Atmos Energy ATO
NYSE ATO
$166.55 -1.52 (-0.90%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Atmos Energy's (ATO) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.68 in Q2 2026, down 7.79% year-over-year from 0.74 in Q2 2025, and up 142.82% quarter-over-quarter from 0.28 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Atmos Energy (ATO) has reported Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.68 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio fell 7.79% year-over-year to 0.68 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.45, a 3.09% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.46, down 2.27% from the prior year.
  • Payout Ratio was 0.68 for Q2 2026 at Atmos Energy, up from 0.28 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Payout Ratio peaked at 1.35 in Q3 2022 and troughed at 0.28 in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.6 and a median of 0.54 in 2025 frame the typical range for Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Payout Ratio rose 6.32% in 2022 and slumped 30.42% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.38 in 2022, then climbed by 0.15% to 0.39 in 2023, then declined by 0.05% to 0.38 in 2024, then advanced by 3.4% to 0.4 in 2025, then surged by 72.03% to 0.68 in 2026.
  • The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.68 (Q2 2026), 0.28 (Q1 2026), and 0.4 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Atmos Energy 28.05 Bn 27.52 Bn -
2 Nisource 19.98 Bn 19.91 Bn 867.50 Mn
3 New Jersey Resources 5.41 Bn 5.37 Bn 243.61 Mn
4 ONE Gas 4.97 Bn 4.94 Bn 272.01 Mn
5 Rgc Resources 220.42 Mn 217.40 Mn 11.98 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.68
Mar 31, 2026 0.28
Dec 31, 2025 0.40
Sep 30, 2025 0.81
Jun 30, 2025 0.74
Mar 31, 2025 0.29
Dec 31, 2024 0.38
Sep 30, 2024 0.94
Jun 30, 2024 0.76
Mar 31, 2024 0.28
Dec 31, 2023 0.39
Sep 30, 2023 0.94
Jun 30, 2023 0.79
Mar 31, 2023 0.30
Dec 31, 2022 0.38
Sep 30, 2022 1.35
Jun 30, 2022 0.74
Mar 31, 2022 0.29
Dec 31, 2021 0.36
Sep 30, 2021 1.70