SO
Southern Company
83.50$
+0.7%
vs. previous close
Closing price · As of: Oct 1, 2026
Statements
Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.2 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 10.1 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 17.5 | 15.4 | 21.3 | 22.0 | 17.6 | 19.5 | 55.1 | 20.2 | 14.1 | 20.7 | 30.2 | 21.8 | 19.4 | 20.6 | 22.3 | |
| 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | |
| 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | |
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 12.3 | 14.9 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | |
| 7.9 | 14.1 | 16.7 | 60.4 | 22.4 | – | 177.9 | 20.8 | 42.8 | 161.5 | – | – | – | – | – | 28.8 | 417.4 | 57.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 109.0 | – | |
| 12.6% | 7.1% | 6.0% | 1.7% | 4.5% | -1.3% | 0.6% | 4.8% | 2.3% | 0.6% | -0.6% | -0.5% | -2.0% | -5.3% | -0.3% | 3.5% | 0.2% | 1.7% | -0.4% | -2.6% | -5.0% | -2.1% | -2.3% | -2.6% | -1.1% | -1.5% | -2.1% | -2.0% | 0.9% | -3.0% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49.7% | 42.6% | 51.9% | 50.9% | 49.3% | 48.9% | 49.0% | 47.9% | 65.5% | 61.4% | 60.3% | 58.5% | 55.4% | 59.2% | 58.4% | 38.8% | 43.3% | 42.5% | 40.3% | 43.9% | 42.9% | 43.1% | 40.9% | 44.8% | 48.6% | 44.3% | 36.3% | 46.4% | 49.9% | 29.8% | |
| 25.1% | 21.1% | 24.0% | 24.2% | 23.9% | 23.5% | 24.6% | 25.1% | 24.1% | 21.9% | 22.5% | 21.7% | 20.5% | 22.0% | 21.8% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% | 19.7% | 24.5% | 22.5% | 10.1% | 17.8% | 36.1% | 24.0% | 16.0% | 18.3% | 23.1% | 26.4% | 24.6% | |
| 10.9% | 7.7% | 10.3% | 13.7% | 13.0% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% | 13.1% | 11.7% | 11.0% | 11.3% | 10.6% | 10.8% | 11.7% | 12.8% | 14.6% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 13.8% | 12.5% | 3.8% | 9.5% | 22.2% | 15.4% | 10.4% | 12.1% | 15.7% | 16.5% | 14.7% | |
| 11.3% | 6.1% | 7.8% | 1.7% | 5.9% | -2.3% | 1.1% | 9.5% | 5.0% | 1.2% | -1.2% | -1.0% | -3.3% | -8.9% | -0.5% | 7.8% | 0.5% | 3.7% | -0.9% | -6.4% | -12.1% | -4.5% | -4.5% | -8.3% | -3.7% | -4.6% | -5.5% | -6.1% | 3.1% | -9.9% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.1% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 13.3% | 11.9% | 15.1% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 13.0% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 12.5% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 11.4% | 9.8% | 3.4% | 7.6% | 14.8% | 11.1% | 8.5% | 11.6% | 11.3% | 13.3% | 12.1% | |
| 3.7% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.8% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,229 | 2,144 | 2,395 | 2,108 | 11,631 | 12,550 | 13,456 | 13,062 | 13,490 | 14,803 | 15,695 | 16,392 | 17,969 | 19,193 | 20,305 | 19,908 | 21,806 | 1,322 | 3,455 | 27,334 | 45,482 | 4,427 | 4,925 | 3,393 | 48,365 | 51,970 | 55,830 | 61,435 | 63,954 | 70,397 | |
| 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | |
| 33.7% | 28.8% | 28.1% | 32.7% | 35.4% | 27.9% | 26.7% | 28.6% | 29.3% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 29.4% | 28.9% | 29.9% | 30.7% | 31.5% | 30.7% | 31.2% | 30.0% | 27.2% | 23.2% | 23.3% | 25.1% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 22.1% | 22.5% | 25.3% | 22.9% | 23.1% | |
| 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.67 | 1.42 | 1.40 | 1.86 | 2.01 | 1.82 | 1.85 | 2.01 | 2.06 | 2.12 | 2.10 | 2.28 | 2.33 | 2.15 | 2.45 | 2.65 | 2.78 | 1.93 | 2.24 | 2.66 | 2.52 | 0.87 | 2.17 | 4.51 | 2.96 | 2.27 | 3.27 | 3.62 | 3.99 | 3.91 | |
| 15.39 | 18.41 | 13.63 | 13.58 | 15.39 | 14.63 | 14.73 | 15.28 | 15.79 | 18.10 | 19.19 | 20.17 | 22.10 | 19.80 | 20.95 | 20.60 | 19.05 | 19.26 | 20.33 | 19.18 | 20.09 | 22.86 | 22.73 | 20.32 | 19.26 | 21.78 | 27.09 | 23.00 | 24.23 | 26.65 | |
| 15.15 | 14.80 | 14.59 | 13.95 | 16.91 | 12.03 | 12.62 | 13.76 | 14.59 | 15.07 | 16.20 | 17.69 | 18.04 | 19.60 | 20.29 | 21.77 | 22.33 | 22.70 | 23.21 | 23.39 | 25.74 | 25.66 | 28.37 | 30.41 | 26.71 | 26.55 | 28.13 | 32.08 | 30.11 | 32.48 | |
| 1.74 | 1.12 | 1.07 | 0.24 | 0.91 | -0.34 | 0.16 | 1.45 | 0.78 | 0.21 | -0.23 | -0.20 | -0.73 | -1.77 | -0.11 | 1.61 | 0.10 | 0.71 | -0.18 | -1.23 | -2.44 | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.68 | -0.70 | -1.01 | -1.50 | -1.40 | 0.76 | -2.65 | |
Data as of: October 1, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.