Southern
SO
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Southern
US · SO
#218 by market cap
Listed 1970
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Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 138s ago
· 2026-10-08 08:27
Pre-market
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After-hours
85.44
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Overnight
85.42
-0.02%
- Market cap
- 98.29B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 20.59
- P/Bi
- 2.48
- EPSi
- 3.92
- Div yieldi
- 3.49%
- 52W posi
- 22%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Weak
- Altman Z-Score is 0.94, below the 1.8 "distress zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +10.59% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 48.47%
- Operating margin
- 24.65%
- Net margin
- 14.69%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 169.44B
- PEG ratioi
- 2.91
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 0.94
PEG uses trailing P/E against the 3-year net income growth rate (7.09%/yr) since forward earnings estimates aren't available here, so this is not a "forward PEG." Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 23.50B | 21.42B | 20.38B | 23.11B | 29.28B | 25.25B | 26.72B | 29.55B |
| Gross profit | 9.62B | 9.60B | 9.90B | 10.25B | 10.63B | 11.78B | 13.36B | 14.32B |
| Selling & admin expenses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 4.11B | 5.34B | 4.82B | 3.70B | 5.37B | 5.83B | 7.07B | 7.29B |
| Pretax profit | 2.75B | 6.54B | 3.50B | 2.58B | 4.22B | 4.35B | 5.23B | 5.00B |
| Tax | 449.00M | 1.80B | 393.00M | 267.00M | 795.00M | 496.00M | 969.00M | 828.00M |
| Net profit | 2.30B | 4.74B | 3.10B | 2.31B | 3.43B | 3.85B | 4.26B | 4.17B |
| Basic EPS | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Diluted EPS | 2.17 | 4.50 | 2.93 | 2.24 | 3.26 | 3.62 | 3.99 | 3.92 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 7.78B | 6.97B | 7.82B | 6.98B | 8.40B | 6.98B |
| Gross profit | 3.74B | 3.49B | 4.30B | 2.79B | 3.90B | 3.58B |
| Selling & admin expenses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 2.01B | 1.76B | 2.59B | 917.00M | 2.02B | 1.78B |
| Pretax profit | 1.55B | 1.14B | 2.11B | 196.00M | 1.57B | 1.38B |
| Tax | 280.00M | 289.00M | 404.00M | -145.00M | 228.00M | 187.00M |
| Net profit | 1.27B | 853.00M | 1.71B | 341.00M | 1.34B | 1.19B |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.21 | 0.79 | 1.54 | 0.38 | 1.20 | 1.03 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 9.58B | 9.82B | 8.62B | 8.97B | 10.42B | 10.43B | 10.69B | 10.92B |
| Cash & ST investments | 1.40B | 1.98B | 1.07B | 1.80B | 1.92B | 748.00M | 1.07B | 1.64B |
| Inventory | 2.39B | 2.39B | 2.49B | 2.36B | 2.68B | 3.35B | 3.37B | 3.33B |
| Total assets | 116.91B | 118.70B | 122.94B | 127.53B | 134.89B | 139.33B | 145.18B | 155.72B |
| Total current liabilities | 14.29B | 12.55B | 12.08B | 10.92B | 15.72B | 13.47B | 15.99B | 16.89B |
| Short-term debt | 6.11B | 5.27B | 4.36B | 3.85B | 7.09B | 4.97B | 6.26B | 7.14B |
| Long-term debt | 40.74B | 41.80B | 45.07B | 50.12B | 50.66B | 57.21B | 58.77B | 65.65B |
| Total liabilities | 87,584,000,000.00 | 86,650,000,000.00 | 90,410,000,000.00 | 94,967,000,000.00 | 100,359,000,000.00 | 104,106,000,000.00 | 108,506,000,000.00 | 116,853,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 29.33B | 32.05B | 32.53B | 32.57B | 34.53B | 35.23B | 36.67B | 38.87B |
| Retained earnings | 8.71B | 10.88B | 11.31B | 10.93B | 11.54B | 12.48B | 13.75B | 14.86B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 11.82B | 10.80B | 12.63B | 10.92B | 9.96B | 12.38B |
| Cash & ST investments | 2.33B | 1.26B | 3.34B | 1.64B | 981.00M | 2.98B |
| Inventory | 3.05B | 3.08B | 3.26B | 3.33B | 3.17B | 3.31B |
| Total assets | 148.11B | 148.85B | 153.25B | 155.72B | 157.03B | 162.03B |
| Total current liabilities | 13.77B | 14.57B | 16.73B | 16.89B | 15.32B | 15.73B |
| Short-term debt | 5.88B | 6.55B | 7.88B | 7.14B | 7.58B | 7.03B |
| Long-term debt | 62.94B | 62.98B | 64.62B | 65.65B | 67.15B | 68.76B |
| Total liabilities | 110,886,000,000.00 | 111,511,000,000.00 | 114,974,000,000.00 | 116,853,000,000.00 | 117,119,000,000.00 | 119,685,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 37.22B | 37.34B | 38.27B | 38.87B | 39.91B | 42.34B |
| Retained earnings | 14.29B | 14.36B | 15.25B | 14.86B | 15.38B | 15.70B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 6.95B | 5.78B | 6.70B | 6.17B | 6.30B | 7.55B | 9.79B | 9.80B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 3.55B | 3.33B | 3.91B | 3.97B | 4.06B | 4.99B | 5.27B | 6.03B |
| Free cash flow | -1.06B | -1.77B | -745.00M | -1.42B | -1.62B | -1.54B | 833.00M | -2.94B |
| Dividends paid | -2.43B | -2.57B | -2.69B | -2.78B | -2.91B | -3.04B | -2.95B | -3.02B |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | 1.09B | 844.00M | 74.00M | 73.00M | 1.81B | 36.00M | 143.00M | 1.62B |
| Ending cash balance | 1.52B | 1.98B | 1.07B | 1.83B | 2.04B | 921.00M | 1.10B | 1.64B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 1.25B | 2.18B | 3.77B | 2.60B | 1.23B | 3.05B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 1.41B | 1.45B | 1.57B | 1.61B | 1.58B | 1.60B |
| Free cash flow | -1.19B | -838.00M | 778.00M | -1.69B | -1.72B | -641.00M |
| Dividends paid | -736.00M | -758.00M | -760.00M | -761.00M | -776.00M | -803.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | 30.00M | 32.00M | 28.00M | 1.53B | 535.00M | 2.06B |
| Ending cash balance | 2.33B | 1.27B | 3.34B | 1.64B | 987.00M | 2.99B |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 9.11 | 18.15 | 11.24 | 8.57 | 12.09 | 12.86 | 13.61 | 12.54 |
| ROA %i | 1.95 | 4.02 | 2.58 | 1.91 | 2.69 | 2.90 | 3.09 | 2.89 |
| ROIC %i | 5.14 | 8.12 | 6.10 | 4.98 | 5.98 | 6.66 | 6.83 | 6.72 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 9.02 | 10.63 | 10.55 | 10.10 | 11.83 | 12.58 | 11.68 | 11.94 |
| EBIT margin %i | 19.54 | 38.65 | 26.10 | 19.09 | 21.33 | 26.89 | 29.83 | 27.87 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.12 | -- |
| Current ratioi | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.67 | 0.65 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 |
| Debt / assetsi | 40.07 | 41.02 | 41.52 | 43.49 | 43.84 | 45.57 | 45.65 | 47.57 |
| LT debt / equityi | 164.77 | 157.84 | 166.90 | 185.20 | 171.15 | 186.10 | 180.74 | 185.85 |
| Interest coveragei | 2.49 | 4.77 | 2.92 | 2.40 | 3.09 | 2.78 | 2.91 | 2.54 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 10.34 | 2.49 | -4.00 | -0.54 | 10.98 | 7.42 | 4.96 | 0.31 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -2.53 | 24.01 | 52.71 | 2.41 | -9.40 | 8.26 | 22.26 | 7.09 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 14.01 | 12.89 | 13.06 | 12.54 | 12.30 | 12.66 |
| ROA %i | 3.20 | 2.95 | 3.00 | 2.89 | 2.86 | 3.00 |
| ROIC %i | 6.84 | 6.57 | 6.66 | 6.72 | 6.59 | 6.74 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 29.72 | 28.64 | 29.00 | 27.87 | 27.56 | 28.07 |
| FCF / sales %i | 0.38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Current ratioi | 0.86 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.79 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.44 |
| Debt / assetsi | 47.34 | 47.58 | 48.12 | 47.57 | 48.40 | 47.58 |
| LT debt / equityi | 189.83 | 188.95 | 188.17 | 185.85 | 184.33 | 177.04 |
| Interest coveragei | 2.96 | 2.73 | 2.76 | 2.54 | 2.52 | 2.63 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- Traditional Electric Operating Companies is the largest reported line at 77.34% of revenue, across 6 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, Southern Company Gas, is a distant second at 13.85% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Traditional Electric Operating Companies77.34%
Southern Company Gas13.85%
Southern Power7.67%
All other3.20%
Quote time 2026-10-08 08:27:41 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.