Business Segments · Payments to Acquire Productive Assets
Distribution segment — Payments to Acquire Productive Assets
Atmos Energy Distribution segment — Payments to Acquire Productive Assets decreased by 10.9% to $717.08M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 20.5%, from $594.85M to $717.08M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Distribution segment — Payments to Acquire Productive Assets shows an upward trend with a 16.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates active investment in infrastructure growth and safety, which is typically required for future rate base expansion.
Detailed definition
This represents the cash outflows for capital expenditures (CapEx) dedicated to the distribution segment, such as pipeli...
Peer comparison
Equivalent to 'Capital Expenditures' or 'Additions to Property, Plant, and Equipment' in utility financial statements.
Metric ID:
ato_segment_distribution_segment_payments_to_acquire_productive_assetsHistorical Data
20 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 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $398.42M | $453.58M | $437.38M | $362.47M | $417.24M | $458.70M | $443.54M | $424.99M | $512.59M | $546.01M | $539.16M | $533.00M | $587.06M | $590.06M | $625.65M | $594.85M | $669.45M | $772.75M | $804.58M | $717.08M |
| QoQ Change | — | +13.8% | -3.6% | -17.1% | +15.1% | +9.9% | -3.3% | -4.2% | +20.6% | +6.5% | -1.3% | -1.1% | +10.1% | +0.5% | +6.0% | -4.9% | +12.5% | +15.4% | +4.1% | -10.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.7% | +1.1% | +1.4% | +17.2% | +22.9% | +19.0% | +21.6% | +25.4% | +14.5% | +8.1% | +16.0% | +11.6% | +14.0% | +31.0% | +28.6% | +20.5% |
Range$362.47M – $804.58M
CAGR+13.2%
Avg YoY Growth+16.1%
Median YoY Growth+16.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Atmos Energy's distribution segment — payments to acquire productive assets?
- Atmos Energy (ATO) reported distribution segment — payments to acquire productive assets of $717.08M in Q1 2026.
- How has Atmos Energy's distribution segment — payments to acquire productive assets changed year-over-year?
- Atmos Energy's distribution segment — payments to acquire productive assets increased by 20.5% year-over-year, from $594.85M to $717.08M.
- What is the long-term trend for Atmos Energy's distribution segment — payments to acquire productive assets?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Atmos Energy's distribution segment — payments to acquire productive assets has grown at a 16.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.45B to $2.66B.
- What does distribution segment — payments to acquire productive assets mean?
- Cash spent on building or upgrading the physical infrastructure of the distribution segment.