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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Southern
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$91.51
52 Week HighUS$94.45
52 Week LowUS$77.62
Beta0.37
1 Month Change3.68%
3 Month Change5.35%
1 Year Change17.62%
3 Year Change27.50%
5 Year Change72.08%
Change since IPO550.74%

Recent News & Updates

Is Southern (NYSE:SO) A Risky Investment?

Jul 05
Is Southern (NYSE:SO) A Risky Investment?

Southern Company: Data Center Expansion Is Strong Catalyst; Initiate With 'Strong Buy'

Jun 16

Southern (NYSE:SO) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

May 15
Southern (NYSE:SO) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

Recent updates

Is Southern (NYSE:SO) A Risky Investment?

Jul 05
Is Southern (NYSE:SO) A Risky Investment?

Southern Company: Data Center Expansion Is Strong Catalyst; Initiate With 'Strong Buy'

Jun 16

Southern (NYSE:SO) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

May 15
Southern (NYSE:SO) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

Southern (NYSE:SO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.74

Apr 25
Southern (NYSE:SO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.74

A Look At The Fair Value Of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

Apr 14
A Look At The Fair Value Of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

Is Southern (NYSE:SO) A Risky Investment?

Mar 19
Is Southern (NYSE:SO) A Risky Investment?

Earnings Update: The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Just Reported Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

Feb 22
Earnings Update: The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Just Reported Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

Southern Company: Strong 2024 Earnings Reinforce Confidence In The Investment

Feb 21

Getting In Cheap On The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Is Unlikely

Feb 19
Getting In Cheap On The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Is Unlikely

The Southern Company's Good Fuel Mix

Feb 14

Should You Be Adding Southern (NYSE:SO) To Your Watchlist Today?

Feb 05
Should You Be Adding Southern (NYSE:SO) To Your Watchlist Today?

SOJF: A 6.5% Investment Grade Baby Bond IPO From The Southern Company

Jan 22

Southern Company: Solid Commercial Data Center Load Trends, Technical Support (Rating Upgrade)

Jan 15

Here's Why Southern (NYSE:SO) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Dec 11
Here's Why Southern (NYSE:SO) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Southern (NYSE:SO) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Nov 28
Southern (NYSE:SO) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Southern Company: One Of The Best Utilities At A Lofty Price

Nov 01

Here's Why We Think Southern (NYSE:SO) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Oct 28
Here's Why We Think Southern (NYSE:SO) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Southern Company Could Be Dead Money For The Foreseeable Future

Oct 08

The Southern Company's (NYSE:SO) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Sep 30
The Southern Company's (NYSE:SO) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

The Southern Company: Time To Lock In Gains

Sep 28

Is Southern (NYSE:SO) Using Too Much Debt?

Sep 02
Is Southern (NYSE:SO) Using Too Much Debt?

Returns On Capital At Southern (NYSE:SO) Have Stalled

Aug 21
Returns On Capital At Southern (NYSE:SO) Have Stalled

The AI Factor: Southern Company's Pricey Power Play

Aug 19

Do Southern's (NYSE:SO) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jul 28
Do Southern's (NYSE:SO) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Why Southern Company Will Beat Guidance

Jul 09

The Southern Company Electric Utility Generates 3.7% Yield

Jul 02

The Southern Company: A Premium Valuation With Lukewarm Growth

May 24

Southern Company: How One Of The Best Utilities Could Return Over 10% Per Year

Mar 13

The Southern Company: Onboarding New Nuclear Plants

Feb 09

Southern Company: It's Almost Time To Buy This Proven 4%-Yielding Utility

Jan 25

Southern Company: The Pros And Cons Of A Stock And Bond Investment

Dec 21

The Southern Company: A Solid Company, But Still Overvalued

Nov 16

4%-Yielding Southern Company Is A Utility Gem

Nov 03

Southern Company: Hold This Stock For Stable Dividend Yield

Oct 11

Shareholder Returns

SOUS Electric UtilitiesUS Market
7D-0.3%0.8%1.8%
1Y17.6%18.2%13.7%

Return vs Industry: SO matched the US Electric Utilities industry which returned 18.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SO exceeded the US Market which returned 13.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SO's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SO volatility
SO Average Weekly Movement2.5%
Electric Utilities Industry Average Movement2.9%
Market Average Movement7.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.2%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.7%

Stable Share Price: SO has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: SO's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
194628,457Chris Womackwww.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

How do Southern's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SO fundamental statistics
Market capUS$100.57b
Earnings (TTM)US$4.61b
Revenue (TTM)US$27.85b
21.8x
P/E Ratio
3.6x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SO income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$27.85b
Cost of RevenueUS$14.01b
Gross ProfitUS$13.84b
Other ExpensesUS$9.23b
EarningsUS$4.61b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

Jul 31, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)4.19
Gross Margin49.69%
Net Profit Margin16.54%
Debt/Equity Ratio184.4%

How did SO perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.2%
Current Dividend Yield
69%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/07 18:19
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/03 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

The Southern Company is covered by 40 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jacob KilsteinArgus Research Company
Nathan JudgeAtlantic Equities LLP
Daniel FordBarclays