Southern Company

SO · NYSE · Utilities / Utilities - Regulated Electric

89.18USD-0.20 (-0.22%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close89.38

Open91

Day Range89.02 – 91

52-Week Range81.79 – 98.45

Volume8.55M

Market Cap94.73B

P/E (TTM)19.84

Forward P/E16.98

EPS4.15

Dividend Yield3.67%

Beta0.32

50-Day Avg90.53

200-Day Avg92.21

About

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.

Company Details

SectorUtilities
IndustryUtilities - Regulated Electric
CEOMr. Christopher C. Womack
Employees29.50K
Headquarters30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, NW, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30308, USA
Websitehttps://www.southerncompany.com

Leadership

Mr. Christopher C. WomackCEO, President & Chairman · b. 1958
Mr. David P. PorochExecutive VP & CFO · b. 1970
Mr. Stanley W. Connally Jr.Executive VP & COO · b. 1969
Mr. Daniel S. TuckerSenior Advisor · b. 1970
Ms. Kimberly Scheibe GreeneChairman, President & CEO of Georgia Power · b. 1966
Mr. J. Jeffrey PeoplesChairman, President & CEO of Alabama Power Company · b. 1960
Mr. Matthew M. KimSVP, Comptroller & Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Greg MacLeodDirector of Investor Relations
Mr. Sterling A. Spainhour Jr., J.D.Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer · b. 1969
Ms. Sloane N. DrakeExecutive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer · b. 1977

Financials

Income Statement

Line item	1986-12-31	1987-12-31	1988-12-31	1989-12-31	1990-12-31	1991-12-31	1992-12-31	1993-12-31	1994-12-31	1995-12-31	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Total Revenue	6.85B	7.01B	7.24B	7.49B	7.97B	8.05B	8.07B	8.49B	8.30B	9.18B	10.36B	12.61B	9.50B	9.32B	10.07B	10.15B	10.51B	11.19B	11.73B	13.55B	14.36B	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
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.84B	4.24B	5.21B	7.24B	4.57B	4.58B	5.10B	5.19B	5.36B	5.83B	4.04B	5.23B	5.70B	6.37B	7.63B	6.43B	7.26B	10.81B	9.37B	9.82B	11.03B	9.81B	11.37B	13.12B	13.88B	11.82B	10.48B	12.87B	18.65B	13.54B	13.38B	20.74B
Gross Profit	6.85B	7.01B	7.24B	7.49B	7.97B	8.05B	8.07B	8.49B	4.46B	4.94B	5.15B	5.37B	4.93B	4.74B	4.96B	4.96B	5.15B	5.36B	7.69B	8.33B	8.66B	8.98B	9.49B	9.32B	10.19B	6.85B	7.16B	7.27B	7.44B	7.68B	8.53B	9.91B	9.62B	9.60B	9.90B	10.25B	10.63B	11.71B	13.34B	8.81B
Operating Income	6.85B	7.01B	7.24B	7.49B	7.97B	8.05B	8.07B	8.49B	2.43B	2.69B	2.60B	2.67B	2.28B	2.25B	2.40B	2.39B	2.58B	2.81B	2.82B	2.96B	3.22B	3.33B	3.51B	3.47B	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	7.27B
EBITDA	6.85B	7.01B	7.24B	7.49B	7.97B	8.05B	8.07B	8.49B	2.69B	2.90B	3.13B	4.24B	3.74B	3.26B	3.56B	3.59B	3.52B	3.83B	3.92B	4.33B	4.64B	4.94B	5.29B	5.30B	5.79B	6.39B	6.75B	5.68B	6.14B	6.86B	7.72B	6.22B	8.14B	11.61B	9.22B	8.39B	10.31B	11.78B	13.24B	14.33B
Net Income	883.00M	554.40M	846.00M	846.00M	603.50M	876.00M	953.00M	1.00B	989.00M	1.10B	1.13B	972.00M	977.00M	1.28B	1.31B	1.26B	1.32B	1.47B	1.53B	1.59B	1.57B	1.73B	1.81B	1.71B	2.04B	2.27B	2.42B	1.71B	2.03B	2.42B	2.49B	880.00M	2.24B	4.75B	3.13B	2.41B	3.54B	3.98B	4.40B	4.34B
R&D	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	648.00M	663.00M	664.00M	839.00M	558.00M	527.00M	643.00M	557.00M	492.00M	527.00M	640.00M	747.00M	866.00M	886.00M	866.00M	905.00M	895.00M	857.00M	859.00M	824.00M	835.00M	840.00M	1.32B	1.69B	1.84B	1.74B	1.82B	1.84B	2.02B	2.45B	2.74B	3.31B

Balance Sheet

Line item	1986-12-31	1987-12-31	1988-12-31	1989-12-31	1990-12-31	1991-12-31	1992-12-31	1993-12-31	1994-12-31	1995-12-31	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Total Assets	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	27.04B	30.52B	30.23B	35.26B	36.19B	29.29B	31.26B	29.90B	33.72B	35.18B	36.95B	39.88B	42.86B	45.79B	48.35B	52.05B	55.03B	59.27B	63.15B	64.55B	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 Liabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17.26B	20.19B	19.66B	24.68B	25.49B	19.72B	20.20B	21.55B	24.71B	25.11B	26.12B	28.59B	30.74B	32.32B	34.36B	36.46B	38.12B	40.61B	43.77B	44.41B	48.93B	56.22B	82.97B	85.15B	87.58B	86.65B	90.41B	94.97B	100.36B	104.11B	108.51B	116.85B
Total Equity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9.52B	10.10B	10.20B	10.14B	10.17B	9.57B	11.06B	8.35B	9.01B	10.07B	10.84B	11.29B	12.12B	13.46B	13.98B	15.59B	16.91B	18.66B	19.38B	20.14B	21.08B	21.32B	25.48B	25.85B	29.33B	32.05B	28.26B	28.16B	30.41B	35.23B	33.21B	36.02B
Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	139.00M	772.00M	445.00M	704.00M	959.00M	176.00M	205.00M	354.00M	273.00M	311.00M	368.00M	202.00M	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 Debt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.80B	10.45B	9.61B	13.12B	13.83B	9.54B	9.59B	10.63B	11.37B	11.47B	13.86B	15.01B	15.86B	16.59B	18.39B	19.88B	20.75B	21.22B	22.43B	23.30B	24.78B	28.74B	47.46B	50.79B	46.85B	48.69B	51.04B	55.47B	59.13B	63.49B	66.28B	74.08B
Net Debt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.66B	9.68B	9.17B	12.42B	12.87B	9.36B	9.38B	10.27B	11.09B	11.16B	13.49B	14.80B	15.70B	16.39B	17.97B	19.19B	20.30B	19.91B	21.81B	22.64B	24.07B	27.33B	45.48B	48.66B	45.45B	46.71B	49.98B	53.67B	57.22B	62.74B	65.21B	72.44B

Cash Flow

Line item	1994-12-31	1995-12-31	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow	2.11B	2.31B	2.40B	2.63B	2.75B	2.72B	2.82B	2.38B	2.83B	3.07B	2.69B	2.53B	2.82B	3.40B	3.40B	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	-1.86B	-2.38B	-1.29B	-4.76B	-2.64B	-4.21B	-2.31B	-2.74B	-2.96B	-2.19B	-2.25B	-2.63B	-2.83B	-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	-293.00M	695.00M	-1.44B	2.30B	159.00M	1.08B	-379.00M	507.00M	49.00M	-834.00M	-378.00M	-67.00M	-21.00M	348.00M	944.00M	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	1.54B	1.40B	1.23B	1.86B	2.00B	2.56B	2.23B	2.62B	2.72B	2.00B	2.11B	2.37B	2.99B	3.54B	3.96B	4.67B	4.09B	4.53B	4.81B	5.46B	5.98B	7.39B	7.31B	7.42B	8.00B	7.55B	7.44B	7.24B	7.92B	9.10B	8.96B	12.74B
Free Cash Flow	575.00M	914.00M	1.17B	766.00M	743.00M	163.00M	593.00M	-233.00M	114.00M	1.06B	582.00M	160.00M	-174.00M	-150.00M	-563.00M	-1.41B	-95.00M	1.38B	89.00M	634.00M	-162.00M	-1.12B	-2.42B	-1.03B	-1.06B	-1.77B	-745.00M	-1.07B	-1.62B	-1.54B	833.00M	-2.94B
Dividends Paid	766.00M	811.00M	846.00M	889.00M	933.00M	921.00M	873.00M	922.00M	958.00M	1.00B	1.04B	1.10B	1.14B	1.21B	1.28B	1.43B	1.56B	1.67B	1.76B	1.83B	1.87B	1.96B	2.10B	2.30B	2.42B	2.57B	2.69B	2.78B	2.91B	3.04B	2.95B	3.02B

Earnings

Report Date	Apr 24, 1996	Jul 24, 1996	Oct 23, 1996	Jan 20, 1997	Apr 23, 1997	Jul 24, 1997	Oct 20, 1997	Jan 20, 1998	Apr 20, 1998	Jul 20, 1998	Oct 19, 1998	Jan 19, 1999	Apr 19, 1999	Jul 19, 1999	Oct 19, 1999	Jan 20, 2000	Apr 17, 2000	Jul 18, 2000	Oct 23, 2000	Jan 19, 2001	Apr 26, 2001	Jul 23, 2001	Oct 22, 2001	Jan 24, 2002	Apr 18, 2002	Jul 22, 2002	Oct 30, 2002	Jan 27, 2003	Apr 30, 2003	Jul 29, 2003	Oct 21, 2003	Jan 29, 2004	Apr 28, 2004	Jul 28, 2004	Oct 21, 2004	Jan 25, 2005	Apr 26, 2005	Jul 26, 2005	Oct 25, 2005	Jan 26, 2006	Apr 25, 2006	Jul 27, 2006	Oct 26, 2006	Jan 25, 2007	Apr 26, 2007	Jul 26, 2007	Oct 25, 2007	Jan 30, 2008	Apr 30, 2008	Jul 30, 2008	Oct 23, 2008	Jan 28, 2009	Apr 29, 2009	Jul 29, 2009	Oct 28, 2009	Jan 27, 2010	Apr 28, 2010	Jul 28, 2010	Oct 27, 2010	Jan 26, 2011	Apr 27, 2011	Jul 27, 2011	Nov 7, 2011	Feb 24, 2012	Apr 25, 2012	Jul 25, 2012	Nov 5, 2012	Jan 30, 2013	Apr 24, 2013	Jul 31, 2013	Oct 30, 2013	Jan 29, 2014	Apr 30, 2014	Jul 30, 2014	Oct 29, 2014	Feb 4, 2015	Apr 29, 2015	Jul 29, 2015	Oct 28, 2015	Feb 3, 2016	Apr 27, 2016	Jul 27, 2016	Oct 31, 2016	Feb 22, 2017	May 3, 2017	Aug 2, 2017	Nov 1, 2017	Feb 21, 2018	May 2, 2018	Aug 8, 2018	Nov 7, 2018	Feb 20, 2019	May 1, 2019	Jul 31, 2019	Oct 30, 2019	Feb 20, 2020	Apr 30, 2020	Jul 30, 2020	Oct 29, 2020	Feb 18, 2021	Apr 29, 2021	Jul 29, 2021	Nov 4, 2021	Feb 17, 2022	Apr 28, 2022	Jul 28, 2022	Oct 27, 2022	Feb 16, 2023	Apr 27, 2023	Aug 3, 2023	Nov 2, 2023	Feb 15, 2024	May 2, 2024	Aug 1, 2024	Oct 31, 2024	Feb 20, 2025	May 1, 2025	Jul 31, 2025	Oct 30, 2025	Feb 19, 2026	Apr 30, 2026	Jul 30, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
EPS Estimate	0.32	0.42	0.71	0.25	0.34	0.42	0.77	0.34	0.31	0.35	0.76	0.30	0.32	0.40	0.79	0.23	0.36	0.47	0.91	0.24	0.23	0.39	0.80	0.14	0.28	0.42	0.79	0.16	0.33	0.45	0.78	0.17	0.37	0.49	0.87	0.21	0.41	0.51	0.90	0.22	0.39	0.51	0.96	0.23	0.35	0.52	0.99	0.24	0.41	0.57	1.02	0.25	0.41	0.57	0.98	0.30	0.44	0.59	0.99	0.18	0.51	0.64	1.04	0.30	0.46	0.68	1.13	0.40	0.50	0.68	1.11	0.46	0.56	0.66	1.07	0.38	0.58	0.70	1.15	0.43	0.53	0.70	1.18	0.33	0.58	0.71	1.07	0.46	0.83	0.69	1.07	0.23	0.72	0.72	1.14	0.27	0.71	0.67	1.21	0.42	0.83	0.79	1.22	0.35	0.91	0.84	1.33	0.24	0.71	0.75	1.32	0.60	0.90	0.93	1.34	0.53	1.19	0.88	1.51	0.57	1.21	1.01	1.65
EPS Actual	0.35	0.43	0.69	0.21	0.28	0.31	0.72	0.28	0.35	0.39	0.74	0.25	0.32	0.45	0.79	0.22	0.37	0.52	1.03	0.21	0.23	0.40	0.80	0.16	0.32	0.47	0.84	0.23	0.41	0.49	0.85	0.22	0.45	0.48	0.87	0.24	0.43	0.52	0.97	0.21	0.35	0.52	0.99	0.25	0.41	0.55	0.99	0.26	0.47	0.63	1.01	0.26	0.42	0.61	0.99	0.31	0.60	0.62	0.98	0.18	0.50	0.71	1.06	0.28	0.42	0.69	1.11	0.44	0.49	0.66	1.08	0.48	0.66	0.68	1.09	0.38	0.56	0.71	1.17	0.44	0.58	0.74	1.28	0.24	0.66	0.73	1.11	0.51	0.88	0.80	1.14	0.25	0.70	0.80	1.34	0.27	0.78	0.78	1.22	0.47	0.98	0.84	1.23	0.36	0.97	1.07	1.31	0.26	0.79	0.79	1.42	0.64	1.03	1.10	1.43	0.50	1.23	0.92	1.60	0.55	1.32	1.13	-
Surprise	9.38%	2.38%	-2.82%	-16.00%	-17.65%	-26.19%	-6.49%	-17.65%	12.90%	11.43%	-2.63%	-16.67%	0.00%	12.50%	0.00%	-4.35%	2.78%	10.64%	13.19%	-12.50%	0.00%	2.56%	0.00%	14.29%	14.29%	11.90%	6.33%	43.75%	24.24%	8.89%	8.97%	29.41%	21.62%	-2.04%	0.00%	14.29%	4.88%	1.96%	7.78%	-4.55%	-10.26%	1.96%	3.13%	8.70%	17.14%	5.77%	0.00%	8.33%	14.63%	10.53%	-0.98%	4.00%	2.44%	7.02%	1.02%	3.33%	36.36%	5.08%	-1.01%	0.00%	-1.96%	10.94%	1.92%	-6.67%	-8.70%	1.47%	-1.77%	10.00%	-2.00%	-2.94%	-2.70%	4.35%	17.86%	3.03%	1.87%	0.00%	-3.45%	1.43%	1.74%	2.33%	9.43%	5.71%	8.47%	-27.27%	13.79%	2.82%	3.74%	10.87%	6.02%	15.94%	6.54%	8.70%	-2.78%	11.11%	17.54%	0.00%	9.86%	16.42%	0.83%	11.90%	18.07%	6.33%	0.82%	2.86%	6.59%	27.38%	-1.50%	8.33%	11.27%	5.33%	7.58%	6.67%	14.44%	18.28%	6.72%	-5.66%	3.36%	4.55%	5.96%	-3.51%	9.09%	11.88%	-
Timing	-	-	-	-	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	After-hours	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	After-hours	After-hours	-	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	-	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	-	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap94.73B

Enterprise Value170.12B

Trailing P/E19.84

Forward P/E16.98

PEG Ratio1.97

Price / Sales3.14

Price / Book2.43

EPS4.15

Book Value34.4

Revenue (TTM)30.18B

Gross Profit (TTM)14.57B

EBITDA14.26B

Profit Margin15.44%

Operating Margin29.61%

Return on Equity11.48%

Return on Assets3.27%

Shares Outstanding1.15B

Shares Float1.15B

Beta0.32

Dividend Yield3.67%

Dividend Rate3.04

Payout Ratio65.22%

Analyst Ratings

Hold

Based on 24 analystsTarget 99.24

Strong Buy
6
Buy
1
Hold
15
Sell
1
Strong Sell
1

Ownership Breakdown

Institutions: 74.23%
Insiders: 0.10%
Retail / Other: 25.67%

Top Institutional Holders

BlackRock Inc
90.37M7.86%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
71.54M6.22%
State Street Corp
62.98M5.47%
Capital World Investors
62.52M5.43%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
43.34M3.77%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
36.43M3.17%
Geode Capital Management, LLC
28.36M2.46%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC
26.14M2.27%
FMR Inc
22.89M1.99%
Franklin Templeton Inc
16.81M1.46%
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
15.60M1.36%
NORGES BANK
14.36M1.25%
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts
12.92M1.12%

Top Fund Holders

Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest
35.86M3.12%
Vanguard 500 Index Investor
29.96M2.60%
American Funds Income Fd of Amer A
23.49M2.04%
State Street®UtilSelSectSPDR®ETF
18.68M1.62%
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
15.01M1.30%
Fidelity 500 Index
14.58M1.27%
State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF
13.80M1.20%

Dividends

20263×

0.76Aug 17, 20260.76May 18, 20260.74Feb 17, 2026

20254×

0.74Nov 17, 20250.74Aug 18, 20250.74May 19, 20250.72Feb 18, 2025

20244×

0.72Nov 18, 20240.72Aug 19, 20240.72May 17, 20240.70Feb 16, 2024

20234×

0.70Nov 17, 20230.70Aug 18, 20230.70May 12, 20230.68Feb 17, 2023

20224×

0.68Nov 18, 20220.68Aug 12, 20220.68May 13, 20220.66Feb 18, 2022

20214×

0.66Nov 12, 20210.66Aug 13, 20210.66May 14, 20210.64Feb 12, 2021

20201×

0.64Nov 13, 2020

Stock Splits

Apr 3, 200110000:6109
Mar 1, 19942:1