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SOMN

SOUTHERN CO

Next earnings Jul 29, 2026 (before open) · consensus $1.03 EPS, $7.45B rev

Last earnings +2.8% on 2026-04-30

Hold
$50.18
▲ +0.72%
$50.18▲ +4.55%
over 1Y
L $46.13EODHDH $51.88
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+0.7%
1W+3.2%
1M-0.2%
3M-0.1%
YTD+5.3%
1Y+4.7%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Hold
Quality
B
Valuation
Fair value
Filings
Clean
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 33 analysts
Buy

Revenue grew 10.6% YoY.

Revenue (FY2025) $29.6B · FY2025

The read

Fundamentals and price both look middling — no strong edge either way.

SOUTHERN CO shows $29.6B in FY2025 revenue (+10.6% YoY), a 14.7% net margin, and 12.1% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$23.1B$29.3B$25.3B$26.7B$29.6B
Gross profit—————
Operating income$3.70B$5.37B$5.83B$7.07B$7.29B
Net income——$3.98B$4.40B$4.34B
Diluted EPS$2.24$3.26$3.62$3.99$3.92
Net margin——15.7%16.5%14.7%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$55.3B
EV / EBITDA4.1
EV / Sales1.9
EV / FCF—
P / FCF—
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield7.7%
FCF yield-5.2%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)15.7%
Free cash flow-$2.94B
Total debt$722M
Net cash$917M
Altman Z-Score0.72 distress
Piotroski F-Score4/7

Capital returns

Buyback yield0.0%
Dividend yield (est.)5.4%
Shareholder yield5.4%
Shares Δ YoY+2.1%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Routine disclosure cadence — no material red flags in recent filings.
  1. 8-K Other event2026-06-08
  2. 8-K Shareholder vote2026-05-15
  3. 8-K Earnings results2026-04-30
  4. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-04-30
  5. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-04-03
  6. 8-K Other event2026-03-19
  7. 8-K Material agreement2026-02-25
  8. 8-K Earnings results2026-02-19
  9. 10-K Annual report2026-02-19

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
11-KPeriod ending 2025-12-312026-06-26open ↗424B2Filing2026-06-08open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-06-082026-06-08open ↗S-3ASRFiling2026-06-05open ↗144Filing2026-06-01open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-012026-06-01open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-242026-05-26open ↗SDFiling2026-05-20open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-132026-05-15open ↗SCHEDULE 13GFiling2026-05-14open ↗DEFA14AFiling2026-05-05open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-012026-05-04open ↗

Quality score

B
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueA
GrowthC-
ProfitabilityA-
Financial healthB-
Momentum—
  • ✓Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✓Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✗Liabilities below 2× equity
  • ✓P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$54.39

Fairly valued +8% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $3.92 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 4.6% growth) × 0.90 quality = 13.9× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$29.6B
+10.6% YoY
Net margin
14.7%
ROE
12.1%
P/E
12.8

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$29.6B+10.6%
Net income$4.34B-1.4%
Operating income$7.29B+3.1%
Diluted EPS$3.92-1.8%
Cash & equivalents$1.64B+53.2%
Total assets$156B+7.3%
Total liabilities$117B+7.7%
Stockholders' equity$36.0B+8.5%
Op.: 24.7%L/E: 3.24x

Frequently asked

Is SOUTHERN CO (SOMN) a buy?
SOMN currently carries a Hold rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Revenue grew 10.6% YoY.
What is SOMN's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on SOMN's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $54.39. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is SOMN overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, SOMN currently appears fairly valued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is SOUTHERN CO's quality score?
SOMN scores 71.70588235294117/100 (grade B) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000092122, latest 10-Q filed 2026-04-30) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 8:08:28 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC

Last 90 days: 0 open-market buys · 2 sales

2026-06-01
Kim Matthew M.
Comptroller
Sell100.00 @ $91.16$9.12K
2026-05-24
WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C
Chairman, President & CEO
Exercise7.66K
2026-05-24
WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C
Chairman, President & CEO
Tax3.41K @ $94.55$323K
2026-05-01
Kim Matthew M.
Comptroller
Sell100.00 @ $96.57$9.66K
2026-04-01
Kim Matthew M.
Comptroller
Exercise82.00
2026-04-01
Kim Matthew M.
Comptroller
Tax82.00 @ $96.94$7.95K

Dividends

Semi-annual
Yield (TTM)
4.3%
Annual / share
$2.17
Last ex-date
2026-06-12
Last amount
$0.89
ex 2026-06-12paid 2026-06-15$0.89
ex 2026-03-13paid 2026-03-16$1.28

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-04-30Beat +5.9% est▲ +2.77%8-K ↗
2026-02-19Miss -6.9% est▲ +3.28%8-K ↗
2025-10-30Beat +3.1% est—8-K ↗
2025-07-31——8-K ↗
2025-05-01——8-K ↗
2025-02-20——8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

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Vs tracked universe

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EDGAR Score72 vs 67
Revenue growth10.6% vs 7.1%
Net margin14.7% vs 10.5%
Return on equity12.1% vs 12.3%
P/E12.8 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 34d
Bullish
+0.17
vs typical · 53 articles

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.