Atmos Energy vs Spire
ATO and SR side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ATO and SR compare
Atmos Energy is the larger company, worth 5.6 times as much as Spire ($29.1B against $5.2B).
Spire grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (19.2% versus 6.5% for Atmos Energy).
Atmos Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 28.5% compared with 20.1% at Spire.
Both pay dividends: Atmos Energy yields 2.3% and Spire 3.8%.
Atmos Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 10 for Spire), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ATO | SR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $29.1B | $5.2B |
| Share price | $172.41 | $88.00 |
| Change, 1 year | 0.44% | 1.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 83.4% | 38.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.37 | 0.36 |
| Employees | 5,487 | 3,497 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.5× | – |
| P/S | 5.9× | 1.9× (better) |
| P/B | 1.9× | 1.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.0× | 13.2× (better) |
| PEG | 2.04 | – |
| FCF yield | −6.9% | −4.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $161.26 | $78.02 |
| Margin of safety | −6.9% (better) | −12.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.5% | 19.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.8% (better) | 5.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 21.1% | 92.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 15.5% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 8.8% | 24.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 37.0% (better) | 21.6% |
| Net margin | 28.5% (better) | 20.1% |
| FCF margin | −41.1% | −8.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 9.8% | 15.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 6.2% (better) | 5.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.67 (better) | 1.96 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.75 (better) | 7.55 |
| Interest coverage | 12.8× (better) | 2.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.81 (better) | 0.37 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.65 (better) | 0.67 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | 3.8% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 45.1% | 34.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 8.6% (better) | 4.7% |
| Buyback yield | −3.7% | −0.00% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | −1.4% | 3.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.5% | 90.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.40% | 2.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$26.7K (better) | −$56.6K |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.7% | – |
Go deeper
- ATO stock overview
- ATO income statement
- ATO valuation and score
- SR stock overview
- SR income statement
- SR valuation and score
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