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The Southern Company SO

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94.61 USD +0.90 +0.96%

At close

95.08 +0.47 +0.50%

Pre-market · Nov 3, 4:07 AM ET

Bid
94.62 × 1
Ask
94.64 × 1
93.08 Day range 94.85
81.69 52-week range 99.58
YTD
+8.50%
1 year
+0.61%
Open
93.39
Prev close
93.71
Mkt cap
108.84B
Vol
6.06M
Avg vol
5.99M
EPS
4.15
P/E
22.80
Div yield
3.24%
More statistics
Low
93.08
High
94.85
Forward P/E
19.24
Beta
0.29
Short ratio
4.49
Inst. own
74.33%
Dividend
3.04
Ex-div date
Nov 15, 2026
Earnings
Nov 5, 2026
50-d avg
87.78
200-d avg
92.43
1y target
95.90

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Events in this range
  • Aug 17, 2026Dividend: 0.76
  • Oct 13, 2026Rating: JP Morgan · Neutral → Neutral
  • Oct 15, 2026Rating: Truist Securities · Hold → Hold
  • Oct 16, 2026Rating: Barclays · Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
  • Oct 20, 2026Rating: Jefferies · Hold → Hold
  • Oct 21, 2026Rating: Morgan Stanley · Underweight → Underweight
  • Oct 22, 2026Rating: HSBC · — → Buy
Signals (13)
NameDateAgo
RSI: OverboughtOct 22, 20261 week ago
RSI: OverboughtOct 16, 20262 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 13, 20262 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 8, 20263 weeks ago
MACD: Buy SignalOct 2, 20261 month ago
RSI: OversoldSep 30, 20261 month ago
RSI: OversoldSep 18, 20261 month ago
RSI: OversoldSep 15, 20261 month ago
MACD: Sell SignalSep 11, 20261 month ago
MACD: Buy SignalSep 9, 20261 month ago
RSI: OversoldAug 28, 20262 months ago
RSI: OversoldAug 21, 20262 months ago
SMA: BearishAug 3, 20263 months ago

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

1.01 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

6 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 4
  • Return on Equity 4
  • Return on Assets 3
  • Debt / Equity 2
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E 22.1×
FY 2016: 19.9×FY 2017: 57.3×FY 2018: 20.4×FY 2019: 14.2×FY 2020: 20.8×FY 2021: 30.3×FY 2022: 21.8×FY 2023: 19.5×FY 2024: 20.5×FY 2025: 22.1×
FY 2016 5y median 21.8× FY 2025
P/S 3.3×
FY 2016: 2.4×FY 2017: 2.1×FY 2018: 1.9×FY 2019: 3.1×FY 2020: 3.2×FY 2021: 3.1×FY 2022: 2.6×FY 2023: 3.1×FY 2024: 3.4×FY 2025: 3.3×
FY 2016 5y median 3.1× FY 2025
P/B 2.7×
FY 2016: 1.9×FY 2017: 2.0×FY 2018: 1.8×FY 2019: 2.4×FY 2020: 2.3×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: 2.5×FY 2023: 2.5×FY 2024: 2.7×FY 2025: 2.7×
FY 2016 5y median 2.6× FY 2025
P/FCF -32.8×
FY 2016: -20.2×FY 2017: -47.1×FY 2018: -43.0×FY 2019: -37.8×FY 2020: -87.2×FY 2021: -67.9×FY 2022: -47.4×FY 2023: -50.2×FY 2024: 108×FY 2025: -32.8×
FY 2016 5y median -47.4× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 11.8×
FY 2016: 12.2×FY 2017: 15.6×FY 2018: 11.2×FY 2019: 9.8×FY 2020: 12.5×FY 2021: 15.1×FY 2022: 13.0×FY 2023: 11.9×FY 2024: 11.7×FY 2025: 11.8×
FY 2016 5y median 11.9× FY 2025
EV/Sales 5.7×
FY 2016: 4.7×FY 2017: 4.2×FY 2018: 3.9×FY 2019: 5.3×FY 2020: 5.6×FY 2021: 5.5×FY 2022: 4.6×FY 2023: 5.5×FY 2024: 5.8×FY 2025: 5.7×
FY 2016 5y median 5.5× FY 2025
FCF Yield -3.1%
FY 2016: -5.0%FY 2017: -2.1%FY 2018: -2.3%FY 2019: -2.6%FY 2020: -1.1%FY 2021: -1.5%FY 2022: -2.1%FY 2023: -2.0%FY 2024: 0.9%FY 2025: -3.1%
FY 2016 5y median -2.0% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 29.8%
FY 2016: 42.9%FY 2017: 43.1%FY 2018: 40.9%FY 2019: 44.8%FY 2020: 48.6%FY 2021: 44.3%FY 2022: 36.3%FY 2023: 46.4%FY 2024: 49.9%FY 2025: 29.8%
FY 2016 5y median 44.3% FY 2025
Operating Margin 24.6%
FY 2016: 22.5%FY 2017: 10.1%FY 2018: 17.8%FY 2019: 36.1%FY 2020: 24.0%FY 2021: 16.0%FY 2022: 18.3%FY 2023: 23.1%FY 2024: 26.4%FY 2025: 24.6%
FY 2016 5y median 23.1% FY 2025
Net Margin 14.7%
FY 2016: 12.5%FY 2017: 3.8%FY 2018: 9.5%FY 2019: 22.2%FY 2020: 15.4%FY 2021: 10.4%FY 2022: 12.1%FY 2023: 15.7%FY 2024: 16.5%FY 2025: 14.7%
FY 2016 5y median 14.7% FY 2025
ROE 12.1%
FY 2016: 9.8%FY 2017: 3.6%FY 2018: 9.0%FY 2019: 17.1%FY 2020: 11.1%FY 2021: 8.5%FY 2022: 11.6%FY 2023: 12.6%FY 2024: 13.3%FY 2025: 12.1%
FY 2016 5y median 12.1% FY 2025
ROIC 4.2%
FY 2016: 3.2%FY 2017: 1.9%FY 2018: 3.2%FY 2019: 5.0%FY 2020: 3.8%FY 2021: 2.8%FY 2022: 3.5%FY 2023: 3.9%FY 2024: 4.3%FY 2025: 4.2%
FY 2016 5y median 3.9% FY 2025
ROA 2.8%
FY 2016: 2.3%FY 2017: 0.8%FY 2018: 1.9%FY 2019: 4.0%FY 2020: 2.5%FY 2021: 1.9%FY 2022: 2.6%FY 2023: 2.9%FY 2024: 3.0%FY 2025: 2.8%
FY 2016 5y median 2.8% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 10.6%
FY 2016: 13.8%FY 2017: 15.8%FY 2018: 2.0%FY 2019: -8.8%FY 2020: -4.9%FY 2021: 13.4%FY 2022: 26.7%FY 2023: -13.8%FY 2024: 5.8%FY 2025: 10.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 2.9%
FY 2016: 4.8%FY 2017: -48.0%FY 2018: 79.6%FY 2019: 84.6%FY 2020: -36.9%FY 2021: -24.3%FY 2022: 45.2%FY 2023: 8.5%FY 2024: 21.3%FY 2025: 2.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -1.8%
FY 2016: -5.0%FY 2017: -66.0%FY 2018: 156.0%FY 2019: 109.3%FY 2020: -34.4%FY 2021: -23.4%FY 2022: 44.2%FY 2023: 11.0%FY 2024: 10.2%FY 2025: -1.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -452.3%
FY 2016: -115.9%FY 2017: 57.5%FY 2018: -2.7%FY 2019: -68.0%FY 2020: 58.0%FY 2021: -43.8%FY 2022: -51.4%FY 2023: 4.9%FY 2024: 154.0%FY 2025: -452.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.6×
FY 2016: 0.8×FY 2017: 0.7×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 0.8×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.8×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.6×
FY 2016 5y median 0.7× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.4×
FY 2016: 0.5×FY 2017: 0.5×FY 2018: 0.5×FY 2019: 0.6×FY 2020: 0.5×FY 2021: 0.6×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 0.4×
FY 2016 5y median 0.5× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 2.1×
FY 2016: 1.9×FY 2017: 2.1×FY 2018: 1.9×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: 1.8×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 2.0×FY 2024: 2.0×FY 2025: 2.1×
FY 2016 5y median 2.0× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 5.1×
FY 2016: 5.9×FY 2017: 7.8×FY 2018: 5.6×FY 2019: 4.0×FY 2020: 5.4×FY 2021: 6.4×FY 2022: 5.6×FY 2023: 5.3×FY 2024: 4.9×FY 2025: 5.1×
FY 2016 5y median 5.3× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 2.2×
FY 2016: 3.4×FY 2017: 1.4×FY 2018: 2.3×FY 2019: 4.5×FY 2020: 2.7×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 2.7×FY 2023: 2.4×FY 2024: 2.6×FY 2025: 2.2×
FY 2016 5y median 2.4× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 3.1%
FY 2016: 4.3%FY 2017: 4.7%FY 2018: 5.3%FY 2019: 3.8%FY 2020: 4.1%FY 2021: 3.8%FY 2022: 3.8%FY 2023: 3.9%FY 2024: 3.3%FY 2025: 3.1%
FY 2016 5y median 3.8% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 69.5%
FY 2016: 84.4%FY 2017: 261.4%FY 2018: 108.2%FY 2019: 54.1%FY 2020: 85.7%FY 2021: 115.3%FY 2022: 82.2%FY 2023: 76.3%FY 2024: 67.1%FY 2025: 69.5%
FY 2016 5y median 76.3% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31