Is Southern Company (SO) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Southern Company's valuation in context — a forward P/E of about 19.4, a price-to-book of about 2.9 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

What is the share price of Southern Company (SO)?

Southern Company last traded at $95.37 (+1.6% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Southern Company

SO · NYSE · Utilities · United States

$95.37+1.6%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 5:18 PM

Snapshot

TickerSO

ExchangeNYSE

SectorUtilities

IndustryUtilities - Regulated Electric

CountryUnited States

Employees29,502

HeadquartersAtlanta, United States

Market cap$107.5B

P/B2.9

Volume1.63M

Websitewww.southerncompany.com

Filings tracked0

About Southern Company

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale of electricity. The company offers electric service to retail customers and wholesale customers; and energy-related products and services to natural gas choice markets. It also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, operates, and manages power generation assets, as well as battery energy storage projects; sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market; and deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution of natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee; distributes energy and resilience solutions; and invests in telecommunications. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders0.1%
Institutions72.6%
Public & other27.3%

2,828 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.8.02%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.35%
State Street Corporation5.59%
Capital World Investors4.99%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO3.84%
Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc3.23%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.52%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.32%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $8.7B · EPS 1.67

Est. earnings growth +4.4%

Next fiscal year

Rev $32.8B · EPS 4.92

Est. earnings growth +7.5%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$83.8052-wk range$100.84

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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