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Atmos Energy Corporation
ATO · Price history
Price at last available close
$172.44
+$16.00 (+10.23%) 1M
2026-10-30
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Company & revenue
About Atmos Energy Corporation
Primary reporting period: 2025-09-30 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Atmos Energy Corporation, alongside its subsidiaries, is a U. S. -based enterprise primarily involved in the regulated distribution of natural gas, as well as operating pipeline and storage facilities.
How they make money
Atmos Energy Corporation operates as a natural gas-only distributor, generating revenue primarily through the regulated distribution of natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company also manages significant intrastate pipeline and storage assets in Texas, earning income through regulated rates and infrastructure services.
Products & services
Natural gas distribution services, natural gas transmission, and natural gas storage services.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer concentration
No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- ARM Energy Management LLC — Natural gas supplierSource
- Cima Energy, LP — Natural gas supplierSource
- ConocoPhillips Company — Natural gas supplierSource
- ECO Energy Natural Gas LLC — Natural gas supplierSource
- EnLink Gas Marketing LP — Natural gas supplierSource
- Sequent Energy Management LLC — Natural gas supplierSource
- Symmetry Energy Solutions, LLC — Natural gas supplierSource
- Targa Gas Marketing LLC — Natural gas supplierSource
- Tenaska Marking Ventures — Natural gas supplierSource
- Texla Energy Management, Inc. — Natural gas supplierSource
Strengths
Risks
- Regulatory lag in rate-making processesSource
Sources
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
34
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
62
Fair
Financial Strength
50
Business Quality / Moat
68
Management
70
Growth Quality
46
Risk / Durability
89
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
43
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
49/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 49/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
Probability unavailable — the model has not produced a calibrated probability yet.
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The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Insider activity signal is favorable
- •Elevated debt risk
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for ATO
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can ATO maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •How long can ATO fund negative free cash flow using its current cash position before it may need more debt or new shares?
- •Is ATO's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify ATO's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
34
Opportunity Score
43
Market Cap
$29.14B
P/E Ratio
18.4
EPS
$8.49
52-Week High
$192.51
52-Week Low
$155.00
Beta
0.59
Intrinsic Value
$137.15
Analyst Target
$183.50
Shares Outstanding
160.6M
Total Revenue
$4.92B
Total Debt
$10.26B
Dividend Yield (TTM)
2.32%
Liquidation Value / Share
$95.02
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$4.00
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Building upward momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for ATO
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Elevated debt risk
Total debt is at least one year of revenue • Free cash flow is negative • Cash covers less than 20% of total debt
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on ATO.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Regulated natural gas distribution and transmission infrastructure.
- +Large intrastate pipeline network in Texas.
Potential downside factors
- −Debt risk (elevated): Total debt is at least one year of revenue.
- −Free cash flow is negative.
- −Cash covers less than 20% of total debt.
- −Regulatory lag in rate-making processes.
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Scores
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Score Changes
6 historical score records availablePrevious Score
34
Sep 8, 2026
Change
+0.5
points
Current Score
34
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
ATO increased 0.5 points because Capital improved by 3 points.
Positive Contributors
- + Capital improved by 3 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
38
Projected Change
+3.6 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 3.6 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$172.43
Model Intrinsic Value
$137.15
Difference
+$35.28
+25.7% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-25.7%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.92B | $4.70B | $4.17B | $4.28B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.92B | $2.24B | $1.75B | $2.22B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $3.00B | $2.46B | $2.41B | $2.06B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $223.2M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $1.18B | $902.9M | $1.06B | $991.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $2.67B | $2.38B | $2.10B | $1.74B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $1.82B | $1.56B | $1.36B | $1.07B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $135.4M | $171.7M | $190.6M | $137.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $1.75B | $1.48B | $1.24B | $999.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $351.1M | $279.3M | $192.9M | $113.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $1.40B | $1.20B | $1.04B | $885.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $8.49 | $7.54 | $6.83 | $6.10 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 168M | 159M | 153M | 145M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 169M | 161M | 153M | 145M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$879.1M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$1.43
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+14.0%
Cash Change
-25.9%
Margin Change
+5.4 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
What Weakened
- Cash position declined
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, net income margin. Pressure indicators included cash levels, debt levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 4.8%. EPS increased 23.3%. Cash declined 25.9%. Total debt increased 14.0%. Net income margin improved by 5.4 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
47
Smart Money
47
Number of Gurus
2
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
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