Atmos Energy (ATO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Atmos Energy (ATO) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.24% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.43 percentage points from 5.82% a year earlier and up 0.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Atmos Energy (ATO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Atmos Energy reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.15%, up 0.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +0.08 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.98% in FY2024 (+0.90 pp), 5.08% in FY2023 (-0.24 pp), 5.32% in FY2022 (-1.15 pp) and 6.48% in FY2021 (+0.41 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q4 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 12 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.31 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 0.86 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2024, against a drop of 0.65 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 6.07% (Q2 2026), 5.86% (Q1 2026) and 5.86% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 34.35% |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 4.32% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.08% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 5.10% |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 4.97% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 3.53% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 4.60% |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 4.51% |
| 10 | Atmos Energy | 26.56 Bn | 25.33 Bn | 870.85 Mn | 6.24% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.24% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.86% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.82% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.13% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.67% |
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Atmos Energy Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ATO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();