The Southern Company
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At a glance
The Southern Company (SO) operates in the Utilities - Regulated Electric industry and is based in the United States. It pays a quarterly dividend of $3.04 a year, a yield of 3.27% at the current price of $92.89. Southern has raised its dividend for 25 consecutive years, which makes it a Dividend Champion. Over the last five years the dividend has grown by an average of 3.0% a year. It paid out 72% of its earnings as dividends. 24 analysts cover it; their average 12-month price target of $96.05 is 3.4% above the current price.
Written automatically from the figures on this page, as of Oct 24, 2026. Facts only, not a recommendation.
About The Southern Company
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale of electricity. The company offers electric service to retail customers and wholesale customers; and energy-related products and services to natural gas choice markets. It also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, operates, and manages power generation assets, as well as battery energy storage projects; sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market; and deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers.
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