Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $1.00 on March 9th

Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd will be paid a dividend of 1.00 per share by the utilities provider on Monday, March 9th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 23rd.

Atmos Energy has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 41 consecutive years. Atmos Energy has a payout ratio of 51.5% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Atmos Energy to earn $7.73 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $4.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 51.7%.

Atmos Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ATO opened at $180.91 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.49, a P/E/G ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 0.75. The business has a 50-day moving average of $170.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $170.14. Atmos Energy has a fifty-two week low of $141.59 and a fifty-two week high of $181.08.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The utilities provider reported $2.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.41 by $0.03. Atmos Energy had a return on equity of 9.20% and a net margin of 25.67%.The company had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.21 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.23 earnings per share. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.350 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Atmos Energy will post 7.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Atmos Energy Company Profile

Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) is a U.S.-based natural-gas utility that primarily focuses on the regulated distribution of natural gas. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company operates through local distribution systems to deliver natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial and electric generation customers. Atmos’s core activities include pipeline operations, gas distribution, system maintenance and reliability programs designed to ensure safe and continuous service to its customers.

The company’s services encompass gas delivery, system integrity and maintenance, storage and transmission connections, and customer-facing programs such as billing, conservation initiatives and energy-efficiency offerings.