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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 equity
Southern Company (The)'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 12.0%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.35% (fiscal 2017) to 15.6% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 9.94% and above the Utilities sector median of 8.82%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.5% | (0.75) |
| FY2024 | 12.2% | 0.84 |
| FY2023 | 11.4% | 0.85 |
| FY2022 | 10.6% | 3.13 |
| FY2021 | 7.42% | (2.33) |
| FY2020 | 9.75% | (5.84) |
| FY2019 | 15.6% | 7.43 |
| FY2018 | 8.16% | 4.81 |
| FY2017 | 3.35% | (7.45) |
| FY2016 | 10.8% | (0.88) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. compare | 16.9% |
| SO Southern Company (The) | 12.0% |
| XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare | 11.4% |
| ETR Entergy Corporation compare | 11.2% |
| AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare | 10.2% |
| EXC Exelon Corporation compare | 9.06% |
| D Dominion Energy Inc. compare | 8.38% |
| DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare | 0.00% |
| NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Utilities Regulated Electric industry median | 9.94% |
| Utilities sector median | 8.82% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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- Return on invested capital
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