Upside

+6.5%

Analysts13incl. previous ratings

Rating Distribution3 Buy · 10 Hold · 0 Sell

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change	Implied Upside
Jul 13, 2026	Initiated	WWells Fargo	Overweight	$200	+16.0%
Apr 21, 2026	Initiated	TTruist	Hold	$195	+13.1%
Dec 16, 2025	Downgrade	MMorgan Stanley	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$172	-0.2%
Oct 16, 2025	Downgrade	BBofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$185	+7.3%
Aug 08, 2025	Downgrade	LLadenburg Thalmann	Buy → Neutral	$163	-5.5%
Apr 28, 2025	Downgrade	MMizuho	Outperform → Neutral	$164	-4.9%
Mar 31, 2025	Initiated	WWolfe Research	Peer Perform
Dec 20, 2024	Upgrade	AArgus	Hold → Buy	$150	-13.0%
Dec 13, 2024	Resumed	BBofA Securities	Buy	$156	-9.5%
Oct 02, 2024	Initiated	JJefferies	Hold	$155	-10.1%
Sep 09, 2024	Initiated	LLadenburg Thalmann	Buy	$144	-16.5%
May 14, 2024	Upgrade	WWells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$130 → $132	-23.4%
Apr 12, 2024	Initiated	UUBS	Neutral	$124	-28.1%
Aug 28, 2023	Downgrade	WWells Fargo	Overweight → Equal Weight	$132 → $128	-25.8%
Aug 23, 2023	Initiated	BBarclays	Equal Weight	$122	-29.2%
May 13, 2022	Downgrade	GGoldman	Buy → Neutral	$113	-34.5%
Apr 26, 2022	Initiated	CCredit Suisse	Outperform	$133	-22.9%
Dec 15, 2021	Upgrade	BBofA Securities	Neutral → Buy	$100 → $107	-37.9%
Dec 13, 2021	Upgrade	BBarclays	Underweight → Equal Weight	$95 → $101	-41.4%
Oct 11, 2021	Downgrade	AArgus	Buy → Hold

Oct-27-26 03:30PM	Atmos Energy's Fiscal Finale Tests How Much Fading Permian Spreads Weigh On Its Outlook (Earnings Whispers)
Oct-06-26 04:30PM	Atmos Energy Corporation to Host Fiscal 2026 Year End Earnings Conference Call on November 5, 2026 (Business Wire)
Aug-10-26 06:01AM	Atmos Energy Corporation Announces Retirement of John S. McDill and Appointment of Jeff D. Martinez to Senior Vice President, Utility Operations (Business Wire)
06:00AM	Atmos Energy Corporation Names James H. Jeffries IV to Board of Directors (Business Wire)
Aug-05-26 05:14PM	Atmos: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
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04:31PM	Atmos Energy Corporation Reports Earnings for Fiscal 2026 Third Quarter; Reaffirms Fiscal 2026 Guidance (Business Wire)
04:30PM	Atmos Energy Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Jul-09-26 04:15PM	Atmos Energy Corporation to Host Fiscal 2026 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call on August 6, 2026 (Business Wire)
May-06-26 11:36PM	Atmos Energy Q2 Net Income Rises; Raises FY26 EPS Guidance Range (RTT News)
05:26PM	Atmos: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
04:36PM	Atmos Energy Corporation Reports Earnings for Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter; Raises Fiscal 2026 Guidance (Business Wire)
04:35PM	Atmos Energy Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Apr-09-26 05:41PM	Atmos Energy Corporation to Host Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call on May 7, 2026 (Business Wire)
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Feb-07-26 08:09AM	Strong Demand Lifts Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO) First-Quarter Profit Despite Extreme Winter Conditions (Insider Monkey)
Feb-05-26 04:06AM	Atmos Energy Shareholders Approve All 8 Proposals, Elect 12 Directors at Annual Meeting (MarketBeat)
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Feb-04-26 11:06PM	Atmos Energy Q1 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
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02:07PM	Analyst Report: Atmos Energy Corporation (Morningstar Research)
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06:15PM	Atmos Energy (ATO) Q1 Earnings Surpass Estimates (Zacks)
05:10PM	Atmos: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:30PM	Atmos Energy Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
04:30PM	Atmos Energy Corporation Reports Earnings for Fiscal 2026 First Quarter; Affirms Fiscal 2026 Guidance (Business Wire)
09:14AM	BofA and Barclays Update Views on Atmos Energy (ATO) After Estimate Revisions (Insider Monkey)
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Jan-27-26 10:00AM	Atmos Energy (ATO) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth (Zacks)
Jan-26-26 04:20PM	Atmos Energy (ATO) Gains Support From Utility Sector Repricing, Morgan Stanley Says (Insider Monkey)
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Jan-07-26 04:30PM	Atmos Energy Corporation to Host Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call on February 4, 2026 (Business Wire)
03:52PM	Morgan Stanley Rebalances Utilities View, Cuts Atmos Energy (ATO) to Equal Weight (Insider Monkey)
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Dec-30-25 03:22PM	Atmos Energy (ATO) Draws Mixed Calls as UBS Raises Target, Morgan Stanley Downgrades (Insider Monkey)
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Dec-08-25 07:51PM	Analyst Report: Atmos Energy Corporation (Morningstar Research)
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04:07PM	Analyst Report: Atmos Energy Corporation (Morningstar Research)
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Nov-05-25 07:10PM	Atmos: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
WARE WILLIAM JAMES	Director	Aug 11 '26	Buy	167.59	300	50,278	488	Aug 12 10:54 AM
ROBBINS J MATT	SR VP, HUMAN RESOURCES	May 02 '26	Option Exercise	189.74	2,815	534,118	28,408	May 04 04:57 PM
MCDILL JOHN S	SR VP, UTILITY OPERATIONS	May 02 '26	Option Exercise	189.74	2,815	534,118	37,414	May 04 04:55 PM
HARTSFIELD KAREN E	Senior Advisor	May 02 '26	Option Exercise	189.74	2,815	534,118	34,028	May 04 04:54 PM
Forsythe Christopher T	SR VICE PRESIDENT & CFO	May 02 '26	Option Exercise	189.74	3,970	753,268	63,585	May 04 04:52 PM
FAULK MICHELLE	Vice President & Controller	May 02 '26	Option Exercise	189.74	175	33,204	1,272	May 04 04:50 PM
AKERS JOHN K	PRESIDENT & CEO	May 02 '26	Option Exercise	189.74	16,850	3,197,119	142,214	May 04 04:47 PM
COMPTON KELLY H	Director	Mar 07 '26	Option Exercise	184.73	1,082	199,878	7,959	Mar 10 04:51 PM
COCKLIN KIM R	Director	Mar 07 '26	Option Exercise	184.73	1,082	199,878	173,714	Mar 10 04:50 PM
Ale John C.	Director	Mar 07 '26	Option Exercise	184.73	1,082	199,878	1,082	Mar 10 04:48 PM
BATEMAN JESSICA WALKER	Sr VP, Gen Counsel, Corp Sec'y	Jan 02 '26	Option Exercise	168.23	2,500	420,575	2,500	Jan 05 05:27 PM
DONOHUE SEAN	Director	Dec 03 '25	Sale	171.15	450	77,018	877	Dec 04 11:05 AM
SEAN DONOHUE	Director	Dec 03 '25	Proposed Sale	171.15	452	77,360		Dec 03 05:36 PM
AKERS JOHN K	PRESIDENT & CEO	Nov 04 '25	Option Exercise	172.96	32,297	5,586,089	138,073	Nov 05 04:19 PM
Forsythe Christopher T	SR VICE PRESIDENT & CFO	Nov 04 '25	Option Exercise	172.96	7,610	1,316,226	62,610	Nov 05 04:17 PM
FAULK MICHELLE	Vice President & Controller	Nov 04 '25	Option Exercise	172.96	336	58,115	1,207	Nov 05 04:13 PM
HARTSFIELD KAREN E	Senior Advisor	Nov 04 '25	Option Exercise	172.96	5,396	933,292	33,337	Nov 05 04:00 PM
MCDILL JOHN S	SR VP, UTILITY OPERATIONS	Nov 04 '25	Option Exercise	172.96	5,396	933,292	36,718	Nov 05 03:56 PM
ROBBINS J MATT	SR VP, HUMAN RESOURCES	Nov 04 '25	Option Exercise	172.96	5,396	933,292	29,217	Nov 05 03:52 PM

Atmos Energy Corp. engages in the provision of natural gas services. It operates through the Distribution and Pipeline and Storage segments. The Distribution segment is involved in regulated natural gas distribution and related sales operations. The Pipeline and Storage segment includes pipeline and storage operations of the Atmos Pipeline-Texas division and natural gas transmission operations. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

CEOMr. John Kevin Akers

Senior VP & CFOMr. Christopher T. Forsythe

Senior VPMs. Jessica W. Bateman Pulliam

Executive OfficerMr. John S. McDill

Principal Accounting OfficerMs. Michelle H. Faulk

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