profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
The Southern
$48.35+0.90% today
-3.6% in 1 year
1-year low $44.641-year high $53.92
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $13.01 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What The Southern sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $29.3 billion in 2022 to $29.6 billion in 2025, with $4.34 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
The Southern vs. similar companies
The Southern grows the slowest of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Southern | 13.0× · Cheap | ||
 Dominion Energy | 19.9× · Fair price | ||
 WEC Energy Group | 24.8× · Fair price | ||
 Public Service Enterprise Group | 17.9× · Fair price | ||
 Ameren | 21.8× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads The Southern's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29,279 | 25,253 | 26,724 | 29,553 | |
| 10,627 | 11,776 | 13,363 | 14,324 | |
| 5,370 | 5,826 | 7,068 | 7,285 | |
| 10,309 | 11,777 | 13,238 | 14,267 | |
| 3,535 | 3,976 | 4,401 | 4,341 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 36.3% | 46.6% | 50.0% | 48.5% | |
| 18.3% | 23.1% | 26.4% | 24.7% | |
| 12.1% | 15.7% | 16.5% | 14.7% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 134,891 | 139,331 | 145,180 | 155,720 |
| Cash | 1,917 | 748 | 1,070 | 1,639 |
| Total debt | 59,135 | 63,490 | 66,277 | 74,075 |
| Total liabilities | 100,359 | 104,106 | 108,506 | 116,853 |
| 30,408 | 31,444 | 33,208 | 36,016 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 5.5% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 5.9% | |
| 11.6% | 12.6% | 13.3% | 12.1% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,302 | 7,553 | 9,788 | 9,802 | |
| 7,923 | 9,095 | 8,955 | 12,737 | |
| -1,621 | -1,542 | 833 | -2,935 | |
| Dividends paid | 2,907 | 3,035 | 2,954 | 3,015 |
| 298 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 127 | 137 | 132 | 136 |
Valuation
- 13.0×
- 10.6×
- 0.49
- 1.5×
- 1.9×
- –
- 9.0×
- -6.4%
- 7.7%
- 2.5%
Profitability
- 48.5%
- 24.7%
- 14.7%
- 48.1%
- 4.1%
- 3.9%
- 12.3%
- 2.8%
- 5.1%
- –
Growth
- +0.3%
- –
- −531.0%
- –
- +1.2%
Financial health
- 5.2×
- 2.05
- 48.4%
- 2.2×
- 0.65
- 0.44
- 0.19
How it ranks in Utilities
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 29%of 397
Top 32%of 392
Top 35%of 363
Bottom 32%of 397
Bottom 20%of 396
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.32 | 1.21 | +9.1% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 0.55 | 0.56 | −1.4% |
2.5%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$25a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
69.5% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: -84.0%
News
Here’s What UBS Sees in Southern Copper (SCCO)Yahoo Finance · Nov 11, 2026DOJ expected to opine on Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern deal in coming weeks - reportSeeking Alpha · Nov 9, 2026Schneider projects 2026 adjusted EPS of $1-$1.10 as it plans Norfolk Southern as primary Eastern Intermodal rail provider from January 1, 2027Seeking Alpha · Oct 29, 2026TV’s Nick and Vanessa Lachey cut price of Southern California home to $7.6 millionMarketWatch · Oct 28, 2026Great Southern Bancorp outlines $4.4M-$4.8M expense savings beginning in Q4 2026 following 9-branch consolidationSeeking Alpha · Oct 22, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
34No pass
Benjamin Graham
60Pass
Philip Fisher
43No pass
Peter Lynch
32No pass
Joel Greenblatt
29No pass
Charlie Munger
33No pass
Terry Smith
23No pass
Questions about The Southern
Is The Southern a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, and the price looks low. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the The Southern AI analysis
What does The Southern do?
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It is in Regulated Electric.
Does The Southern pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.5% a year, about 69% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $3.02 billion in dividends.
How has The Southern stock done over the past year?
Down 3.6% over the past twelve months, to $48.35. It traded between $44.64 and $53.92 and is 10.3% below its high.
Who are The Southern's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Dominion Energy, WEC Energy Group, Public Service Enterprise Group and Ameren. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with The Southern's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.