The Southern Company SO
93.58 USD +1.11 (+1.20%)
Nov 13, 2026, 2:10 PM EST
92.18 Day range 94.55
82.35 52-week range 99.11
- YTD
- +7.32%
- 1 year
- +2.64%
- Market cap
- 108.94B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 31.20B
- Profit margin
- 16.00%
- EPS (ttm)
- 4.38
- Shares out
- 1.16B
- P/E ratio
- 21.36
- Forward P/E
- 18.73
- Dividend
- 3.04 (3.25%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Nov 15, 2026
- YTD return
- +7.32%
- 1-year return
- +2.64%
- Volume
- 16.67M
- Avg volume
- 6.48M
- Open
- 92.47
- Previous close
- 92.47
- Day's range
- 92.18 – 94.55
- 52-week range
- 82.35 – 99.11
- Beta
- 0.29
- Analysts
- Hold
- Price target
- 96.00 (+2.6%)
- Earnings date
- Feb 18, 2027
5D +1.60 (+1.74%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 185.76B
- PEG ratio
- 2.22
- Price / sales
- 3.45
- Price / book
- 2.56
- Dividend yield
- 3.24%
- Payout ratio
- 68.49%
- Revenue growth
- 13.00%
- Free cash flow
- -5.09B
- Total cash
- 1.74B
- Total debt
- 75.49B
- Return on equity
- 11.90%
- Short % of float
- 2.61%
- 50-day average
- 88.51
- 200-day average
- 92.64
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
Hold
Price target (mean) 96.00 +2.6% upside
Now 93.58
- Target (low)
- 74.00
- Target (mean)
- 96.00
- Target (high)
- 115.00
Ratings (0m) 23 8 buy · 12 hold · 3 sell
- Strong buy1
- Buy7
- Hold12
- Sell2
- Strong sell1
Next earnings
Feb 18, 2027
Expected Feb 18, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 0.314.
Financials — quick view
SO Revenue — quarterly 8.84B
SO Net income — quarterly 2.05B
SO EPS — quarterly 1.77
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 0.41 | — | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 1.71 | 1.94 | +0.23 | +13.45% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 1.01 | 1.13 | +0.12 | +11.88% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 1.21 | 1.32 | +0.11 | +9.09% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 0.558 | 0.55 | -0.01 | -1.43% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 1.51 | 1.60 | +0.09 | +5.96% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | HSBC | init | — | Buy |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Jefferies | main | Hold | Hold |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Barclays | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Truist Securities | main | Hold | Hold |
| Oct 13, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Neutral | Neutral |
About The Southern Company
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.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Country
- United States
- Website
- southerncompany.com
News
SO Q3 Earnings Beat on Data Center Demand, Outlook Raised 
Southern Company announces pricing of equity units 
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON BRYAN D | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 10, 2026 | 67,389 |
| CONNALLY STANLEY W JR | Chief Operating Officer | Sale | Mar 17, 2026 | 177,044 |
| DAVIS MARTIN BERNARD | Chief Technology Officer | Sale | Mar 2, 2025 | 102,090 |
| GREENE KIMBERLY S | Officer | Sale | Mar 29, 2026 | 103,602 |
| KERR JAMES Y. II | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 10, 2026 | 217,637 |
| PEOPLES JAMES JEFFREY | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 10, 2026 | 51,519 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 7.99% | 92,990,716 | 8.60B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.33% | 73,665,124 | 6.81B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 5.57% | 64,809,708 | 5.99B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Capital World Investors | 5.37% | 62,518,698 | 5.78B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 3.99% | 46,415,904 | 4.29B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2.82% | 32,778,201 | 3.03B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.08% | 35,818,373 | 3.31B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.51% | 29,223,029 | 2.70B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST-State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF | 1.75% | 20,357,048 | 1.88B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Income Fund of America | 1.61% | 18,795,587 | 1.74B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.32% | 15,328,465 | 1.42B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 1.28% | 14,950,112 | 1.38B | Sep 29, 2026 |