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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO | +8.01% | +70.08% | +11.19% | +39,246% |
| S&P | +13.19% | +87.83% | +13.42% | +6,907% |
The Southern Co is a holding company, which engages in the generation and sale of electricity. It operates through the following segments: Traditional Electric Operating Companies, Southern Power and Southern Company Gas. The Traditional Electric Operating Companies segment refers to vertically integrated utilities that own generation, transmission and distribution facilities, and supplies electric services in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The Southern Power segment constructs, acquires, owns, and manages generation assets such as renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market. The Southern Company Gas segment distributes natural gas through natural gas distribution facilities in the states of Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, New Jersey, Florida, Tennessee, and Maryland. The company was founded on November 9, 1945, and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
NextEra Energy, Iberdrola, and Constellation Energy lead the utilities sector.
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.82B | 7.5% |
| Gross Profit | $2.88B | 4.6% |
| Gross Margin | 36.84% | -1.0% |
| Market Cap | $104.25B | 5.6% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $3.65M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 28.6K | 1.8% |
| Net Income | $1.71B | 11.2% |
| EBITDA | $4.16B | 11.7% |
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $3.34B | 218.6% |
| Accounts Receivable | $3.90B | -11.6% |
| Inventory | 3.3K | -3.8% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $65.86B | 5.3% |
| Short Term Debt | $7.88B | 207.8% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 3.00% | -0.3% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 4.13% | -0.4% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $384.00M | -66.4% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $3.77B | 4.4% |
| Metric | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 20.63 | 22.05 | 23.71 | 23.56 | 12.14% |
| Price to Book | 2.71 | 3.04 | 2.98 | 3.06 | 0.76% |
| Price to Sales | 3.43 | 3.65 | 3.59 | 3.64 | -3.33% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 3.25 | 3.64 | 3.56 | 3.65 | -0.30% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 71.22 | 50.37 | 54.13 | 43.01 | -4.21% |
| Return on Equity | 13.6% | 14.0% | 12.9% | 13.1% | -10.58% |
| Total Debt | $66.28B | $70.12B | $70.82B | $73.75B | 13.31% |
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