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Also trades as: SO (NYSE) · $vol 556M · 0L8A.L (LSE) · $vol 0M · SOT.DE (XETRA) · $vol 0M

SOMN NYSE

The Southern Company
1W: +1.3% 1M: +8.9% 3M: -3.2% YTD: -2.4%
$48.60
+0.06 (+0.12%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±1.9%
$47 $48 $49 $50 $51
NYSE · Utilities · Regulated Electric · Tech Score Buy · Power 63 · $106.3B mcap · 1.15B float · 0.033% daily turnover · Short 57% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 81% of companies Debt: 42.0% of company value Bonds: $773.3M held by 541 funds, 77 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $1.40 (down 97%), The Southern Company would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $77.09B against a stock market value of $106.58B.
Distance to default 9.97 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $41.20B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 17.9%; Altman Z'' 0.86. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Income Trends

Revenue
$26.7B +5.8% ▲
3Y CAGR: +5.0%
Gross Profit
$13.3B +14.0% ▲
3Y CAGR: +9.2%
Operating Income
$7.1B +21.3% ▲
3Y CAGR: +24.1%
Net Income
$4.4B +10.7% ▲
3Y CAGR: +22.3%
EPS (Diluted)
$3.99 +0.0% ▲
3Y CAGR: +21.2%
EBITDA
$13.2B +12.4% ▲
3Y CAGR: +16.4%

Profit Margins

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Income Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024
Revenue$23.1B$29.3B$25.3B$26.7B
YoY Growth+0.0%+26.7%-13.8%+5.8%
Cost of Revenue$12.9B$18.7B$13.5B$13.4B
Gross Profit$10.2B$10.6B$11.7B$13.3B
Gross Margin44.3%36.3%46.4%49.9%
R&D Expenses$0$0$0$0
SG&A Expenses$0$0$0$0
Operating Expenses$6.5B$5.3B$5.9B$6.3B
Operating Income$3.7B$5.4B$5.8B$7.1B
Operating Margin16.0%18.3%23.1%26.4%
Interest Expense$1.8B$2.0B$2.4B$2.7B
Income Before Tax$2.6B$4.2B$4.3B$5.2B
Tax Expense$267M$795M$496M$969M
Net Income$2.4B$3.5B$4.0B$4.4B
Net Margin10.4%12.1%15.7%16.5%
EPS (Diluted)$2.24$3.26$3.62$3.99
EBITDA$8.4B$10.3B$11.8B$13.2B
Shares Outstanding1.07B1.08B1.10B1.10B

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