Southern Company (The) SO
82.88
(0.01)
(0.01%)
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $95.3B
- P/E
- 19.9×
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Southern Company (The) (SO) P/B ratio
As of 25 September 2026, Southern Company (The) (SO) trades at a P/B ratio of 2.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.4× (March 2020) to 2.9× (October 2025); the current reading is higher than 69% of that period. That is above the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 1.6× and above the Utilities sector median of 1.6×.
P/B ratio, daily
Annual
| Period | P/B ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2.5× | 0.59% |
| FY2024 | 2.5× | 12.01% |
| FY2023 | 2.2× | (1.87%) |
| FY2022 | 2.2× | (0.71%) |
| FY2021 | 2.3× | 11.81% |
| FY2020 | 2.0× | (3.89%) |
| FY2019 | 2.1× | 36.00% |
| FY2018 | 1.5× | (16.51%) |
| FY2017 | 1.8× | (1.91%) |
| FY2016 | 1.9× | (8.90%) |
Quarterly
| Period | P/B ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 2.6× | (5.45%) |
| Mar 2026 | 2.7× | 9.84% |
| Dec 2025 | 2.5× | (9.31%) |
| Sep 2025 | 2.7× | 0.78% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 1.4×
High 2.9×
Ten-year median
2.1×
Current reading's percentile
69
P/B ratio against peers
| Company | P/B ratio |
|---|---|
| NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare | n/m |
| EXC Exelon Corporation compare | 1.4× |
| DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare | 1.6× |
| D Dominion Energy Inc. compare | 1.6× |
| XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare | 1.8× |
| AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare | 1.9× |
| SO Southern Company (The) | 2.2× |
| NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. compare | 2.3× |
| ETR Entergy Corporation compare | 2.5× |
| Utilities Regulated Electric industry median | 1.6× |
| Utilities sector median | 1.6× |
| Market median | 1.8× |
What P/B ratio is
Price to Book Value tells an investor how much the market pays for a company’s shares relative to the accounting net worth that belongs to common shareholders.
Stock Price ÷ (Common Equity (Total) (latest quarter) ÷ Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter))
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- Free cash flow
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- Gross margin
- Operating margin
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- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
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- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
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