Southern/$SO

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About Southern

Southern is one of the largest utilities in the US. The company serves 9 million customers with vertically integrated electric utilities in three states and natural gas distribution utilities in four states. It owns 44 gigawatts of rate-regulated generating capacity, primarily for serving customers in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Subsidiary Southern Power owns 13 gigawatts of natural gas generation and renewable energy across the US and sells the electricity primarily under long-term contracts.

Ticker

$SO
Sector

Primary listing

NYSE

Employees

28,457

Southern Metrics

BasicAdvanced
$106B
24.85
$3.87
0.36
$2.92
3.08%

What the Analysts think about Southern

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Southern stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Southern Co. posted an adjusted Q1 profit of $1.23 per share, beating analyst estimates of $1.20 per share, driven by stronger than expected retail electricity sales and power demand (Reuters)
Southern’s kilowatt-hour sales rose 4.2% year-over-year in Q1, including an 11% increase from existing data centers, and the company reports a future load pipeline above 50 GW, underscoring robust demand growth (Reuters)
Georgia Power–Southern’s largest regulated unit–received PSC approval for 1,068 MW of new solar power purchase agreements under its CARES 2023 program, enhancing the company’s renewable capacity and diversification (Reuters)
Southern’s non-fuel operating costs rose to $5.8 billion in Q1 from $4.9 billion a year earlier, eroding operating margins amid persistent inflationary pressures (Reuters)
Georgia Power, a Southern unit, agreed to pay $308 million to Oglethorpe Power and record a $114 million charge in Q3 to settle a Vogtle cost-sharing dispute, highlighting the financial risks of nuclear project overruns (Reuters)
The Vogtle 3 & 4 expansion’s costs ballooned from an original $14 billion estimate in 2009 to over $30 billion, exposing Southern to substantial capital-expenditure overruns and execution risk (Reuters)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 4 Oct 2025.

Southern Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
$37B
-39.75%
Net income
$45B
107.52%
Profit margin
37.65%
6.78%

Southern Earnings Performance

Company profitability
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
$3.69
$2.85
$2.45
$2.42
-
Expected
$3.55
$2.61
$2.05
$2.31
$3.94
Surprise
3.94%
9.20%
19.51%
4.63%
-
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