---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000731802-22-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ATO"
cik: "0000731802"
company_name: "ATMOS ENERGY CORP"
filed_at: "2022-11-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T02:19:45.897824+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Atmos Energy FY2022 EPS $5.60; FY2023 guidance $5.90-$6.10; dividend raised 8.8%

## Summary
- FY2022 net income $774.4M ($5.60 diluted EPS); Q4 net income $71.6M ($0.51 diluted EPS).
- FY2023 EPS guidance range $5.90-$6.10; capital expenditures expected ~$2.7B.
- Quarterly dividend declared $0.74/share; annual dividend raised to $2.96 (8.8% increase).
- Capital expenditures $2.4B in FY2022; 88% on system safety and reliability.
- 20th consecutive year of EPS growth; operating income increased $16.0M to $921.0M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000731802-22-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ATO
- cik: 0000731802
- company_name: ATMOS ENERGY CORP
- filed_at: 2022-11-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180222000033/0000731802-22-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180222000033/ato-20221109.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000731802-22-000033.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ATMOS ENERGY CORP reported the fourth fiscal quarter and year ended September 30, 2022 results: net income $774.4 million for the year ended September 30, 2022; $71.6 million for the fourth fiscal quarter, EPS $5.60 for the year ended September 30, 2022; $0.51 per diluted share for the fourth fiscal quarter. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: the fourth fiscal quarter and year ended September 30, 2022
  - Net income: $774.4 million for the year ended September 30, 2022; $71.6 million for the fourth fiscal quarter
  - EPS: $5.60 for the year ended September 30, 2022; $0.51 per diluted share for the fourth fiscal quarter
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Atmos Energy Corporation Reports Earnings for Fiscal 2022; Initiates Fiscal 2023 Guidance; Raises Dividend DALLAS (November 9, 2022) - Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) today reported consolidated results for its fourth fiscal quarter and year ended September 30, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180222000033/0000731802-22-000033-index.htm

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