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Atmos Energy (Atmos Energy) Dividend Yield %

: 2.73% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-17), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Atmos Energy is 2.73%.

Good Sign:

Atmos Energy Corp stock dividend yield is close to 5-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Atmos Energy's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

ATO' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.78   Med: 2.38   Max: 3.59
Current: 2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Atmos Energy was 3.59%. The lowest was 1.78%. And the median was 2.38%.

ATO's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
68.69% of 428 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 4 vs ATO: 2.73

Atmos Energy's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.39.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Atmos Energy was 0.52. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 0.49.

As of today (2024-04-17), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Atmos Energy is 2.85%.

Atmos Energy's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.81.

During the past 12 months, Atmos Energy's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Atmos Energy was 17.30% per year. The lowest was 1.50% per year. And the median was 3.70% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Atmos Energy Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Atmos Energy's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Atmos Energy Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.84 2.41 2.83 2.67 2.79

Atmos Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.43 2.53 2.49 2.79 2.61

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Atmos Energy's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Atmos Energy Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Atmos Energy's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Atmos Energy's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Atmos Energy Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Atmos Energy Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.8052024-02-232024-02-262024-03-11Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.8052023-11-242023-11-272023-12-11Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.7402023-08-182023-08-212023-09-05Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.7402023-05-192023-05-222023-06-05Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Atmos Energy's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=3.09/114.56
=2.70 %

Current Share Price is $114.56.
Atmos Energy's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $3.09.

Atmos Energy's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=3.22/114.56
=2.81 %

Current Share Price is $114.56.
Atmos Energy's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.805 * 4 = $3.22.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Atmos Energy  (NYSE:ATO) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Atmos Energy (Atmos Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1800, Three Lincoln Centre, Dallas, TX, USA, 75240
Atmos Energy is the largest publicly traded, fully regulated, pure-play natural gas utility in the United States, serving more than 3 million customers in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. About two thirds of its earnings come from Texas, where it distributes natural gas in northern Texas and owns an intrastate gas pipeline spanning several key shale gas formations and interconnected with five storage facilities.
Executives
Richard M Thomas officer: VICE PRESIDENT & CONTROLLER P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265-0205
Kim R Cocklin director C/O ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION, PO BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75256
Diana J Walters director 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1800, DALLAS TX 75240
John S Mcdill officer: SR VP, UTILITY OPERATIONS 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1800, DALLAS TX 75240
John C. Ale director 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1800, DALLAS TX 75240
Christopher T Forsythe officer: Vice President and Controller P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265
Sean Donohue director P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265
J Matt Robbins officer: SR VP, Human Resources P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265-0205
Frank H Yoho director 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1800, DALLAS TX 75240
Richard A Sampson director PO BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265
David J Park officer: SR VP, Utility Operations P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265-0205
Richard W Douglas director 10670 N CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, DALLAS TX 75231
Nancy K Quinn director P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265
Karen E Hartsfield officer: SR VP, GC & CORPORATE SEC'Y P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265-0205
John K Akers officer: SR VP, Safety & Enterprise Ser P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265-0205

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