How has Atmos Energy's distribution segment — purchased gas cost changed year-over-year?

Atmos Energy's distribution segment — purchased gas cost decreased by 10.1% year-over-year, from $969.04M to $870.91M.

What does distribution segment — purchased gas cost mean?

This represents the direct costs incurred by the distribution segment to procure natural gas supplies for resale to customers. In a regulated utility model, these costs are often passed through to customers via adjustment mechanisms.

Atmos Energy ATO Distribution segment — Purchased gas cost

Other segment segments

Pipeline and storage segment

$721K-25.5%

Similar metrics at other companies

MDUNatural gas distribution — Purchased natural gas sold

$239.39M-24.5%

BKH

BKHGas Utilities — Fuel Purchased Power And Cost Of Gas Sold

$271.2M-7.3%

XELRegulated Natural Gas Segment — Cost of natural gas sold and transported

$520M+1.4%

MDUElectric — Purchased natural gas sold

$0—

NFGUtility — Purchased Gas

$244.86M+42.5%

XELRegulated Electric Segment — Cost of natural gas sold and transported

$0—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.0B+0.6%

Gross profit$1.2B+14.5%

Operating income$764.8M+21.6%

Net income$581.9M+19.8%

EPS (diluted)$3.47+14.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$127.1M-76.7%

Total debt$9.7B+13.9%

Total equity$14.9B+13.5%

Total assets$30.4B+12.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$723.5M-21.6%

CapEx$1.0B+19.5%

Free cash flow-$280.1M—

Valuation

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Market cap$29.24B+17.7%

Enterprise value$38.84B+17.1%

P/E21.7×+0.3×

P/S6×+0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin75.1%+15.5pp

Operating margin35.9%+2.6pp

Net margin27.6%+2.2pp

FCF margin-40.8%+19.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.6%+0.4pp

Debt / equity0.7×0.0×

Current ratio1×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Atmos Energy in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept ato:CostOfRevenueNet.

The official record: Atmos Energy’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Atmos Energy's distribution segment — purchased gas cost?: Atmos Energy (ATO) reported distribution segment — purchased gas cost of $870.91M in Q1 2026.
How has Atmos Energy's distribution segment — purchased gas cost changed year-over-year?: Atmos Energy's distribution segment — purchased gas cost decreased by 10.1% year-over-year, from $969.04M to $870.91M.
What does distribution segment — purchased gas cost mean?: This represents the direct costs incurred by the distribution segment to procure natural gas supplies for resale to customers. In a regulated utility model, these costs are often passed through to customers via adjustment mechanisms.