The Southern Company (SO)
NYSE
Closed
Oct 7, 2026
Day's Range
85.3952 wk Range
81.69Overview - SO - The Southern Company
Key Statistics
Valuation
Enterprise Value
173.18B
P/E (Trailing)
‪20.17‬
P/E (Forward)
‪17.00‬
PEG Ratio
‪0.70‬
Price / Sales (TTM)
‪3.19‬
Price / Book
‪2.43‬
EV / EBITDA
‪12.14‬
Profitability
Gross Margin
‪51.26%‬
Profit Margin
‪15.43%‬
Operating Margin
‪29.61%‬
Return on Assets
‪3.27%‬
Return on Equity
‪11.48%‬
Ownership
Shares Outstanding
1.15B
Float
1.14B
Short % of Shares Outstanding
‪2.52%‬
Held by Insiders
‪0.09%‬
Held by Institutions
‪74.18%‬
Price stats
Beta
‪0.31‬
50-Day Avg
‪89.59‬
200-Day Avg
‪92.18‬
Dividends
Payout Ratio
‪71.80%‬
Frequency
Quarterly
Analyst Consensus
23 analysts
Average price target
‪$ 100.29‬Shariah Compliance
Report Date: Feb 18, 2025
Screened by Zoya using the AAOIFI methodology.
Market Cap - SO - The Southern Company
Peers - SO - The Southern Company
Peer Comparison
Compared with companies in Utilities - Regulated Electric listed on NYSE.
- SONYSEThe Southern Company96.30BMarket Cap-14.06%52-week change20.17P/E (Trailing)‪15.43%‬Profit Margin
- NEENYSENextEra Energy Inc.160.23BMarket Cap-6.87%52-week change17.27P/E (Trailing)‪32.40%‬Profit Margin
- DUKNYSEDuke Energy Corporation88.37BMarket Cap-8.34%52-week change17.07P/E (Trailing)‪15.99%‬Profit Margin
- NGGNYSENational Grid plc Sponsored ADR75.89BMarket Cap+4.89%52-week change17.43P/E (Trailing)‪18.32%‬Profit Margin
- DNYSEDominion Energy, Inc.53.66BMarket Cap+0.25%52-week change21.21P/E (Trailing)‪13.98%‬Profit Margin
- ETRNYSEEntergy Corporation47.09BMarket Cap+5.09%52-week change25.10P/E (Trailing)‪13.32%‬Profit Margin
- EDNYSEConsolidated Edison Inc.38.23BMarket Cap+3.93%52-week change17.00P/E (Trailing)‪12.53%‬Profit Margin
Profile Summary - SO - The Southern Company
About
The Southern Company is a utility holding company that provides electricity and natural gas services across the United States. Through its subsidiaries, it serves retail and wholesale electric customers, operates power generation and battery energy storage assets, and develops distributed energy solutions such as…
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