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Southern Company (The)

Alert/5
Below$74.48
Timeline
Last
$93.11
-0.14 (-0.16%)
24HR-0.2%
1W-3.1%
1M-3.0%
1Y-1.4%

Valuation

Market Cap
$107.1B
Enterprise Value
$183.8B
P/E (TTM)
22.43x
Forward P/E
18.92x
Price / Sales
3.55x
EV / EBITDA
12.89x

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow
$10.7B
Free Cash Flow
-$3.9B
FCF Margin
-13.0%
Cash Conversion
-36.7%
Cash / Share
$2.6

Margins & Growth

Gross Margin
48.3%
Operating Margin
29.6%
EBITDA Margin
47.2%
Net Margin
15.4%
Revenue Growth
0.1%
Earnings Growth
30.4%

Balance Sheet

Total Cash
$3B
Total Debt
$77.1B
Net Cash
-$74.1B
Debt / Equity
1.82x
Current Ratio
0.79x
Quick Ratio
0.44x

Returns & Ownership

Return on Assets
3.3%
Return on Equity
11.5%
Dividend Yield
3.2%
Payout Ratio
71.8%
Beta
0.33
Institutional Ownership
70.9%
Latest EPS$1.13+0.1% surprise
Beat rate75%2 print streak
Avg surprise+0.1%vs consensus
Next printOct 29, 2026EPS $1.66

Quarterly EPS vs consensus

4 quarters
Actual ConsensusLabels: beat $ · YoY %Revisions 5 up / 6 down

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Forward estimates

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PeriodEPSRevenueGrowth
0QSep 2026
$1.66$8.2B+3.6%
+1QDec 2026
$0.52$6.9B-5.5%
0YDec 2026
$4.58$31.0B+6.6%
+1YDec 2027
$4.92$32.7B+7.4%

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Company Profile

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, own...

SectorUtilities
IndustryUtilities - Regulated Electric
Employees29,502

SO stock research · Southern Company (The)

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…

Key metrics for SO
Last price$93.1
Day change-0.14 (-0.16%)
Market cap$107.1B
P/E (TTM)22.43x
SectorUtilities
IndustryUtilities - Regulated Electric