Southern Company
The Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas distribution, wholesale power, and related energy services. Its traditional electric utilities—Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Mississippi Power—generate, transmit, and distribute electricity to retail customers… From the company’s description.
In fiscal 2025, Southern Company reported revenue of $29.55B, up 10.6% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $4.17B. Its operating margin was 24.7%, and operations generated $9.80B in cash. Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, revenue was $30.18B.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Southern Company does
In the company’s own words
The Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas distribution, wholesale power, and related energy services. Its traditional electric utilities—Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Mississippi Power—generate, transmit, and distribute electricity to retail customers in three Southeastern states and serve wholesale customers. Southern Power develops, owns, and operates generation and battery storage assets, selling electricity in wholesale markets. Southern Company Gas distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, and also invests in gas pipelines and markets gas. Other businesses include nuclear plant services, digital wireless communications, and distributed energy and microgrid solutions for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers. Southern Company Gas reports gas distribution operations, gas pipeline investments, and gas marketing services as segments; its distribution operations serve approximately 4.4 million customers. At December 31, 2025, Southern Power’s generation fleet had 12,648 megawatts of commercial operating capacity. Southern Company’s website is www.southerncompany.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry (SIC)
- Electric, Gas & Water
- Headquarters
- ATLANTA, GA
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 92122
- SIC
- 4911
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Southern Company — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Southern Company’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Southern Company’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 97 issues of Southern Company’s debt, $10.07B at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 4.71%, maturing 2026 to 2081.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
All filings →Each filing opens into its own statements and disclosures here.
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