ATO

Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) is one of the largest natural gas-only distribution companies in the United States, founded in 1906 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The company has grown through strategic acquisitions and organic expansion to serve approximately three million customers across eight states. Atmos operates as a regulated utility with two primary business segments: natural gas distribution to residential, commercial, and industrial customers, and pipeline transmission and storage services. The company has demonstrated consistent financial performance with 22 consecutive years of earnings per share growth and 40 consecutive years of dividend increases, establishing itself as a reliable dividend aristocrat in the utilities sector.