Southern Company (SO · NYSE)
SO · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Aug 31, 2026
Revenue (TTM)
$30.18B
+0.1% YoY
Gross margin
48.3%
EPS (latest q)
$1.13
vs $1.01 est · beat
52-wk position
40.1%
-9.5% vs 52w high · -5.9% 1mo
Price (last ~year)
Southern Company (SO) reported a quarterly earnings beat of $1.13 per share for the period ending June 30, 2026, driving a 30.4% year-over-year earnings increase despite flat revenue growth of 0.1%. The $101.52 billion market cap utility maintains a $77.09 billion debt load with a 5.4x debt-to-EBITDA ratio, and recorded negative free cash flow of $293 million as capital expenditures outpaced operating cash flow. Shares are currently trading at $88.25, reflecting a 5.9% decline over the past month.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $101.52B
- P/E
- 21.27
- PEG
- 2.266
- P/B
- 2.589
- P/S
- 3.364
- EV/EBITDA
- 11.91
- Beta
- 0.327
- Analyst target
- $100.29
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 48.3%
- Operating margin
- 29.6%
- Profit margin
- 15.4%
- ROE
- 11.5%
- ROA
- 3.3%
Price movement
- Last
- $88.25
- 1-month
- -5.9%
- 3-month
- -1.7%
- RSI (14)
- 36
- vs SMA200
- -3.1%
- 52-wk position
- 40.1% -9.5% vs high
Quarterly trajectory
Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)
| Quarter | Revenue | Op income | Net income | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $6.98B | $1.78B | $1.17B | $3.21B |
| 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 |
Recent news
- Somewhat-Bearish Southern Company 4.95 % Notes 2020-30.01.80 Global Series 2020A Actuals & Estimates (NYSE:SOJD) · 2026-08-29
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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)