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Southern Company (The) SO

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Southern Company (The)

Overview of The Southern Company

SO NYQ
Utilities Utilities - Regulated Electric Large Cap
The Southern Company (SO), is a Large Cap company, in the Utilities - Regulated Electric industry, last closed at $98.01, about 52.0% overvalued vs fair value, +8.3% 1Y return, ranked 102/116 in sector.
$98.01
0.17%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 17.7%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$109.12B
Enterprise Value
$173.30B
Overall Score
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.southerncompany.co...
HQ Atlanta, GA
Employees 29,502
Fiscal year Dec 31

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Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$39
$47
$55
Current: $98.01 -52% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Large Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$29.6B
10.6%%
Gross Profit
$8.8B
-34%%
Operating Income
$7.3B
2.9%%
Net Income
$4.3B
-1.4%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Operating Cash Flow Margin
33.2%
Excellent

OCF / Revenue - cash profitability from operations

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
Analysis based on partial data. Some metrics unavailable for complete assessment.
2
Active Leaks
0/2
Improving
0
High Impact
1
Critical
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Southern Company (The)'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
48
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Pricing Power

Developing
42
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 70% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing SO's balance between Growth (30.5%), Profitability (33.8%), and Safety (35.7%). Growth 30% Safety 36% Profitability 34%

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Growth

39th percentile vs peers
39
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 10.6% 57p Revenue CAGR 3Y 0.3% 24p TSR 9.2% 21p
Strengths
  • Consistently strong margins across 3 metrics
  • Conservative leverage compared to industry peers
Risks
  • Growth below peer median (percentile: 39)

Profitability

43th percentile vs peers
44
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Safety

46th percentile vs peers
46
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Southern Company (The).

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Bear
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Base
$47.09
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-52.0% vs current
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