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Atmos Energy Corporation ATO

$157.17 +0.51% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $26.23B

High qualityLow risk

Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026

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Three things to know

  1. Net debt is 3.7× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
  2. The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
  3. Revenue over the last four quarters was $4.92B, up 6.5% from a year earlier, slowing from 8.8% a quarter earlier.

PromtFinance scores

Each score is a percentile within the Utilities sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.

Growth43Weak

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.

  • Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 40%
  • EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 22%
  • Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 48%
  • Revenue growth accelerationBottom 30%
Quality88Strong

Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.

  • Return on invested capitalTop 21%
  • Gross marginTop 24%
  • Operating marginTop 4%
  • Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 13%
  • Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 20%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 17%
  • Interest coverTop 4%
Value24Very weak

How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.

  • Earnings yieldTop 48%
  • Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 38%
  • EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 27%
  • Sales / enterprise valueBottom 10%
  • P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 47%
Momentum37Weak

Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.

  • 12-month return excluding last monthTop 47%
  • 6-month returnBottom 22%
  • 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 49%
  • Distance from 52-week highBottom 47%
  • Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 32%
Revisions29Very weak

Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).

  • Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 41%
  • Consecutive EPS beatsTop 35%
  • Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 35%
  • Upside to consensus price targetBottom 29%
Stability99Exceptional

Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.

  • Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 19%
  • Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 26%
  • Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 25%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 17%

What changed

Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).

MeasureBeforeNow
Revenue growth (YoY)8.8%6.5%↓
EPS growth (YoY)12.6%15.1%↑
Gross margin53.9%61.0%↑
Operating margin33.0%37.0%↑
FCF margin-29.7%-41.1%↓

Fundamental momentum

MeasureNow (TTM)Year / quarter beforeSector rank
Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)6.5%8.8%↓Bottom 40%
EPS growth (TTM, YoY)15.1%12.6%↑Top 22%
Gross margin61.0%53.9%↑Top 24%
Operating margin37.0%33.0%↑Top 4%
Net margin28.5%25.0%↑—
Free-cash-flow margin-41.1%-29.7%↓—
Return on invested capital4.8%—Top 21%
Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR3.8%—Top 48%

Quality of earnings and balance sheet

Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
1.44×
Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
-2.0%
Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
0.0%
Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
+11.0 pp
Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
3.65×
Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
13.4×

Shareholder returns

Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
2.41%
Net buyback yield (TTM)
-4.12%
Shareholder yield
-1.71%
Share count change, 1 year
+5.1%
Share count change, 3-year CAGR
+5.1%

Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.

Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).

Earnings and expectations

Earnings momentum

Consecutive EPS beats
2
Beats in the last 8 reports
7 of 8
Average EPS surprise, last 4
+3.9%
Average 2-day reaction, last 8
+0.0%
Positive 20 days after report
4 of 8

Analysts

Consensus price target
$182.43
Target vs current price
+16.1%
Analysts with a rating
23
Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
39%
Consensus rating
Hold

How the stock reacted to recent reports

Report dateEPS surprise2 days5 days20 days60 days
Aug 5, 2026+5.9%-0.3%-2.0%-2.9%—
May 6, 2026+1.8%-1.3%-2.8%-10.1%-7.7%
Feb 4, 2026+0.0%+1.8%+3.2%+10.6%+12.5%
Nov 5, 2025+8.1%-0.8%+2.7%-1.6%-4.3%
Aug 6, 2025+1.8%+0.2%+5.8%+5.5%+9.6%
May 7, 2025+4.8%+0.4%-5.1%-6.1%-3.8%
Feb 4, 2025+1.4%-0.7%-0.8%+4.4%+12.0%
Nov 6, 2024+7.5%+0.7%+6.4%+4.4%+3.2%

Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.

Earnings history

Report dateEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Aug 5, 2026$1.43$1.35+5.9%$879.1M
May 6, 2026$3.47$3.41+1.8%$1.96B
Feb 4, 2026$2.44$2.44+0.0%$1.34B
Nov 5, 2025$1.07$0.99+8.1%$739.5M
Aug 6, 2025$1.16$1.14+1.8%$838.8M
May 7, 2025$3.03$2.89+4.8%$1.95B
Feb 4, 2025$2.23$2.20+1.4%$1.18B
Nov 6, 2024$0.86$0.80+7.5%$701.5M

Valuation in context

MultipleNow5-year median5-year percentileSector rank (cheapness)
P/E (trailing)18.7×20.5×24thTop 48%
P/E (forward)18.6×———
EV / EBITDA13.5×——Bottom 27%
EV / Sales7.31×——Bottom 10%
Free-cash-flow yield-7.70%——Bottom 38%
Earnings yield5.34%——Top 48%

P/E over the past five years

Range 17.8× – 23.4× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.

What moved the stock over the past year

Price return, 1 year
-7.2%
Earnings per share growth (TTM)
+15.1%
Change in P/E multiple
-4.7%

Most of the move came from earnings growth.

Technical state

Trend checklist

  • ✗ Price above 20-day average
  • ✗ Price above 50-day average
  • ✗ Price above 200-day average
  • ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
  • ✓ MACD histogram positive

Trend quality

Days above the 50-day average
0
Days above the 200-day average
0
50-day average slope (20 days)
-3.6%
200-day average slope (20 days)
-0.6%
Distance from 50-day average
-5.7%
Distance from 200-day average
-9.9%
RSI (14)
31.4
Relative volume
0.81×

Risk and drawdowns

Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
14.0%
Volatility vs own 5-year history
8th percentile · Low for this stock
Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
0.07
Correlation with S&P 500
0.07
Current drawdown from 1-year high
-18.3%
Maximum drawdown, 3 years
-18.7%

Largest declines in the past six years

From peakTo lowDeclineLengthRecovery
Apr 20, 2022Oct 14, 2022-20.0%123 days191 days (Jul 21, 2023)
Apr 9, 2026Sep 23, 2026-18.8%115 daysNot yet recovered
Nov 10, 2020Feb 26, 2021-17.4%73 days36 days (Apr 20, 2021)
Jul 26, 2023Oct 2, 2023-17.4%47 days198 days (Jul 17, 2024)
Apr 20, 2021Sep 28, 2021-17.1%112 days64 days (Dec 29, 2021)

Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.

Financial statements

Market cap
$26.23B
P/E (TTM)
18.7
EPS, diluted (TTM)
$8.40
Revenue (TTM)
$4.92B
Dividend yield
2.55%
52-week range
$154.72 – $192.51
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Revenue$3.41B$4.20B$4.28B$4.17B$4.70B
Gross profit$1.70B$1.81B$2.06B$2.41B$2.46B
Operating income$905.0M$921.0M$1.07B$1.36B$1.56B
Net income$665.6M$774.4M$885.3M$1.04B$1.20B
EPS (diluted)$5.12$5.61$6.10$6.83$7.46
Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026Q3 2026
Revenue$657.9M$1.18B$1.95B$838.8M$737.5M$1.34B$1.96B$879.1M
Net income$134.0M$351.9M$485.6M$186.3M$175.0M$403.0M$581.9M$242.7M
EPS (diluted)$0.88$2.23$3.03$1.16$1.06$2.44$3.47$1.43
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Operating cash flow-$1.08B$977.6M$3.46B$1.73B$2.05B
Capital expenditure-$1.97B-$2.44B-$2.81B-$2.94B-$3.56B
Free cash flow-$3.05B-$1.47B$653.8M-$1.20B-$1.51B
Dividends paid-$323.9M-$375.9M-$430.3M-$492.9M-$553.8M
Net share buybacks$606.7M$776.8M$806.9M$750.0M$15.3M

Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.

Cash and short-term investments
$525.8M
Total assets
$31.59B
Total liabilities
$16.33B
Total debt
$10.26B
Net debt
$9.73B
Shareholders’ equity
$15.26B

As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
Aug 24, 2026$1.00Sep 8, 2026
May 26, 2026$1.00Jun 8, 2026
Feb 23, 2026$1.00Mar 9, 2026
Nov 24, 2025$1.00Dec 8, 2025
Aug 25, 2025$0.87Sep 8, 2025
May 27, 2025$0.87Jun 9, 2025
Feb 25, 2025$0.87Mar 10, 2025
Nov 25, 2024$0.87Dec 9, 2024

Short interest

Shares sold short
4,312,335
Days to cover
5.10
Change vs previous report
-2.5%

FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.

Stock splits

May 17, 1994
3-for-2
Jun 13, 1985
2-for-1