ATO
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- Insider Supports a bullish reading. Open-market purchases outweigh sales
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ACHAT TOTAL: 300 titres (~50 278,35 $ US)
- Insiders
- WARE WILLIAM JAMES
- Total bought
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$50,278
Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $167.59 vs last close —
- Total sold
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Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) —
- Last activity
- 2026-08-11
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Recent Form 4
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| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | WARE WILLIAM JAMES | Buy | 300 | $167.59 | $50,278 | Form 4 |
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-08-13
ATO posted a solid Q3 earnings beat (+23.3% net income, +4.8% revenue) with reaffirmed FY2026 guidance, providing a credible near-term catalyst, but confidence remains moderate (0.7) given minimal insider buying and…
The first sentence of the analysis written for ATO on 2026-08-13 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 52.4% | 57.9% | 48.1% | 43.1% | 49.8% | |
| Ebit Margin | 35.1% | 34.2% | 26.6% | 22.7% | 26.5% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 50.7% | 50.3% | 40.7% | 35.5% | 40.5% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 33.2% | 32.5% | 25.0% | 21.9% | 26.6% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 31.4% | 29.7% | 23.4% | 20.3% | 24.0% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 25.5% | 25.0% | 20.7% | 18.4% | 19.5% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 25.5% | 25.0% | 20.7% | 18.4% | 19.5% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 25.5% | 25.0% | 20.7% | 18.4% | 19.5% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.669 | 0.939 | 0.655 | 0.846 | 0.809 | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.529 | 0.784 | 0.448 | 0.739 | 0.753 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.126 | 0.131 | 0.128 | 0.103 | 0.098 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.150 | 0.255 | 0.011 | 0.014 | 0.033 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 22.646 | 20.309 | 17.366 | 18.123 | 17.227 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 2.178 | 1.697 | 2.033 | 1.856 | 3.663 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 2.178 | 1.697 | 2.033 | 1.856 | 3.663 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 22.889 | 20.309 | 17.366 | 18.155 | 17.227 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 2.481 | 1.697 | 1.988 | 1.897 | 3.663 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 2.002 | 1.740 | 1.414 | 1.490 | 1.448 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 5.771 | 5.079 | 3.596 | 3.341 | 3.359 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -17.950 | -17.579 | 23.514 | -9.570 | -3.748 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 13.242 | 12.202 | 4.443 | 14.360 | -10.557 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.322 | 0.323 | 0.316 | 0.377 | 0.386 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.686 | 0.669 | 0.655 | 0.889 | 0.957 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.407 | 0.401 | 0.396 | 0.471 | 0.489 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.397 | 0.393 | 0.379 | 0.379 | 0.384 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.132 | 2.072 | 2.071 | 2.356 | 2.480 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -17.946 | -15.416 | -8.369 | -6.851 | -6.934 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.504 | 1.438 | 2.558 | 0.271 | -0.309 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.436 | 0.416 | 0.809 | 0.233 | -0.318 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -0.738 | -0.694 | 0.189 | -1.500 | 2.816 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 8.874 | 9.494 | 4.165 | 0.568 | 0.494 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 9.087 | 7.110 | 7.773 | 8.958 | 10.831 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 31.265 | 175.872 | 13.652 | 0.410 | -0.452 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.220 | 0.213 | 0.486 | 0.117 | -0.143 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.575 | 0.590 | 1.233 | 0.400 | -0.551 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.498 | 0.505 | 1.069 | 0.347 | -0.473 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.462 | 0.473 | 0.486 | 0.485 | 0.487 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 15.198 | 13.822 | 12.910 | 15.001 | 13.682 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 52.4% | ▼-5.5% | ▲2.1% |
| Ebit Margin | 35.1% | ▲0.8% | ▲6.0% |
| Ebitda Margin | 50.7% | ▲0.4% | ▲7.1% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 33.2% | ▲0.6% | ▲5.3% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 31.4% | ▲1.8% | ▲5.7% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 25.5% | ▲0.4% | ▲3.6% |
| Net Profit Margin | 25.5% | ▲0.4% | ▲3.6% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 25.5% | ▲0.5% | ▲3.7% |
| Current Ratio | 0.669 | ▼-0.270 | ▼-0.114 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.529 | ▼-0.256 | ▼-0.122 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.126 | ▼-0.005 | ▲0.009 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.150 | ▼-0.105 | ▲0.057 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 22.646 | ▲2.337 | ▲3.512 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 2.179 | ▲0.481 | ▼-0.107 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 2.179 | ▲0.481 | ▼-0.107 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 22.889 | ▲2.580 | ▲3.700 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 2.481 | ▲0.784 | ▲0.136 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 2.002 | ▲0.262 | ▲0.383 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 5.771 | ▲0.692 | ▲1.542 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -17.950 | ▼-0.371 | ▼-12.883 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 13.242 | ▲1.041 | ▲6.504 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.322 | ▼-0.001 | ▼-0.023 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.686 | ▲0.018 | ▼-0.085 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.407 | ▲0.006 | ▼-0.026 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.397 | ▲0.004 | ▲0.011 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.132 | ▲0.060 | ▼-0.090 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -17.946 | ▼-2.530 | ▼-6.843 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.504 | ▲0.066 | ▲0.412 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.436 | ▲0.020 | ▲0.121 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -0.738 | ▼-0.044 | ▼-0.752 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 8.874 | ▼-0.620 | ▲4.155 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 9.087 | ▲1.977 | ▲0.335 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 31.265 | ▼-144.607 | ▼-12.885 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.220 | ▲0.007 | ▲0.042 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.576 | ▼-0.015 | ▲0.126 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.498 | ▼-0.007 | ▲0.109 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.462 | ▼-0.011 | ▼-0.017 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 15.198 | ▲1.376 | ▲1.075 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $27.14B | $21.15B | $15.37B | $14.04B | $11.45B | |
| Enterprise value | $36.24B | $28.98B | $22.48B | $22.36B | $18.89B | |
| EV / Sales | 7.71x | 6.96x | 5.26x | 5.32x | 5.54x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 17.68x | 16.71x | 6.50x | 22.87x | -17.43x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | -23.97x | -24.08x | 34.38x | -15.24x | -6.19x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.20x | 13.82x | 12.91x | 15.00x | 13.68x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.82x | 3.73x | 4.08x | 5.58x | 5.39x | |
| Current ratio | 0.67x | 0.94x | 0.66x | 0.85x | 0.81x | |
| Income quality | 1.71x | 1.66x | 3.91x | 1.26x | -1.63x | |
| Graham number | $120 | $111 | $101 | $93 | $84 | |
| Graham net-net | -$93 | -$81 | -$77 | -$89 | -$87 | |
| Tax burden | 81.1% | 84.4% | 88.6% | 90.9% | 81.2% | |
| Interest burden | 89.6% | 86.6% | 87.9% | 89.2% | 90.7% | |
| Working capital | -$450.5M | -$73.6M | -$466.8M | -$554.9M | -$671.6M | |
| Invested capital | $25.94B | $23.19B | $20.19B | $17.63B | $15.35B | |
| Return on assets | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.4% | |
| Operating ROA | 5.8% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 3.5% | |
| Return on equity | 8.8% | 8.6% | 8.1% | 8.2% | 8.4% | |
| Return on invested capital | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.6% | |
| Earnings yield | 4.4% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 5.8% | |
| Free cash flow yield | -5.6% | -5.7% | 4.3% | -10.4% | -26.7% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 173.8% | 169.4% | 81.1% | 250.0% | -181.6% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 484.7% | 438.4% | 464.3% | 456.3% | 412.1% | |
| Capex / Sales | 75.7% | 70.5% | 65.6% | 58.2% | 57.8% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 2.8% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.7% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 30d | 33d | 29d | 33d | 37d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 62d | 71d | 36d | 39d | 48d | |
| Operating cycle | 61d | 72d | 75d | 91d | 78d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | -1d | 1d | 39d | 52d | 30d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▲+28.3%EV / Sales ▲+10.8%EV / EBITDA ▲+10.0%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+0.969Earnings yield ▼-0.005Graham number ▲+9.567
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.003Return on assets +0.000Return on invested capital ▼-0.002Return on capital employed +0.000Operating ROA ▲+0.001Income quality ▲+0.047Tax burden ▼-0.033
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-3.479Days payables outstanding ▼-9.119Operating cycle ▼-11.048Cash conversion cycle ▼-1.929Capex / Sales ▲+0.052R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.270Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.085Working capital ▼-376985000.000Invested capital ▲+2748299000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.004
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▲+137.1%EV / Sales ▲+39.0%EV / EBITDA ▲+11.1%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+35.107Earnings yield ▼-0.014Graham number ▲+36.471
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.004Return on assets ▲+0.008Return on invested capital ▲+0.006Return on capital employed +0.000Operating ROA ▲+0.006Income quality ▲+3.339Tax burden ▼-0.001
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-6.898Days payables outstanding ▲+14.136Operating cycle ▼-16.941Cash conversion cycle ▼-31.077Capex / Sales ▲+0.179R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.139Net debt / EBITDA ▼-1.576Working capital ▲+221094000.000Invested capital ▲+10596729000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.009
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
STOCK Act disclosures (90-day window)
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Recent trades
| Date | Representative | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-12-02 | Jared Moskowitz | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-08-19 | Richard W. Allen | Purchase | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2024-11-08 | Jared Moskowitz | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2024-07-05 | Jared Moskowitz | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-09-01 | Jared Moskowitz | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-03-06 | Daniel Goldman | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2022-02-28 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2022-01-20 | Ro Khanna | Purchase | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2021-01-28 | Peter Meijer | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2021-01-13 | Peter Meijer | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2020-09-23 | Dean Phillips | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2020-04-02 | Dean Phillips | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2020-01-13 | Mike Gallagher | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Recent news
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- 2026-08-10 Atmos Energy Corporation Announces Retirement of John S. McDill and Appointment of Jeff D. DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) announced today that John S. McDill, currently Senior Vice President, Utility Operations, will retire in early 2027 after a distinguished career with the Company. He will serve in his current role and on the company''s Management Committee until his retirement. Mr. McDill joined Atmos Energy in 2002 and assumed his current role in October 2021. “John has held key leadership positions across the company throughout his career and will l.
- 2026-08-10 Atmos Energy Corporation Names James H. Jeffries IV to Board of Directors Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) announced today that James H. Jeffries IV has been elected to its board of directors, effective September 1, 2026.Mr. Jeffr
- 2026-08-10 Atmos Energy Corporation Names James H. Jeffries IV to Board of Directors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) announced today that James H. Jeffries IV has been elected to its board of directors, effective September 1, 2026. Mr. Jeffries has been a partner with the law firm of McGuire Woods LLP for 8 years and has announced his retirement effective August 31, 2026. He has more than three decades of experience advising public and private companies in the natural gas utility sector. “Jim is an excellent addition to our board. Because of his ex.
- 2026-08-07 Atmos Energy Q3 Earnings Call Highlights Atmos Energy NYSE: ATO reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 earnings guidance after reporting net income of $1.2 billion, or $7.33 per diluted share, for the first nine months of the fiscal year. Earnings per share rose 14.5% from the prior-year period, according to management.
- 2026-08-06 Atmos Energy Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Increase Y/Y ATO''s fiscal Q3 earnings rise 23.3% and beat estimates, while revenues gain 4.8% despite missing expectations.
- 2026-08-06 Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- 2026-08-05 Atmos (ATO) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates The headline numbers for Atmos (ATO) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
- 2026-08-05 Atmos Energy (ATO) Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates Atmos Energy (ATO) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.43 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.16 per share a year ago.