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the southern co. - SO

SO

Close Chg Chg %
94.51 -1.35 -1.42%

Closed Market

93.16

-1.35 (1.42%)

Volume: 2.56M

Last Updated:

Aug 25, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

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Company Overview: the southern co. - SO

SO Key Data

Open

$94.18

 Day Range

92.99 - 94.49

52 Week Range

80.46 - 96.44

 Market Cap

$103.93B

Shares Outstanding

1.10B

 Public Float

1.10B

Beta

0.36

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

24.39

 EPS

$3.90

Yield

306.94%

 Dividend

$0.74

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Aug 18, 2025

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

5.46M

  

SO Performance

1 Week
 
 -1.43%
 
1 Month
 
 -2.33%
 
3 Months
 
 3.89%
 
1 Year
 
 8.14%
 
5 Years
 
 77.66%
 

SO Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 20
Full Ratings ➔

About the southern co. - SO

The Southern Co is a holding company, which engages in the generation and sale of electricity. It operates through the following segments: Traditional Electric Operating Companies, Southern Power, and Southern Company Gas. The Traditional Electric Operating Companies segment refers to vertically integrated utilities that own generation, transmission and distribution facilities, and supplies electric services in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The Southern Power segment constructs, acquires, owns, and manages generation assets such as renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market. The Southern Company Gas segment distributes natural gas through natural gas distribution facilities in the states of Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, New Jersey, Florida, Tennessee, and Maryland. The company was founded on November 9, 1945, and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

SO At a Glance

The Southern Co.
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Phone 1-404-506-5000 Revenue 26.72B
Industry Electric Utilities Net Income 4.40B
Sector Utilities 2024 Sales Growth 5.825%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 28,600
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SO Valuation

P/E Current 24.43
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 20.613
Price to Sales Ratio 3.395
Price to Book Ratio 2.719
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 9.268
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 13.002
Enterprise Value to Sales 5.964
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.416

SO Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 934,405.594
Income Per Employee 153,881.119
Receivables Turnover 6.231
Total Asset Turnover 0.188

SO Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.669
Quick Ratio 0.458
Cash Ratio 0.067

SO Profitability

Gross Margin 31.953
Operating Margin 26.19
Pretax Margin 19.567
Net Margin 16.468
Return on Assets 3.094
Return on Equity 13.614
Return on Total Capital 4.424
Return on Invested Capital 4.805

SO Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 199.581
Total Debt to Total Capital 66.62
Total Debt to Total Assets 45.652
Long-Term Debt to Equity 180.743
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 60.332
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Annual Financials for The Southern Co. - SO

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
23.23B 29.29B 25.25B 26.72B
Sales Growth
+14.77% +26.09% -13.78% +5.83%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
16.67B 22.22B 18.06B 18.18B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
3.98B 4.06B 4.96B 5.26B
Depreciation
3.94B 4.02B 4.92B 5.22B
Amortization of Intangibles
44.00M 39.00M 38.00M 35.00M
COGS Growth
+19.33% +33.28% -18.71% +0.68%
Gross Income
6.56B 7.07B 7.19B 8.54B
Gross Income Growth
+4.61% +7.80% +1.68% +18.75%
Gross Profit Margin
+28.24% +24.14% +28.48% +31.95%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
- - - -
-
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
- - - -
-
SGA Growth
- - - -
-
Other Operating Expense
1.29B 1.41B 1.43B 1.54B
Unusual Expense
1.82B 671.00M (164.00M) (111.00M)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
3.45B 4.99B 5.93B 7.11B
Non Operating Income/Expense
883.00M 920.00M 852.00M 830.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
76.00M 151.00M 144.00M 139.00M
Interest Expense
1.76B 1.69B 2.44B 2.71B
Interest Expense Growth
-2.39% -3.93% +44.46% +11.24%
Gross Interest Expense
1.85B 1.79B 2.57B 2.81B
Interest Capitalized
92.00M 103.00M 132.00M 103.00M
Pretax Income
2.58B 4.22B 4.34B 5.23B
Pretax Income Growth
-26.32% +63.94% +2.89% +20.35%
Pretax Margin
+11.09% +14.42% +17.21% +19.57%
Income Tax
267.00M 795.00M 496.00M 969.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- 37.00M 95.00M 373.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- 758.00M 401.00M 596.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
76.00M 151.00M 144.00M 139.00M
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
2.31B 3.43B 3.85B 4.26B
Minority Interest Expense
(99.00M) (107.00M) (127.00M) (141.00M)
Net Income
2.41B 3.54B 3.98B 4.40B
Net Income Growth
-23.17% +46.80% +12.48% +10.69%
Net Margin Growth
+10.37% +12.07% +15.74% +16.47%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
2.41B 3.54B 3.98B 4.40B
Preferred Dividends
- - 15.00M 11.00M
-
Net Income Available to Common
2.39B 3.52B 3.98B 4.40B
EPS (Basic)
2.2554 3.2781 3.641 4.0155
EPS (Basic) Growth
-20.12% +45.34% +11.07% +10.29%
Basic Shares Outstanding
1.06B 1.07B 1.09B 1.10B
EPS (Diluted)
2.2406 3.2599 3.6211 3.9936
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-20.64% +45.49% +11.08% +10.29%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
1.07B 1.08B 1.10B 1.10B
EBITDA
9.25B 9.72B 10.73B 12.26B
EBITDA Growth
+3.50% +5.06% +10.38% +14.26%
EBITDA Margin
+39.83% +33.19% +42.49% +45.87%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 98.094
Number of Ratings 20 Current Quarters Estimate 1.511
FY Report Date 09 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 4.272
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.92 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 4.05 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 4.59
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 11 11 17 17
Mean Estimate 1.51 0.64 4.27 4.59
High Estimates 1.69 0.80 4.30 4.74
Low Estimate 1.40 0.47 4.21 4.53
Coefficient of Variance 4.93 12.71 0.46 1.06

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 8 8 5
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 0
HOLD 9 11 13
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 2
SELL 2 2 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Hold

Insider Actions for The Southern Co. - SO

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Aug 13, 2025 Sterling A. Spainhour EVP & CLO 17,382 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $95.02 per share 1,651,637.64
Jul 23, 2025 Kimberly S. Greene Chairman, President & CEO, GPC 93,661 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $95 per share 8,897,795.00
Jul 4, 2025 William G. Smith Director 154,363 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 4, 2025 Kristine L. Svinicki Director 9,362 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 4, 2025 David E. Meador Director 6,671 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 4, 2025 Dale E. Klein Director 54,572 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 4, 2025 Lizanne Thomas Director 5,646 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 3, 2025 Shantella E. Cooper Director 29,384 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 3, 2025 James O. Etheredge Director 927 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 3, 2025 Janaki Akella Director 18,637 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 3, 2025 David J. Grain Director 80,724 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 3, 2025 John D. Johns Director 83,849 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 3, 2025 Anthony F. Earley Director 28,465 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 3, 2025 Donald M. James Director 197,010 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 David J. Grain Director 79,220 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Lizanne Thomas Director 5,142 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 John D. Johns Director 82,695 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Anthony F. Earley Director 27,522 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Dale E. Klein Director 53,661 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Donald M. James Director 194,915 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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