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The Southern Company

The Southern Company

SOMN
The Southern CompanyUS flagNew York Stock Exchange
49.99
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107.39BMarket Cap
The Southern Company
SOMN
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Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
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Dividend per Share
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Book Value per Share
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Tangible Book Value per Share
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Basic Weighted Avg Shares
17,456
17,657
16,537
17,087
18,467
17,489
19,896
23,031
23,495
21,419
20,375
23,113
29,279
25,253
26,724
29,553
30,174
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
21.78
23.96
26.99
19.05
19.72
24.48
22.55
9.96
17.49
24.91
23.66
16.01
18.34
23.07
26.45
24.65
24.17
Operating Margin (%)
1,831
2,048
2,145
2,298
2,293
2,395
2,923
3,457
3,549
3,331
3,905
3,973
4,064
4,986
5,266
6,030
6,199
Depreciation Expense
2,040
2,268
2,415
1,710
2,031
2,421
2,493
880
2,242
4,754
3,134
2,408
3,535
3,976
4,401
4,341
4,363
Net Income, GAAP
33.46
34.96
35.58
33.18
32.48
32.9
27.33
13.3
16.33
27.48
11.24
10.36
18.83
11.42
18.53
16.56
15.47
Effective Tax Rate (%)
11.69
12.84
14.6
10.01
11
13.84
12.53
3.82
9.54
22.2
15.38
10.42
12.07
15.74
16.47
14.69
14.46
Profit Margin (%)
-589
-305
-852
89
-3,097
-2,603
-3,195
-3,522
-4,703
-2,729
-3,462
-1,956
-5,308
-3,035
-5,299
-5,971
-5,357
Working Capital
18,154
18,647
19,274
21,344
20,644
24,688
42,629
44,462
40,736
43,413
46,684
51,623
52,044
58,517
60,021
66,936
68,428
LT Debt
16,909
18,660
19,379
20,139
21,301
22,100
26,730
25,852
29,330
32,050
32,525
32,567
34,532
35,225
36,674
38,867
39,912
Total Equity
6.81
7
6.97
5.05
5.43
5.86
5.16
2.61
4.46
4.89
5.16
3.83
4.76
5.32
5.66
5.58
5.49
Return on Invested Capital (%)
7.91
8.03
7.96
5.9
6.6
6.98
6.23
3.51
5.66
8.94
6.76
5.59
6.75
7.58
7.78
7.74
7.54
Return on Capital (%)
16.08
17.02
17.21
11.75
13.96
16.48
16.38
5.76
16.02
31.59
19.07
14.6
21.25
22.81
23.72
21.92
21.43
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

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Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
7,883
7,139
7,577
LT Borrowings
64,621
65,649
67,148
LT Finance Leases
1,242
1,287
1,280
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
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Shares Outstanding
1,101
1,119
1,127
Market Capitalization
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Working Capital

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Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
12,627
10,917
9,961
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
3,341
1,639
981
Accounts Receivable, Net
2,304
2,251
2,405
Inventories
3,255
3,333
3,169
Total Current Liabilities
16,726
16,888
15,318
Payables & Accruals
5,041
5,521
4,159
ST Debt
7,883
7,139
7,577
Deferred Revenue
489
475
478

Growth Rates

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10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
6.01%
3.65%
5.98%
Free Cash Flow
-105.41%
-101.33%
-452.34%
Net Income, GAAP
21.64%
9.09%
-1.36%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
6.06%
8.56%
10.59%
Total Cash Common Dividend
4.75%
2.5%
2.06%

Quarterly Revenue

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Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
6,646
6,463
7,274
6,341
26,724
2025
7,775
6,973
7,823
6,981
29,553
2026
8,397
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Business
The Southern Company The Southern Company (NYSE: SO), through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity and natural gas across the southeastern United States. The company operates through traditional electric utilities including Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Mississippi Power, which serve approximately 9 million customers with a diverse energy mix encompassing carbon-free nuclear power from facilities such as Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4, natural gas, coal, hydro, solar, wind, and battery storage; Southern Power, a competitive wholesale generator developing and managing renewable energy projects nationwide; Southern Company Gas, distributing natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee via subsidiaries like Atlanta Gas Light, Chattanooga Gas, and Nicor Gas, alongside gas marketing services; and additional offerings in distributed energy solutions, microgrids, fiber optics, and digital wireless communications through entities like PowerSecure, Southern Telecom, and Southern Linc. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and founded in 1946, the company maintains over 27,000 miles of transmission lines, 78,500 miles of natural gas pipelines, and 14 storage facilities, targeting residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers while pursuing net zero emissions by 2050. Recent developments include an expansion of its five-year capital plan to $76 billion in September 2025 with approval for five large-scale solar facilities adding 1,068 MW in Georgia; a $1.75 billion equity units offering in November 2025 to repurchase convertible debt and bolster the balance sheet; formation of SouthernWaves joint venture between Southern Telecom and Seimitsu in September 2025 for a major fiber deal in Atlanta; construction starts on 765 MW of new battery storage systems and a natural gas turbine at Plant Yates; renewable natural gas agreements for Virginia and Tennessee gas subsidiaries; and a 24th consecutive annual dividend increase to $2.96 per share in April 2025.