Southern (SOT) Stock Overview
Through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 3/6 |
| Financial Health | 0/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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The Southern Company Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$81.20 |
| 52 Week High | US$87.16 |
| 52 Week Low | US$74.71 |
| Beta | 0.37 |
| 1 Month Change | 5.98% |
| 3 Month Change | 4.20% |
| 1 Year Change | 7.98% |
| 3 Year Change | 15.55% |
| 5 Year Change | 75.43% |
| Change since IPO | 213.39% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| SOT | DE Electric Utilities | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 2.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 1Y | 8.0% | 18.8% | 18.3% |
Return vs Industry: SOT underperformed the German Electric Utilities industry which returned 18% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SOT underperformed the German Market which returned 19.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| SOT volatility | |
|---|---|
| SOT Average Weekly Movement | 2.4% |
| Electric Utilities Industry Average Movement | 3.3% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.1% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 11.5% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.6% |
Stable Share Price: SOT has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: SOT's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 28,457 | Chris Womack | www.southerncompany.com |
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee; operates, constructs, and maintains approximately 78,500 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities; and provides gas marketing services, as well as electric services to retail customers. It also offers distributed energy and resilience solutions, and digital wireless communications and fiber optics services, as well as deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, utility customers.
The Southern Company Fundamentals Summary
| SOT fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | €88.47b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €3.94b |
| Revenue (TTM) | €23.83b |
Is SOT overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| SOT income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$27.85b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$14.01b |
| Gross Profit | US$13.84b |
| Other Expenses | US$9.23b |
| Earnings | US$4.61b |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
Jul 31, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 4.19 |
| Gross Margin | 49.69% |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.54% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 184.4% |
How did SOT perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/07/21 10:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
The Southern Company is covered by 40 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Jacob Kilstein | Argus Research Company |
| Nathan Judge | Atlantic Equities LLP |
| Daniel Ford | Barclays |