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The Southern Company · NYSE · Utilities · USD · 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
Figures on this page computed 2026-11-08 12:56 UTC
Last close
93.12USD
Market data, 2026-11-04
Weekly closes, 2025-11-07 to 2026-11-04
Over that span: +1.8%
Except where said otherwise: 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
23.4xP/E
Price / Earnings per Share (diluted)
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- computed
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
n/aROIC
This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.
NOPAT / Invested Capital x 100, where NOPAT = Operating Income x (1 - Tax Rate) and Invested Capital = Equity + Total Debt - Cash
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-04-30
14.7%Net margin
Net Income / Revenue x 100
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
n/aFCF margin
This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.
Free Cash Flow / Revenue x 100
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
n/aDebt/equity
This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.
Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
n/aDividend yield
This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- USD
- computed
- computed
- computed
- computed
- computed
- Computed from the filing for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
Price is the furthest below its sector's middle: 0.41 against 0.47 on the market's range.
Five bars, one line
lens 7 of 9Each against its own average
5 of 5 readExcept where said otherwise: 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- Sales1.22x
Its own average over 10 years, 24.21B.
- Profit1.35x
Its own average over 10 years, 3.21B.
- Free cash flow2.13x
Its own average over 10 years, -1.38B.
- Debt1.32x
Its own average over 10 years, 56.56B.
- Price1.40x
Its own average over 11 years, 67. Market data, 2026-11-04
Free cash flow is furthest from its own average, at 2.13 times.
The filed years, as a table
10Each line is 100 at 2016-12-31, the first year we hold.
| Filed year | Sales | Profit | Shares in issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 2017-12-31 | 115.8 | 36.6 | 105.2 |
| 2018-12-31 | 118.1 | 90.9 | 107.0 |
| 2019-12-31 | 107.7 | 187.6 | 110.0 |
| 2020-12-31 | 102.4 | 122.7 | 111.2 |
| 2021-12-31 | 116.2 | 91.3 | 111.5 |
| 2022-12-31 | 147.2 | 135.5 | 112.8 |
| 2023-12-31 | 126.9 | 157.2 | 114.6 |
| 2024-12-31 | 134.3 | 174.0 | 115.0 |
| 2025-12-31 | 148.5 | 171.6 | 115.8 |
How sales was got
- Source
- filed
- Statement
- income
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
How profit was got
- Source
- filed
- Statement
- income
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
How shares in issue was got
- Source
- filed
- Statement
- income
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
Figures behind the shape
Growth
7.7%faster is higher, placed against 4,950 companies as of 2026-11-07
Five-year revenue growth rate7.7%
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- USD
- computed
Five-year EPS growth rate6.0%
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- USD
- computed
One-year change in net income-1.4%
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- USD
- computed
Returns on capital
2.8%higher is higher, placed against 5,089 companies as of 2026-11-07
Return on invested capitaln/a
This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.
NOPAT / Invested Capital x 100, where NOPAT = Operating Income x (1 - Tax Rate) and Invested Capital = Equity + Total Debt - Cash
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-04-30
Return on equityn/a
This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.
Net Income / Shareholders' Equity x 100
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
Return on assets2.8%
Net Income / Total Assets x 100
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-04-30
Margins
24.6%wider is higher, placed against 4,336 companies as of 2026-11-07
Gross marginn/a
We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.
Gross Profit / Revenue x 100
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
Operating margin24.6%
Operating Income / Revenue x 100
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
Net margin14.7%
Net Income / Revenue x 100
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
Free cash flow marginn/a
This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.
Free Cash Flow / Revenue x 100
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
Price
23.4xcheaper is higher, placed against 4,362 companies as of 2026-11-07
Price to earnings23.4x
Price / Earnings per Share (diluted)
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- computed
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
Price to book2.8x
Price / Book Value per Share, where BVPS = Shareholders' Equity / Diluted Shares
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- computed
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- computed
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
EV to EBITDA13.2x
Enterprise Value / EBITDA, where EV = Market Cap + Total Debt - Cash
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- computed
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-04-30
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
Price to sales ratio3.5x
Market Cap / Revenue, where Market Cap = Price x Diluted Shares
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- computed
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
Safety
0.65safer is higher, placed against 3,227 companies as of 2026-11-07
Debt to equityn/a
This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.
Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
Current ratio0.6510-Q for 2025, filed 2026-04-30
Current Assets / Current Liabilities
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000034
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-04-30
- 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-04-30
Interest coveragen/a
This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.
Operating Income / Interest Expense
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
Altman Z-Score0.96
1.2 x A + 1.4 x B + 3.3 x C + 0.6 x D + 1.0 x E (A=WC/TA, B=RE/TA, C=EBIT/TA, D=MktCap/TL, E=Rev/TA)
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- USD
- Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
What it pays out
-1.0xmore, and better covered, is higher, placed against 1,091 companies as of 2026-11-07
Dividend yieldn/a
This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- USD
- computed
- computed
- computed
- computed
- computed
- Computed from the filing for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
Payout ration/a
This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.
Common Dividends Paid / Net Income x 100, both from the latest filed fiscal year
- Source
- computed
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000006
- Reported in
- USD
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
- 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
Dividend cover ratio-1.0x
- Source
- computed
- Taken on
- 2026-11-07
- Reported in
- USD
- computed
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