The Southern Company (SO)
NYSE: SO · Real-Time Price · USD
98.01
+0.17 (0.17%)
At close: Mar 13, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
98.00
-0.01 (-0.01%)
After-hours: Mar 13, 2026, 7:57 PM EDT

The Southern Company Ratios and Metrics

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period Ending
Mar '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
109,71296,01690,19776,47477,67172,681
Market Cap Growth
13.30%6.45%17.94%-1.54%6.87%12.02%
Enterprise Value
182,148169,693157,868141,031136,791130,001
PE Ratio
25.0022.1220.5019.2322.0430.37
PS Ratio
3.713.253.383.032.653.15
PB Ratio
3.052.472.462.172.252.23
P/FCF Ratio
--108.28---
P/OCF Ratio
11.199.809.2210.1312.3311.78
EV/Sales Ratio
6.165.745.915.594.675.63
EV/EBITDA Ratio
13.0812.1812.2012.3613.5615.77
EV/EBIT Ratio
23.0721.4920.5621.9622.7030.45
EV/FCF Ratio
--189.52---
Debt / Equity Ratio
1.911.911.811.801.711.70
Debt / EBITDA Ratio
5.185.184.995.415.596.73
Debt / FCF Ratio
--79.56---
Net Debt / Equity Ratio
1.861.861.781.781.661.65
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio
5.205.205.045.505.676.51
Net Debt / FCF Ratio
-24.68-24.6878.28-40.69-35.30-37.88
Quick Ratio
0.340.340.340.350.360.44
Current Ratio
0.650.650.670.780.660.82
Asset Turnover
0.200.200.190.180.220.19
Return on Equity (ROE)
11.04%11.04%11.85%11.04%10.18%7.05%
Return on Assets (ROA)
3.28%3.28%3.37%2.93%2.87%2.13%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
5.70%5.70%5.90%5.10%5.10%3.70%
Earnings Yield
3.96%4.52%4.88%5.20%4.54%3.29%
FCF Yield
-2.68%-3.06%0.92%-2.02%-2.09%-1.95%
Dividend Yield
3.02%3.40%3.62%4.28%4.25%4.46%
Payout Ratio
75.51%69.45%67.12%76.33%82.49%116.05%
Buyback Yield / Dilution
-0.64%-0.64%-0.36%-1.57%-1.22%-0.28%
Total Shareholder Return
2.38%2.76%3.26%2.71%3.03%4.18%
Updated Feb 19, 2026. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Utility template. Financial Sources.
SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q