Utilities
Live Price
Offline$93.09
+0.61% today
1Y Change
+3.47%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 15, 2026
Coverage: 246 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → 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 $93.09 and up 3.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → 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.
Benchmark Comparison
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
SO
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
SO Max Drawdown
-15.68%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for SO and SPY.
Powered by FMP stock_dividend. Includes historical ex-dates, pay dates, and payout amounts.
Dividend Yield
3.06%
Trailing 12M Payout
$2.22
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 | $0.74 | $0.74 | Quarterly |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 | Dec 8, 2025 | $0.74 | $0.74 | Quarterly |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 | Sep 8, 2025 | $0.74 | $0.74 | Quarterly |
| May 19, 2025 | May 19, 2025 | Jun 6, 2025 | $0.74 | $0.74 | Quarterly |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 18, 2025 | Mar 6, 2025 | $0.72 | $0.72 | Quarterly |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Nov 18, 2024 | Dec 6, 2024 | $0.72 | $0.72 | Quarterly |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Aug 19, 2024 | Sep 6, 2024 | $0.72 | $0.72 | Quarterly |
| May 17, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | Jun 6, 2024 | $0.72 | $0.72 | Quarterly |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 | Mar 6, 2024 | $0.70 | $0.70 | Quarterly |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Nov 20, 2023 | Dec 6, 2023 | $0.70 | $0.70 | Quarterly |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Aug 21, 2023 | Sep 6, 2023 | $0.70 | $0.70 | Quarterly |
| May 12, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | Jun 6, 2023 | $0.70 | $0.70 | Quarterly |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 21, 2023 | Mar 6, 2023 | $0.68 | $0.68 | Quarterly |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Nov 21, 2022 | Dec 6, 2022 | $0.68 | $0.68 | Quarterly |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Aug 15, 2022 | Sep 6, 2022 | $0.68 | $0.68 | Quarterly |
| May 13, 2022 | May 16, 2022 | Jun 6, 2022 | $0.68 | $0.68 | Quarterly |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Feb 22, 2022 | Mar 7, 2022 | $0.66 | $0.66 | Quarterly |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Nov 15, 2021 | Dec 6, 2021 | $0.66 | $0.66 | Quarterly |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Aug 16, 2021 | Sep 7, 2021 | $0.66 | $0.66 | Quarterly |
| May 14, 2021 | May 17, 2021 | Jun 7, 2021 | $0.66 | $0.66 | Quarterly |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Feb 16, 2021 | Mar 8, 2021 | $0.64 | $0.64 | Quarterly |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Nov 16, 2020 | Dec 7, 2020 | $0.64 | $0.64 | Quarterly |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Aug 17, 2020 | Sep 8, 2020 | $0.64 | $0.64 | Quarterly |
| May 15, 2020 | May 18, 2020 | Jun 8, 2020 | $0.64 | $0.64 | Quarterly |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 18, 2020 | Mar 6, 2020 | $0.62 | $0.62 | Quarterly |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Nov 18, 2019 | Dec 6, 2019 | $0.62 | $0.62 | Quarterly |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Aug 19, 2019 | Sep 6, 2019 | $0.62 | $0.62 | Quarterly |
| May 17, 2019 | May 20, 2019 | Jun 6, 2019 | $0.62 | $0.62 | Quarterly |
| Feb 15, 2019 | Feb 19, 2019 | Mar 6, 2019 | $0.60 | $0.60 | Quarterly |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Nov 19, 2018 | Dec 6, 2018 | $0.60 | $0.60 | Quarterly |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Aug 20, 2018 | Sep 6, 2018 | $0.60 | $0.60 | Quarterly |
| May 18, 2018 | May 21, 2018 | Jun 6, 2018 | $0.60 | $0.60 | Quarterly |
| Feb 16, 2018 | Feb 20, 2018 | Mar 6, 2018 | $0.58 | $0.58 | Quarterly |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Nov 20, 2017 | Dec 6, 2017 | $0.58 | $0.58 | Quarterly |
| Aug 17, 2017 | Aug 21, 2017 | Sep 6, 2017 | $0.58 | $0.58 | Quarterly |
| May 11, 2017 | May 15, 2017 | Jun 6, 2017 | $0.58 | $0.58 | Quarterly |
| Feb 16, 2017 | Feb 21, 2017 | Mar 6, 2017 | $0.56 | $0.56 | Quarterly |
| Nov 17, 2016 | Nov 21, 2016 | Dec 6, 2016 | $0.56 | $0.56 | Quarterly |
| Aug 11, 2016 | Aug 15, 2016 | Sep 6, 2016 | $0.56 | $0.56 | Quarterly |
| May 12, 2016 | May 16, 2016 | Jun 6, 2016 | $0.56 | $0.56 | Quarterly |
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