Southern Company (The) SO
- Market cap
- $95.3B
- P/E
- 19.9×
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Southern Company (The) (SO) Return on invested capital
Southern Company (The)'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 4.05%, down 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (4.17%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.02% (fiscal 2017) to 6.46% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is in line with the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 3.87% and above the Utilities sector median of 3.63%.
Return on invested capital, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.17% | (0.29) |
| FY2024 | 4.46% | 0.59 |
| FY2023 | 3.87% | 0.04 |
| FY2022 | 3.83% | 1.05 |
| FY2021 | 2.78% | (1.03) |
| FY2020 | 3.81% | (2.65) |
| FY2019 | 6.46% | 2.82 |
| FY2018 | 3.64% | 1.62 |
| FY2017 | 2.02% | (1.99) |
| FY2016 | 4.01% | (1.56) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| EXC Exelon Corporation compare | 4.18% |
| ETR Entergy Corporation compare | 4.06% |
| SO Southern Company (The) | 4.05% |
| DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare | 3.97% |
| AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare | 3.83% |
| NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. compare | 3.05% |
| XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare | 2.83% |
| D Dominion Energy Inc. compare | 2.75% |
| NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Utilities Regulated Electric industry median | 3.87% |
| Utilities sector median | 3.63% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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