stockrowEntergy Corporation (ETR) vs Southern Company (The) (SO)
- Entergy Corporation ETR 110.39 −1.35%
- Southern Company (The) SO 93.28 +0.17%
Entergy Corporation and Southern Company (The) are both Utilities Regulated Electric companies. Southern Company (The) is the larger, with a market value of $107.4B against $52.7B — 2.0× the size. Southern Company (The) trades at the lower P/E: 21.2× against 25.0×. Entergy Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.3% against 7.91%. Southern Company (The) has the higher net margin (16.0% vs 14.6%) and the lower return on invested capital (4.15% vs 4.28%). Both pay a dividend; Southern Company (The) yields more (3.22% vs 2.32%). Across the 22 metrics below, Southern Company (The) leads on 16 and Entergy Corporation on 6.
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| Metric | ETR | SO | Utilities Regulated Electric median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 71.24% | 0.00% | 62.00% |
| Operating margin | 24.57% | 24.72% | 21.72% |
| Net margin | 14.56% | 16.00% | 13.45% |
| Free cash flow margin | (26.24%) | 33.58% | (11.71%) |
| Return on equity | 11.21% | 12.02% | 9.94% |
| Return on assets | 2.69% | 3.15% | 2.85% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.28% | 4.15% | 3.95% |
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