The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale of electricity. The company offers electric service to retail customers and wholesale customers; and energy-related products and services to natural gas choice markets. It also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, operates, and manages power generation assets, as well as battery energy storage projects; sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market; and deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution of natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee; distributes energy and resilience solutions; and invests in telecommunications. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Southern Company (The) (SO) reported trailing twelve months (TTM) revenue of $29.55B as of December 2025, which represents a 10.6% increase year-over-year. The company's operating margin has contracted to 13.0% from 16.7% a year ago. In terms of profitability, SO generated $4.34B in net income. Valuation-wise, the stock trades at a P/E ratio of 22.4x and a Price-to-Sales (P/S) ratio of 3.3x. The company reported negative free cash flow of $-1.86B over the last twelve months, indicating cash consumption over the period. Data based on the most recent quarterly reports.
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