What You Need to Know About The Southern Company's Q2 Earnings
The Southern Company's fiscal Q2 earnings report was released on Thursday, April 30. Let's dive in to see if (SO) missed or beat analyst's expectations.Jenna Brashear
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COMPANY SUMMARY
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale of electricity. The company offers electric service to retail customers and wholesale customers; and energy-related products and services to natural gas choice markets. It also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, operates, and manages power generation assets, as well as battery energy storage projects; sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market; and deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution of natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee; distributes energy and resilience solutions; and invests in telecommunications. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | SO | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $106,575.0 | $17,706.8 | 97% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 1,141.0 | 381.8 | 95% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.8% | 99.3% | 94% |
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| Float (Mil) | 1,124.8 | 548.2 | 92% |
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| Beta | na | 0.48 | na |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 5,078 | 477 | 92% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
(0.4%) | 90.2% | 45% |
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| Growth | SO | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 7.7% | 6.4% | 49% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 6.8% | 6.7% | 50% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 6.0% | 5.3% | 39 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 3.0% | 2.5% | 94% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 20.8% | (14.9%) | 80% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 4 | 23 | 23 | |
| Current EPS | $1.663 | $4.579 | $4.920 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.676 | $4.564 | $4.918 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.674 | $4.563 | $4.919 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 61.5% | 16.8% | 36.9% | |
| Financials | SO | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $30,179 | $8,697 | 94% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $4,658 | $936 | 97% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $4.166 | $1.400 | 84% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $10,651 | $1,663 | 98% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $1,725 | ($21) | 97% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $70,054 | $11,238 | 99% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $182,380 | $31,217 | 98% |
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| Valuation | SO | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 2.57 | 1.94 | 60% |
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| P/E | 22.8 | 21.5 | 57% |
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| Dividend Yield | 3.2% | 3.0% | 86% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 3.8 | 2.7 | 82% |
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| Ratios | SO | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 48.3% | 41.4% | 60% |
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| Net Margin | 15.4% | 12.4% | 73% |
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| ROA | 3.0% | 3.3% | 62% |
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| ROE | 12.2% | 9.9% | 65% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 73.9% | 68.5% | 69% |
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| F-Score | 3 | 5 | 19% |
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The Southern Company did not pass any screens on 7/31/2026.
