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) Operating margin
Southern Company (The)'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 24.2%, down 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (24.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.1% (fiscal 2017) to 36.1% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 21.8% and above the Utilities sector median of 18.8%.
Operating margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 24.7% | (1.80) |
| FY2024 | 26.5% | 3.38 |
| FY2023 | 23.1% | 4.73 |
| FY2022 | 18.3% | 2.34 |
| FY2021 | 16.0% | (7.98) |
| FY2020 | 24.0% | (12.14) |
| FY2019 | 36.1% | 18.28 |
| FY2018 | 17.8% | 7.71 |
| FY2017 | 10.1% | (12.42) |
| FY2016 | 22.6% | (1.93) |
Quarterly
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 25.5% | 1.43 |
| Mar 2026 | 24.0% | 10.90 |
| Dec 2025 | 13.1% | (20.03) |
| Sep 2025 | 33.2% | 7.86 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 10.1%
High 36.1%
Ten-year median
23.1%
Current reading's percentile
82
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. compare | 29.8% |
| DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare | 27.8% |
| SO Southern Company (The) | 24.2% |
| AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare | 23.0% |
| ETR Entergy Corporation compare | 22.9% |
| D Dominion Energy Inc. compare | 21.1% |
| EXC Exelon Corporation compare | 20.8% |
| XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare | 19.1% |
| NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Utilities Regulated Electric industry median | 21.8% |
| Utilities sector median | 18.8% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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