Stock Evaluator: The Southern Company (SO)

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The Southern Company SO

$84.41 0.62 0.74%
October 6, 2026 9:31:27 AM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 54,684
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Utilities Electric Utilities

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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.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics SO Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $96,388.9 $16,360.0 97%
Shares Out (Mil) 1,141.0 382.0 94%
Institutional Ownership 99.8% 99.3% 94%
Float (Mil) 1,147.6 548.3 92%
Beta 0.33 0.45 19%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 6,501 442 94%
Price Change
(52-week)
(10.8%) 84.8% 43%
Growth SO Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 7.7% 6.7% 49%
Net Income (5yr) 6.8% 6.8% 50%
EPS (5yr) 6.0% 5.7% 40
Dividends (5yr) 3.0% 2.6% 94%
Cash Flow (5yr) 20.8% (14.9%) 80%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 11 21 22
Current EPS $1.650 $4.589 $4.923
Month Ago EPS $1.655 $4.589 $4.924
# Rev Up 0 0 0
# Rev Down 1 0 0
Three Months Ago EPS $1.676 $4.564 $4.918
Year/Year Chg 60.2% 17.1% 36.8%
Financials SO Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $30,179 $8,706 94%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $4,658 $1,029 96%
EPS (TTM) $4.166 $1.700 84%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $10,651 $1,771 98%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $1,725 $75 97%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $70,054 $11,824 99%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $180,132 $31,038 98%
Valuation SO Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 2.44 1.85 60%
P/E 20.2 19.6 54%
Dividend Yield 3.6% 3.3% 88%
PEG (5yr hist) 3.4 2.1 82%
Ratios SO Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 48.3% 40.9% 60%
Net Margin 15.4% 12.0% 73%
ROA 3.0% 3.3% 61%
ROE 12.7% 10.8% 65%
Liabilities to Assets 73.9% 69.6% 69%
F-Score 5 6 50%

The Southern Company did not pass any screens on 10/5/2026.

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