ATO vs Peers Stock Comparison

Atmos Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATO Atmos Energy Corp
$171.34 +8.9% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$28.74B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.92B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regulated Gas Utilities Utilities

Percentile Scorecard

ATO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisATO
Valuation 17 #56 of 67
Growth 66 #23 of 65
Profitability 87 #9 of 64
Financial Health 94 #5 of 64
Shareholder Returns 46 #37 of 67
Overall 62
  • ATO ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodATOSPY
1 month +8.9% -0.8%
3 months -3.8% +3.5%
6 months -7.7% +7.0%
Year to date +2.2% +12.2%
1 year -2.6% +13.0%
3 years +61.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.3% +23.1%
5 years +86.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.3% +11.0%
10 years +136.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureATOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9% -1.8%
52-week high $192.29 $779.14
52-week low $156.25 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleATO
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.3xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.59median 2.23

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsATO
Revenue $4.92B
Gross profit $3.95B
Operating income $1.82B
Net income $1.40B
Free cash flow -$2.02B
EPS (diluted) $8.28
Cash & equivalents $525.81M
Total debt $10.25B
Shares (diluted) 169.37M
Enterprise value $27.51B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricATO
P/E 20.6x
P/FCF -14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x
P/S 5.9x
P/B 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x
EV/EBIT 21.3x
EV/Revenue 7.9x
EV/FCF -19.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATO
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -47.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATO
Gross margin 80.3%
EBITDA margin 52.8%
Operating margin 37.0%
Pretax margin 35.6%
Net margin 28.5%
FCF margin -41.1%
Operating cash flow margin 41.0%
Return on equity 9.3%
Return on assets 4.5%
Return on invested capital 5.9%
Return on capital employed 6.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATO
Debt / assets 32.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x
Debt / FCF -5.1x
Liabilities / assets 51.7%
Equity / assets 48.3%
Interest coverage 12.8x
Current ratio 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATO
Dividend yield 2.3%
Net buyback yield -3.7%
Shareholder yield -1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 45.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) -31.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 17.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusATO
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATO
Held by institutions 96.4%
Institutions holding 1,044
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3%
Institutions buying 546
Institutions selling 342
Buyers to sellers 1.60

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Atmos Energy (ATO) 0.02%.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.