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- Ticker
- SO
- Price
- 89.30
- Stock movement down
- -0.31 (-0.33%)
- Company name
- Southern Company
- Exchange
- (NYSE ,
- Currency
- USD )
- Sector
- Utilities >Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Market cap
- 104.09B
- Ent value
- 210.12B
- Price/Sales
- 3.94
- Price/Book
- 2.82
- Div yield
- 3.13%
- Div growth
- 3.16%
- Growth years
- 20
- FCF payout
- 734.98%
- Trailing P/E
- 22.04
- Forward P/E
- 20.68
- PEG
- 3.56
- EPS growth
- 10.80%
- 1 year return
- 8.83%
- 3 year return
- 6.17%
- 5 year return
- 12.05%
- 10 year return
- 7.44%
Last updated: 2025-09-12
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DIVIDENDS
Dividend yield - 5y
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Dividend yield data
| Dividend per share | 2.96 |
| Dividend yield | 3.13% |
| Payout frequency | Quarterly |
| Maximum yield | 4.97% |
| Average yield | 3.87% |
| Minimum yield | 3.06% |
| Discount to avg yield | -23.82% |
| Upside potential | -19.24% |
| Yield as % of max yield | 63.01% |
Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y
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Yield distribution data
| Dividend yield | 3.13% |
| Current yield distribution | 98.10% |
| Yield at 100% (Min) | 3.06% |
| Yield at 90% | 3.25% |
| Yield at 80% | 3.45% |
| Yield at 50% (Median) | 3.96% |
| Yield at 20% | 4.20% |
| Yield at 10% | 4.28% |
| Yield at 0% (Max) | 4.97% |
Dividend per share
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Dividend per share data
| Years of growth | 20 years |
| CCC status | Dividend Contender |
| Dividend per share | 2.96 |
| Payout frequency | Quarterly |
| Ex-div date | 18 Aug 2025 |
| EPS (TTM) | 4.28 |
| EPS (1y forward) | 4.58 |
| EPS growth (5y) | 10.80% |
| EPS growth (5y forward) | 6.20% |
Dividend growth
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Dividend growth data
| SO | S&P500 | |
| DGR MR | 2.78% | -13.74% |
| DGR TTM | 2.82% | 6.60% |
| DGR 3 years | 3.06% | 5.24% |
| DGR 5 years | 3.16% | 5.40% |
| DGR 10 years | 3.28% | 7.07% |
| DGR 15 years | 3.49% | 6.12% |
| Time since last change announced | 192 days |
| EPS growth (5y) | 10.80% |
| EPS growth (5y forward) | 6.20% |
Payout ratio
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Payout ratio data
| EPS coverage | FCF coverage | |
| TTM | 63.19% | 734.98% |
| Average | - | - |
| Forward | 64.69% | - |
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VALUATION
Valuation Ratios
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Valuation Ratios data
| Trailing P/E | 22.04 |
| Price to OCF | 11.04 |
| Price to FCF | 256.37 |
| Price to EBITDA | 8.03 |
| EV to EBITDA | 16.20 |
Valuation (Sales/Book Value)
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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
| Price to Sales | 3.94 |
| Price to Book | 2.82 |
| EV to Sales | 7.95 |
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FINANCIALS
Per share
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Per share data
| Current share count | 1.10B |
| EPS (TTM) | 4.28 |
| FCF per share (TTM) | 0.37 |
Income statement
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Income statement data
| Revenue (TTM) | 26.43B |
| Gross profit (TTM) | 10.81B |
| Operating income (TTM) | 7.17B |
| Net income (TTM) | 4.72B |
| EPS (TTM) | 4.28 |
| EPS (1y forward) | 4.58 |
Margins
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Margins data
| Gross margin (TTM) | 40.92% |
| Operating margin (TTM) | 27.12% |
| Profit margin (TTM) | 17.87% |
Balance Sheet
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Balance Sheet data
| Cash | 1.02B |
| Net receivables | 4.42B |
| Total current assets | 11.04B |
| Goodwill | 5.16B |
| Intangible assets | 341.00M |
| Property, plant and equipment | 144.50B |
| Total assets | 143.96B |
| Accounts payable | 3.95B |
| Short/Current long term debt | 65.08B |
| Total current liabilities | 12.16B |
| Total liabilities | 107.05B |
| Shareholder's equity | 36.91B |
| Net tangible assets | 0.00 |
Cash flow
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Cash flow data
| Operating cash flow (TTM) | 9.43B |
| Capital expenditures (TTM) | 9.02B |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | 406.00M |
| Dividends paid (TTM) | 2.98B |
Financial returns
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Financial returns data
| Return on Equity | 12.79% |
| Return on Assets | 3.28% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 4.69% |
| Cash Return on Invested Capital | 0.40% |
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STOCK INFORMATION
Stock chart
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Stock price data
| Open | 94.96 |
| Daily high | 95.18 |
| Daily low | 94.36 |
| Daily Volume | 3.29M |
| All-time high | 94.15 |
| 1y analyst estimate | 96.74 |
| Beta | 0.36 |
| EPS (TTM) | 4.28 |
| Dividend per share | 2.96 |
| Ex-div date | 18 Aug 2025 |
| Next earnings date | 29 Oct 2025 |
Downside potential
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Downside potential data
| SO | S&P500 | |
| Current price drop from All-time high | -1.44% | -1.46% |
| Highest price drop | -38.98% | -56.47% |
| Date of highest drop | 23 Mar 2020 | 9 Mar 2009 |
| Avg drop from high | -11.05% | -10.99% |
| Avg time to new high | 29 days | 12 days |
| Max time to new high | 1071 days | 1805 days |
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COMPANY DETAILS
Marketcap
104.09B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
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 was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Employees
28314
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
Thomas Fanning
Country
USA
City
Atlanta
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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