Southern Company (SO · NYSE)
SO · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Jul 6, 2026
Revenue (TTM)
$30.18B
+8.0% YoY
Gross margin
48.0%
EPS (latest q)
$1.32
vs $1.21 est · beat
52-wk position
100.0%
0.0% vs 52w high · +9.1% 1mo
Price (last ~year)
Southern Company recently achieved commercial operation of the Vogtle Unit 3 nuclear reactor, adding 1,100 MW of capacity to its grid. For the quarter ending March 31, 2026, the utility reported $8.40 billion in revenue and $1.36 billion in net income, though capital expenditures of $2.94 billion resulted in negative free cash flow of $1.72 billion. The company carries $76.00 billion in total debt and maintains a market capitalization of $110.45 billion, with shares currently trading at their 52-week high.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $110.45B
- P/E
- 25.06
- PEG
- 2.784
- P/B
- 2.975
- P/S
- 3.66
- EV/EBITDA
- 12.78
- Beta
- 0.332
- Analyst target
- $101.13
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 48.0%
- Operating margin
- 25.8%
- Profit margin
- 14.5%
- ROE
- 11.0%
- ROA
- 3.2%
Price movement
- Last
- $97.98
- 1-month
- +9.1%
- 3-month
- +2.8%
- RSI (14)
- 71
- vs SMA200
- +7.8%
- 52-wk position
- 100.0% 0.0% vs high
Quarterly trajectory
Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)
| Quarter | Revenue | Op income | Net income | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | $8.40B | $2.02B | $1.36B | $3.92B |
| 2025-12-31 | $6.98B | $911.0M | $416.0M | $2.76B |
| 2025-09-30 | $7.82B | $2.59B | $1.71B | $4.29B |
| 2025-06-30 | $6.97B | $1.76B | $880.0M | $3.46B |
Recent news
- Somewhat-Bullish The Vogtle Unit 3 nuclear reactor - Southern Company bets on first AP1000 in US commercial power · 2026-07-06
- Somewhat-Bullish DTE Energy Co. outlines its role in US power and gas markets · 2026-07-05
- Neutral Why Georgia Power bills stay high despite rate cuts · 2026-07-05
- Somewhat-Bullish The Entergy Texas Distribution Grid - Classic infrastructure quietly modernized · 2026-07-05
- Somewhat-Bullish The Southern Company smart thermostat - Southern Company bets on lower bills and grid-aware heating · 2026-07-05
- Neutral Liberty Wind from Algonquin Power - steady B2B clean energy revenue · 2026-07-04
Sources this view read
- fundamentals Company overview & valuation (Alpha Vantage OVERVIEW)
- filing Quarterly financial statements (Alpha Vantage INCOME/BALANCE/CASH)
- earnings Reported earnings history (Alpha Vantage EARNINGS)
- prices Adjusted daily prices (Alpha Vantage TIME_SERIES_DAILY_ADJUSTED)