SOUTHERN CO
SONYSE · SIC 4911
$95.30
↓ -0.8%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +5.5%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$107.5B
Enterprise Value
$179.4B
P/E
24.4
P/S
3.6
P/B
2.7
EV/EBITDA
13.3
PEG
3.8
FCF Yield
-3.2%
Dividend Yield
3.1%
Revenue (TTM)
$30.2B
Net Income (TTM)
$4.4B
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
-$3.5B
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
24.2%
Net Margin
14.5%
ROE
10.9%
ROIC
5.5%
Debt / Equity
1.8
Net Cash
-$71.9B
Return 1Y
+5.5%
Company profile
The Southern Company engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services segments. The company constructs, operates, and maintains 76,289 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
- CEO
- Thomas A. Fanning
- Sector
- Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services
- Industry
- Utilities
- Employees
- 27,700
- Headquarters
- Georgia
- Website
- southerncompany.com
Management & directors
- Kim Matthew M.Comptroller
- Sena Peter P IiiChairman,President & CEO, SNC
- Womack Christopher CChairman, President & CEO
- Greene Kimberly S,Chairman, President & CEO, GPC
- Cummiskey ChristopherEVP
- Connally Stan WEVP & COO
- Drake Sloane NEVP & CHRO
- Spainhour Sterling A Jr.EVP & CLO
- Anderson Bryan DEVP
- Cherry Pedro P.Chairman, President & CEO, MPC
- Kerr, Ii James YChairman, President & CEO, GAS
- Peoples James JeffreyChairman, President & CEO, APC
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
Next earnings · estimated2026-07-30
SO Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$8.4B↑ +8.0%
Diluted EPS$1.20↓ -0.8%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $20.4B | $23.1B | $29.3B | $25.3B | $26.7B | $29.6B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $4.9B | $3.7B | $5.4B | $5.8B | $7.1B | $7.3B |
| Net income | — | — | — | $4.0B | $4.4B | $4.3B |
| Diluted EPS | $2.93 | $2.24 | $3.26 | $3.62 | $3.99 | $3.92 |
| Operating cash flow | $6.7B | $6.2B | $6.3B | $7.6B | $9.8B | $9.8B |
| Free cash flow | -$826.0M | -$1.4B | -$1.6B | -$1.5B | $833.0M | -$2.9B |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 24.0% | 16.0% | 18.3% | 23.1% | 26.4% | 24.7% |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 15.7% | 16.5% | 14.7% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.5B | $7.3B | $6.3B | $7.8B | $7.0B | $7.8B | $7.0B | $8.4B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $1.9B | $2.4B | $1.1B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $2.6B | $917.0M | $2.0B |
| Net income | $1.2B | $1.5B | — | $1.3B | $880.0M | $1.7B | $416.0M | $1.4B |
| Diluted EPS | $1.09 | $1.39 | $0.48 | $1.21 | $0.79 | $1.54 | $0.38 | $1.20 |
| Operating cash flow | $2.7B | $3.6B | $2.2B | $1.3B | $2.2B | $3.8B | $2.6B | $1.2B |
| Free cash flow | $563.0M | $1.3B | -$576.0M | -$1.2B | -$619.0M | $559.0M | -$1.7B | -$1.7B |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 30.0% | 32.6% | 16.7% | 25.9% | 25.3% | 33.2% | 13.1% | 24.0% |
| Net margin | 18.6% | 21.1% | — | 17.2% | 12.6% | 21.9% | 6.0% | 16.1% |
Company news
Jul 16, 2026
Jul 15, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Kim Matthew M.· Comptroller | Sale | 100 | $95.77 | $9,577.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-28 | Sena Peter P III· Chairman,President & CEO, SNC | Tax withholding | 316 | $97.16 | $30,702.56 | filing |
| 2026-06-28 | Sena Peter P III· Chairman,President & CEO, SNC | Option exercise | 712 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | Kim Matthew M.· Comptroller | Sale | 100 | $91.16 | $9,116.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-24 | WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C· Chairman, President & CEO | Tax withholding | 3,414 | $94.55 | $322,793.70 | filing |
| 2026-05-24 | WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C· Chairman, President & CEO | Option exercise | 7,662 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | Kim Matthew M.· Comptroller | Sale | 100 | $96.57 | $9,657.00 | filing |
| 2026-04-01 | Kim Matthew M.· Comptroller | Tax withholding | 82 | $96.94 | $7,949.08 | filing |
| 2026-04-01 | Kim Matthew M.· Comptroller | Option exercise | 82 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-30 | Greene Kimberly S,· Chairman, President & CEO, GPC | Sale | 25,000 | $96.67 | $2.4M | filing |
| 2026-03-19 | Cummiskey Christopher· EVP | Sale | 6,669 | $96.55 | $643,891.95 | filing |
| 2026-03-18 | Connally Stan W· EVP & COO | Sale | 12,500 | $97.13 | $1.2M | filing |
| 2026-03-08 | Drake Sloane N· EVP & CHRO | Tax withholding | 633 | $97.48 | $61,704.84 | filing |
| 2026-03-08 | Drake Sloane N· EVP & CHRO | Option exercise | 1,420 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-06 | Spainhour Sterling A Jr.· EVP & CLO | I | 6,330 | $97.64 | $618,061.84 | filing |
| 2026-02-26 | EARLEY ANTHONY F JR | Gift | 15,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-24 | Kim Matthew M.· Comptroller | Sale | 5,123 | $95.15 | $487,453.45 | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C· Chairman, President & CEO | Tax withholding | 52,259 | $90.86 | $4.7M | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C· Chairman, President & CEO | Tax withholding | 27,715 | $90.86 | $2.5M | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C· Chairman, President & CEO | Tax withholding | 6,772 | $90.86 | $615,303.92 | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C· Chairman, President & CEO | Award | 62,223 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C· Chairman, President & CEO | Award | 117,327 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C· Chairman, President & CEO | Option exercise | 13,751 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Greene Kimberly S,· Chairman, President & CEO, GPC | Tax withholding | 23,097 | $90.86 | $2.1M | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Kerr, II James Y· Chairman, President & CEO, GAS | Tax withholding | 19,831 | $90.86 | $1.8M | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.