SO Stock Analysis: Southern | NYSE
Utilities - Regulated Electric | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 110.453m USD | 12M Return: 9.6% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 628M
EPS Trend: 85.8%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: 80.2%
Qual. Beats: 2
Warnings
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No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
The Southern Company is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, generates, sells, and distributes electricity to retail and wholesale customers across the United States. Its operations span the full electricity value chain, including the development, construction, acquisition, ownership, and management of power generation assets, as well as battery energy storage projects and microgrids serving commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers. The company also distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, provides energy and resilience solutions, and holds investments in telecommunications. Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
As a member of the GICS Electric Utilities sub-industry, Southern Company operates under a regulated utility business model, in which state public service commissions set retail electricity rates and authorize capital investments in return for a regulated return on equity. The companys mix of regulated electric and gas distribution, combined with competitive wholesale generation and emerging areas such as battery storage and microgrids, reflects the broader utility sectors transition from traditional centralized generation toward diversified, low-carbon, and grid-resilience-oriented infrastructure.
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| Net Income: 4.36b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.14 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -17.75% < 20% (prev -7.01%; Δ -10.74% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 9.78b > Net Income 4.36b |
| Net Debt (76.5b) to EBITDA (14.4b): 5.30 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.65 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (1.13b) vs 12m ago 2.08% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 43.11% > 18% (prev 49.69%; Δ -6.57% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 19.78% > 50% (prev 18.81%; Δ 0.97% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.49 > 6 (EBIT TTM 8.38b / Interest Expense TTM 3.37b) |
| A: -0.03 (Total Current Assets 9.96b - Total Current Liabilities 15.3b) / Total Assets 157b |
| B: 0.10 (Retained Earnings 15.4b / Total Assets 157b) |
| C: 0.05 (EBIT TTM 8.38b / Avg Total Assets 153b) |
| D: 0.32 (Book Value of Equity 37.1b / Total Liabilities 117b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 0.80 = B |
| DSRI: 0.84 (Receivables 3.87b/4.27b, Revenue 30.2b/27.9b) |
| GMI: 1.15 (GM 49.69% / 43.11%) |
| AQI: 0.98 (AQ_t 0.18 / AQ_t-1 0.19) |
| SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 30.2b / 27.9b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 4.36b - CFO 9.78b) / TA 157b) |
| Beneish M = -2.98 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 08, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 97.29 with a total of 6,492,940 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.56%, over one month by +6.58%, over three months by +1.32% and over the past year by +9.61%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 93.80 (which is 3.6% or 2.1 ATR below the current price).
Southern has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.42. Therefore, it is recommended to hold SO.
- StrongBuy: 6
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 15
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 101.1 | 3.9% |
P/E Trailing = 25.0588
P/E Forward = 20.8333
P/S = 3.6604
P/B = 2.8886
P/EG = 2.7031
Revenue TTM = 30.2b USD
EBIT TTM = 8.38b USD
EBITDA TTM = 14.4b USD
Long Term Debt = 67.1b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 7.58b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 77.5b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 1.48b
Net Debt = 76.5b USD (calculated: Debt 77.5b - CCE 981.0m)
Enterprise Value = 187b USD (110b + Debt 77.5b - CCE 981.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.49 (Ebit TTM 8.38b / Interest Expense TTM 3.37b)
EV/FCF = -49.50x (Enterprise Value 187b / FCF TTM -3.78b)
FCF Yield = -2.02% (FCF TTM -3.78b / Enterprise Value 187b)
FCF Margin = -12.52% (FCF TTM -3.78b / Revenue TTM 30.2b)
Net Margin = 14.46% (Net Income TTM 4.36b / Revenue TTM 30.2b)
Gross Margin = 43.11% ((Revenue TTM 30.2b - Cost of Revenue TTM 17.2b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 46.47% (prev 18.81%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.19 (Enterprise Value 187b / Total Assets 157b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.35% (Interest Expense 3.37b / Debt 77.5b)
Taxrate = 15.39% (772.0m / 5.01b)
NOPAT = 7.09b (EBIT 8.38b * (1 - 15.39%))
Current Ratio = 0.65 (Total Current Assets 9.96b / Total Current Liabilities 15.3b)
Debt / Equity = 2.09 (Debt 77.5b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 37.1b)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.30 (Net Debt 76.5b / EBITDA 14.4b)
Debt / FCF = -20.26 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 76.5b / FCF TTM -3.78b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 35.5b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.86% (Net Income 4.36b / Total Assets 157b)
RoE = 12.28% (Net Income TTM 4.36b / Total Stockholder Equity 35.5b)
RoCE = 8.16% (EBIT 8.38b / Capital Employed (Equity 35.5b + L.T.Debt 67.1b))
RoIC = 4.78% (NOPAT 7.09b / Invested Capital 148b)
WACC = 4.33% (E(110b)/V(188b) * Re(4.78%) + D(77.5b)/V(188b) * Rd(4.35%) * (1-Tc(0.15)))
Discount Rate = 4.78% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 71.91 | Cagr: 1.18%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -3.78b)
EPS Correlation: 85.75 | EPS CAGR: 11.05% | SUE: 1.58 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 80.16 | Revenue CAGR: 5.34% | SUE: 0.85 | # QB: 2
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=1.01 | Chg30d=-0.82% | Revisions=-50% | Analysts=12
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.68 | Chg30d=-0.99% | Revisions=-62% | Analysts=11
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.56 | Chg30d=-0.04% | Revisions=+57% | GrowthEPS=+6.1% | GrowthRev=+5.3%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.92 | Chg30d=+0.01% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=+7.7% | GrowthRev=+5.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -38% (up=5, down=13)