Southern Company (SO · NYSE)

SO · MARKET VIEW

Market view · as of Sep 28, 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
5.3%
-15.0% vs 52w high · -6.9% 1mo

Price (last ~year)

Southern Company shares have fallen 12.2% over three months to $82.88, leaving the stock down 15.0% from its 52-week high with an RSI of 20, even as the company beat estimates in three of its last four quarters, including Q2 EPS of $1.13 versus $1.01 expected. Q2 net income of $1.17B reflected 30.4% year-over-year earnings growth on essentially flat revenue (TTM $30.18B), while free cash flow remained negative at -$293.0M as capex ($2.94B) exceeded operating cash flow ($2.65B). The balance sheet carries $77.09B in total debt at 5.4x EBITDA with a current ratio of 0.79. Separately, Georgia Power won approval for 1,137 MW of new solar purchase agreements through its CARES program, and Q3 results are scheduled for release November 5.

Valuation

Market cap
$95.34B
P/E
19.97
PEG
1.973
P/B
2.427
P/S
3.159
EV/EBITDA
11.48
Beta
0.316
Analyst target
$99.24

Quality & returns

Gross margin
48.3%
Operating margin
29.6%
Profit margin
15.4%
ROE
11.5%
ROA
3.3%

Price movement

Last
$82.88
1-month
-6.9%
3-month
-12.2%
RSI (14)
20
vs SMA200
-8.9%
52-wk position
5.3% -15.0% vs high

Quarterly trajectory

Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)

QuarterRevenueOp incomeNet incomeEBITDA
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

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  • 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)

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