Stock Evaluator: The Southern Company (SO)

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The Southern Company SO

$92.34 -1.00 -1.07%
November 6, 2026 4:01:42 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 7,595,510
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) $107,507.9 $18,559.5 97%
Shares Out (Mil) 1,160.0 377.0 95%
Institutional Ownership 99.8% 99.4% 94%
Float (Mil) 1,147.6 546.1 92%
Beta 0.29 0.45 17%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 7,671 542 94%
Price Change
(52-week)
1.0% 89.8% 52%
Growth SO Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 7.7% 6.6% 49%
Net Income (5yr) 6.8% 6.9% 50%
EPS (5yr) 6.0% 6.0% 40
Dividends (5yr) 3.0% 2.8% 94%
Cash Flow (5yr) 20.8% (14.9%) 80%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 13 22 22
Current EPS $0.441 $4.593 $4.918
Month Ago EPS $0.542 $4.589 $4.923
# Rev Up 2 0 0
# Rev Down 0 0 0
Three Months Ago EPS $0.522 $4.583 $4.924
Year/Year Chg (74.9%) 17.2% 36.7%
Financials SO Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $31,199 $8,763 94%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $4,993 $1,089 97%
EPS (TTM) $4.413 $1.700 84%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $10,477 $1,844 98%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($1,597) $10 2%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $70,782 $11,839 99%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $185,177 $33,088 98%
Valuation SO Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 2.56 1.85 64%
P/E 21.0 19.5 57%
Dividend Yield 3.3% 3.0% 86%
PEG (5yr hist) 3.5 2.2 83%
Ratios SO Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 48.5% 40.6% 60%
Net Margin 16.0% 11.6% 73%
ROA 3.1% 3.5% 61%
ROE 13.0% 11.0% 65%
Liabilities to Assets 72.7% 68.6% 68%
F-Score 6 6 67%

The Southern Company did not pass any screens on 11/6/2026.

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