Is ATO halal?
Atmos Energy Corporation
Not halal
Atmos Energy Corporation did not pass AAOIFI screening. The failed check is shown below.
Checked: 15 October 2026
Exchange
NYSE
Price
167.34
Day
+2.07%
Market cap
$27.77B
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Gas
Sector
Utilities
What the company does
Atmos Energy is the largest U.S. gas-only distribution utility (Texas and seven other states). Revenue comes from delivering gas to homes and businesses.
What was checked
The AAOIFI standard has four steps: business activity first, then three financial ratios. Fail one and the stock is not halal.
Business activity
No prohibited activity
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
Interest-bearing debt $10.32B ÷ 36-month average market cap $23.68B = 43.6%
43.6%
Fail
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $635.89M ÷ 36-month average market cap $23.68B = 2.7%
2.7%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
Interest income $29.94M ÷ annual revenue $4.70B (2025) = 0.6%
0.6%
Pass
Figures from the company's filings (2026-06-30), USD. Market cap is a 36-month average (the S&P Shariah index approach), so a one-day price move does not flip the verdict. Today's market cap: $27.77B.
For information (AAOIFI 3/1 note): cash + receivables are 3.1% of total assets (2026-06-30). AAOIFI recommends tangible assets of at least one third — this figure does not affect the verdict, and other major screeners do not apply it either.
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- 0.04% weight · #321 of 503
- Held by funds
- HLAL 0.07%
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