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    Southern Company

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    Last price US$93.06
    Market cap US$107.9b
    12M price change -1.23%
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    Southern Company Overview

    Industry: Utilities Regulated Electric

    Sector: Utilities

    The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through three segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it constructs, operates, and maintains 77,591 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. It serves approximately 8.8 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through three segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and Read More

    Mavefund brings filings, fundamentals, valuation, price history and news for Southern Company into one research view. The sections below show what strengthens or weakens the research case.

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    Reported Results

    What the company reported, with filing details kept small.

    Filed Jul 30, 2026

    Quarterly result summary

    Revenue was $7B (+0% YoY); earnings were $1.2B; EPS was $1.03.

    Revenue $7B +0% YoY
    Earnings $1.2B reported
    EPS $1.03 reported
    Operating income $1.8B +1% YoY

    What changed

    • Revenue +0% YoY to $7B; earnings $1.2B; EPS $1.03.
    • Operating income +1% YoY to $1.8B.
    • Net income +39% YoY to $1.2B.

    Guidance / outlook

    No formal outlook was extracted from this filing excerpt. Open the SEC source to review full management commentary.

    Earnings release Open filing

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    Other recent earnings materials
    SEC filing 10-Q Jul 30, 2026 Earnings release Earnings release Apr 30, 2026 SEC filing 10-Q Apr 30, 2026 Earnings release Earnings release Feb 19, 2026 SEC filing 10-K Feb 19, 2026 SEC filing 10-Q Oct 30, 2025 Earnings release Earnings release Oct 30, 2025 SEC filing 10-Q Jul 31, 2025 Earnings release Earnings release Jul 31, 2025

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    Earnings Per Share

    Score 3.00/5
    Southern Company boasts a high score, as its Earnings Per Share (EPS) has demonstrated consistent growth over the past six years. Notable counterparts in the sector with high scores includes Otter Tail Corporation Sempra Energy Genie Energy Ltd.
    In Utilities Regulated Electric industry , Genie Energy Ltd. , IDACORP INC , Nextera Energy Inc are companies with high ratings.

    Return on Equity

    Score 4.64/5
    Southern Company stands out with a superior score in the Return on Equity (ROE) section, surpassing the sector median value and showcasing its strong performance in this metric. The top companies in the same sector include Otter Tail Corporation Sempra Energy Genie Energy Ltd.
    Southern Com... SO US$107.9b
    Otter Tail C... OTTR US$4.0b
    Sempra Energ... SRE US$61.6b
    Genie Energy... GNE US$366.8m

    Net Margin

    Score 4.33/5
    Southern Company commands a high score, propelled by its net margin consistently outpacing the sector median value and exhibiting continuous growth in recent six years; noteworthy counterparts in the sector, boasting similarly high scores, include Otter Tail Corporation Sempra Energy Genie Energy Ltd.
    Southern Com... SO US$107.9b
    Otter Tail C... OTTR US$4.0b
    Sempra Energ... SRE US$61.6b
    Genie Energy... GNE US$366.8m

    Share Buyback

    In Utilities Regulated Electric industry , Genie Energy Ltd. , IDACORP INC , Nextera Energy Inc are companies with high ratings.

    Leverage

    Score 1.69/5
    Southern Company registers a lower score in the category as a result of its elevated leverage ratio over the past six years compared to the sector median value. Conversely, other companies in the same sector, including Otter Tail Corporation Sempra Energy Genie Energy Ltd. have achieved high scores.
    Southern Com... SO US$107.9b
    Otter Tail C... OTTR US$4.0b
    Sempra Energ... SRE US$61.6b
    Genie Energy... GNE US$366.8m

    Financial Statements

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    US$93.06

    US$107.9b

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