Atmos Energy ATO
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$166.55 -1.52 (-0.90%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Atmos Energy (ATO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Atmos Energy's (ATO) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.42 in Q2 2026, down 11.36% year-over-year from 0.47 in Q2 2025, and up 28.98% quarter-over-quarter from 0.59 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Atmos Energy (ATO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Atmos Energy (ATO) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.42 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 11.36% year-over-year to 0.42 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.31, a 20.18% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.37, up 10.59% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.42 for Q2 2026 at Atmos Energy, up from 0.59 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 1.66 in Q1 2025 and troughed at 0.59 in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.0 and a median of 0.23 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 3215.72% in 2022 and slumped 135.25% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.17 in 2022, then sank by 32.7% to 0.23 in 2023, then increased by 2.75% to 0.22 in 2024, then grew by 0.54% to 0.22 in 2025, then tumbled by 88.13% to 0.42 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.42 (Q2 2026), 0.59 (Q1 2026), and 0.22 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Atmos Energy 28.05 Bn 27.52 Bn - -
2 Nisource 19.98 Bn 19.91 Bn 867.50 Mn -
3 New Jersey Resources 5.41 Bn 5.37 Bn 243.61 Mn -
4 ONE Gas 4.97 Bn 4.94 Bn 272.01 Mn 1.14
5 Rgc Resources 220.42 Mn 217.40 Mn 11.98 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -0.42
Mar 31, 2026 -0.59
Dec 31, 2025 -0.22
Sep 30, 2025 -0.23
Jun 30, 2025 -0.37
Mar 31, 2025 1.66
Dec 31, 2024 -0.22
Sep 30, 2024 -0.26
Jun 30, 2024 -0.41
Mar 31, 2024 1.21
Dec 31, 2023 -0.23
Sep 30, 2023 -0.23
Jun 30, 2023 -0.32
Mar 31, 2023 0.05
Dec 31, 2022 -0.17
Sep 30, 2022 -0.14
Jun 30, 2022 -0.39
Mar 31, 2022 1.28
Dec 31, 2021 -0.15
Sep 30, 2021 -0.15