The Southern Company (NYSE: SO)
Utilities · Electric Utilities · US
$92.90
-0.99% today · -3.8% 1Y
The Southern Company (NYSE: SO) operates in the Electric Utilities industry within the Utilities sector. The company is valued at $107.93B and employs 29,651 people.
Over the last twelve months the share price has lost 3.8%, trading between 81.69 and 99.58.
Tweenvest scores The Southern Company across four factors: quality 61/100, value 48/100, growth 55/100, dividend 65/100. Its strongest factor is dividend.
SO price history
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Key figures
- Market cap
- $107.93B
- Revenue (TTM)
- $30.18B
- P/E
- 22.59
- EPS
- 4.15
- Dividend yield
- 3.36%
- Beta (5Y)
- 0.30
- 52-week high
- $99.58
- 52-week low
- $81.69
- Avg volume (3M)
- —
- Shares outstanding
- 1.15B
- Employees
- 29,651
- Next earnings
- —
About The Southern Company
The Southern Company operates as an energy utility, primarily involved in the production, transmission, and distribution of electricity. Its operations are segmented into Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also undertakes the development, construction, acquisition, ownership, and management of various power generation assets, including renewable energy ventures, and supplies electricity to the wholesale market. Complementing its power business, it distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, while also offering gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and managing gas pipeline investments. Its extensive portfolio of generating assets includes 30 hydroelectric, 24 fossil fuel, three nuclear, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration, 45 solar, 15 wind, one fuel cell, and four battery storage facilities. In terms of natural gas infrastructure, the company builds, operates, and maintains 76,289 miles of pipelines and 14 storage facilities with a total capacity of 157 billion cubic feet, delivering natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial clients. The Southern Company serves approximately 8.7 million electric and gas utility customers in total. Furthermore, it provides digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The company was founded in 1945 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
- ISIN
- US8425871071
- Founded
- 1945
- Listed since
- Dec 31, 1981
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Currency
- USD
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Iberdrola, S.A.BME: IBE | $158.00B | €21.90 | +0.74% |
| Enel SpABIT: ENEL | $102.25B | €9.22 | +0.23% |
| Duke Energy CorporationNYSE: DUK | $97.77B | $124.97 | -0.34% |
| Constellation Energy CorporationNasdaqGS: CEG | $90.42B | $253.45 | -0.69% |
| American Electric Power Company, Inc.NasdaqGS: AEP | $71.12B | $129.69 | -0.73% |
| Entergy CorporationNYSE: ETR | $51.69B | $107.34 | -0.79% |
| Xcel Energy Inc.NasdaqGS: XEL | $49.33B | $78.05 | -1.16% |
Figures last refreshed Oct 18, 2026.