Southern Company (The)
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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) Net margin
Southern Company (The)'s net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 15.4%, up 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (14.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.66% (fiscal 2017) to 22.1% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 12.9% and above the Utilities sector median of 11.5%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 14.7% | (1.78) |
| FY2024 | 16.5% | 0.73 |
| FY2023 | 15.7% | 3.70 |
| FY2022 | 12.0% | 1.69 |
| FY2021 | 10.4% | (4.96) |
| FY2020 | 15.3% | (6.82) |
| FY2019 | 22.1% | 12.66 |
| FY2018 | 9.47% | 5.81 |
| FY2017 | 3.66% | (8.64) |
| FY2016 | 12.3% | (1.23) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 16.8% | 0.68 |
| Mar 2026 | 16.2% | 10.19 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.96% | (15.91) |
| Sep 2025 | 21.9% | 9.25 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. compare | 32.4% |
| NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare | 26.1% |
| DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare | 15.6% |
| SO Southern Company (The) | 15.4% |
| XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare | 15.3% |
| D Dominion Energy Inc. compare | 14.0% |
| AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare | 13.8% |
| ETR Entergy Corporation compare | 13.3% |
| EXC Exelon Corporation compare | 11.0% |
| Utilities Regulated Electric industry median | 12.9% |
| Utilities sector median | 11.5% |
| Market median | 0.45% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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