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Southern Company (The) SO

Utilities  —  Utilities Regulated Electric
82.88 (0.01) (0.01%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$95.3B
P/E
19.9×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Champion (10y) Cash Flow Champion (3y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Southern Company (The) (SO) P/E ratio

As of 25 September 2026, Southern Company (The) (SO) trades at a P/E ratio of 19.9×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.5× (March 2020) to 96.8× (November 2017); the current reading is higher than 39% of that period. That is above the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 18.8× and in line with the Utilities sector median of 19.0×.

P/E ratio, daily

Annual

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2025 22.1× 8.08%
FY2024 20.5× 5.21%
FY2023 19.5× (10.94%)
FY2022 21.9× (27.98%)
FY2021 30.3× 45.72%
FY2020 20.8× 48.74%
FY2019 14.0× (30.19%)
FY2018 20.1× (64.29%)
FY2017 56.2× 196.58%
FY2016 18.9× 5.21%

Quarterly

Period P/E ratio Change
Jun 2026 23.0× (6.31%)
Mar 2026 24.5× 10.69%
Dec 2025 22.1× (5.42%)
Sep 2025 23.4× (0.62%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 9.5× High 96.8×
Ten-year median 20.6×
Current reading's percentile 39

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
EXC Exelon Corporation compare 14.8×
DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare 17.0×
NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. compare 17.1×
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare 19.0×
SO Southern Company (The) 19.9×
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare 20.3×
NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare 20.7×
D Dominion Energy Inc. compare 21.1×
ETR Entergy Corporation compare 24.9×
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 18.8×
Utilities sector median 19.0×
Market median 17.9×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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