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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.
- Revenue
- +13.0%
- EPS
- +14.2%
- Free cash flow
- +362.1%
- Total debt
- +1.32%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Southern Company (The) (SO) Operating margin
Southern Company (The)'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 24.7%, up 0.1 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 21.7% and above the Utilities sector median of 18.7%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| 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 newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 33.9% | 8.47 |
| Jun 2026 | 25.5% | 1.43 |
| Mar 2026 | 24.0% | 10.90 |
| Dec 2025 | 13.1% | (20.03) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. compare | 30.0% |
| DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare | 28.5% |
| SO Southern Company (The) | 24.7% |
| ETR Entergy Corporation compare | 24.6% |
| AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare | 23.4% |
| D Dominion Energy Inc. compare | 22.5% |
| XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare | 21.7% |
| EXC Exelon Corporation compare | 19.9% |
| NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Utilities Regulated Electric industry median | 21.7% |
| Utilities sector median | 18.7% |
| 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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