The Southern Company (SO)
NYSE: SO · Real-Time Price · USD
91.63
+0.27 (0.30%)
At close: Sep 17, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
91.63
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Sep 17, 2025, 4:05 PM EDT

The Southern Company Ratios and Metrics

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 20202015 - 2019
Period Ending
Sep '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21 Dec '20 2015 - 2019
100,79790,19776,47477,67172,68164,885
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Market Cap Growth
18.99%17.94%-1.54%6.87%12.02%-2.87%
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Enterprise Value
170,759157,868141,031136,791130,001117,943
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PE Ratio
23.6720.5019.2322.0430.3720.80
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PS Ratio
3.543.383.032.653.153.19
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PB Ratio
2.952.462.172.252.232.00
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P/FCF Ratio
-108.28----
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P/OCF Ratio
10.989.2210.1312.3311.789.69
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EV/Sales Ratio
6.025.915.594.675.635.79
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EV/EBITDA Ratio
12.7812.2012.3613.5615.7712.90
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EV/EBIT Ratio
21.6720.5621.9622.7030.4522.53
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EV/FCF Ratio
-189.52----
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Debt / Equity Ratio
1.901.811.801.711.701.57
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Debt / EBITDA Ratio
5.174.995.415.596.735.58
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Debt / FCF Ratio
-79.56----
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Quick Ratio
0.390.340.350.360.440.36
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Current Ratio
0.740.670.780.660.820.71
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Asset Turnover
0.200.190.180.220.190.17
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Return on Equity (ROE)
11.23%11.85%11.04%10.18%7.05%9.56%
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Return on Assets (ROA)
3.39%3.37%2.93%2.87%2.13%2.71%
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Return on Capital (ROIC)
4.69%4.76%4.17%4.15%3.11%3.98%
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Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
5.90%5.90%5.10%5.10%3.70%4.70%
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Earnings Yield
4.23%4.88%5.20%4.54%3.29%4.81%
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Earnings Yield
4.23%4.88%5.20%4.54%3.29%4.81%
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FCF Yield
-1.06%0.92%-2.02%-2.09%-1.95%-1.27%
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Dividend Yield
3.23%3.56%4.21%4.18%4.39%4.96%
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Payout Ratio
75.44%67.12%76.33%82.49%116.05%86.08%
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Buyback Yield / Dilution
-0.50%-0.36%-1.57%-1.22%-0.28%-1.04%
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Total Shareholder Return
2.72%3.20%2.64%2.97%4.11%3.91%
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Updated Jul 31, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Utility template. Financial Sources.
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