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The Southern Company (SO)
NYSE: SO · Real-Time Price · USD
89.05
-0.71 (-0.79%)
At close: Aug 27, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
89.20
+0.15 (0.17%)
After-hours: Aug 27, 2026, 5:48 PM EDT

The Southern Company Dividend Information

The Southern Company has an annual dividend of $3.04 per share, with a yield of 3.41%. The dividend is paid every three months and the last ex-dividend date was Aug 17, 2026.

Dividend Yield
3.41%
Annual Dividend
$3.04
Ex-Dividend Date
Aug 17, 2026
Payout Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
73.19%
Dividend Growth
2.74%
Growth Years
24
Buyback Yield
-1.58%
Shareholder Yield
1.85%

Dividend History

Ex-Div Date AmountRecord DatePay Date
Aug 17, 2026$0.760Aug 17, 2026Sep 8, 2026
May 18, 2026$0.760May 18, 2026Jun 8, 2026
Feb 17, 2026$0.740Feb 17, 2026Mar 6, 2026
Nov 17, 2025$0.740Nov 17, 2025Dec 8, 2025
Aug 18, 2025$0.740Aug 18, 2025Sep 8, 2025
May 19, 2025$0.740May 19, 2025Jun 6, 2025
Feb 18, 2025$0.720Feb 18, 2025Mar 6, 2025
Nov 18, 2024$0.720Nov 18, 2024Dec 6, 2024
Aug 19, 2024$0.720Aug 19, 2024Sep 6, 2024
May 17, 2024$0.720May 20, 2024Jun 6, 2024
Feb 16, 2024$0.700Feb 20, 2024Mar 6, 2024
Nov 17, 2023$0.700Nov 20, 2023Dec 6, 2023
Aug 18, 2023$0.700Aug 21, 2023Sep 6, 2023
May 12, 2023$0.700May 15, 2023Jun 6, 2023
Feb 17, 2023$0.680Feb 21, 2023Mar 6, 2023
Nov 18, 2022$0.680Nov 21, 2022Dec 6, 2022
Aug 12, 2022$0.680Aug 15, 2022Sep 6, 2022
May 13, 2022$0.680May 16, 2022Jun 6, 2022
Feb 18, 2022$0.660Feb 22, 2022Mar 7, 2022
Nov 12, 2021$0.660Nov 15, 2021Dec 6, 2021
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