Atmos Energy (ATO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Atmos Energy (ATO) reported Operating Margin of 38.97% for Q1 2026, up 673.0% year-over-year from 5.04% in Q1 2025, and up 1.65% quarter-over-quarter from 38.34% in Q4 2025.
Atmos Energy (ATO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Atmos Energy (ATO) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 38.97% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 38.97%, up 673.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 35.87% (up 258.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 33.17%, up 63.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 38.97% in Q1 2026 per ATO's latest filing, from 38.34% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 39.07% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 14.59% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 29.03% and a median of 29.76% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin plunged 560 bps in 2022, then surged 1281 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 21.64% in 2022, then jumped by 59 bps to 34.45% in 2023, then climbed by 13 bps to 39.07% in 2024, then dropped by 2 bps to 38.34% in 2025, then gained by 2 bps to 38.97% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ATO's Operating Margin at 38.97% in Q1 2026, 38.34% in Q4 2025, and 29.76% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atmos Energy | 28.34 Bn | 28.21 Bn | - | 38.97% |
| 2 | Nisource | 22.33 Bn | 24.52 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 35.28% |
| 3 | Ugi | 7.49 Bn | 6.94 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 28.23% |
| 4 | New Jersey Resources | 5.59 Bn | 5.45 Bn | 826.91 Mn | 32.04% |
| 5 | Black Hills | 5.49 Bn | 5.46 Bn | - | 25.86% |
| 6 | ONE Gas | 4.93 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 438.14 Mn | 22.80% |
| 7 | Mdu Resources | 4.39 Bn | 4.33 Bn | - | 19.09% |
| 8 | Centuri Holdings | 3.01 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 35.76 Mn | -0.66% |
| 9 | Chesapeake Utilities | 2.96 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 102.40 Mn | 39.87% |
| 10 | Brookfield Infrastructure | 426.14 Mn | 3.22 Bn | 539.00 Mn | 63.35% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 38.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 32.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 39.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 33.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 34.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.34% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.24% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.00% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 22.03% |