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The Southern Co is a holding company, which engages in the generation and sale of electricity. It operates through the following segments: Traditional Electric Operating Companies, Southern Power, and Southern Company Gas. The Traditional Electric Operating Companies segment refers to vertically integrated utilities that own generation, transmission and distribution facilities, and supplies electric services in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The Southern Power segment constructs, acquires, owns, and manages generation assets such as renewable energy projects and sells… Read More
The Southern Co is a holding company, which engages in the generation and sale of electricity. It operates through the following segments: Traditional Electric Operating Companies, Southern Power, and Southern Company Gas. The Traditional Electric Operating Companies segment refers to vertically integrated utilities that own generation, transmission and distribution facilities, and supplies electric services in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The Southern Power segment constructs, acquires, owns, and manages generation assets such as renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market. The Southern Company Gas segment distributes natural gas through natural gas distribution facilities in the states of Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, New Jersey, Florida, Tennessee, and Maryland. The company was founded on November 9, 1945, and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Read Less
Southern Company Stats
- Industry
- Utilities
- Founded
- 1945
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Country/Territory
- United States
- CEO, President, and Chair
- Chris Womack
- Employees
- 29,800
Southern Company Financial Summary
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
SummaryAdditional DataAnalystsHistorical Quotes
Key Data
52 Week Range
81.69 x 99.58
Ex-Dividend Date
Aug 28, 2026
Valuation Measures
Price to Book Value (ttm)
3.32
Price to Tangible Book Value (ttm)
N/A
Total Enterprise Value to EBIT (ttm)
22.35
Total Enterprise Value to EBITDA (ttm)
13.70
Total Enterprise Value to Total Revenue (ttm)
2.46
Profitability Metrics
Operating Margin (ttm)
11.19%
Return on Assets (ttm)
5.49%
Return on Equity (ttm)
11.44%
Revenue and Earnings Metrics
Revenue Per Share (ttm)
178.14
Revenue Growth (y/o/y)
6.02%
EBITDA Growth (y/o/y)
19.55%
Diluted EPS Growth (y/o/y)
19.56
All values as of most recently reported quarter unless otherwise noted.
Consensus Recommendation
Outperform
Range of Price Targets
309.00 to 420.00
Range of EPS
18.22 to 19.97
Range of Revenue
$NaN to $NaN
- Consensus Price Target is the stock price analysts expect to see within a period of 0-18 months.
- EPS and Revenue estimates are for the next 12 months.
| DATE | OPEN | HIGH | LOW | CLOSE | ADJUSTED CLOSE | VOLUME |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 370.00 | 370.97 | 358.73 | 361.39 | 361.39 | 773,333 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 355.94 | 368.35 | 351.58 | 368.16 | 368.16 | 1,144,316 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 344.55 | 371.00 | 341.40 | 360.25 | 360.25 | 1,797,142 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 330.26 | 332.34 | 326.32 | 331.17 | 331.17 | 799,604 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 329.77 | 331.76 | 327.07 | 329.90 | 329.90 | 653,776 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 327.09 | 331.56 | 326.83 | 328.95 | 328.95 | 663,981 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 320.20 | 331.71 | 314.78 | 329.93 | 329.93 | 961,977 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 319.10 | 325.00 | 317.71 | 323.75 | 323.75 | 566,728 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 321.10 | 324.50 | 317.96 | 323.13 | 323.13 | 591,765 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 316.54 | 320.00 | 314.69 | 318.83 | 318.83 | 650,191 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 326.05 | 327.50 | 316.12 | 317.95 | 317.95 | 705,985 |
