The Southern Company (SO)

NYSE: SO · Real-Time Price · USD

88.11

-0.66 (-0.74%)

At close: Sep 4, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

88.18

+0.07 (0.08%)

After-hours: Sep 4, 2026, 7:51 PM EDT

The Southern Company Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.

Total Valuation

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Sep '26 Sep 4, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
Market Capitalization	101,358	96,016	90,197	76,474	77,671	72,681
Market Cap Growth	0.52%	6.45%	17.94%	-1.54%	6.87%	12.02%
Enterprise Value	175,461	169,693	157,868	141,031	136,791	130,001

Price Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Sep '26 Sep 4, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
PE Ratio	21.21	22.12	20.50	19.23	22.04	30.37
PS Ratio	3.36	3.25	3.38	3.03	2.65	3.15
PB Ratio	2.56	2.47	2.46	2.17	2.25	2.23
P/FCF Ratio	-	-	108.28	-	-	-
P/OCF Ratio	9.52	9.80	9.22	10.13	12.33	11.78

EV Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Sep '26 Sep 4, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
EV/Sales Ratio	5.81	5.74	5.91	5.59	4.67	5.63
EV/EBITDA Ratio	12.31	12.18	12.20	12.36	13.56	15.77
EV/EBIT Ratio	21.57	21.49	20.56	21.96	22.70	30.45
EV/FCF Ratio	-	-	189.52	-	-	-

Financial Efficiency

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Sep '26 Sep 4, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
Debt / Equity Ratio	1.82	1.91	1.81	1.80	1.71	1.70
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	5.26	5.18	4.99	5.41	5.59	6.73
Debt / FCF Ratio	-	-	79.56	-	-	-
Net Debt / Equity Ratio	1.75	1.86	1.78	1.78	1.66	1.65
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio	5.20	5.20	5.04	5.50	5.67	6.51
Net Debt / FCF Ratio	-22.67	-24.68	78.28	-40.69	-35.30	-37.88
Quick Ratio	0.44	0.34	0.34	0.35	0.36	0.44
Current Ratio	0.79	0.65	0.67	0.78	0.66	0.82
Asset Turnover	0.19	0.20	0.19	0.18	0.22	0.19
Return on Equity (ROE)	11.48%	11.04%	11.85%	11.04%	10.18%	7.05%
Return on Assets (ROA)	3.27%	3.28%	3.37%	2.93%	2.87%	2.13%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	5.60%	5.70%	5.90%	5.10%	5.10%	3.70%

Yields

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Sep '26 Sep 4, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
Earnings Yield	4.60%	4.52%	4.88%	5.20%	4.54%	3.29%
FCF Yield	-3.23%	-3.06%	0.92%	-2.02%	-2.09%	-1.95%
Dividend Yield	3.45%	3.45%	3.68%	4.35%	4.32%	4.54%
Payout Ratio	73.19%	69.45%	67.12%	76.33%	82.49%	116.05%
Buyback Yield / Dilution	-1.58%	-0.64%	-0.36%	-1.57%	-1.22%	-0.28%
Total Shareholder Return	1.87%	2.82%	3.31%	2.78%	3.10%	4.26%

SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q