Atmos Energy company profile
- CEO
- John Kevin Akers
- Employees
- 5,487
- Headquarters
- 1800 Three Lincoln Centre, Dallas, TX 75240, US
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Regulated Gas
- IPO date
- 28 Dec 1983
- Stock exchange
- NYSE
- ISIN
- US0495601058
Website:atmosenergy.com
About the company
Atmos Energy Corporation, alongside its subsidiaries, is a U.S.-based enterprise primarily involved in the regulated distribution of natural gas, as well as operating pipeline and storage facilities. The company functions through two core divisions: Distribution, and Pipeline and Storage. The Distribution division manages the regulated delivery and associated sales of natural gas across eight states. This division supplies natural gas to approximately three million customers, encompassing homeowners, businesses, public agencies, and industrial clients. By September 30, 2021, its extensive infrastructure comprised 71,921 miles of subterranean distribution and transmission lines. Conversely, the Pipeline and Storage division focuses on pipeline and storage activities. It is responsible for transporting natural gas on behalf of other entities and oversees five underground storage facilities located in Texas. Additionally, it offers various support services to the pipeline sector, such as gas parking, lending, and inventory transactions. As of September 30, 2021, this division maintained a network of 5,699 miles of gas transmission lines. Established in 1906, Atmos Energy Corporation maintains its principal office in Dallas, Texas.
Employees
Atmos Energy had about 5,487 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (30 September 2025), by its annual report. That is 4.3% more than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Atmos Energy
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 97.3% of Atmos Energy's shares on 30 June 2026, 1,056 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
How Atmos Energy pays its executives
The chief executive was paid 9.95M USD for fiscal 2025, 52% of it in shares and options.
| Name and position | Salary | Stock awards | Cash incentive | Other pay | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Kevin Akers President and Chief Executive Officer | 1.15M USD | 5.18M USD | 2.10M USD | 1.53M USD | 9.95M USD |
| Christopher T. Forsythe Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 599.64K USD | 1.27M USD | 732.90K USD | 461.67K USD | 3.06M USD |
| Jessica W. Bateman Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | 387.19K USD | 1.89M USD | 414.00K USD | 107.67K USD | 2.80M USD |
| John S. McDill Senior Vice President, Utility Operations | 535.19K USD | 828.54K USD | 572.37K USD | 382.39K USD | 2.32M USD |
| Karen E. Hartsfield Senior Advisor | 538.15K USD | 828.54K USD | 575.53K USD | 363.79K USD | 2.31M USD |
FY2025 · From the company's proxy statements to the SEC: what each named executive was paid for the fiscal year, shares and options at their value when granted. The latest filing
Common questions about Atmos Energy
Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings
