ATO (Atmos Energy) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -5.40% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Atmos Energy 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Atmos Energy's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -5.40%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Atmos Energy's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ATO' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -25.1 Med: -5.9 Max: 0.8
Current: -5.4

During the past 13 years, Atmos Energy's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.80%. The lowest was -25.10%. And the median was -5.90%.

ATO's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
76.72% of 232 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: -1.7 vs ATO: -5.40

Competitive Comparison of Atmos Energy's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Atmos Energy's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio 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's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Atmos Energy's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Atmos Energy 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Atmos Energy Business Description

Industry

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Address

5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1800, Three Lincoln Centre, Dallas, TX, USA, 75240

Website

https://www.atmosenergy.com

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

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
Richard M Thomas	officer: VICE PRESIDENT & CONTROLLER	P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265-0205
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