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The Southern Company (SO)
As of Sep 25, 4:00 PM ET, The Southern (SO) last traded at $82.88, down 0.01% on the day. Its TickerHum research score is 46/100 (average). It reported revenue of $30.18B for the twelve months ending 2026-03-31, up 8.3% year over year, with a 24.2% operating margin.
Ratings
- Valuation: 56/100 — Strongest input: price / sales (ttm) 3.1x. Weakest: free-cash-flow yield -3.7 %.
- Growth: 35/100 — Strongest input: revenue growth (ttm, yoy) +8.3 %. Weakest: diluted eps growth (ttm, yoy) -6.2 %.
- Profitability: 61/100 — Strongest input: operating margin 24.2 %. Weakest: return on equity 10.9 %.
- Financial health: 15/100 — Strongest input: long-term debt / equity 1.68. Weakest: cash / long-term debt 0.01.
- Momentum: 22/100 — Strongest input: 1-year return -12.3 %. Weakest: 3-month return -14.7 %.
- Attention: 58/100 — Strongest input: headlines in the last 7 days 42. Weakest: volume vs 3-month average 0.9x.
- Risk: 87/100 — Strongest input: annualised volatility (1y) 17.3 %. Weakest: max drawdown (1y) -16.9 %.
- Data confidence: 83/100 — Strongest input: inputs available 95 %. Weakest: quote age (hours) 46 h.
Reported fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $30.18B | TTM ending 2026-03-31 · 10-Q |
| Revenue growth | 8.3% | TTM ending 2026-03-31 · 10-Q |
| Net income | $4.36B | TTM ending 2026-03-31 · 10-Q |
| Diluted EPS | $3.91 | TTM ending 2026-03-31 · 10-Q |
| Operating margin | 24.2% | TTM ending 2026-03-31 · 10-Q |
| Net margin | 14.5% | TTM ending 2026-03-31 · 10-Q |
| Free cash flow | -$3.47B | TTM ending 2026-03-31 · 10-Q |
| Cash | $981M | as of 2026-03-31 · 10-Q |
| Long-term debt | $67.15B | as of 2026-03-31 · 10-Q |
| Debt / equity | 1.68 | as of 2026-03-31 · 10-Q |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (CIK 0000092122).
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