SO * Stock Overview
Through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 0/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$1,770.13 |
| 52 Week High | US$1,864.74 |
| 52 Week Low | US$1,309.00 |
| Beta | 0.37 |
| 1 Month Change | -3.95% |
| 3 Month Change | n/a |
| 1 Year Change | n/a |
| 3 Year Change | 14.05% |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | 46.98% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| SO * | MX Electric Utilities | MX Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -1.7% | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 1Y | n/a | 5.1% | -4.7% |
Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how SO * performed against the MX Electric Utilities industry.
Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how SO * performed against the MX Market.
Price Volatility
| SO * volatility | |
|---|---|
| SO * Average Weekly Movement | n/a |
| Electric Utilities Industry Average Movement | 3.2% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in MX Market | 8.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in MX Market | 2.7% |
Stable Share Price: SO *'s share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the MX market.
Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine SO *'s volatility change 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
| SO * fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | Mex$1.96t |
| Earnings (TTM) | Mex$90.29b |
| Revenue (TTM) | Mex$546.01b |
21.7x
P/E Ratio3.6x
P/S RatioIs SO * overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| SO * 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
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 4.19 |
| Gross Margin | 49.69% |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.54% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 184.4% |
How did SO * perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
3.2%
Current Dividend Yield69%
Payout RatioDoes SO * pay a reliable dividends?
See SO * dividend history and benchmarks| Southern dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | May 19 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Jun 06 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 15 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 33 days |
Does SO * pay a reliable dividends?
See SO * dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/03 04:01 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/28 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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Analyst Sources
The Southern Company is covered by 40 analysts. 12 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 |