Atmos Energy Corp Dividend Increase

On November 4, Atmos Energy (ATO) increased its dividend by 9%, from $1.00 to $1.09 per share.

The dividend is payable on December 7 to shareholders of record on November 23.

ATO's contribution to DivGro's projected annual dividend income will increase by $36 to $436.

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I own 100 shares of ATO at an average cost basis of $121.57/share. After this increase, my yield on cost is 3.59%, while the stock's forward yield is 2.47% at $176.45/share.

Since I opened my position in February 2021, the stock has delivered a 54% total return, including $1,039.05 in dividends. That's a superb annualized rate of return of 16.8%!

ATO became DivGro's 57th Home Run stock in August 2025, doubling my original capital outlay.

5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date

✝projected, assuming no further changes

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ATO's quality score is 7.26, which I rate as High Quality. Its Simply Safe Dividends score of 97 places ATO in the Very Safe band, and a 43-year growth streak qualifies it as a Dividend Champion.