Southern Company (The) SO

82.88 (0.01) (0.01%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$95.3B
P/E
19.9×
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Southern Company (The) (SO) Current ratio

Southern Company (The)'s current ratio at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 0.8×, up 0.1× from fiscal 2025 (0.6×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.6× (fiscal 2025) to 0.8× (fiscal 2021) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is in line with the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 0.8× and below the Utilities sector median of 0.9×.

Current ratio, annual

Annual

Period Current ratio Change
FY2025 0.6× (3.33%)
FY2024 0.7× (13.67%)
FY2023 0.8× 16.94%
FY2022 0.7× (19.31%)
FY2021 0.8× 15.07%
FY2020 0.7× (8.83%)
FY2019 0.8× 16.65%
FY2018 0.7× (9.46%)
FY2017 0.7× (1.57%)
FY2016 0.8× 5.29%

Quarterly

Period Current ratio Change
Jun 2026 0.8× 20.97%
Mar 2026 0.7× 0.60%
Dec 2025 0.6× (14.37%)
Sep 2025 0.8× 1.83%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.6× High 0.8×
Ten-year median 0.7×
Current reading's percentile 9

Current ratio against peers

Company Current ratio
EXC Exelon Corporation compare 1.1×
ETR Entergy Corporation compare 0.9×
D Dominion Energy Inc. compare 0.8×
SO Southern Company (The) 0.8×
NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare 0.8×
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare 0.7×
DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare 0.7×
NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. compare 0.5×
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare 0.5×
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 0.8×
Utilities sector median 0.9×
Market median 1.6×

What Current ratio is

Current Ratio shows whether a company’s short-term assets are enough to cover the bills and debts it must pay within the next year.

Current Assets (Total) ÷ Current Liabilities (Total)

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