Southern Company
SO stock analysis · Utilities · Electric Utilities
As of · fund-implied per-share value
Fund holding value ÷ shares held. Not a live quote; not adjusted for later stock splits.
View SEC fund filing ↗Price × SEC outstanding shares. Shares measured 2026-03-31. Approximate; share and price dates can differ.
View share-count filing ↗DCF value
Requires positive annual FCF, usable shares and discount rate above terminal growth.
How this is calculated ↗Reverse DCF
No solution in −50% to +100% growth, or nonpositive FCF / invalid assumptions.
How this is calculated ↗Relative valuation
14 industry peers · median 23.2×
How this is calculated ↗Historical multiples
7 annual observations · snapshot P/E 24.9× · 9.6% versus history
How this is calculated ↗Free cash flow yield
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How this is calculated ↗ROIC / quality
Normalized tax · financing-capital proxy
How this is calculated ↗Value composite
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How this is calculated ↗12–1 price momentum
Split and corporate-action verification is incomplete for these fund observations. Verified adjusted endpoints are required for 12–1 momentum.
How this is calculated ↗Asset growth
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How this is calculated ↗Net payout yield
Requires reported dividends, repurchases and issuance; missing values are not zero.
How this is calculated ↗Accrual quality
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How this is calculated ↗Fundamental momentum
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How this is calculated ↗Follow the cash
ANNUAL · USDOperating cash flow and reinvestment over time
Annual USD. Negative bars use a compressed lower scale. Hover or inspect the financial history table for exact values.
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| Return / Growth | 3.0% | 5.0% | 7.0% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0% | — | — | — |
| 10.0% | — | — | — |
| 12.0% | — | — | — |
Annual financial history
Open SEC filings ↗| Fiscal year-end | Revenue | Net income | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 28.9B | 4.2B | 9.8B | 12.7B | 155.7B |
| 2024-12-31 | 26.8B | 4.3B | 9.8B | 9B | 145.2B |
| 2023-12-31 | 24.8B | 3.8B | 7.6B | 9.1B | 139.3B |
| 2022-12-31 | 25.9B | 3.4B | 6.3B | 7.9B | 134.9B |
| 2021-12-31 | 23.5B | 2.3B | 6.2B | 7.6B | 127.5B |
| 2020-12-31 | 21.1B | 3.1B | 6.7B | 7.5B | 122.9B |
| 2019-12-31 | 22.6B | 4.7B | 5.8B | 7.6B | 118.7B |
| 2018-12-31 | 25.2B | 2.3B | 6.9B | 8B | 116.9B |
USD, abbreviated. Restated annual history; not a point-in-time backtest. Missing values appear as dashes.
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MODEL ANNUAL PERIOD| Input | Value | SEC tag / source | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| revenue | 28.9B | RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax | 2026-02-19 |
| netIncome | 4.2B | ProfitLoss Explicit consolidated amount, including the portion attributable to noncontrolling interests. | 2026-02-19 |
| Parent/common earnings proxy | 4.3B | NetIncomeLoss | 2026-02-19 |
| cfo | 9.8B | NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | 2026-02-19 |
| capex | 12.7B | PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | 2026-02-19 |
| operatingIncome | 7.3B | OperatingIncomeLoss | 2026-02-19 |
| assets | 155.7B | Assets | 2026-02-19 |
| equity | 38.9B | StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest Explicit consolidated amount, including the portion attributable to noncontrolling interests. | 2026-02-19 |
| Parent book equity proxy | 36B | StockholdersEquity | 2026-02-19 |
| debt | 71.9B | LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent + LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | 2026-02-19 |
| shortDebt | 722M | ShortTermBorrowings | 2026-02-19 |
| cash | 1.6B | CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | 2026-02-19 |
| shares | 1.1B | WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 2026-02-19 |
| dividends | 3B | PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock | 2026-02-19 |
| buybacks | — | Not reported under a supported tag | — |
| issuance | 1.6B | ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock | 2026-02-19 |