SO vs Peers Stock Comparison

Southern Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SO Southern Co
$92.56 +11.7% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$106.48B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.18B
Div. yield
3.24%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities

Percentile Scorecard

SO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSO
Valuation 36 #24 of 37
Growth 50 #18 of 35
Profitability 65 #13 of 35
Financial Health 49 #19 of 36
Shareholder Returns 14 #32 of 37
Overall 43
  • SO ranked among 37 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSOSPY
1 month +11.7% -0.8%
3 months -4.1% +3.5%
6 months -1.3% +7.0%
Year to date +6.1% +12.2%
1 year -3.5% +13.0%
3 years +39.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.6% +23.1%
5 years +47.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.1% +11.0%
10 years +81.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.19 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6% -1.8%
52-week high $99.11 $779.14
52-week low $82.35 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSO
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -32.6xmedian 31.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 2.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSO
Revenue $30.18B
Gross profit $25.14B
Operating income $7.31B
Net income $4.66B
Free cash flow -$3.27B
EPS (diluted) $4.08
Cash & equivalents $2.98B
Total debt $295.00B
Shares (diluted) 1.14B
Enterprise value $97.53B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSO
P/E 22.6x
P/FCF -32.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x
P/S 3.5x
P/B 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x
EV/EBIT 24.5x
EV/Revenue 5.9x
EV/FCF -54.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSO
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -152.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSO
Gross margin 83.3%
EBITDA margin 45.2%
Operating margin 24.2%
Pretax margin 17.4%
Net margin 15.4%
FCF margin -10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 35.3%
Return on equity 9.2%
Return on assets 2.9%
Return on invested capital 5.1%
Return on capital employed 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSO
Debt / assets 46.6%
Debt / equity 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x
Debt / FCF -23.1x
Liabilities / assets 73.9%
Equity / assets 26.1%
Interest coverage 2.3x
Current ratio 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x
Altman Z-score –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSO
Dividend yield 3.2%
Net buyback yield –
Shareholder yield 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) -94.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSO
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSO
Held by institutions 72.5%
Institutions holding 2,363
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7%
Institutions buying 1,248
Institutions selling 724
Buyers to sellers 1.72

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Southern (SO) 3.24%.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.