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About Southern
The Southern Company is an energy provider. The Company owns three traditional electric operating companies, Southern Power Company and Southern Company Gas. The traditional electric operating companies - Alabama Power, Georgia Power and Mississippi Power - are each operating public utility companies providing electric service to retail customers in three Southeastern states in addition to wholesale customers in the Southeast. The Southern Power Company develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects, and sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market. The Southern Company Gas is an energy services holding company whose primary business is the distribution of natural gas in four states - Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee - through the natural gas distribution utilities. Southern Company Gas is also involved in several other businesses that are complementary to the distribution of natural gas.
Ticker
$SO
Sector
Utilities
Trading on
NYSE
Industry
Electric Utilities
Headquarters
Atlanta, United States
Employees
28,100
Website
Southern Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$88B
20.73
$3.87
0.51
$2.80
3.59%
Price and volume
Market cap
$88B
Beta
0.51
52-week high
$80.23
52-week low
$61.56
Average daily volume
100M
Dividend rate
$2.80
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.92
Quick ratio
0.635
Long term debt to equity
185.968
Total debt to equity
199.781
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
72.08%
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.61%
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
3.00%
Return on equity (TTM)
13.59%
Return on investment (TTM)
3.41%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
20.728
Price to revenue (TTM)
3.447
Price to book
2.745
Price to tangible book (TTM)
3.319
Five year average dividend yield
3.91%
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.49%
Forward dividend yield
3.59%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-12.68%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
25.09%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.42%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
7.33%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
3.06%
What the Analysts think about Southern
Analyst Ratings
Majority rating from 21 analysts.
Southern Financial Performance
Income StatementBalance sheetCash Flow
Income Statement
Revenues and expenses
QuarterlyAnnual
Q1 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
$6.6B
9.94%
Net income
$1.1B
32.05%
Profit margin
16.98%
20.08%
Southern Earnings Performance
Earnings per share (EPS)
Company profitability
QuarterlyAnnual
Q2 23
Q3 23
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Actual
$0.79
$1.42
$0.64
$1.03
-
Expected
$0.75
$1.32
$0.60
$0.91
$0.90
Surprise
5.85%
7.37%
6.48%
13.44%
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Southern News
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Upcoming events
May19
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Dividend·Ex-dividend
Jun6
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Dividend·Payment
$0.74
Per share
FAQs
What’s the current market cap for Southern stock?
Southern (SO) has a market cap of $88B as of April 24, 2025.
What is the P/E ratio for Southern stock?
The price to earnings (P/E) ratio for Southern (SO) stock is 20.73 as of April 24, 2025.
Does Southern stock pay dividends?
Yes, the Southern (SO) stock pays dividends to shareholders. As of April 24, 2025, the dividend rate is $2.8 and the yield is 3.59%. Southern has a payout ratio of 72.08% on a trailing twelve-month basis.
When is the next Southern dividend payment date?
The next Southern (SO) dividend payment is scheduled for June 06, 2025.
What is the beta indicator for Southern?
Southern (SO) has a beta rating of 0.51. This means that it is less volatile than the market, on average. A beta of 1 would indicate the stock moves in-line with the market, while a beta of 0.5 would mean it moves half as much as the market.