The Southern Company (SO) stock

Electricity and natural gas for customersAI power

Worth $109B

$93.65

+0.09%

Electricity and gas, worth $109BAI power

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score

Above Average

In its industry

#9of 45

Electric Utilities

Checks firing

5of 14

Trending down

From 52-week high

-6.0%

under its best in a year

SO's Quality Score was unchanged on Tue, Nov 10, at 11.

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Key facts on SO

Key facts on SO
The chart	Above every average
Latest filing	8-K, Nov 5 Reported its quarterly results

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SO in the news

Thu Nov 5Southern's filing reports its results SEC, 8:09 AM ET SO closed +0.2% that day.

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Group

“Anthropic IPO valuation discussions fall to $1.3 trillion, Bloomberg reports”

SO closed −1.1% that day.

Reported by Investing.com · covered by 9 outlets

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The move is what SO did that session, not a claim about why.

1 big story on SO in the past 12 months, for Pro members.

What moves utilities

Natural gas$2.63+3.5%per million Btu, Tue Nov 3from Nov 2

The US benchmark natural gas price, at Henry Hub in Louisiana.

EIA spot price, Tue Nov 3. Change from Mon Nov 2. EIA posts spot prices a few days late.

Power price and 10-year Treasury yield, for Pro members.

What's next

Mon Nov 16: Ex-dividend, $0.76 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 7.

SO catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +1.6% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.

4 past catalysts since 2018, with sizes and sources, for Pro members.

Why SO scores 11

Above Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

Well above its recent run. SO scores 11 today, against a median of 6 over its last 20 recorded sessions.

+5Chart checks 5 of 14 firing right now, one point each
+3Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average, near its 52-⁠week high

Size adds
Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
News adds

No effect today: Run-up, Growth, Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, Persistence, and Insider trades.

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How SO ranks in Electric Utilities

SO is #9 of 45 by Quality Score.

How SO ranks in Electric Utilities
Rank	Stock	Checks	Quality Score
1	OGEOGE Energy	7/14	15
2	PNWPinnacle West Capital	7/14	15
3	AEPAmerican Electric Power	5/14	14
	PORPortland General Electric		Open for its score
	PPLPPL		Open for its score
	TLNTalen Energy		Open for its score
	TXNMTXNM Energy		Open for its score
9	SOThe Southern	5/14	11

When does SO report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Thu Feb 25, before the open (in 107 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

Close after the report, last 3

+3.4%-1.8%+0.2%

Apr 30Jul 30Nov 5

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 days
Nov 5, 2026Before open	Before open	+1.2%	+0.2%	not yet
Jul 30, 2026Before open	Before open	+1.2%	-1.8%	-3.1%
Apr 30, 2026Before open	Before open	+1.1%	+3.4%	0.0%

SO closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and SO's Quality Score going into each

SO sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $30B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the three years.

SO has 5 of 14 chart checks firing

Trend1 of 5 shown

MA FAN 21 EMA W.EMA HH/HL 52W HI

Volume1 of 3 shown

VOL VDU U/D VOL

Tight range1 of 3 shown

ATR SQZ SQUEEZE NR7

Buying1 of 3 shown

OBV+CLOSE HI SPRING

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SO RSI today: 61.3, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 61.3, MACD below signal, above both averages. Not scored.13 readings

The deep dive on SO

What it does and how it makes money2 findingsIt kept 25 cents of each dollar of sales in fiscal 2025: $7.29B of operating profit on $29.6B of sales.Annual report, filed Feb 19, 2026
Where it stands2 findingsFor Pro members2 findings on where SO stands: its cash, debt, and share count, for Pro members
What changed in its filings1 findingCompleted its acquisition of Tenaska Alabama Partners, L.P. on Sep 30, 2025, for $635 million in total purchase consideration.SEC filing · Feb 19, 2026
Who holds and trades it4 findingsFor Pro members4 findings on who holds and trades SO, for Pro members
Against its closest peers3 peersFor Pro membersSO against 3 peers, fact by fact, for Pro members

7 more findings on SO, each with its source, for Pro members.

Is SO's dividend covered? What its financials say

Its free cash flow over the last four quarters was -$3.5B, while it paid dividends.

SO's dividend against its free cash flow
Dividend	$3.04 a share a year Paid 4 times a year
Paid out	About $3.5B a year $3.04 a share on 1.1B shares, its average count in the quarter to Jun 30, 2026
Free cash flow	-$3.5B The last four quarters, to Mar 31, 2026
Record	Raised every year since 2007 Its dividends a share each year, from its annual reports

SO insider trades

One insider sold $124K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellMatthew M. Kim$124KComptrollerat $88.87 on Sep 3, filed Sep 4

SellMatthew M. KimComptroller$124Kat $88.87 on Sep 3, filed Sep 4

SO trades by Congress and the executive branch

16 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

SellDonald Trump$250K to $500KPresident (R)traded Aug 21, disclosed Oct 8(48 days later)

SellDonald TrumpPresident (R)$250K to $500Ktraded Aug 21, disclosed Oct 8(48 days later)

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SO's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

Christopher C. WomackChairman, President & CEO · no trades on file
Kimberly S. GreeneChairman, President & CEO, GPC · 1 trade
Peter P. Sena IIIChairman,President & CEO, SNC · 1 trade
James Jeffrey PeoplesChairman, President & CEO, APC · no trades on file
James Y. Kerr IIChairman, President & CEO, GAS · no trades on file
Pedro P. CherryChairman, President & CEO, MPC · no trades on file
David P. PorochEVP & CFO · no trades on file
Matthew M. KimComptroller · 9 trades

6 more officers and directors file at SO.

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Which ETFs hold SO?

In ETFs: SO is 0.8% of JEPI, 0.7% of DGRO, and 0.4% of VYM, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.

About The Southern Company

Southern is one of the largest utilities in the US. The company serves 9 million customers with vertically integrated electric utilities in three states and natural gas distribution utilities in four states. It owns 46 gigawatts of rate-regulated generating capacity, primarily for serving customers in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Subsidiary Southern Power owns 13 gigawatts of natural gas generation and renewable energy across the US and sells the electricity primarily under long-term contracts.

29,800 employeesAtlanta, GAsoutherncompany.com

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As of Nov 10, 2026: SO's Quality Score is 11 (Above Average), #9 of 45 in Electric Utilities. Insiders sold $124K in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does SO's Quality Score say?

SO scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #9 of 45 in Electric Services by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is SO's Quality Score?

SO scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #9 of 45 in Electric Services by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind SO's 11.

Are insiders buying SO?

One insider sold $124K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Matthew M. Kim, Comptroller, who sold $124K on Sep 3.

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