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Atmos Energy Corporation

ATO·NYSE·Energy & Transportation·CIK 0000731802

Atmos Energy Corporation is a natural gas-only distributor headquartered in Dallas, incorporated in Texas and Virginia. The company delivers natural gas through regulated sales and transportation arrangements to approximately 3.4 million residential, commercial, public authority, and industrial customers across eight states, primarily in the South. Atmos Energy also operates one of the largest intrastate pipelines in Texas based on miles of pipe. The company manages its operations through two reportable segments. The distribution segment includes regulated natural gas distribution and related sales operations in eight states. The pipeline and storage segment primarily comprises the regulated pipeline and storage operations of its Atmos Pipeline-Texas division and natural gas transmission operations in Louisiana. The distribution segment includes six regulated natural gas distribution divisions. The Mid-Tex division serves Texas, including the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, across 550 communities with 1,830,387 customer meters. The Kentucky/Mid-States division serves Kentucky across 220 communities with 176,494 customer meters, Tennessee with 163,667 customer meters, and Virginia with 23,836 customer meters. The Louisiana division serves Louisiana across 270 communities with 360,589 customer meters. The West Texas division serves Amarillo, Lubbock, and Midland across 80 communities with 316,036 customer meters. The Mississippi division serves Mississippi across 110 communities with 249,562 customer meters. The Colorado-Kansas division serves Colorado across 170 communities with 130,890 customer meters and Kansas with 140,542 customer meters. Atmos Energy operates under non-exclusive franchise agreements granted by the cities and towns it serves. As of September 30, 2025, the company held 1,010 franchises, generally with terms ranging from five to 35 years.

Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) is a publicly traded company in the Energy & Transportation sector. Wiseek has independently scored 10 items for ATO at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-05, rated 8/10. Across its 10 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 3 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for ATO spans 10-Q, FWP, 8-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Atmos Energy Q3 Profit Jumps 31% on Rate Hikes, Beating Estimates
  • Atmos Energy Q3 FY2026: Net Income Rises 30% to $243M on Rate Increases and Infrastructure Spending
  • Atmos Energy Finalizes $700M Senior Notes Offering Due 2032
  • Atmos Energy Reports Strong Q2 Earnings, Significant Regulatory Wins, and Robust Capital Funding
  • Atmos Energy Raises Full-Year EPS Guidance After Strong Q2 Results

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
$4.7B
Net Income
$1.2B
Diluted EPS
$7.46
Op. Cash Flow
$2.05B
Free Cash Flow
-$1.51B
Operating Income
$1.56B
Cash & Equivalents
$202.69M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
25.5%
Shares Outstanding
161.57M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2025-11-14 · accession 0000731802-25-000056

Short Interest & Short Volume

5.10 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 4,312,335 shares in ATO as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 2.5% decrease from the prior period — about 5.1 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 47.0% of ATO volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)4,312,335 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 2.5%
Days to cover5.10 at avg daily volume of 845,257
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)47.0% of 245,408 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume45.5%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for ATO, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-06-15.

1 recent capital raise

Finalized Debt Offering · Capital Infusion

⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.

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$157.17
52-week range · as of 2026-08-05 $155.56 – $192.51
Market cap
$26.56B
Volume
843.8K (0.9× avg)
3-mo avg 981.6K
Live data · 2026-10-04 14:28 UTC · Market closed

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ATO
Aug 05, 2026, 5:50 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $172.20
Real-time Price: $157.17 info
Change: -$15.03 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $26.56B info
ATO
Aug 05, 2026, 4:54 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $172.20
Real-time Price: $157.17 info
Change: -$15.03 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $26.56B info
ATO
Jun 15, 2026, 6:34 PM EDT
Filing Type: FWP
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $169.60
Real-time Price: $157.17 info
Change: -$12.43 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $26.56B info
ATO
May 06, 2026, 5:12 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $184.76
Real-time Price: $157.17 info
Change: -$27.59 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $26.56B info
ATO
May 06, 2026, 4:58 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $184.76
Real-time Price: $157.17 info
Change: -$27.59 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $26.56B info
ATO
May 06, 2026, 4:36 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $184.76
Real-time Price: $157.17 info
Change: -$27.59 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $26.56B info
ATO
Mar 30, 2026, 7:15 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $183.19
Real-time Price: $157.17 info
Change: -$26.02 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $26.56B info
ATO
Feb 10, 2026, 5:12 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $174.17
Real-time Price: $157.17 info
Change: -$17.00 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $26.56B info
ATO
Feb 03, 2026, 5:00 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $168.81
Real-time Price: $157.17 info
Change: -$11.64 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $26.56B info
ATO
Feb 03, 2026, 4:44 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $168.81
Real-time Price: $157.17 info
Change: -$11.64 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $26.56B info
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