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

Atmos Energy (ATO) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.59 for Q1 2026, down 135.25% YoY from 1.66 in Q1 2025, and down 164.91% sequentially from 0.22 in Q4 2025.

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

Atmos Energy has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.59 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 135.25% year-over-year to 0.59; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.3 (up 24.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.37, up 10.59% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio fell to 0.59 in Q1 2026, from 0.22 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for ATO reached as high as 1.66 in Q1 2025 and fell as low as 0.59 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.23 (2023), against an average of 0.02.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 3215.72% — and 2026, when it tumbled 135.25%.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.17 in 2022, then slumped 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 sank by 164.91% to 0.59 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.59, 0.22, and 0.23 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Atmos Energy 28.80 Bn 28.68 Bn - -0.59
2 Nisource 22.46 Bn 24.65 Bn 1.83 Bn -0.41
3 Ugi 7.39 Bn 6.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 0.16
4 New Jersey Resources 5.67 Bn 5.53 Bn 826.91 Mn 0.08
5 Black Hills 5.61 Bn 5.58 Bn - 0.03
6 ONE Gas 4.80 Bn 4.77 Bn 438.14 Mn 2.16
7 Mdu Resources 4.26 Bn 4.20 Bn - 0.25
8 Chesapeake Utilities 2.94 Bn 2.94 Bn 102.40 Mn -0.68
9 Centuri Holdings 2.87 Bn 2.82 Bn 35.76 Mn -
10 Rgc Resources 248.35 Mn 244.36 Mn 39.84 Mn 0.20

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