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Southern Company

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S&P 500Other Electric Power Generation · NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE INC.
$96.75last close · market cap 110.39 Billion
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55.4SCORE / 100
Our verdictSELLModerate Growth and Stable, Stock Price Very HighQtr Ending 2026-06-30

Why Sell

Income statement is strong; cash flow is moderate; balance sheet is weak.

Next earnings: 2026-11-05 (BMO), EPS Forecast: $1.70

What is strong
  • Net Margin is 15.43%
  • Total Debt to Total Assets Ratio is 0.45
  • Cash from Operations Growth is 15.52%
  • Net Increase in Cash is Positive
What to watch
  • Revenue Growth is 6.4%
  • Operating Income Growth is 1.46%
  • Net Income Growth is 8.73%
  • Earnings Per Share (EPS) Growth is 6.98%
  • Current Asset to Current Liability Ratio is 0.79
  • Debt Ratio is 0.74
  • Current Debt to Net Income Ratio is 4.0
  • Capital Expenditure is High
  • Investment Risk is High

What changed

Score by quarter

Downgraded from Hold to Sell in the Mar 2026 quarter: 53.5 → 51.5 (-2.1). This quarter: +4.0.

405060Sep 2022Jun 2026

What the score is made of

Income statement66.6 +3.1
Balance sheet34.2 +2.1
Cash flow55.9 +10.3

Change vs previous quarter.

Key numbers · latest quarter

Revenue (TTM)30.18 Billion6.40 % growth
EPS4.146.98 % growth
Profit margin15.43 %Profit per $1 of sales
P-E ratio—Not available
Market cap110.39 BillionShares × price
Debt-equity ratio1.72Leverage
Dividend2.98Per share, annual
Next earnings2026-11-05BMO · EPS forecast $1.70
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About Southern Company

Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company based in the southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices also located in Birmingham, Alabama. The company is the second largest utility company in the U.S. in terms of customer base, as of 2021.

CEO
Thomas Fanning
Employees
27,423
Sector
Utilities
Exchange
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE INC.
southerncompany.com

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