Southern Company SO Operating margin
Discontinued — last reported Q3 '22
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Southern Company’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Southern Company’s 10-Q, filed November 2, 2023, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Southern Company's operating margin?
- Southern Company (SO) reported operating margin of 18.7% in Q3 2022.
- How has Southern Company's operating margin changed year-over-year?
- Southern Company's operating margin decreased by 11.8% year-over-year, from 21.2% to 18.7%.
- What does operating margin mean?
- The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
- How do you interpret operating margin?
- Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
- How does operating margin compare across companies?
- Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.