Atmos Energy (ATO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Atmos Energy's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 5.87% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.23 percentage points from 5.64% a year earlier and up 0.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Atmos Energy (ATO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Atmos Energy's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.95%, down 0.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of -0.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.10% in FY2024 (+0.31 pp), 5.79% in FY2023 (-0.19 pp), 5.98% in FY2022 (-0.11 pp) and 6.09% in FY2021 (-0.36 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2021.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.06 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 0.60 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2021 (a drop of 0.65 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ATO's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 5.79% (Q2 2026), 5.61% (Q1 2026) and 5.64% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 4.94% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.14% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 5.41% |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 5.55% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 3.52% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 3.27% |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 4.68% |
| 10 | Atmos Energy | 26.56 Bn | 25.33 Bn | 870.85 Mn | 5.87% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.87% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.51% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.53% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.30% |
API Access
Atmos Energy Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ATO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();