Utilities
The Southern Company(SO)
Live Price
Offline$94.00
+0.78% today
1Y Change
+5.06%
Window
Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $109.02B
- Revenue Growth
- +10.6%
- EPS Growth
- -2.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.1%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
The Southern Company (SO) is a Utilities stock with a market cap of $109.02B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $94.00 and up 5.1% across the available one-year price window (Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +10.6%, EPS growth of -2.0%, a dividend yield of 3.1%. What stands out right now is revenue +10.6%, EPS -2.0%, free cash flow -531.0% with operating margin 24.1% and ROIC 4.1%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.1%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 24.9 and price/sales 3.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines SO price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Utilities peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+10.6% vs +6.1% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+24.1% vs +21.0% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
24.9 vs 19.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 30, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +10.6% and EPS is at -2.0%, with operating margin around 24.1%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.1%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -2.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 30, 2026 | โ | +0.0% | -4.4% | -4.8% |
2026 Feb 19, 2026 | -1.4% | -0.8% | +1.4% | +1.2% |
2025 Oct 30, 2025 | +6.0% | -1.1% | -4.4% | -4.2% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
SO Max Drawdown
-15.68%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for SO and SPY.
Company Overview
The Southern Company
New York Stock Exchange
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services segments. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, three nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 45 solar facilities, 15 wind facilities, one fuel cell facility, and four battery storage facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 76,289 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.7 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Leadership
- Christopher C. Womack
- IPO Date
- Dec 31, 1981
- Employees
- 28.3k
- Street Address
- 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, N.W.
- Mailing
- Atlanta, GA, 30308
- Region
- Atlanta, GA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 404 506 5000
- Last Updated
- May 4, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 24.9
- EV/EBITDA
- 12.7
- Price/Sales
- 3.6
- Price/Book
- 2.9
Growth
- Revenue
- +10.6%
- EPS
- -2.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- -531.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 43.1%
- Operating Margin
- 24.1%
- Net Margin
- 14.5%
- ROE
- 12.3%
- ROIC
- 4.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 2.05
- Current Ratio
- 0.65
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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