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Southern Company SO Price / book

Price / book at other companies

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1.9×+0.1×
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3.5×+0.6×
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1.8×+0.2×
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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$8.4B+8.0%
Operating income$2.0B+0.4%
Net income$1.4B+1.7%
EPS (diluted)$1.20-0.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$987.0M-57.7%
Total debt$75.3B
Total equity$39.9B+7.2%
Total assets$157.03B

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.2B-1.9%
CapEx$2.9B+20.8%
Free cash flow-$1.7B-44.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$104.31B+7.1%
Enterprise value$178.58B
P/E18.7×
P/S3.3×-0.4×

Profitability

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Operating margin18.7%-2.5pp
Net margin13.1%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9%
Debt / equity1.9×
Current ratio0.7×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Southern Company’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Southern Company’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Southern Company's price / book?
Southern Company (SO) reported price / book of 2.7× in Q1 2026.
How has Southern Company's price / book changed year-over-year?
Southern Company's price / book decreased by 0.1% year-over-year, from 2.7× to 2.7×.
What does price / book mean?
How the market price compares to the company's accounting net worth.
How do you interpret price / book?
Below 1.0 can flag a market discount to book value (common for distressed or asset-heavy firms); high values reflect intangible value the balance sheet doesn't capture. Most informative for financials and asset-heavy businesses.
How does price / book compare across companies?
A core valuation gauge for banks and insurers; weak for asset-light firms where book value understates economic value.