Southern (SO) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2025)
Southern's Share-based Compensation came in at $29 million for Q3 2021, up 93.3% from $15 million a year earlier and up 31.8% from the prior quarter.
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Southern (SO) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2021, Southern reported Share-based Compensation of $148 million, up 24.4% year-over-year; for FY2020, it was $113 million, up 5.6% from FY2019.
- Share-based Compensation carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.7% (FY2015 to FY2020).
- Going back by year, Share-based Compensation was $107 million in FY2019 (-14.4%), $125 million in FY2018 (+14.7%), $109 million in FY2017 (-9.9%) and $121 million in FY2016 (+22.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Share-based Compensation is $11 million (Q2 2019) to $83 million (Q1 2021).
- Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 28.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Share-based Compensation over five years came in Q3 2021 (growth of 93.3%), and the weakest in Q4 2017 (a decline of 58.8%).
- Business Quant data shows SO's Share-based Compensation at $22 million (Q2 2021), $83 million (Q1 2021) and $14 million (Q4 2020) in the three quarters before Q3 2021.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | - |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | - |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | - |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | - |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | 22.00 Mn |
| 10 | Xcel Energy | 50.89 Bn | 44.36 Bn | - | 15.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 85.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 22.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 83.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 14.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 15.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 12.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 72.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 20.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 12.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 11.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 64.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 17.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 25.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 14.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 69.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 14.00 Mn |
API Access
Southern Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();