Southern Company Stock
The Southern Company
Company data
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Regulated Electric
- Country
- United States
- CEO
- Christopher C. Womack
- Employees
- 28,314
- Market cap
- $104.9 B
- IPO
- 04/11/2025
The Southern Company is a diversified energy utility headquartered in Atlanta and operates within the Utilities sector as part of the Regulated Electric industry. Established in 1946, the company currently employs 28,314 employees. Its primary business activities involve the production, transmission, and distribution…
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Southern Company stock: price history
1D
+2.1%
1W
+4.5%
1M
+4.1%
6M
-6.1%
YTD
-4.5%
1Y
–
2Y
–
5Y
–
10Y
–
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
29/10/2026 (in 12 days)
Volatility around earnings
~21% stronger price swings than usual
Pattern chart
Pattern detected by the Market Jury detector vrange-breakout-v1.0 on 15/10/26. Not a buy or sell signal.Beta
What does this mean?
Range breakout
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Southern Company stock metrics
P/E
21.87
P/B
2.62
EV/EBITDA
12.35
RETURN ON EQUITY
3.0%
NET MARGIN
16.8%
DEBT/EQUITY
1.95
DIVIDEND YIELD
3.3%
AS OF
30/06/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
102.7%
FLOAT SHARES
1,147,786,177
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
806,129
Insider transactions (SEC)
Kim Matthew M.
Sena Peter P III
Kim Matthew M.
Kim Matthew M.
Spainhour Sterling A Jr.
Dividends
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Frequently asked questions about Southern Company stock
What does Southern Company do?
The Southern Company is a company in the Utilities sector, Regulated Electric industry, headquartered in United States.
The CEO is Christopher C. Womack, the company employs around 28,314 people.
The IPO was on 04/11/2025; the stock trades on NYSE under the ticker SOMN.
When does Southern Company report next?
The next earnings date is 29/10/2026.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 21% stronger than usual.
Does Southern Company pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was US$0.89 per share.
The dividend yield is 3.3% (as of 30/06/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Southern Company?
Comparable stocks include NextEra Energy, Southern Company, Duke Energy, American Electric Power Company, Dominion Energy, Entergy, Xcel Energy and Exelon.
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