Valuation

SOSouthern

StockNYSEUnited StatesUtilitiesEU retail investors: available

+1.3% today · +5.7% over a year

4/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 38% of the instruments we score

Stability: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 24.2). Dividend yield 4.00%.

Southern (SO) valuation against sector peers: P/E 24.2 (sector median 21.3), P/B 2.6, EV/EBIT 24.8, free-cash-flow yield −3.3%, P/S 3.5.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Utilities companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.
MetricSOSector medianvs median
P/E24.221.3 · n=5814% above
P/B2.61.9 · n=6240% above
P/S3.53.0 · n=5317% above
EV/EBIT24.822.7 · n=569% above
Free-cash-flow yield−3.3%−4.4% · n=50—
Dividend yield4.00%2.97% · n=6535% above
Return on equity11.3%9.6% · n=6218% above
Return on invested capital5.7%5.7% · n=59near the median
Gross margin—64.1% · n=17—
Net debt / EBITDA5.405.38 · n=52near the median

Value factor: 15 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

NEENextEra Energy22.13.335.7—2.8%1/10
DUKDuke Energy Corp19.61.821.1−3.3%3.3%6/10
CEGConstellation Energy28.23.125.40.3%0.6%1/10
AEPAmerican Electric Power19.12.222.53.7%3.7%7/10
DDominion Energy Inc20.52.125.5—3.9%2/10
SRESempra26.71.6—−11.4%3.3%—/10
XELXcel Energy19.32.027.7−14.8%2.9%1/10
ETREntergy Corporation28.73.026.6−5.5%2.3%2/10
EXCExelon Corporation16.81.618.6−4.6%2.8%5/10
VSTVistra18.111.915.75.7%0.7%8/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 31 Mar 2026 · filed 30 Apr 2026