YouTube · Q2 2026 · 2026-08-06
SO · NYSE
Southern Company
Utilities - Regulated Electric · United States
USD 85.52-1.4% daily changeQuote 2026-09-18 · USD
- Market cap (USD)
- US$98.38B
- Trailing P/E
- 20.61x
- Forward P/E
- 17.37x
- Quarterly revenue growth
- 0.1%
- Trailing net margin
- 15.4%
- Indicated dividend yield
- 3.6%
Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.
Next earnings: 2026-10-29 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).
Company background
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.
Company websiteQ1 2026
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| Metric | SOThe Southern CompanySnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 | DUKDuke Energy CorporationSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 | AEPAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 | Peer medianSimilar-size peers only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market capMarket value, converted to USD | US$98.38B | US$91.64B | US$65.33B | US$78.48Bn=2 |
| Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate | 17.37x | 16.39x | 17.50x | 16.94xn=2 |
| EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA | 12.29x | 11.21x | 13.23x | 12.22xn=2 |
| Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 0.1% | 1.1% | 7.0% | 4.1%n=2 |
| Operating marginLatest reported quarter | 29.6% | 27.5% | 23.3% | 25.4%n=2 |
| Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap | -4.0% | -4.9% | -9.2% | -7.0%n=2 |
| Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA | 5.20x | 5.51x | 5.86x | 5.68xn=2 |
| Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity | 1.82x | 1.62x | 1.61x | 1.61xn=2 |
| Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings | 20.61x | 17.70x | 20.80x | 19.25xn=2 |
| Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share | 2.49x | 1.70x | 2.04x | 1.87xn=2 |
| EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue | 5.81x | 5.68x | 5.24x | 5.46xn=2 |
| Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 30.4% | 10.6% | -43.2% | -16.3%n=2 |
| Gross marginTrailing twelve months | 48.3% | 52.0% | 46.4% | 49.2%n=2 |
| Net marginTrailing twelve months | 15.4% | 16.0% | 13.8% | 14.9%n=2 |
| Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only | 11.5% | 9.9% | 10.1% | 10.0%n=2 |
| Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue | -13.0% | -13.6% | -26.3% | -20.0%n=2 |
| Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 3.4%n=2 |
| Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout | 71.8% | 64.2% | 65.5% | 64.8%n=2 |
| Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities | 0.79x | 0.66x | 0.50x | 0.58xn=2 |
| BetaProvider historical market sensitivity | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.50 | 0.43n=2 |
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Research history for SO
Q1 20262026-05-02
SO Stock: Revenue Beats, EPS Misses — Q1 2026
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