Which is more profitable, National Grid or The Southern?

National Grid keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, National Grid or The Southern?

The Southern grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, National Grid or The Southern?

National Grid costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, National Grid or The Southern?

The Southern would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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National Grid vs The Southern stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

National Grid is more profitable and is cheaper for its profits. The Southern grows faster and has less debt.

Side by side

	National Grid	The Southern
	$84.7 billion	$109 billion
	18.3%	14.7%
	−1.0%	+7.7%
	19.8×	25.1×
	5.7 years	5.1 years
	5.5%	6.1%
	2.5%	3.2%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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