Southern Company (The)
SO Utilities Utilities Regulated Electric
Southern Company (The)’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $29.6 billion, up 10.6% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue was flat, EPS grew 28.8%, free cash flow grew 23.5% and total debt rose 7.46%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Southern Company (The) (SO) Gross margin
Southern Company (The)'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 71.9%, down 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (72.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 59.6% (fiscal 2022) to 75.1% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 66.3% and above the Utilities sector median of 62.0%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 72.4% | (2.01) |
| FY2024 | 74.4% | 3.90 |
| FY2023 | 70.5% | 10.89 |
| FY2022 | 59.6% | (10.27) |
| FY2021 | 69.9% | (5.27) |
| FY2020 | 75.1% | 4.05 |
| FY2019 | 71.1% | 4.94 |
| FY2018 | 66.2% | (1.82) |
| FY2017 | 68.0% | (1.95) |
| FY2016 | 69.9% | 0.77 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 75.7% | 9.56 |
| Mar 2026 | 66.2% | (4.15) |
| Dec 2025 | 70.3% | (5.72) |
| Sep 2025 | 76.0% | 1.81 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. compare | 81.5% |
| SO Southern Company (The) | 71.9% |
| DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare | 71.4% |
| ETR Entergy Corporation compare | 70.8% |
| AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare | 67.7% |
| XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare | 67.6% |
| D Dominion Energy Inc. compare | 66.8% |
| EXC Exelon Corporation compare | 63.5% |
| NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare | 18.7% |
| Utilities Regulated Electric industry median | 66.3% |
| Utilities sector median | 62.0% |
| Market median | 46.2% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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