Atmos Energy: Strong Year Sets Up for Strong Growth Through 2031
Atmos Energy reported full-year fiscal 2026 operating earnings of $8.49 per share, up from $7.46 in the same-year-ago period, achieving the high end of management's full-year guidance.
Atmos Energy Corp ATO
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
Constructive regulation allows Atmos to adjust customer rates within six months for 90% of capital investments. This reduces regulatory lag and, combined with customer growth, allows Atmos to earn returns at or above allowed returns.
Bears
Dividend-paying stocks like Atmos are sensitive to interest rates. As interest rates go up, dividend-paying stocks often underperform the broader market.
News
Atmos Energy Corporation Announces Retirement of Kim R. Cocklin and Appointment of J. Kevin Akers as Chairman of the Board of Directors
Atmos Energy Corporation Reports Earnings for Fiscal 2026; Initiates Fiscal 2027 Guidance
Atmos Energy Increases Quarterly Dividend
Atmos Energy Corporation to Host Fiscal 2026 Year End Earnings Conference Call on November 5, 2026
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $175.65
- Day Range
- $175.60–177.80
- 52-Week Range
- $154.72–192.51
- Bid/Ask
- $165.00 / $190.00
- Shares Outstanding
- 168.99M
- Market Cap
- $29.73B
- Volume/Avg
- 680,707 / 1M
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 20.99
- Price/Sales
- 5.94
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 2.27%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 2.27%
- Dividend Payment Schedule
- Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
- Total Yield
- 2.27%
Company Profile
Atmos Energy is the largest publicly traded, fully regulated, pure-play natural gas utility in the United States, serving more than 3.3 million customers in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. About two thirds of its earnings come from Texas, where it distributes natural gas in northern Texas and owns an intrastate gas pipeline spanning several key shale gas formations and interconnected with five storage facilities.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Gas
- Stock Style Box
- Mid Core
- Total Number of Employees
- 5,487
- Website
- https://www.atmosenergy.com
Competitors
Valuation
Metric | ATO | NJR | NI |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 20.99 | 15.10 | 24.64 |
Price/Book Value | 1.95 | 2.11 | 2.30 |
Price/Sales | 5.94 | 2.50 | 3.17 |
Price/Cash Flow | 11.84 | 8.97 | 8.41 |
Price/Earnings
ATO
NJR
NI
Financial Strength
Metric | ATO | NJR | NI |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.54 | 0.25 | 0.20 |
Current Ratio | 0.81 | 0.66 | 0.50 |
Interest Coverage | 13.10 | 4.41 | 2.43 |
Quick Ratio
ATO
NJR
NI
Profitability
Metric | ATO | NJR | NI |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 4.54% | 4.47% | 2.64% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 9.40% | 13.77% | 10.20% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 6.00% | 7.16% | 5.78% |
Return on Assets
ATO
NJR
NI
Utilities - Regulated Gas Industry Comparables
1-Day Chart | Name | Price | Morningstar Rating for Stocks | Capital Allocation | Economic Moat | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naturgy Energy Group SA GASNF | — | LOCK|vPQm | $32B | |||
| Naturgy Energy Group SA ADR GASNY | — | LOCK|nN!% | $32B | |||
| Snam SpA SNMRF | — | LOCK|H% | $23B | |||
| Snam SpA ADR SNMRY | — | LOCK|Kw | $23B | |||
| NiSource Inc NI | LOCK|^%%L^P | LOCK|l^jc | $22B | |||
| Uniper SE UNPRF | — | LOCK|%! | $20B | |||
| Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd HOKCF | — | LOCK|wxN! | $18B | |||
| Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd ADR HOKCY | — | LOCK|<N>b | $18B | |||
| New Jersey Resources Corp NJR | LOCK|Nj>TQ$P | LOCK|p<%!c | $6B |
United States