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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) Return on assets
Southern Company (The)'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 3.15%, up 0.3 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 2.85% and above the Utilities sector median of 2.68%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| 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
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. compare | 5.18% |
| SO Southern Company (The) | 3.15% |
| XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare | 3.14% |
| AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare | 2.84% |
| DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare | 2.69% |
| ETR Entergy Corporation compare | 2.69% |
| D Dominion Energy Inc. compare | 2.27% |
| EXC Exelon Corporation compare | 2.24% |
| NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Utilities Regulated Electric industry median | 2.85% |
| Utilities sector median | 2.68% |
| 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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