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) Return on assets

Southern Company (The)'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 3.00%, up 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (2.89%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.76% (fiscal 2017) to 4.02% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 2.75% and above the Utilities sector median of 2.57%.

Return on assets, annual

Annual

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 2.89% (0.20)
FY2024 3.09% 0.19
FY2023 2.90% 0.21
FY2022 2.69% 0.78
FY2021 1.91% (0.67)
FY2020 2.58% (1.44)
FY2019 4.02% 2.07
FY2018 1.95% 1.19
FY2017 0.76% (1.84)
FY2016 2.60% (0.59)

Against its own ten years

Low 0.76% High 4.02%
Ten-year median 2.69%
Current reading's percentile 64

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. compare 4.31%
SO Southern Company (The) 3.00%
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare 2.75%
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare 2.74%
DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare 2.66%
ETR Entergy Corporation compare 2.44%
EXC Exelon Corporation compare 2.40%
D Dominion Energy Inc. compare 2.21%
NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare 0.00%
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 2.75%
Utilities sector median 2.57%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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