SOSouthern
+0.1% today · +6.6% 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 3.99%.
Southern (SO) valuation against sector peers: P/E 24.2 (sector median 21.2), 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).
| Metric | SO | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 24.2 | 21.2 · n=58 | 14% above |
| P/B | 2.6 | 1.9 · n=62 | 39% above |
| P/S | 3.5 | 3.0 · n=53 | 16% above |
| EV/EBIT | 24.8 | 22.8 · n=56 | 9% above |
| Free-cash-flow yield | −3.3% | −4.4% · n=50 | — |
| Dividend yield | 3.99% | 2.95% · n=65 | 36% above |
| Return on equity | 11.3% | 9.6% · n=62 | 18% above |
| Return on invested capital | 5.7% | 5.7% · n=59 | near the median |
| Gross margin | — | 64.1% · n=17 | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.40 | 5.38 · n=52 | near 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 Energy | 22.0 | 3.3 | 35.5 | — | 2.8% | 1/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUKDuke Energy Corp | 19.8 | 1.8 | 21.2 | −3.3% | 3.3% | 6/10 |
| CEGConstellation Energy | 27.4 | 3.0 | 24.7 | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1/10 |
| AEPAmerican Electric Power | 19.0 | 2.2 | 22.5 | 3.7% | 3.7% | 7/10 |
| DDominion Energy Inc | 20.6 | 2.1 | 25.5 | — | 3.9% | 2/10 |
| XELXcel Energy | 19.3 | 2.0 | 27.7 | −14.8% | 2.9% | 2/10 |
| SRESempra | 26.6 | 1.6 | — | −11.4% | 3.3% | —/10 |
| ETREntergy Corporation | 28.7 | 2.9 | 26.6 | −5.5% | 2.3% | 2/10 |
| EXCExelon Corporation | 16.8 | 1.6 | 18.5 | −4.6% | 2.8% | 5/10 |
| VSTVistra | 17.7 | 11.6 | 15.5 | 5.9% | 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
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