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

Atmos Energy (ATO) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.59 for Q1 2026, down 135.25% year-over-year from 1.66 in Q1 2025, and down 164.91% quarter-over-quarter from 0.22 in Q4 2025.

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

Atmos Energy (ATO) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.59 in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.59, down 135.25% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.3 (up 24.56% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.37, up 10.59% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio eased to 0.59 in Q1 2026 per ATO's latest filing, from 0.22 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 0.02 and a median of 0.23 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: FCF Payout Ratio jumped 3215.72% in 2022, then sank 135.25% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.17 in 2022, then plunged by 32.7% to 0.23 in 2023, then rose by 2.75% to 0.22 in 2024, then increased by 0.54% to 0.22 in 2025, then tumbled by 164.91% to 0.59 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ATO's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.59 in Q1 2026, 0.22 in Q4 2025, and 0.23 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Atmos Energy 28.34 Bn 28.21 Bn - -0.59
2 Nisource 22.33 Bn 24.52 Bn 1.83 Bn -0.41
3 Ugi 7.49 Bn 6.94 Bn 1.50 Bn 0.16
4 New Jersey Resources 5.59 Bn 5.45 Bn 826.91 Mn 0.08
5 Black Hills 5.49 Bn 5.46 Bn - 0.03
6 ONE Gas 4.93 Bn 4.91 Bn 438.14 Mn 2.16
7 Mdu Resources 4.39 Bn 4.33 Bn - 0.25
8 Centuri Holdings 3.01 Bn 2.95 Bn 35.76 Mn -
9 Chesapeake Utilities 2.96 Bn 2.96 Bn 102.40 Mn -0.68
10 Brookfield Infrastructure 426.14 Mn 3.22 Bn 539.00 Mn -0.46

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 -0.31