Southern Company (The) SO
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as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $95.3B
- P/E
- 19.9×
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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
Annual
| 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
| 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
Low 3.66%
High 22.1%
Ten-year median
13.5%
Current reading's percentile
64
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 | 0.55% |
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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