The Southern Company SO SPX

Q: What is the current share price of The Southern Company (SO)?

As of 2026-07-15 16:51 PDT, The Southern Company (SO) trades at $94.60 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $82.74 to $98.30.

Q: What is the market capitalisation of SO?

The Southern Company (SO) has a market capitalisation of $106.64B on NYSE.

Q: What is the P/E ratio of SO?

SO trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.19. The industry average P/E is 21.68. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 2.90.

Q: Does SO pay a dividend?

The Southern Company (SO) currently offers a dividend yield of 3.17%.

Q: What is the return on equity (ROE) of SO?

SO has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.99%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 5.25%.

Q: Is SO a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of The Southern Company (SO), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric · United States

https://www.southerncompany.com

Company Profile ↓

$94.60

+5.41% 1Y

Mkt Cap$106.64B

P/E24.19

P/B2.90

Div. Yield3.17%

52W High$98.30

52W Low$82.74

Book Value$32.93

EPS (TTM)$3.91

Company Overview

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale of electricity. The company offers electric service to retail customers and wholesale customers; and energy-related products and services to natural gas choice markets. It also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, operates, and manages power generation assets, as well as battery energy storage projects; sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market; and deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution of natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee; distributes energy and resilience solutions; and invests in telecommunications. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Why Investors Should Care

Healthy Margins

Operating margin of 25.8% supports profitability.

Dividend Income

Offers a dividend yield of 3.17%.

Recent Developments

Dec 2025 Revenue of $29.55B (+10.6% YoY); net profit $4.34B.
Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +8.0%, earnings -0.8%.
5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 3.7%, profit CAGR 5.2%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:	3.71%
1 Year:	8.00%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:	5.23%
1 Year:	-0.80%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:	+5.41%
6 Months:	+10.83%
3 Months:	-0.60%
1 Month:	+0.64%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bullish

52-Week Range 76% of range

$82.74 $98.30

Trend Signals

Price vs 50-DMAAbove
Price vs 200-DMAAbove
RSI (14)48.15 · Neutral

Price Performance

1M+0.64%

3M-0.60%

6M+10.83%

1Y+5.41%

Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 24.19 is above the sector median of 21.68 — pricier than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

Price Chart

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Fundamental Growth Charts

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Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

Attractive dividend yield of 3.17%.
In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

No notable concerns flagged.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

Valuation

Stock P/E

24.19

Industry PE

21.68

Forward P/E

19.24

PEG Ratio

2.58

Book Value

$32.93

Price to Book

2.90

P/S

3.56

EV/EBITDA

13.31

Dividend Yield

3.17%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y

3.71%

Profit 5Y

5.23%

Revenue (YoY)

8.00%

Earnings (YoY)

-0.80%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE

5.25%

ROE

10.99%

ROA

3.24%

Profit Margin

14.46%

Op Margin

25.82%

Gross Margin

48.00%

EPS (Latest Qtr)

$1.20

EPS (TTM)

$3.91

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity

1.90

Quick Ratio

0.32

Current Ratio

0.65

Debt

$76.00B

Total Assets

$157.03B

Current Assets

Working Capital

Ownership

Promoter Holding

0.10%

Chg in Prom Hold

FII / Inst Holding

72.55%

Chg in FII Hold

-0.01%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value

$106.64B

Total Revenue (TTM)

$30.18B

EBITDA

$13.97B

Free Cash Flow

$-3.95B

Operating Cash Flow

$9.78B

Shares Outstanding

1.13B

Gross Margin

48.00%

Payout Ratio

75.70%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Utilities).

#	Name	CMP $	P/E	Mkt Cap	Div Yld %	ROCE %	ROE %	Rev CAGR 5Y %	Profit CAGR 5Y %
1	SO The Southern Company SPX	94.60	24.19	$106.64B	3.17%	5.25%	10.99%	3.71%	5.23%
2	NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. SPX	89.10	22.61	$185.83B	2.78%	4.36%	10.32%	4.12%	8.76%
3	DUK Duke Energy Corporation SPX	124.34	19.22	$96.93B	3.36%	4.94%	9.66%	5.53%	6.88%
4	CEG Constellation Energy Corporation NDXSPXAI	258.12	22.52	$92.18B	0.66%	6.26%	16.10%	5.18%	31.53%
5	AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. NDXSPX	132.50	19.60	$72.09B	2.94%	5.68%	12.58%	3.66%	15.77%
6	D Dominion Energy, Inc. SPX	70.97	20.75	$62.42B	3.77%	4.19%	9.79%	0.61%	0.93%
7	SRE Sempra SPX	92.78	31.56	$60.65B	2.82%	3.46%	5.69%	3.05%	3.18%
8	VST Vistra Corp. SPXAI	160.23	26.79	$54.03B	0.61%	7.08%	42.90%	8.92%	58.98%
9	ETR Entergy Corporation SPX	114.24	28.99	$53.30B	2.22%	5.00%	10.75%	1.44%	2.17%

Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2014	Mar 2015	Jun 2015	Sep 2015	Dec 2015	Mar 2016	Jun 2016	Sep 2016	Dec 2016	Mar 2017	Jun 2017	Sep 2017	Dec 2017	Mar 2018	Jun 2018	Sep 2018	Dec 2018	Mar 2019	Jun 2019	Sep 2019	Dec 2019	Mar 2020	Jun 2020	Sep 2020	Mar 2021	Jun 2021	Sep 2021	Mar 2022	Jun 2022	Sep 2022	Mar 2023	Jun 2023	Sep 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Mar 2026
Revenue	4.02B	4.18B	4.34B	5.40B	3.57B	3.99B	4.46B	6.26B	5.18B	5.77B	5.43B	6.20B	5.63B	6.37B	5.63B	6.16B	5.34B	5.41B	5.10B	6.00B	4.91B	5.02B	4.62B	5.62B	5.91B	5.20B	6.24B	6.65B	7.21B	8.38B	6.48B	5.75B	6.98B	6.65B	6.46B	7.27B	7.78B	6.97B	7.82B	8.40B
Operating Income	561.00M	957.00M	1.10B	1.65B	578.00M	940.00M	1.19B	1.92B	587.00M	1.25B	-1.65B	1.99B	739.00M	1.38B	63.00M	2.17B	578.00M	3.69B	1.34B	2.01B	690.00M	1.26B	1.06B	1.83B	1.60B	708.00M	1.72B	1.38B	1.66B	2.19B	1.22B	1.29B	2.11B	1.70B	1.94B	2.37B	2.01B	1.76B	2.59B	2.02B
Net Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	658.00M	-1.38B	1.07B	496.00M	938.00M	-154.00M	1.16B	278.00M	2.08B	899.00M	1.32B	440.00M	-	612.00M	1.25B	-	372.00M	1.10B	-	1.11B	1.47B	-	-	-	-	1.20B	1.53B	1.33B	880.00M	1.71B	1.36B
Diluted EPS	0.31	0.56	0.69	1.05	0.30	0.53	0.66	1.17	0.20	0.66	-1.37	1.06	0.49	0.92	-0.15	1.13	0.27	1.99	0.85	1.25	0.42	0.81	0.58	1.18	1.06	0.35	1.03	0.97	1.03	1.35	0.79	0.76	1.29	1.03	1.09	1.39	1.21	0.79	1.54	1.20

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2007	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Revenue	15.35B	17.13B	15.74B	17.46B	17.66B	16.54B	17.09B	18.47B	17.49B	19.90B	23.03B	23.50B	21.42B	20.38B	23.11B	29.28B	25.25B	26.72B	29.55B
Operating Income	3.33B	3.51B	3.27B	3.80B	4.23B	4.46B	3.25B	3.64B	4.28B	4.49B	2.33B	4.19B	7.74B	4.88B	3.70B	5.37B	5.83B	7.07B	7.29B
Net Income	1.73B	1.74B	1.64B	1.98B	2.20B	2.35B	1.64B	1.96B	2.37B	2.45B	842.00M	2.23B	4.74B	3.12B	2.39B	3.52B	3.98B	4.40B	4.34B
Diluted EPS	2.28	2.25	2.06	2.36	2.55	2.67	1.87	2.18	2.59	2.55	0.84	2.17	4.50	2.93	2.24	3.26	3.62	3.99	3.92

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2006	Dec 2007	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Jun 2016	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Total Assets	-	-	48.35B	52.05B	55.03B	59.27B	63.15B	64.26B	70.23B	78.32B	-	109.70B	111.00B	116.91B	118.70B	122.94B	127.53B	134.89B	139.33B	145.18B	155.72B
Total Equity	11.62B	13.09B	13.98B	15.59B	16.91B	18.29B	18.30B	19.01B	19.95B	20.59B	8.00B	24.76B	24.17B	24.72B	27.50B	27.97B	27.87B	30.41B	31.44B	33.21B	36.02B
Cash & Equivalents	167.00M	201.00M	417.00M	690.00M	447.00M	1.31B	628.00M	659.00M	710.00M	1.40B	-	1.98B	2.13B	1.40B	1.98B	1.06B	1.80B	1.92B	748.00M	1.07B	1.64B
Total Liabilities	-	-	33.99B	36.09B	37.75B	40.61B	43.77B	44.41B	48.89B	56.17B	-	82.80B	85.15B	87.58B	86.65B	90.41B	94.97B	100.36B	104.11B	108.51B	116.85B
Current Liabilities	-	-	5.23B	5.58B	6.47B	6.58B	7.01B	5.53B	8.96B	9.13B	-	12.92B	13.59B	14.29B	12.55B	12.08B	10.92B	15.72B	13.47B	15.99B	16.89B

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2007	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow	3.43B	3.46B	3.26B	3.99B	5.90B	4.90B	6.10B	5.82B	6.27B	4.89B	6.39B	6.95B	5.78B	6.70B	6.17B	6.30B	7.55B	9.79B	9.80B
Investing Cash Flow	-3.71B	-4.13B	-4.32B	-4.26B	-4.18B	-5.17B	-5.74B	-6.41B	-7.28B	-20.05B	-7.19B	-5.76B	-3.39B	-7.03B	-7.35B	-8.43B	-9.67B	-9.40B	-13.96B
Financing Cash Flow	309.00M	878.00M	1.33B	22.00M	-852.00M	-417.00M	-324.00M	644.00M	1.70B	15.72B	951.00M	-1.81B	-1.93B	-576.00M	1.95B	2.34B	999.00M	-208.00M	4.70B
Capital Expenditure	-3.55B	-3.96B	-4.67B	-4.09B	-4.53B	-4.81B	-5.33B	-5.25B	-5.67B	-7.31B	-7.42B	-8.00B	-7.55B	-7.52B	-7.59B	-7.92B	-9.10B	-8.96B	-12.74B
Free Cash Flow	-112.00M	-497.00M	-1.41B	-95.00M	1.38B	89.00M	766.00M	569.00M	600.00M	-2.42B	-1.03B	-1.06B	-1.77B	-826.00M	-1.42B	-1.62B	-1.54B	833.00M	-2.94B
Share Buybacks	-	-	-	0	0	430.00M	20.00M	5.00M	115.00M	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric	Dec 2007	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Margin %	21.7%	20.5%	20.8%	21.8%	24.0%	27.0%	19.0%	19.7%	24.5%	22.5%	10.1%	17.8%	36.1%	24.0%	16.0%	18.3%	23.1%	26.4%	24.7%
Net Margin %	11.3%	10.2%	10.4%	11.3%	12.5%	14.2%	9.6%	10.6%	13.5%	12.3%	3.7%	9.5%	22.1%	15.3%	10.4%	12.0%	15.7%	16.5%	14.7%
ROE %	13.2%	12.5%	10.5%	11.7%	12.0%	12.8%	8.6%	9.8%	11.5%	9.9%	3.5%	9.0%	17.2%	11.2%	8.6%	11.6%	12.6%	13.3%	12.1%
ROCE %	-	8.1%	7.0%	7.8%	8.0%	8.0%	5.5%	5.9%	6.2%	4.6%	2.4%	4.1%	7.3%	4.4%	3.2%	4.5%	4.6%	5.5%	5.2%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders

0.10%

Institutions

72.55%

Public Float

72.62%

Top Institutional Holders

#	Holder	% Held	Shares	Value
1	Blackrock Inc.	8.02%	90.37M	$8.62B
2	Vanguard Capital Management LLC	6.35%	71.54M	$6.82B
3	State Street Corporation	5.59%	62.98M	$6.00B
4	Capital World Investors	4.99%	56.24M	$5.36B
5	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	3.84%	43.34M	$4.13B
6	Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc	3.23%	36.43M	$3.47B
7	Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.52%	28.36M	$2.70B
8	Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC	2.32%	26.14M	$2.49B
9	FMR, LLC	2.03%	22.89M	$2.18B
10	Franklin Resources, Inc.	1.49%	16.81M	$1.60B

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SO — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of The Southern Company (SO)?

As of 2026-07-15 16:51 PDT, The Southern Company (SO) trades at $94.60 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $82.74 to $98.30.

What is the market capitalisation of SO?

The Southern Company (SO) has a market capitalisation of $106.64B on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of SO?

SO trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.19. The industry average P/E is 21.68. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 2.90.

Does SO pay a dividend?

The Southern Company (SO) currently offers a dividend yield of 3.17%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of SO?

SO has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.99%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 5.25%.

Is SO a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of The Southern Company (SO), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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The Southern Company SO SPX

Company Overview

Why Investors Should Care

Recent Developments

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

Compounded Profit Growth

Stock Price Performance

Price Chart

Technical Trend

Fundamental Growth Charts

PROS

CONS

Valuation

Growth (CAGR)

Profitability & Returns

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Ownership

Financial Snapshot

Peer comparison

Quarterly Results

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Cash Flows (Annual)

Ratios (Annual)

Shareholding Pattern

Top Institutional Holders

Analyst View

Latest News

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SO — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of The Southern Company (SO)?

What is the market capitalisation of SO?

What is the P/E ratio of SO?

Does SO pay a dividend?

What is the return on equity (ROE) of SO?

Is SO a good stock to buy?

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