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SO · NYSE

The Southern Company

$92.89 -0.89 (-0.95%)

Company overview

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services segments. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects, and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations.

Sector
Utilities
Industry
Regulated Electric
Exchange
NYSE
Market cap
$107B
Employees
28,314
Headquarters
Atlanta, GA
Website
southerncompany.com
CEO
Christopher C. Womack
Listed
December 31, 1981
P/E
23.58
Dividend yield
3.25%

Company financials

Revenue
$30.2B
Gross profit
$13B
Operating income
$7.3B
EBITDA
$14.4B
Net income
$4.4B
EPS
$3.94
Total assets
$157B
Total debt
$76B
Gross margin
43.11%
Net margin
14.46%
Earnings yield
4.24%

Revenue segmentation

By product (FY 2025)
By region (FY 2025)

No geographic segmentation.

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Price chart

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SO 1D NYSE O91.08H93.88L90.99C93.82+3.43 (+3.79%)Vol8.16M

News

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Type
Ticker Type Headline Source Published
SO Press release Southern Silver Exploration Corp. is Pleased to be Attending the Red Cloud's Fall Mining Showcase 2026 Newsfile
SO Stock news A Look at Southern Co (SO) After 3.8% Gain -- GF Value $93.96 vs Price $93.82 GuruFocus
SO Stock news Southern Company's Dividend Looks Safe. Its Massive Spending Plan Is the Real Test 24/7 Wall Street
SO Press release Mississippi Power Names Jamie Miller Senior Director of Economic, Workforce and Community Development PRNewsWire
SO Press release Metalsource Mining Intersects 22 Metres of Mineralization in Major Southern Step Out at Silver Hill Newsfile
SO Press release Southern Company announces quarterly dividend Southern Company today announced a regular quarterly dividend of 76 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable December 7, 2026, to... PR Newswire
SO Stock news Southern Co. (SO) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade Zacks Investment Research
SO Stock news Here is What to Know Beyond Why Southern Company (The) (SO) is a Trending Stock Zacks Investment Research
SO Stock news Duke Energy's Dividend Faces a $103 Billion Test. Here's What Investors Should Know 24/7 Wall Street
SO Stock news The Average Electric Utility Bill Is $147 a Month. Here's How Much You'd Need in Utility Stocks to Cover It. The Motley Fool
SO Press release Georgia Power highlights customer assistance and energy-saving resources during Energy Efficiency Month As Georgians prepare their homes for cooler temperatures, Georgia Power is ready to help customers save money and energy, or provide ass. PR Newswire
SO Press release Alabama Power completes restoration following Hurricane Isaias Alabama Power has completed restoration efforts following Hurricane Isaias, which brought widespread impacts across the company's service territory... PR Newswire
SO Press release U.S. Department of Energy Funding Accelerates World-First Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment ACCESS Newswire
SO Stock news Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Utilities Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields Benzinga
SO Press release Southern Cross Gold Welcomes Both A$20 Million Antimony Processing Election Commitment and Decision on Advancing Antimony Grant Newsfile
SO Stock news These 4 Dividend Stocks Passed the 2020 Stress Test. Are They Buys in Now October? 24/7 Wall Street
SO Stock news Why Southern Co. (SO) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Again Zacks Investment Research
SO Stock news 5 Utility Stocks With Yields High Enough to Matter and Coverage Strong Enough to Trust 24/7 Wall Street
SO Stock news Southern Company: Long-Term Growth Meets Near-Term Cash Flow Pressure Seeking Alpha
SO Stock news Southern Italy faces risk of fuel shortages as Ilva protests impact Eni refinery Reuters
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FAQ

Questions about The Southern Company

What does The Southern Company do?
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services segments. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects, and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations.
What is SO's market cap?
The Southern Company (SO) is a listed stock with a live quote. The latest market cap on this page is $107B.
Where is The Southern Company headquartered?
The Southern Company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
How do I get SO news from the API?
Call GET /v1/news?tickers=SO. Add type=news, type=press_release, or type=legal to take one feed. Pro keys search the full archive in real time. Free keys are delayed 15 minutes and return the last year. Signed-out visitors and Free accounts see that same year on this page. Pro sees the full archive.
How far back does SO news go?
Signed-out visitors and Free accounts see the last year of stock news, press releases, and legal notices for SO, 15 minutes behind, and each headline links to the publisher. Pro, including the 7-day trial, sees the full archive as headlines are ingested. A Free API key returns the last year. Pro keys search the full archive.
Is the SO price on this page from the API?
The price and daily change update during the US session for every visitor. That quote is context on this page. It is not part of the news API. The chart is one candle per session from the start of 2020. 1W, 1M, and 1Y group those sessions.

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