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Southern

SO · NYSE

$90.71+$1.44 (+1.61%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $89.27

About SO

The Southern Co is a holding company, which engages in the generation and sale of electricity. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and currently employs 29,800 full-time employees. The firm owns three traditional electric operating companies, Southern Power Company and Southern Company Gas. The traditional electric operating companies-Alabama Power, Georgia Power and Mississippi Power-are operating public utility companies providing electric service to retail customers in three Southeastern states in addition to wholesale customers in the Southeast. The Southern Power Company develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including battery energy storage projects, and sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market. The Southern Company Gas is an energy services holding company whose primary business is the distribution of natural gas in four states - Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, through the natural gas distribution utilities. Southern Company Gas is also involved in several other businesses that are complementary to the distribution of natural gas.

Employees
29,800
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
Listed
Sep 30, 1949
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric Utilities
Website
southerncompany.com

SO key statistics

Market cap
104.35B
Price-earnings ratio
21.51
Dividend yield
2.97%
Average volume
6.39M
Volume
6.20M
Open price
$90.05
High today
$91.03
Low today
$89.70
52 Week high
$99.58
52 Week low
$81.69

Southern (SO) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Southern (SO) shares are priced at $90.71, giving the company a market cap of 104.35B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.51 and a dividend yield of 2.97%.

Today the stock has traded between $89.70 and $91.03. The current price is 1.1% above the day's low and 0.4% below its high.

Volume so far is 6.20M shares, in line with the average of 6.39M shares a day.

Over the past year Southern has ranged from $81.69 to $99.58, and now sits 50% of the way up that range.

Southern met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 6 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $1.13 per share against an estimate of $1.03.

The average analyst price target is $99.89, 10.1% above the current price, from 17 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

29%of 17 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy29.4%
  • Hold58.8%
  • Sell11.8%
Price target · 23 analystsAvg $99.89
Low
$79.79
Now
$90.71
High
$117.60

SO earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 6 of the last 8 quarters, by 6.4% on average.

  1. Q4 FY99: reported $0.22 per share against an estimate of $0.2409
  2. Q1 FY00: reported $0.37 per share against an estimate of $0.3674
  3. Q2 FY00: reported $0.52 per share against an estimate of $0.4794
  4. Q3 FY00: reported $1.03 per share against an estimate of $0.9322
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $1.60 per share against an estimate of $1.55
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $0.55 per share against an estimate of $0.5908
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $1.32 per share against an estimate of $1.25
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $1.13 per share against an estimate of $1.03

SO news

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Southern Company announces quarterly dividend

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Georgia Power highlights customer assistance and energy-saving resources during Energy Efficiency Month

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Alabama Power completes restoration following Hurricane Isaias

  • Avi Kapoor

    Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Utilities Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Southern Company's experienced storm response teams, advanced storm intelligence technologies drive power restoration following Hurricane Isaias

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Ready to Respond: Alabama Power mobilizes crews and resources ahead of Hurricane Isaias

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Georgia Power monitoring, prepared to respond to Hurricane Isaias impacts

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Southern Linc public sector account manager Leslie Benton named to Alabama 9-1-1 Board

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