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SO - The Southern Company

Utilities

Price History

About

Industry

Utilities - Regulated Electric

Employees

29,502

Headquarters

United States


Company Overview

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 the wholesale market; and deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution of natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee; distributes energy and resilience solutions; and invests in telecommunications. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Price

$96.52

52-Week Range

$83 $101

Dividend Yield

3.05%

Dividend Score

C

Dividend

Yield 3.05%
Annual $2.96
Payout 75%
5Y Avg 3.68%

Valuation

P/E (TTM) 24.6
Fwd P/E 19.6
P/B 3.00
PEG 4.25

Profitability

Profit Margin 14.7%
Op Margin 12.7%
ROE 11.0%
ROA 3.3%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.65
Quick Ratio 0.34
Debt/Equity 191%

Cash Flow

Free CF $-3.5B
Op CF $9.8B
Total Cash $1.6B

Analyst Consensus

Buy

19 analysts

Target: $101 $81 - $112
+4.9% implied

Dividend Growth

Most Recent Annual Growth

2.80%

3-Year Avg Growth

2.88%

5-Year Avg Growth

2.97%

Annual Dividends

Year-over-Year Growth

Recent Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Date Amount
Feb 17, 2026 $0.7400
Nov 17, 2025 $0.7400
Aug 18, 2025 $0.7400
May 19, 2025 $0.7400
Feb 18, 2025 $0.7200
Nov 18, 2024 $0.7200
Aug 19, 2024 $0.7200
May 17, 2024 $0.7200
Feb 16, 2024 $0.7000
Nov 17, 2023 $0.7000
Aug 18, 2023 $0.7000
May 12, 2023 $0.7000
Feb 17, 2023 $0.6800
Nov 18, 2022 $0.6800
Aug 12, 2022 $0.6800
May 13, 2022 $0.6800
Feb 18, 2022 $0.6600
Nov 12, 2021 $0.6600
Aug 13, 2021 $0.6600
May 14, 2021 $0.6600

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