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the southern co. - SO

SO

Close Chg Chg %
90.39 3.05 3.37%

Open Market

93.44

+3.05 (3.37%)

Volume: 5.77M

Last Updated:

Oct 22, 2026, 3:47 PM EDT

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Company Overview: the southern co. - SO

SO Key Data

Open

$91.10

 Day Range

90.99 - 93.59

52 Week Range

81.69 - 99.56

 Market Cap

$104.35B

Shares Outstanding

1.15B

 Public Float

1.15B

Beta

0.30

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

21.89

 EPS

$4.17

Yield

331.90%

 Dividend

$0.76

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Nov 16, 2026

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

6.17M

  

SO Performance

1 Week
 
 -0.87%
 
1 Month
 
 9.06%
 
3 Months
 
 -7.05%
 
1 Year
 
 -5.73%
 
5 Years
 
 43.59%
 

SO Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 26
Full Ratings ➔

About the southern co. - SO

The Southern Co is a holding company, which engages in the generation and sale of electricity. It operates through the following segments: Traditional Electric Operating Companies, Southern Power, and Southern Company Gas. The Traditional Electric Operating Companies segment refers to vertically integrated utilities that own generation, transmission and distribution facilities, and supplies electric services in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The Southern Power segment constructs, acquires, owns, and manages generation assets such as renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market. The Southern Company Gas segment distributes natural gas through natural gas distribution facilities in the states of Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, New Jersey, Florida, Tennessee, and Maryland. The company was founded on November 9, 1945, and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

SO At a Glance

The Southern Co.
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Phone 1-404-506-5000 Revenue 29.55B
Industry Electric Utilities Net Income 4.34B
Sector Utilities 2025 Sales Growth 10.586%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 29,800
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SO Valuation

P/E Current 21.887
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 22.277
Price to Sales Ratio 3.272
Price to Book Ratio 2.661
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 9.87
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 12.931
Enterprise Value to Sales 5.82
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.431

SO Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 991,711.409
Income Per Employee 145,671.141
Receivables Turnover 7.263
Total Asset Turnover 0.196

SO Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.646
Quick Ratio 0.449
Cash Ratio 0.097

SO Profitability

Gross Margin 29.807
Operating Margin 24.603
Pretax Margin 16.915
Net Margin 14.689
Return on Assets 2.885
Return on Equity 12.542
Return on Total Capital 3.943
Return on Invested Capital 4.426

SO Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 205.672
Total Debt to Total Capital 67.285
Total Debt to Total Assets 47.569
Long-Term Debt to Equity 185.851
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 60.801
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Annual Financials for The Southern Co. - SO

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
29.29B 25.25B 26.72B 29.55B
Sales Growth
+26.09% -13.78% +5.83% +10.59%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
22.22B 18.06B 18.18B 20.74B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
4.06B 4.96B 5.26B 6.03B
Depreciation
4.02B 4.92B 5.22B 6.00B
Amortization of Intangibles
39.00M 38.00M 35.00M 32.00M
COGS Growth
+33.28% -18.71% +0.68% +14.07%
Gross Income
7.07B 7.19B 8.54B 8.81B
Gross Income Growth
+7.80% +1.68% +18.75% +3.16%
Gross Profit Margin
+24.14% +28.48% +31.95% +29.81%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
- - - -
-
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
- - - -
-
SGA Growth
- - - -
-
Other Operating Expense
1.41B 1.43B 1.54B 1.54B
Unusual Expense
671.00M (164.00M) (111.00M) (123.00M)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
4.99B 5.93B 7.11B 7.39B
Non Operating Income/Expense
920.00M 852.00M 830.00M 910.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
151.00M 144.00M 139.00M 112.00M
Interest Expense
1.69B 2.44B 2.71B 3.31B
Interest Expense Growth
-3.93% +44.46% +11.24% +21.91%
Gross Interest Expense
1.79B 2.57B 2.81B 3.44B
Interest Capitalized
103.00M 132.00M 103.00M 140.00M
Pretax Income
4.22B 4.34B 5.23B 5.00B
Pretax Income Growth
+63.94% +2.89% +20.35% -4.40%
Pretax Margin
+14.42% +17.21% +19.57% +16.92%
Income Tax
795.00M 496.00M 969.00M 828.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
37.00M 95.00M 373.00M 538.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
758.00M 401.00M 596.00M 290.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
151.00M 144.00M 139.00M 112.00M
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
3.43B 3.85B 4.26B 4.17B
Minority Interest Expense
(107.00M) (127.00M) (141.00M) (170.00M)
Net Income
3.54B 3.98B 4.40B 4.34B
Net Income Growth
+46.80% +12.48% +10.69% -1.36%
Net Margin Growth
+12.07% +15.74% +16.47% +14.69%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
3.54B 3.98B 4.40B 4.34B
Preferred Dividends
- - - 11.00M
-
Net Income Available to Common
3.52B 3.98B 4.40B 4.34B
EPS (Basic)
3.2781 3.641 4.0155 3.9356
EPS (Basic) Growth
+45.34% +11.07% +10.29% -1.99%
Basic Shares Outstanding
1.07B 1.09B 1.10B 1.10B
EPS (Diluted)
3.2599 3.6211 3.9936 3.9143
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+45.49% +11.08% +10.29% -1.99%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
1.08B 1.10B 1.10B 1.11B
EBITDA
9.72B 10.73B 12.26B 13.30B
EBITDA Growth
+5.06% +10.38% +14.26% +8.50%
EBITDA Margin
+33.19% +42.49% +45.87% +45.01%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 96.583
Number of Ratings 26 Current Quarters Estimate 0.43
FY Report Date 12 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 4.595
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.73 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 4.30 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 4.925
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 12 9 22 21
Mean Estimate 0.43 1.34 4.60 4.92
High Estimates 0.52 1.41 4.65 4.99
Low Estimate 0.39 1.24 4.56 4.86
Coefficient of Variance 11.23 4.01 0.43 0.49

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 7 6 6
OVERWEIGHT 2 2 1
HOLD 14 15 16
UNDERWEIGHT 1 0 1
SELL 2 2 2
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for The Southern Co. - SO

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Oct 6, 2026 David E. Meador Director 11,159 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 6, 2026 John M. Turner Director 4,359 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 6, 2026 Anthony F. Earley Director 32,408 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 6, 2026 Anthony F. Earley Director 1,136 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 6, 2026 John D. Johns Director 89,846 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 6, 2026 David J. Grain Director 88,597 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 6, 2026 James O. Etheredge Director 3,447 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 6, 2026 Lizanne Thomas Director 8,363 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 6, 2026 Janaki Akella Director 21,899 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 6, 2026 William G. Smith Director 165,393 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 6, 2026 Shantella E. Cooper Director 33,424 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 6, 2026 Kristine L. Svinicki Director 12,235 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 2, 2026 Matthew M. Kim Comptroller 4,888 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $82.73 per share 404,384.24
May 27, 2026 Christopher C. Womack Chairman, President & CEO 213,449 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $94.55 per share 20,181,602.95
May 27, 2026 Christopher C. Womack Chairman, President & CEO N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 27, 2026 Christopher C. Womack Chairman, President & CEO 216,863 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Apr 1, 2026 Kimberly S. Greene Chairman, President & CEO, GPC 103,602 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $96.67 per share 10,015,205.34
Mar 11, 2026 Sloane N. Drake EVP & CHRO N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 11, 2026 Sterling A. Spainhour EVP & CLO 704 Discretionary transaction in accordance with Rule 16b-3(f) resulting in acq or disposition of issuer shs Non-derivative transaction at $97.64 per share 68,738.56
Mar 11, 2026 Sloane N. Drake EVP & CHRO 39,565 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00

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