How much has The Southern Company gained this year?

The Southern Company is up 4.56% so far in 2026: it closed 2025 at $87.20 and is at $91.18 now.

How volatile is The Southern Company?

Over the past year, The Southern Company had an annualised volatility of 17.44%, based on daily closes. Its deepest fall from a high in that time was 16.91%, from March 16, 2026 to September 28, 2026. Its beta against the S&P 500 was -0.20.

What was the biggest price drop for The Southern Company?

The deepest fall in our weekly price history since October 2006 was 34.15%, from a high in the week of January 27, 2020 to a low in the week of March 16, 2020. The price regained that high in the week of March 21, 2022.

Which month has historically been best for The Southern Company?

Since 2015, July has had the highest average return for The Southern Company (+3.18%, up in 9 of 12 years) and February the lowest (-1.71%, up in 4 of 12 years). Past seasonal patterns do not predict future returns.

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The Southern Company

$91.18

▲ 2 (2.24%)

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Below: live stock price for The Southern Company (SO), a 1-year chart, 8 indicators (RSI, MACD, Bollinger, MA, EMA, Stochastic, ATR, Volume), and a compare mode. Add to your portfolio, star to your watchlist, or set a price alert in one place.

The Southern Company (SO) is a Utilities company based in United States. Operating in Utilities - Regulated Electric, it employs about 29,502 people. Over the past year SO traded between 81.69 and 99.58 USD. Trailing P/E sits near 21.97 on a market cap of about 104.89B USD. It currently yields 3.33% in dividends.

Day

+2.24%

+2.00

Week

+5.81%

+5.01

Month

+6.62%

+5.66

Year

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Prev close: $89.18
Volume (24h): $754.2M
Market cap: $104.89B
Currency: USD

Score

40/ 100 · Weak

Coverage: 7/7

Value52
Quality54
Momentum29
Growth45
Risk51
Dividend45
Liquidity7

Composite of public market data. Informational only — not investment advice.

Trend projection

Where the recent trend points if it continues.

DowntrendFit 68%Pace -0.21% per bar

+5 bars+20 bars+60 bars+120 bars

+5 bars: 90.4464
+20 bars: 89.4438
+60 bars: 89.059
+120 bars: 89.0449

Linear-regression continuation — not a prediction, not investment advice. ±1σ ≈ 68% range · ±2σ ≈ 95% range: ±0.025 USD.

Interpretation

Composite signals look weak. Strength: quality with weakness: balance-sheet liquidity. Price sits in the middle of the recent range, trend is sloping downward.

Descriptive observation — not investment advice.

Score breakdown

Raw values behind each pillar so you can see what the composite is reading.

Value
52/100
Value looks mixed — driven by P/E (21.97).
P/E:21.97P/B:2.65PEG:2.15
Quality
54/100
Quality looks mixed — driven by Gross margin (48.29%).
ROE:11.48%ROA:3.27%Profit margin:15.43%Gross margin:48.29%
Momentum
29/100
Momentum looks fragile — driven by 52w change (-6.66%).
52w change:-6.66%
Growth
45/100
Growth looks mixed — driven by Earnings growth (30.40%).
Revenue growth:0.10%Earnings growth:30.40%
Risk
51/100
Risk looks mixed — driven by Debt / equity (182.06).
Beta:0.3Debt / equity:182.06Short interest:2.55%
Dividend
45/100
Dividend looks mixed — driven by Payout ratio (71.81%).
Dividend yield:3.33%Payout ratio:71.81%
Liquidity
7/100
Liquidity looks fragile — driven by Current ratio (0.79).
Current ratio:0.79Quick ratio:0.44

Derived from public market data — informational, not investment advice.

Price report

How this asset has actually moved over the last 250 days.

Position in range53%

81.69 low99.58 high

Where the price sits between the window low and high.

Volatility (annualised): 17.4%
Max drawdown: -16.9%
Below period high: -8.4%
Best day: +4.40%
Worst day: -3.28%
Up days: 49%
Current streak: 1 up
Typical day swing: 1.6%
Volume vs average: -1%

Descriptive statistics over past prices — not a forecast and not investment advice.

Reference levels

Fibonacci retracements and extensions across the recent range.

60 bars

Reference only — not investment advice.

These coordinates describe past-trade clustering, not where to buy or sell. Do your own research before any trade.

Next level above

92.3011 USD+1.23%

Fib 38.2% retracement

Next level below

90.275 USD-0.99%

Fib 50% midpoint

Levels derived from: 98.86 high → 81.69 low · 60 bars

Resistance
Fib +161.8% extension
not reached
126.6411 USD
+38.89% from current
Resistance
Fib +100% extension
not reached
116.03 USD
+27.25% from current
Resistance
Fib +61.8% extension
not reached
109.4711 USD
+20.06% from current
Resistance
Fib +27.2% extension
not reached
103.5302 USD
+13.54% from current
Resistance
Fib 23.6% retracement
tested 3×
94.8079 USD
+3.98% from current
Resistance
Fib 38.2% retracement
tested 10×
92.3011 USD
+1.23% from current
Current
91.18 USD
Support
Fib 50% midpointNearest
tested 6×
90.275 USD
-0.99% from current
Support
Fib 61.8% retracement
tested 11×
88.2489 USD
-3.21% from current
Support
Fib 78.6% retracement
tested 5×
85.3644 USD
-6.38% from current
Support
Fib −27.2% extension
not reached
77.0198 USD
-15.53% from current
Support
Fib −61.8% extension
not reached
71.0789 USD
-22.05% from current
Support
Fib −100% extension
not reached
64.52 USD
-29.24% from current

How to read this

We take the highest and lowest price of the last 60 bars and cut the gap between them at the classic Fibonacci ratios (23.6%, 38.2%, 50%, 61.8%, 78.6%), plus extensions beyond both ends.

“Tested N×” counts how many of those 60 bars actually traded through the level. A level price has crossed many times is one the market has repeatedly agreed on; a level at 0 is pure geometry the price has never reached.

This is a map of where trading has already happened — not a forecast and not a signal. Price moves through these levels all the time.

Financials

52w high: $99.58
52w low: $81.69
52w change: -6.66%
Day high: $91.22
Day low: $89.20
P/E (TTM): 21.97
Forward P/E: 18.52
PEG: 2.15
Price / Book: 2.65
Beta (5Y): 0.3
Enterprise value: 181.77B
EV / Revenue: 6.02
EV / EBITDA: 12.75
EPS (TTM): $4.15
Forward EPS: $4.92
Dividend yield: 3.33%
Dividend rate: $3.04
Payout ratio: 71.81%
Revenue (TTM): 30.18B
EBITDA: 14.26B
Free cash flow: -3.91B
Total cash: 2.98B
Total debt: 77.09B
Debt / Equity: 182.06
Current ratio: 0.79
Quick ratio: 0.44
Profit margin: 15.43%
Gross margin: 48.29%
Return on assets: 3.27%
Return on equity: 11.48%
Shares outstanding: 1.15B
Float: 1.15B

Sector: UtilitiesIndustry: Utilities - Regulated ElectricHQ: United StatesEmployees: 29.5Kwww.southerncompany.com

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.

Analyst & Risk

Consensus

Hold

Mean rating2.65 / 5

Analysts19

Next earnings2026-11-05

Strong buy 1Buy 6Hold 13Sell 2Strong sell 1

Analyst price target

$96.29

Mean target · 19 analysts

+5.6%

upside

Low $74.00Now $91.18High $112.00

Beta (vs S&P 500): 0.3; very stable
52-week change: -6.66%
Short % of float: 2.55%
Short ratio (days): 4.63
Debt / Equity: 182.06; very high leverage
Current ratio: 0.79
Quick ratio: 0.44
ROE: 11.48%
ROA: 3.27%
PEG ratio: 2.15; richly valued
EV / Revenue: 6.02
EV / EBITDA: 12.75
Revenue growth: 0.10%
Earnings growth: 30.40%
EBITDA: 14.26B
Free cash flow: -3.91B
Total cash: 2.98B
Total debt: 77.09B
Insider holdings: 0.10%
Institutional: 74.31%

Recent rating changes

2026-10-16BarclaysEqual-Weight → Equal-Weightmain
2026-10-15Truist SecuritiesHold → Holdmain
2026-10-13JP MorganNeutral → Neutralmain
2026-10-13KeybancUnderweight → Underweightmain
2026-09-25CitigroupBuy → Buymain
2026-09-18Morgan StanleyUnderweight → Underweightmain
2026-08-21Morgan StanleyUnderweight → Underweightmain
2026-08-13Truist SecuritiesHold → Holdmain

Financial documents

The Southern Company performance

Change from the closing price at the start of each period to the latest price.

Period	Start price	Change	Per year
1 week$86.17	$86.17	+5.81%
1 month$85.52	$85.52	+6.62%
3 months$95.30	$95.30	-4.32%
6 months$94.51	$94.51	-3.52%
Year to date$87.20	$87.20	+4.56%
1 year$97.69	$97.69	-6.66%
3 years$66.55	$66.55	+37.01%	+11.01%
5 years$63.13	$63.13	+44.43%	+7.62%
10 years$50.56	$50.56	+80.34%	+6.07%
Since Oct 2006$36.03	$36.03	+153.1%	+4.76%

Periods up to a year use daily closes, longer ones weekly closes. “Per year” is the compound annual growth rate.

Price change only; dividends are not included.

The Southern Company all-time high and low

Highest since Oct 2006

$100.84

week of Oct 13, 2025

9.58% below the high

Lowest since Oct 2006

$26.48

week of Mar 9, 2009

244.3% above the low

52-week range

53%

Low

$81.69

Sep 29, 2026

High

$99.58

Mar 17, 2026

The latest price sits at 53% of this range.

Highs and lows include intraday prices.

The Southern Company risk metrics

Past year of daily closes unless stated otherwise.

Volatility (1 year, annualised): 17.44%; How large price swings have been: the standard deviation of daily returns, scaled up to a year.
Max drawdown (1 year): -16.91%; Mar 16, 2026 → Sep 28, 2026 · Not yet recovered.; The deepest fall from a previous high to a later low over the past year.
Max drawdown (since Oct 2006): -34.15%; Jan 2020 → Mar 2020 · Recovered in the week of Mar 21, 2022.; The same measure across the whole weekly price history.
Sharpe ratio (risk-free rate 0): -0.31; Average daily return divided by its volatility, annualised: higher means more return for each unit of risk over the past year.
Beta vs S&P 500 (1 year): -0.20; On average, The Southern Company moved -0.20% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 on the same day.

The Southern Company drawdown from peak

How far the price stood below its previous high, based on weekly closes since Oct 2006.

The Southern Company seasonality

Monthly returns by year, from month-end closes: daily data for the past year, weekly closes before that.

The Southern Company seasonality
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
2026	+2.4%	+9.0%	-0.9%	+0.2%	-4.8%	+4.0%	-1.2%	-6.9%	-5.8%	+10%*			+4.6%*
2025	+1.0%	+7.0%	+1.5%

The Southern Company price history

Yearly open, high, low and close, newest first.

The Southern Company price history
Year	Open	High	Low	Close	Change
2026YTD	$87.17	$99.58	$81.69	$91.18	+4.56%
2025	$82.79	$100.84	$80.46	$87.20	+4.88%
2024	$69.67	$94.45	$65.80	$83.14	+18.57%
2023	$71.43	$75.80	$61.56	$70.12	-1.81%
2022	$68.50	$80.57	$60.71	$71.41	+4.13%

Frequently asked questions about The Southern Company

What is the price of The Southern Company today?

As of October 18, 2026, the price of The Southern Company is $91.18, up 2.24% from the previous close.

What is the all-time high of The Southern Company?

The highest price for The Southern Company in our data, which starts in October 2006, is $100.84, reached in the week of October 13, 2025. At $91.18, the latest price is 9.58% below it.

Calculated from historical closing prices — daily for the past year, weekly before that — and refreshed as new prices arrive. Past performance does not predict future returns. Not investment advice.


Average	+0.9%	-1.7%	+3.2%	+1.2%	-0.2%	-0.6%	+3.2%	-1.7%	-0.9%	+1.5%	+0.7%	+0.3%	+6.0%
Years up	58%	33%	67%	67%	42%	50%	75%	42%	58%	64%	45%	55%	55%

Year	Open	High	Low	Close	Change
2021	$61.38	$68.88	$56.69	$68.58	+11.64%
2020	$63.24	$71.10	$41.96	$61.43	-3.20%
2019	$43.96	$64.26	$43.26	$63.46	+44.39%
2018	$48.01	$49.43	$42.38	$43.95	-8.61%
2017	$49.15	$53.51	$46.71	$48.09	-2.24%
2016	$46.42	$54.64	$46.00	$49.19	+5.13%
2015	$50.42	$53.16	$41.40	$46.79	-7.29%
2014	$40.81	$50.87	$40.27	$50.47	+23.52%
2013	$42.22	$48.74	$40.03	$40.86	-3.47%
2012	$45.87	$48.59	$41.75	$42.33	-8.55%
2011	$38.37	$46.69	$35.73	$46.29	+21.08%
2010	$33.43	$38.62	$30.85	$38.23	+14.74%
2009	$36.00	$37.62	$26.48	$33.32	-7.37%
2008	$39.10	$40.60	$29.82	$35.97	-8.12%
2007	$36.80	$39.35	$33.16	$39.15	+6.21%
2006from October	$35.65	$37.40	$35.41	$36.86	—

Month	Close	Change
September 2026	$82.89	-5.81%
August 2026	$88.00	-6.92%
July 2026	$94.54	-1.22%
June 2026	$95.71	+3.98%
May 2026	$92.05	-4.81%
April 2026	$96.70	+0.19%

Month	Close	Change
March 2026	$96.52	-0.88%
February 2026	$97.38	+9.04%
January 2026	$89.31	+2.42%
December 2025	$87.20	-4.30%
November 2025	$91.12	-3.11%
October 2025	$94.04	-0.52%

The Southern Company

Score

Trend projection

Interpretation

Score breakdown

Price report

Reference levels

Financials

Analyst & Risk

Recent rating changes

Financial documents

The Southern Company performance

The Southern Company all-time high and low

52-week range

The Southern Company risk metrics

The Southern Company drawdown from peak

The Southern Company seasonality

The Southern Company price history

Frequently asked questions about The Southern Company

What is the price of The Southern Company today?

What is the all-time high of The Southern Company?

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The Southern Company performance

The Southern Company all-time high and low

52-week range

The Southern Company risk metrics

The Southern Company drawdown from peak

The Southern Company seasonality

The Southern Company price history

Frequently asked questions about The Southern Company

What is the price of The Southern Company today?

What is the all-time high of The Southern Company?

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How much has The Southern Company gained this year?

How volatile is The Southern Company?

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