The Southern Company
SOMNNYSEUtilitiesRegulated Electric
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$48.05
−$0.88 · -1.80%
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Company profile
Company websiteEstablished in 1946 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, The Southern Company operates as a diversified energy utility. Its primary activities involve the production, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company is responsible for developing, constructing, acquiring, owning, and managing a variety of electricity generation assets, including renewable energy projects, and it engages in the wholesale sale of power. Additionally, it serves as a natural gas distributor in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, overseeing the operation and maintenance of approximately 78,500 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities, while also offering gas marketing services. Beyond its wholesale and natural gas operations, The Southern Company provides electric services directly to retail customers. Its portfolio further includes distributed energy and resilience solutions, digital wireless communications, and fiber optics services, along with the deployment of microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility clientele.
- Industry
- Regulated Electric
- Sector
- Utilities
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Christopher C. Womack
- Listed since
- Nov 4, 2025
- Employees
- 28,314
Market position
Day range
Current $48.05
52-week range
Current $48.05
- Open
- $48.62
- Previous close
- $48.93
- Volume
- 16.77K
- 0.09× average
- Average volume
- 180.43K
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 105.25B USD
- Beta
- 0.33
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $49.6092
- -3.14% below average
- 200-day average
- $50.5398
- -4.93% below average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- P/E (TTM)
- 21.33×
- P/B (TTM)
- 2.56×
- P/S (TTM)
- 3.39×
- Dividend yield
- 3.37%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 43.40%
- Operating margin
- 24.19%
- Net margin
- 15.43%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 1.95×
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 82%
- 9 beats, 2 misses, 0 met estimates
- Average EPS surprise
- +6.98%
- 11 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- 1.13
- Estimate 1.01 · Beat by 11.88%
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SOMN peers
ETFs holding SOMN
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETFPFF120.98M0.93%13.06B USD0.45%$30.46+0.03%
VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETFPFXF48.35M2.02%2.4B USD0.40%$17.97+0.45%
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETFCWB26.8M0.47%5.66B USD0.40%$103.69+0.12%
Franklin Income Focus ETFINCM6.82M0.37%1.82B USD0.38%$29.580.00%
John Hancock Investments - Preferred Income ETFJHPI1.64M0.80%217.46M USD0.54%$22.48-0.11%
Franklin Income Equity Focus ETFINCE1.22M0.44%280.61M USD0.29%$69.38+0.25%
First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETFFCVT944.84K0.94%100.31M USD0.95%$49.9987+0.13%
Invesco Total Return Bond ETFGTO342.51K0.01%2.5B USD0.35%$46.21-0.19%iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETFPFF- Market value
- 120.98M
- Weight
- 0.93%
- AUM
- 13.06B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.45%
- Price / 1D
- $30.46+0.03%
VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETFPFXF- Market value
- 48.35M
- Weight
- 2.02%
- AUM
- 2.4B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.40%
- Price / 1D
- $17.97+0.45%
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETFCWB- Market value
- 26.8M
- Weight
- 0.47%
- AUM
- 5.66B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.40%
- Price / 1D
- $103.69+0.12%
Franklin Income Focus ETFINCM- Market value
- 6.82M
- Weight
- 0.37%
- AUM
- 1.82B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.38%
- Price / 1D
- $29.580.00%
John Hancock Investments - Preferred Income ETFJHPI- Market value
- 1.64M
- Weight
- 0.80%
- AUM
- 217.46M USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.54%
- Price / 1D
- $22.48-0.11%
Franklin Income Equity Focus ETFINCE- Market value
- 1.22M
- Weight
- 0.44%
- AUM
- 280.61M USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.29%
- Price / 1D
- $69.38+0.25%
First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETFFCVT- Market value
- 944.84K
- Weight
- 0.94%
- AUM
- 100.31M USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.95%
- Price / 1D
- $49.9987+0.13%
Invesco Total Return Bond ETFGTO- Market value
- 342.51K
- Weight
- 0.01%
- AUM
- 2.5B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.35%
- Price / 1D
- $46.21-0.19%
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