Southern Company (SO · NYSE)
SO · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Jul 27, 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
97.1%
-0.5% vs 52w high · +2.0% 1mo
Price (last ~year)
Southern Company (SO) trades at $97.25, within 0.5% of its 52-week high, with a market capitalization of $105.80 billion. The utility beat Q1 2026 earnings expectations with $1.32 per share against a $1.21 estimate, supported by a 25.8% operating margin on $30.18 billion in trailing twelve-month revenue. Capital expenditures of $2.94 billion during the quarter resulted in negative free cash flow of $1.72 billion. The company carries $76.00 billion in total debt, reflecting a debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 5.4x.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $105.80B
- P/E
- 24.87
- PEG
- 2.606
- P/B
- 2.953
- P/S
- 3.633
- EV/EBITDA
- 12.72
- Beta
- 0.332
- Analyst target
- $100.62
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 48.0%
- Operating margin
- 25.8%
- Profit margin
- 14.5%
- ROE
- 11.0%
- ROA
- 3.2%
Price movement
- Last
- $97.25
- 1-month
- +2.0%
- 3-month
- +4.9%
- RSI (14)
- 56
- vs SMA200
- +6.8%
- 52-wk position
- 97.1% -0.5% 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
- Neutral Q2 Earnings Forecast for Southern Issued By KeyCorp · 2026-07-27
- Somewhat-Bullish PPL stock trades steady as regulated utility earnings and dividend support valuation · 2026-07-27
- Neutral TVA Cumberland Gas Plant growth helping keep up with regional demand · 2026-07-26
- Neutral Weiss Asset Management LP Sells 201,393 Shares of Southern Company (The) $SO · 2026-07-26
- Somewhat-Bullish Sei Investments Co. Has $51.54 Million Stock Position in Southern Company (The) $SO · 2026-07-26
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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)