Southern Co (SO) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Southern (SO) recorded Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 1.15 billion in Q2 2026, up 4.6% from 1.1 billion a year earlier and up 2.0% from the prior quarter.
Southern Co (SO) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Southern reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 1.12 billion, up 2.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased for 12 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 1.1 billion in FY2024 (+0.6%), 1.09 billion in FY2023 (+0.2%), 1.09 billion in FY2022 (+2.7%) and 1.06 billion in FY2021 (+0.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased for 50 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding (Entity) has ranged between 0.2% (Q3 2023) and 4.6% (Q2 2026) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 1.13 billion (Q1 2026), 1.12 billion (Q4 2025) and 1.1 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.06 Bn |
Southern Co Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();