Utilities · Electric Utilities
Southern Company
$93.66 -0.18 (-0.19%) Pre-market $93.46 (-0.40%) ≈ ₹8,790 a share
Key numbers
- Market value
- $109.05B
- P/E (TTM)
- 21.4
- Forward P/E
- 20.3
- EPS (TTM)
- $4.37
- Dividend yield
- 3.25%
- Beta
- 0.29
- Day range
- $93.07 – $94.19
- 52-week range
- $81.69 – $99.58
- Volume
- 1,776,948
- 10-day avg volume
- $7.94M
- Revenue (TTM)
- $31.20B
- EBITDA (TTM)
- $14.13B
- Gross margin
- 46.3%
- Net margin
- 15.8%
- Return on equity
- 13.0%
- Debt / equity
- 176.0%
- Price / sales
- 3.50
- Shares out
- 1.16B
Quarterly results
Results for each quarter
Last 12 quarters from 10-Q and 10-K filings with the US SEC. Q4 = full year minus the first three quarters. Hover a bar to see the number.
Revenue and net income
Revenue · QoQ (vs last quarter)
Revenue · YoY (vs a year ago)
Net income · QoQ (vs last quarter)
Net income · YoY (vs a year ago)
| US$ | Jun 23 | Sep 23 | Dec 23 | Mar 24 | Jun 24 | Sep 24 | Dec 24 | Mar 25 | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.75B | $6.98B | $6.05B | $6.65B | $6.46B | $7.27B | $6.34B | $7.78B | $6.97B | $7.82B | $6.98B | $8.40B |
| Operating income | $1.29B | $2.11B | $1.21B | $1.70B | $1.94B | $2.37B | $1.06B | $2.01B | $1.76B | $2.59B | $917.00M | $2.02B |
| Operating margin | 22.4% | 30.2% | 20.0% | 25.6% | 30.0% | 32.6% | 16.7% | 25.9% | 25.3% | 33.2% | 13.1% | 24.0% |
| Pre-tax income | $921.00M | $1.73B | $799.00M | $1.29B | $1.48B | $1.91B | $545.00M | $1.55B | $1.14B | $2.11B | $196.00M | $1.57B |
| Income tax | $98.00M | $297.00M | $4.00M | $223.00M | $290.00M | $377.00M | $79.00M | $280.00M | $289.00M | $404.00M | $-145.00M | $228.00M |
| Net income | $823.00M | $1.43B | $795.00M | $1.07B | $1.20B | $1.54B | $466.00M | $1.33B | $880.00M | $1.71B | $416.00M | $1.36B |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 20.5% | 13.2% | 16.1% | 18.6% | 21.1% | 7.3% | 17.2% | 12.6% | 21.9% | 6.0% | 16.1% |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.76 | $1.29 | — | $1.03 | $1.09 | $1.39 | — | $1.21 | $0.79 | $1.54 | — | $1.20 |
Income statement
Results for each year
8 fiscal years from the company's 10-K filings with the US SEC.
Revenue, gross profit and net income
Revenue · YoY (vs a year ago)
Net income · YoY (vs a year ago)
EPS (diluted) · YoY (vs a year ago)
| US$ | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $23.50B | $21.42B | $20.38B | $23.11B | $29.28B | $25.25B | $26.72B | $29.55B |
| Revenue growth | — | -8.8% | -4.9% | 13.4% | 26.7% | -13.8% | 5.8% | 10.6% |
| Operating income | $4.19B | $7.74B | $4.89B | $3.70B | $5.37B | $5.83B | $7.07B | $7.29B |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 36.1% | 24.0% | 16.0% | 18.3% | 23.1% | 26.4% | 24.7% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $3.55B | $3.33B | $3.91B | $3.97B | $4.06B | $4.99B | $5.27B | $6.03B |
| Pre-tax income | $2.75B | $6.54B | $3.50B | $2.58B | $4.22B | $4.35B | $5.23B | $5.00B |
| Income tax | $449.00M | $1.80B | $393.00M | $267.00M | $795.00M | $496.00M | $969.00M | $828.00M |
| Tax rate | 16.3% | 27.5% | 11.2% | 10.4% | 18.8% | 11.4% | 18.5% | 16.6% |
| Net income | $2.30B | $4.74B | $3.10B | $2.31B | $3.43B | $3.98B | $4.40B | $4.34B |
| Net margin | 9.8% | 22.1% | 15.2% | 10.0% | 11.7% | 15.7% | 16.5% | 14.7% |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.17 | $4.50 | $2.93 | $2.24 | $3.26 | $3.62 | $3.99 | $3.92 |
Balance sheet
Assets and debt
At each fiscal year end.
Equity, debt and cash
Shareholders' equity · YoY (vs a year ago)
| US$ | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $1.40B | $1.98B | $1.07B | $1.80B | $1.92B | $748.00M | $1.07B | $1.64B |
| Current assets | $9.58B | $9.82B | $8.62B | $8.97B | $10.42B | $10.43B | $10.69B | $10.92B |
| Total assets | $116.91B | $118.70B | $122.94B | $127.53B | $134.89B | $139.33B | $145.18B | $155.72B |
| Current liabilities | $14.29B | $12.55B | $12.08B | $10.92B | $15.72B | $13.47B | $15.99B | $16.89B |
| Total liabilities | $87.58B | $86.65B | $90.41B | $94.97B | $100.36B | $104.11B | $108.51B | $116.85B |
| Shareholders' equity | $24.72B | $27.51B | $27.97B | $27.87B | $30.41B | $31.44B | $33.21B | $36.02B |
| Current ratio | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.67 | 0.65 |
| Return on equity | 9.3% | 17.2% | 11.1% | 8.3% | 11.3% | 12.6% | 13.3% | 12.1% |
Cash flow
Cash coming in and going out
Free cash flow = cash from operations minus capital spending. Shareholder returns = dividends + buybacks.
Free cash flow and shareholder returns
Operating cash flow · YoY (vs a year ago)
Free cash flow · YoY (vs a year ago)
| US$ | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | $6.95B | $5.78B | $6.70B | $6.17B | $6.30B | $7.55B | $9.79B | $9.80B |
| Capital spending | $-8.00B | $-7.56B | $-7.52B | $-7.59B | $-7.92B | $-9.10B | $-8.96B | $-12.74B |
| Free cash flow | $-1.06B | $-1.77B | $-826.00M | $-1.42B | $-1.62B | $-1.54B | $833.00M | $-2.94B |
| FCF margin | -4.5% | -8.3% | -4.1% | -6.1% | -5.5% | -6.1% | 3.1% | -9.9% |
| Cash from investing | $-5.76B | $-3.39B | $-7.03B | $-7.35B | $-8.43B | $-9.67B | $-9.40B | $-13.96B |
| Cash from financing | $-1.81B | $-1.93B | $-576.00M | $1.95B | $2.34B | $999.00M | $-208.00M | $4.70B |
| Dividends paid | $-2.43B | $-2.57B | $-2.69B | $-2.78B | $-2.91B | $-3.04B | $-2.95B | $-3.02B |
About
About Southern Company
Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company based in the Southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices located in Birmingham, Alabama. As of 2021 it is the second largest utility company in the U.S. in terms of customer base. Through its subsidiaries it serves 9 million gas and electric utility customers in 6 states. Southern Company's regulated regional electric utilities serve a 120,000-square-mile (310,000 km2) territory with 27,000 miles (43,000 km) of distribution lines.
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Company details
- Company name
- Southern Company
- Ticker
- SO
- Exchange
- NYSE
- ISIN
- US8425871071
- SEC CIK
- 0000092122
- Other tickers
- SOJC, SOJD, SOJE, SOJF
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Electric Utilities
- SEC industry (SIC)
- Electric Services (4911)
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Financial year ends
- 31 December
- Filer type
- Large accelerated filer
- Latest annual report (10-K)
- 19 Feb 2026
- CEO
- Christopher C. Womack
- Chair
- Christopher C. Womack
- Headquarters
- Atlanta
- Address
- 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd., N.w., Atlanta, Ga 30308
- Founded
- 1945
- Employees
- 29,800
- Formerly known as
- Southern Co
- Trades in
- US dollars (USD)
- Website
- southerncompany.com
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