Southern Company (SO · NYSE)
SO · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Oct 5, 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
10.7%
-14.1% vs 52w high · -5.7% 1mo
Price (last ~year)
Southern Company shares have fallen 11.3% over three months to $83.72, leaving the stock 14.1% below its 52-week high with an RSI of 31, even as it beat estimates in three of its last four quarters, including Q2 EPS of $1.13 versus $1.01 expected. Earnings grew 30.4% year over year on essentially flat revenue of $30.18B TTM, though the company burned $293.0M in free cash flow last quarter as capex ($2.94B) exceeded operating cash flow ($2.65B). Leverage remains elevated at 5.4x debt/EBITDA on $77.09B of total debt, with a current ratio of 0.79. The stock trades at 20.17x earnings against an analyst target of $98.13.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $96.31B
- P/E
- 20.17
- PEG
- 1.973
- P/B
- 2.427
- P/S
- 3.191
- EV/EBITDA
- 11.48
- Beta
- 0.316
- Analyst target
- $98.13
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 48.3%
- Operating margin
- 29.6%
- Profit margin
- 15.4%
- ROE
- 11.5%
- ROA
- 3.3%
Price movement
- Last
- $83.72
- 1-month
- -5.7%
- 3-month
- -11.3%
- RSI (14)
- 31
- vs SMA200
- -8.0%
- 52-wk position
- 10.7% -14.1% 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
- Neutral Southern Company stock trades at EUR 74.56 versus its Xetra close in weekend trading · 2026-10-04
- Neutral Southern Company stock holds at USD 83.72 as earnings near surprisingly · 2026-10-03
- Somewhat-Bullish For Retirees Who Want Utility Income: Duke Energy vs. Southern Company, 3.9% vs. 3.8% Yield · 2026-10-03
- Neutral Georgia Power to conduct traffic pacing for power line stringing across I-20 and I-285 Oct 10 · 2026-10-03
- Somewhat-Bullish Exelon’s 4.07% Dividend Yield Depends on Regulator Approval and Rising Debt · 2026-10-03
- Somewhat-Bullish Treasury Yields Are Crushing Dividend Stocks. These 5 Could Be October Opportunities · 2026-10-02
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)