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SO:NYSE
Southern Co
$93.71
+0.77%
(+0.72) 1D
$93.59
-0.13% (-0.12)
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Closed: Oct 30, 3:00:03 PM GMT-5  ·   USD
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SymbolPriceChange% Change
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Open
$93.99
High
$94.35
Low
$93.47
Mkt. cap
107.80B
Avg. vol.
6.31M
Volume
6.07M
Dividend
3.24%
Quarterly dividend
$0.76
Ex-dividend date
Aug 17, 2026
P/E ratio
22.60
52-wk high
$99.58
52-wk low
$81.69
EPS
$4.15
Beta
0.31
Shares outstanding
1.15B
No. of employees
30K
Open
$93.99
High
$94.35
Low
$93.47
Mkt. cap
107.80B
Avg. vol.
6.31M
Volume
6.07M
Dividend
3.24%
Quarterly dividend
$0.76
Ex-dividend date
Aug 17, 2026
P/E ratio
22.60
52-wk high
$99.58
52-wk low
$81.69
EPS
$4.15
Beta
0.31
Shares outstanding
1.15B
No. of employees
30K
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Profile
Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company based in the Southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices located in Birmingham, Alabama. As of 2021 it is the second largest utility company in the U.S. in terms of customer base. Through its subsidiaries it serves 9 million gas and electric utility customers in 6 states. Southern Company's regulated regional electric utilities serve a 120,000-square-mile territory with 27,000 miles of distribution lines. Wikipedia
About Southern Co
CEOChristopher C Womack
Employees29.7K
FoundedNov 9, 1945
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, United States
SectorElectricity
Websitesoutherncompany.com
Analyst ratings
Based on 13 analysts giving stock ratings to SO in the past 3 months
Hold
Buy
4
Hold
7
Sell
2
12-month forecast
Based on 13 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for SO in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $93.71
$106.00 (+13.11%)
Average
$94.65 (+1.00%)
Lowest
$74.00 (-21.03%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
Stephen D'Ambrisi
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintained
$98.00
+4.6%
10/26/2026
Meike Becker
HSBC
Buy
Initiated
$99.50
+6.2%
10/22/2026
James Thalacker
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintained
$98.00
+4.6%
10/21/2026
David Arcaro
Morgan Stanley
Sell
Reiterated
$84.00
-10.4%
10/21/2026
Julien Dumoulin Smith
Jefferies
Hold
Maintained
$95.00
+1.4%
10/20/2026
Nicholas Campanella
Barclays
Hold
Maintained
$92.00
-1.8%
10/16/2026
Carly Davenport
Goldman Sachs
Hold
Maintained
$101.00
+7.8%
10/15/2026
Richard Sunderland
Truist Financial
Hold
Maintained
$93.00
-0.8%
10/15/2026
Jeremy Tonet
J.P. Morgan
Hold
Reiterated
$94.00
+0.3%
10/13/2026
Ross Fowler
Bank of America Securities
Hold
Maintained
$92.00
-1.8%
10/13/2026
Sophie Karp
KeyBanc
Sell
Maintained
$74.00
-21%
10/13/2026
Ryan Levine
Citi
Buy
Maintained
$104.00
+11%
09/25/2026
Anthony Crowdell
Mizuho Securities
Buy
Maintained
$106.00
+13.1%
08/04/2026
Shahriar Pourreza
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintained
$99.00
+5.6%
07/30/2026
Marie Ferguson
Argus Research
Buy
Maintained
-
-
07/31/2026
Paul Cole
Bank of America Securities
Hold
Maintained
$100.00
+6.7%
07/24/2026
Unknown Analyst
Argus Research
Buy
Maintained
$101.00
+7.8%
05/04/2026
James Weston
Raymond James
Buy
Maintained
$104.00
+11%
05/01/2026
Alex Kania
BTIG
Hold
Maintained
-
-
05/01/2026
Unknown Analyst
Truist Financial
Hold
Initiated
$103.00
+9.9%
04/20/2026
Angie Storozynski
Seaport Global
Hold
Downgraded
-
-
04/20/2026
Shelby Tucker
TD Cowen
Buy
Reiterated
$112.00
+19.5%
03/06/2026
Nicholas Amicucci
Evercore ISI
Buy
Upgraded
$111.00
+18.5%
03/05/2026
Andrew Weisel
Scotiabank
Hold
Maintained
$103.00
+9.9%
02/20/2026
William Appicelli
UBS
Hold
Maintained
$97.00
+3.5%
02/19/2026
Next call in 4 days
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Fiscal period
Q3 2026
- / $1.71
Revenue / Est. (USD)
- / 8.41B
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Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Revenue
7.82B
6.98B
8.40B
6.98B
Cost of goods sold
3.52B
4.19B
4.50B
3.40B
Cost of revenue
3.52B
4.19B
4.50B
3.40B
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
-154.00M
-153.00M
-150.00M
-150.00M
Operating expense
1.44B
1.90B
1.73B
1.51B
Total operating expenses
4.96B
6.09B
6.23B
4.91B
Operating income
2.86B
889.00M
2.17B
2.07B
Other non operating income
79.00M
-4.00M
171.00M
174.00M
EBT including unusual items
2.11B
196.00M
1.57B
1.38B
EBT excluding unusual items
2.22B
15.00M
1.57B
1.52B
Income tax expense
404.00M
-145.00M
228.00M
187.00M
Effective tax rate
19.14%
-73.98%
14.56%
13.60%
Other operating expenses
288.00M
402.00M
464.00M
367.00M
Net income
1.71B
416.00M
1.36B
1.17B
Net profit margin
21.87%
5.96%
16.15%
16.83%
Earnings per share
1.60
0.55
1.32
1.13
Interest and investment income
-
-
-
-
Interest expense
-755.00M
-895.00M
-778.00M
-796.00M
Net interest expenses
-755.00M
-895.00M
-778.00M
-796.00M
Depreciation and amortization charges
1.31B
1.65B
1.42B
1.29B
EBITDA
4.31B
2.68B
3.59B
3.52B
Gain or loss from assets sale
-
-
-
-
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