| (USD) | Jun 2026 | Y/Y change |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 6.98B | — |
| Operating expense | — | — |
| Net income | 1.17B | — |
| Net profit margin | — | — |
| Earnings per share | — | — |
| EBITDA | — | — |
| Effective tax rate | — | — |
Over the past year, SO returned -2.8% with dividends reinvested.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | +4.5% |
| 1 year | -2.8% |
| 5 years | +62.4% |
| 10 years | +161.4% |
| All-time high | $97.38 (Feb 2026) |
Returns are total returns and include reinvested dividends. The all-time high is the highest monthly closing price on record.
See what $1,000 in SO would be worth today ›Yes. Southern Company (The) paid 4 dividends over the past 12 months. The most recent was $0.76 per share on Aug 17, 2026. The dividend yield is 3.42%.
Southern Company (The) stock trades on NYSE under the ticker symbol SO.
Southern Company (The) is part of the Utilities sector.
Southern Company (The) has a market cap of 102.31B USD, based on the latest quote.
Southern Company (The) is expected to report earnings around Oct 29, 2026. That date is an estimate and has not been confirmed by the company.
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.
