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UtilitiesThe Southern Company
$86.87
$-0.31 (-0.36%)
Jan 5, 2026
Price History (1Y)
Analysis
The Southern Company is a utilities company listed in the Utilities - Regulated Electric industry within the sector of Utilities. With a market capitalization of $95.65B, the company has a significant scale, employing approximately 28,314 individuals. Financially, The Southern Company demonstrates moderate profitability with gross, operating, and profit margins standing at 49.0%, 36.6%, and 15.4% respectively. Returns on equity and assets are 11.4% and 3.5% respectively. The balance sheet shows $73.75B in debt against $3.34B in cash, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of 192.68. The company's valuation context is characterized by a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.72 and forward P/E of 18.98. Revenue growth has been steady at 7.5% year-over-year, while earnings growth has increased to 10.8%. The dividend yield stands at 340.0%, with a payout ratio of 72.6%.
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About The Southern Company
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee; operates, constructs, and maintains approximately 78,500 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities; and provides gas marketing services, as well as electric services to retail customers. It also offers distributed energy and resilience solutions, and digital wireless communications and fiber optics services, as well as deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, utility customers. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Visit website →Key Statistics
- Market Cap
- $95.65B
- P/E Ratio
- 21.72
- 52-Week High
- $100.84
- 52-Week Low
- $80.50
- Avg Volume
- 5.82M
- Beta
- 0.45
- Dividend Yield
- 340.00%
Company Info
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Exchange
- NYQ
- Country
- United States
- Employees
- 28,314