Southern (SO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Southern's Return on Sales [ROS] was 25.46% in Q2 2026, up 0.16 percentage points from 25.30% a year earlier and up 1.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Southern (SO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Southern's Return on Sales [ROS] was 24.21% through Jun 30, 2026, down 1.18 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 24.65%, down 1.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +0.68 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 26.45% in FY2024 (+3.38 pp), 23.07% in FY2023 (+4.73 pp), 18.34% in FY2022 (+2.34 pp) and 16.00% in FY2021 (-7.98 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -5.74% (Q4 2021) and 33.16% (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.26 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 18.01 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 19.99 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SO's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 24.03% (Q1 2026), 13.14% (Q4 2025) and 33.16% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 172.18 Bn | 170.30 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 2 | Southern | 106.86 Bn | 97.91 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 25.46% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 97.23 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 29.69% |
| 4 | National Grid | 85.13 Bn | 57.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 70.60 Bn | 68.98 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 22.90% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 57.38 Bn | 60.06 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 7 | Sempra | 54.97 Bn | 54.10 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 17.45% |
| 8 | Entergy | 50.09 Bn | 39.27 Bn | - | 24.13% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 48.73 Bn | 43.64 Bn | - | 22.64% |
| 10 | Exelon | 45.85 Bn | 41.17 Bn | - | 16.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.46% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.69% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.55% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.62% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.23% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.97% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.62% |
API Access
Southern Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "SO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();