Discontinued — last reported Q1 '25
Business Segments · Purchased gas cost
Distribution — Purchased gas cost
Atmos Energy Distribution — Purchased gas cost increased by 129.3% to $969.04M in Q1 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 22.9%, from $788.64M to $969.04M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Distribution — Purchased gas cost shows an upward trend with a 17.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryOther
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ4 2017
Last reportedQ1 2025
Rolls up toTotal Cost of Revenue
How to read this metric
Fluctuations are primarily driven by commodity market prices rather than operational performance.
Detailed definition
The total expense incurred by the distribution segment to acquire natural gas supply for resale to end-use customers. Th...
Peer comparison
Common in all gas distribution utilities; highly dependent on regional market pricing and regulatory recovery structures.
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ato_segment_distribution_purchased_gas_costHistorical Data
14 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $202.05M | $197.43M | $496.80M | $993.85M | $390.56M | $329.09M | $881.92M | $809.02M | $206.05M | $164.93M | $496.66M | $788.64M | $422.57M | $969.04M |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.3% | +151.6% | +100.1% | -60.7% | -15.7% | +168.0% | -8.3% | -74.5% | -20.0% | +201.1% | +58.8% | -46.4% | +129.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +93.3% | +66.7% | +77.5% | -18.6% | -47.2% | -49.9% | -43.7% | -2.5% | -14.9% | +22.9% |
Range$164.93M – $993.85M
CAGR+62.0%
Avg YoY Growth+8.4%
Median YoY Growth-8.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Atmos Energy's distribution — purchased gas cost?
- Atmos Energy (ATO) reported distribution — purchased gas cost of $969.04M in Q1 2025.
- How has Atmos Energy's distribution — purchased gas cost changed year-over-year?
- Atmos Energy's distribution — purchased gas cost increased by 22.9% year-over-year, from $788.64M to $969.04M.
- What is the long-term trend for Atmos Energy's distribution — purchased gas cost?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Atmos Energy's distribution — purchased gas cost has grown at a 17.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.50B to $2.06B.
- What does distribution — purchased gas cost mean?
- The cost of buying the natural gas that the company sells to its customers.