Atmos Energy (ATO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Atmos Energy (ATO) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 38.97% for Q1 2026, up 673.0% YoY from 5.04% in Q1 2025, and up 1.65% sequentially from 38.34% in Q4 2025.

Atmos Energy (ATO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Atmos Energy has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 38.97% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 673.0% year-over-year to 38.97%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 35.87% (up 258.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 33.17%, up 63.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin improved to 38.97% in Q1 2026, from 38.34% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for ATO reached as high as 39.07% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 14.59% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 29.76% (2025), against an average of 29.03%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin slumped 560 bps — and 2023, when it surged 1281 bps.
  • 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 38.97%, 38.34%, and 29.76% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Atmos Energy 28.80 Bn 28.68 Bn - 38.97%
2 Nisource 22.46 Bn 24.65 Bn 1.83 Bn 35.28%
3 Ugi 7.39 Bn 6.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 28.23%
4 New Jersey Resources 5.67 Bn 5.53 Bn 826.91 Mn 32.04%
5 Black Hills 5.61 Bn 5.58 Bn - 25.86%
6 ONE Gas 4.80 Bn 4.77 Bn 438.14 Mn 22.80%
7 Mdu Resources 4.26 Bn 4.20 Bn - 19.09%
8 Chesapeake Utilities 2.94 Bn 2.94 Bn 102.40 Mn 39.87%
9 Centuri Holdings 2.87 Bn 2.82 Bn 35.76 Mn -0.66%
10 Rgc Resources 248.35 Mn 244.36 Mn 39.84 Mn 24.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%