The Southern Company
General ticker "SO" information:
- Sector: Utilities
- Industry: Regulated Electric
- Capitalization: $99.1B (TTM average)
The Southern Company does not follow the US Stock Market performance with the rate: -0.2%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 0.8%: low 93.52$, high 95.05$
Factors to consider:
- Earnings expected soon, date: 2026-04-30 bmo
- Company included in S&P500 list
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2026-02-17, amount 0.74$ (Y3.13%)
- Total employees count: 28600 as of 2024
- Company does not operate outside US (retrieved using AI)
- Top business risk factors: Regulatory and compliance, Operational and conduct risks, Construction risks, Economic downturns and volatility, Transaction risks
- Price in estimated range
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: [79.33$, 101.80$]
- 2026-12-31 to 2027-12-31 estimated range: [81.33$, 104.05$]
Financial Metrics affecting the SO estimates:
- Negative: with PPE of 20.2 at the end of fiscal year the price was high
- Positive: Operating profit margin, % of 24.60 > 18.52
- Positive: 6.68 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 10.23
- Positive: 19.49 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 23.13 <= 42.60
- Positive: Inventory ratio change, % of 0.40 <= 0.80
- Negative: Industry earnings per price (median), % of 0 <= 0
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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 | $22,282.00MM |
| Operating Income | $5,826.00MM | $7,068.00MM | $7,271.00MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-1,481.00MM | $-1,839.00MM | $-2,272.00MM |
| Interest Expense | $2,446.00MM | $2,743.00MM | $3,305.00MM |
| Income(Loss) | $4,345.00MM | $5,229.00MM | $4,999.00MM |
| Taxes | $496.00MM | $969.00MM | $828.00MM |
| Profit(Loss)* | $3,976.00MM | $4,401.00MM | $4,341.00MM |
| 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 | $13,392.00MM |
| 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 | $3.94 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.