The Southern Company
General ticker "SO" information:
- Sector: Utilities
- Industry: Regulated Electric
- Capitalization: $103.7B (TTM average)
The Southern Company does not follow the US Stock Market performance with the rate: -19.3%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.1%: low 88.71$, high 90.61$
Factors to consider:
- Company included in S&P500 list
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2026-08-17, amount 0.76$ (Y3.33%)
- Total employees count: 29800 (+4.2%) as of 2025
- Top business risk factors: Regulatory and compliance, Climate change and natural disasters, Operational and conduct risks, Supply chain disruptions, Cybersecurity threats
- Price in estimated range
- Earnings for 6 months up through Q2 exceed our estimates
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2025-12-31 to 2027-12-31
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [79.28$, 102.57$]
- 2026-12-31 to 2027-12-31 estimated range: [80.72$, 104.18$]
Financial Metrics affecting the SO estimates:
- Positive: with PPE of 20.3 at the end of fiscal year the price was neutral
- Positive: 22.58 < Operating profit margin, % of 24.65
- Positive: 1.88 < Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 2.61
- Positive: 8.77 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 10.22
- Positive: Industry operating cash flow per share per price (median), % of 31.56 > 16.44
- Positive: Industry inventory ratio change (median), % of -1.37 <= -0.92
- Positive: 12.78 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 23.13 <= 25.20
- Positive: 14.78 < Industry operating profit margin (median), % of 22.06
- Negative: Investing cash flow per share per price, % of -14.55 <= -11.23
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Financial data
| YTD | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $25,253.00MM | $26,724.00MM | $29,553.00MM |
| Operating Expenses | $19,427.00MM | $19,656.00MM | $22,268.00MM |
| Operating Income | $5,826.00MM | $7,068.00MM | $7,285.00MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-1,481.00MM | $-1,839.00MM | $-2,286.00MM |
| Interest Expense | $2,446.00MM | $2,743.00MM | $3,238.00MM |
| Income(Loss) | $4,345.00MM | $5,229.00MM | $4,999.00MM |
| Taxes | $496.00MM | $969.00MM | $828.00MM |
| Net Income(Loss)* | $3,976.00MM | $4,401.00MM | $4,171.00MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $31,444.00MM | $33,208.00MM | $36,016.00MM |
| Inventory | $3,352.00MM | $3,369.00MM | $3,333.00MM |
| Assets | $139,331.00MM | $145,180.00MM | $155,720.00MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $7,553.00MM | $9,788.00MM | $9,802.00MM |
| Capital expenditure | $9,095.00MM | $8,955.00MM | $12,737.00MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-9,668.00MM | $-9,400.00MM | $-13,959.00MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $999.00MM | $-208.00MM | $4,696.00MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $3.64 | $4.02 | $3.78 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.