The Southern Company

NYSE: SO

Stock price

89.97 USD

(+0%) TODAY

Financial Performance

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5Y price score: 51

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A score of 100 indicates that the stock did as well as the S&P 500 Index.

A score below 100 means the stock underperformed the index, while a score above 100 means it outperformed the S&P 500.

10Y return: 123.2%

DATE RANGE:
Latest quarterly dividend amount:$ 0.76
Current annual dividend yield:3.33%

%

US$ Per
Share

83.8

52-week range

100.8

89.97

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Stock Splits

DateNumeratorDenominatorSplit Type
Apr 03, 2001100006109stock-split
Mar 01, 199421stock-split

Latest Dividends

Previous dividend
Next dividend
Status
Paid
Declared
Type
Quarterly
Quarterly
Per share
$ 0.76
$ 0.76
Declaration date
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Date when the company officially announced the dividend.
Mon, Apr 20, 2026
Mon, Jul 20, 2026
Ex-dividend date
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Mon, May 18, 2026
Mon, Aug 17, 2026
Pay date
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Date when the dividend is paid or scheduled to be paid to shareholders.
Mon, Jun 08, 2026
Tue, Sep 08, 2026

Valuation

Free Cash Flow Yield

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FCF Yield TTM = Trailing Twelve Months free cash flow per share / current market price per shareLearn more

2.5 %

Dividend Yield TTM

3.3 %

Market cap $

$ 103,498

Price / Earnings TTM

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P/E TTM = current market price per share / Trailing Twelve Months diluted earnings per shareLearn more

21.7

Price / Book TTM

2.6

PEG TTM

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Price/Earnings-to-Growth ratio = P/E TTM divided by most recent annual diluted earnings per share growth rateLearn more

0.8

Earnings growth and return

LTM

5YR

10YR

Total return (price & dividends)

(0.2) %

57.7 %

123.2 %

Free cash flow per share growth

817.7 %

(275.8) %

(115.6) %

Earnings per share growth

28.7 %

32.9 %

50.8 %

Dividends

Previous dividend:0.76 per share, Paid, Ex-div date May 18, 2026
Next dividend:0.76 per share, Declared, Ex-div date Aug 17, 2026

Analyst ratings

Price Target Low

79

Price Target High

112

Price Target Median

101.5

Buy

10

Hold

21

Sell

3

Dividend History

Declaration date
Record date
Payment date
Adj. dividend
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Adjusted for splits
Dividend
Type
Yield
01
Mon, Jul 20, 2026
Mon, Aug 17, 2026
Tue, Sep 08, 2026
$ 0.76
$ 0.76
Quarterly
3.25%
02
Mon, Apr 20, 2026
Mon, May 18, 2026
Mon, Jun 08, 2026
$ 0.76
$ 0.76
Quarterly
3.18%
03
Wed, Jan 28, 2026
Tue, Feb 17, 2026
Fri, Mar 06, 2026
$ 0.74
$ 0.74
Quarterly
3.22%
04
Mon, Oct 20, 2025
Mon, Nov 17, 2025
Mon, Dec 08, 2025
$ 0.74
$ 0.74
Quarterly
3.25%
05
Mon, Jul 21, 2025
Mon, Aug 18, 2025
Mon, Sep 08, 2025
$ 0.74
$ 0.74
Quarterly
3.14%
06
Mon, Apr 21, 2025
Mon, May 19, 2025
Fri, Jun 06, 2025
$ 0.74
$ 0.74
Quarterly
3.24%
07
Tue, Jan 28, 2025
Tue, Feb 18, 2025
Thu, Mar 06, 2025
$ 0.72
$ 0.72
Quarterly
3.35%
08
Tue, Oct 15, 2024
Mon, Nov 18, 2024
Fri, Dec 06, 2024
$ 0.72
$ 0.72
Quarterly
3.25%
09
Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Mon, Aug 19, 2024
Fri, Sep 06, 2024
$ 0.72
$ 0.72
Quarterly
3.27%
10
Mon, Apr 22, 2024
Mon, May 20, 2024
Thu, Jun 06, 2024
$ 0.72
$ 0.72
Quarterly
3.55%
11
Thu, Jan 18, 2024
Tue, Feb 20, 2024
Wed, Mar 06, 2024
$ 0.7
$ 0.7
Quarterly
4.21%
12
Mon, Oct 16, 2023
Mon, Nov 20, 2023
Wed, Dec 06, 2023
$ 0.7
$ 0.7
Quarterly
3.98%
13
Mon, Jul 17, 2023
Mon, Aug 21, 2023
Wed, Sep 06, 2023
$ 0.7
$ 0.7
Quarterly
4.07%
14
Mon, Apr 17, 2023
Mon, May 15, 2023
Tue, Jun 06, 2023
$ 0.7
$ 0.7
Quarterly
3.74%
15
Fri, Jan 20, 2023
Tue, Feb 21, 2023
Mon, Mar 06, 2023
$ 0.68
$ 0.68
Quarterly
4.08%
16
Tue, Oct 18, 2022
Mon, Nov 21, 2022
Tue, Dec 06, 2022
$ 0.68
$ 0.68
Quarterly
4.12%
17
Mon, Jul 18, 2022
Mon, Aug 15, 2022
Tue, Sep 06, 2022
$ 0.68
$ 0.68
Quarterly
3.43%
18
Tue, Apr 19, 2022
Mon, May 16, 2022
Mon, Jun 06, 2022
$ 0.68
$ 0.68
Quarterly
3.61%
19
Fri, Jan 14, 2022
Tue, Feb 22, 2022
Mon, Mar 07, 2022
$ 0.66
$ 0.66
Quarterly
4.14%
20
Mon, Oct 18, 2021
Mon, Nov 15, 2021
Mon, Dec 06, 2021
$ 0.66
$ 0.66
Quarterly
4.23%

The Southern Company (SO) dividend history and yield

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