Atmos Energy (ATO) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

J. Kevin Akers, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10M in fiscal 2025, down 28% from $13.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 106:1, on median employee pay of $94,123.

Filed
December 19, 2025
Annual meeting
February 4, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$10M-28% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
106:1median $94,123
CEO pay in equity
52%$5.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
Diluted EPS
$7.46Up from $6.83 in FY 2024
Net Income
$1,198.8MIncrease over prior fiscal year
Capital Expenditures
$3.6B87% invested in safety/reliability
Declared Dividends
$3.4841st consecutive year of growth

How Akers was paid

$10M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary12%Stock awards52%Non-equity incentive21%Pension and deferred comp15%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
J. Kevin AkersPresident and Chief Executive Officer$9,953,274
Christopher T. ForsytheSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,060,498
Jessica W. BatemanSenior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary$2,799,176
John S. McDillSenior Vice President, Utility Operations$2,318,487
Karen E. HartsfieldSenior Advisor$2,306,008

What changed and why

  • $10MCEO total compensation decreased to $9,953,274 in fiscal 2025 from $13,738,568 in fiscal 2024.
  • $7.46Diluted earnings per share reached $7.46, representing the 23rd consecutive year of EPS growth.
  • $1,198.8MNet income for fiscal 2025 increased to $1,198.8 million compared to $1,042.9 million in fiscal 2024.
  • $3.6BCapital expenditures totaled approximately $3.6 billion, with 87 percent invested in safety and reliability.
  • 92%Shareholders approved the previous executive compensation program with more than 92 percent support.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.