Atmos Energy ATO
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As of: Sep 29, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Atmos Energy (ATO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2016)

Updated

Atmos Energy's Operating Expenses came in at $258.95 million for fiscal Q1 2017 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2016), up 7.1% from $241.7 million a year earlier but down 11.1% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Atmos Energy (ATO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

Over the trailing twelve months to Dec 31, 2016, Atmos Energy reported Operating Expenses of $1.09 billion, up 3.2% year-over-year; for FY2016 (ended Sep 30, 2016), it was $1.08 billion, up 2.7% from FY2015.

  • Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last six fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.2% (FY2011 to FY2016).
  • Going back by fiscal year, Operating Expenses was $1.05 billion in FY2015 (+8.0%), $971.08 million in FY2014 (+6.7%), $910.17 million in FY2013 (+3.7%) and $877.5 million in FY2012 (+0.3%).
  • The five-year range for quarterly Operating Expenses is $207.44 million (fiscal Q1 2013) to $291.38 million (fiscal Q4 2016).
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 5.0% over the last eight quarters.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Expenses over five years came in fiscal Q4 2012 (growth of 19.1%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2012 (a decline of 9.1%).
  • Business Quant data shows ATO's Operating Expenses at $291.38 million (Q4 2016), $270.15 million (Q3 2016) and $267.8 million (Q2 2016) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2017.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Enel Chile 293.96 Bn 293.96 Bn 890.00 Mn -140.00 Mn
2 National Grid 78.23 Bn 59.76 Bn - -
3 Dominion Energy 53.03 Bn 55.71 Bn - 4.15 Bn
4 Xcel Energy 43.33 Bn 38.23 Bn - 2.41 Bn
5 Wec Energy 33.06 Bn 33.29 Bn 1.51 Bn 1.63 Bn
6 Ameren 27.51 Bn 27.60 Bn - 1.63 Bn
7 Fortis 26.94 Bn 27.43 Bn 1.60 Bn 626.05 Mn
8 Atmos Energy 26.53 Bn 25.30 Bn 870.85 Mn -
9 American Water Works Company 25.62 Bn 25.03 Bn - 813.00 Mn
10 Dte Energy 25.14 Bn 24.62 Bn - 2.91 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2016 258.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 291.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 270.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 267.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 241.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 278.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 264.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 270.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 235.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 253.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 252.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 246.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 218.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 250.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 230.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 222.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 207.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 226.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 211.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 223.36 Mn
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