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Southern Company, Common Stock

SO

NYQ

$82.16

-$1.12

(-1.34%)

1D
Industry: Electric Utilities Sector: Utilities

Analyst Forecast

Price Chart

Key Metrics

Market Cap info-icon
This is a company’s total value as determined by the stock market. It is calculated by multiplying the total number of a company's outstanding shares by the current market price of one share.
$91.25B
P/E Ratio info-icon
This is the ratio of a security’s current share price to its earnings per share. This ratio determines the relative value of a company’s share.
19.4126
Volume info-icon
This is the total number of shares traded during the most recent trading day.
1.39M
Avg Volume info-icon
This is the average number of shares traded during the most recent 30 days.
0
Dividend Yield info-icon
This ratio shows how much income you earn in dividend payouts per year for every dollar invested in the stock (or the stock’s annual dividend payment expressed as a percentage of its current price).
3.52%
Beta info-icon
This measures the expected move in a stock’s price relative to movements in the overall market. The market, such as the S&P 500 Index, has a beta of 1.0. If a stock has a Beta greater (or lower) than 1.0, it suggests that the stock is more (or less) volatile than the broader market.
0.51
52-week Range info-icon
This shows the range of the stock’s price between the 52-week high (the highest price of the stock for the past 52 weeks) and the 52-week low (the lowest price of the stock for the past 52 weeks).
$63.73 L
$93.68 H
$82.16

About Southern Company, Common Stock

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it owns and operates nuclear, coal, hydro, cogeneration, solar, wind, battery storage, and fuel cell facilities. Further, the constructs, operates, and maintains approximately 77,900 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.9 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, it develops distributed energy and resilience solutions; deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers; and offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. more

Industry: Electric UtilitiesSector: Utilities

Returns

Time FrameSOSectorS&P500
1-Week Return-1.32%-1.82%0.2%
1-Month Return-5.41%-4.05%2.72%
3-Month Return-7.11%-3.01%7.31%
6-Month Return7.21%10.89%10.44%
1-Year Return16.61%21.3%27.53%
3-Year Return24.6%9.56%30.88%
5-Year Return30.74%19.15%89.21%
10-Year Return72.42%65.69%199.95%

Financials

Dec '19Dec '20Dec '21Dec '22Dec '235YR TREND
Total Revenue21.42B20.38B23.11B29.28B25.25B[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":73.15,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":69.59,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":78.94,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":86.25,"profit":true}]
Cost of Revenue11.79B10.48B13.05B18.46B13.54B[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":63.89,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":56.77,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":70.71,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":73.38,"profit":true}]
Gross Profit9.63B9.90B10.06B10.82B11.71B[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":82.23,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":84.53,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":85.93,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":92.42,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}]
Gross Margin44.95%48.57%43.53%36.96%46.36%[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":92.53,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":89.61,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":76.09,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":95.45,"profit":true}]
Operating Expenses4.29B5.08B6.55B5.26B5.88B[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":65.56,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":77.55,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":80.3,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":89.84,"profit":true}]
Operating Income5.75B4.88B3.70B5.37B5.83B[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":98.68,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":83.85,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":63.47,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":92.17,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}]
Total Non-Operating Income/Expense(943.00M)(3.21B)(2.96B)(3.17B)(3.85B)[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":-94300000000,"profit":false},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":-321000000000,"profit":false},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":-295900000000,"profit":false},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":-316900000000,"profit":false},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":-385400000000,"profit":false}]
Pre-Tax Income6.54B3.50B2.58B4.22B4.34B[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":53.44,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":39.38,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":64.55,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":66.42,"profit":true}]
Income Taxes1.80B393.00M267.00M795.00M496.00M[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":21.86,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":14.85,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":44.22,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":27.59,"profit":true}]
Income After Taxes4.74B3.10B2.31B3.43B3.85B[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":65.41,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":48.67,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":72.26,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":81.13,"profit":true}]
Income From Continuous Operations4.74B3.10B2.31B3.43B2.92B[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":65.41,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":48.67,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":72.26,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":61.45,"profit":true}]
Income From Discontinued Operations-----[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":"-","profit":true}]
Net Income4.75B3.13B2.41B3.54B3.98B[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":65.92,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":50.65,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":74.36,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":83.63,"profit":true}]
EPS (Diluted)3.113.253.413.613.64[{"date":"2019-12-31","value":85.44,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":89.29,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":93.68,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":99.18,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}]

Ratios

Liquidity

These ratios help you determine the liquidity of the company. Higher is better.

SO
Cash Ratio 0.08
Current Ratio 0.91
Quick Ratio 0.63

Asset Efficiency

These ratios help you understand the company's efficiency in using its assets to generate returns. Higher is better. For ROE, average long term is around 14%, less than 10% is poor.

SO
ROA (LTM) 3.48%
ROE (LTM) 12.71%

Liabilities

These ratios help you understand the company's liabilities, gauging the riskiness of the investment.

SO
Debt Ratio Lower is generally better. Negative is bad. 0.74
Common Equity/Total Assets Higher is better. Lower can suggest investment is riskier. 0.23

Valuation

These ratios help you understand the company's valuation. Lower may indicate cheaper stocks.

SO
Trailing PE 19.41
Forward PE 19.05
P/S (TTM) 3.45
P/B 2.69
Price/FCF 70
EV/R 5.82
EV/Ebitda 11.50
PEG 2.93

FAQs

What is Southern Company share price today?

Southern Company (SO) share price today is $82.16

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What is Southern Company 52-week high and low stock price?

The 52-week high price of Southern Company (SO) is $93.68. The 52-week low price of Southern Company (SO) is $63.73.

What is Southern Company price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio?

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of Southern Company (SO) is 19.4126

What is Southern Company price-to-book (P/B) ratio?

The price-to-book (P/B) ratio of Southern Company (SO) is 2.69

What is Southern Company dividend yield?

The dividend yield of Southern Company (SO) is 3.52%

What is the Market Cap of Southern Company?

The market capitalization of Southern Company (SO) is $91.25B

What is Southern Company’s stock symbol?

The stock symbol (or ticker) of Southern Company is SO

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