Atmos Energy Corporation

This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering significant discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields 3.7%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks, each with moderate to high yields of up to 8%.

I present 69 Dividend Champions with Dividend Safety scores of 8+ and rank them using my 9F Quality Scores system. Twenty-two featured Dividend Champions are undervalued, while 21 are overvalued. Forty-nine have quality scores ≥ 7.0, indicating high quality. Top candidates by style: BRO and BMI for growth; BRO, BMI, and RGLD (below $262) for total return; CTBI for income; CAT for past performance.

Atmos Energy NYSE: ATO reported fiscal 2026 diluted earnings of $8.49 per share and outlined a nearly $29 billion investment plan through fiscal 2031, as the natural gas utility prepares for customer growth and upgrades its distribution, transmission and storage systems.

A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers. Companies which changed their dividends. Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates.