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The Southern Company The Southern Company

The Southern Company

SO
Rank in Stocks #194
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation,... The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services segments. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, three nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 45 solar facilities, 15 wind facilities, one fuel cell facility, and four battery storage facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 76,289 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.7 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Share Price
$93.99
Market Cap
$105.21B
Change (1 day)
0.25%
Change (1 year)
5.74%
Country
US
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Operating Margin for The Southern Company (SO)
Operating Margin as of March 2026 TTM: 24.63%
According to The Southern Company latest financial reports and stock price the company's current Operating Margin (TTM) is 24.63%. At the end of 2023 the company had an Operating Margin of 23.07%.
Operating Margin history for The Southern Company from 2000 to 2026
Operating Margin at the end of each year
Year Operating Margin Change
2026 (TTM) 24.63% -6.88%
2024 26.45% 14.65%
2023 23.07% 25.79%
2022 18.34% 14.63%
2021 16.00% -33.28%
2020 23.98% -33.61%
2019 36.12% 102.47%
2018 17.84% 76.11%
2017 10.13% -55.08%
2016 22.55% -7.88%
2015 24.48% 24.14%
2014 19.72% 3.52%
2013 19.05% -29.42%
2012 26.99% 12.65%
2011 23.96% 10.01%
2010 21.78% -1.18%
2009 22.04% 7.67%
2008 20.47% -5.49%
2007 21.66% -3.56%
2006 22.46% 2.79%
2005 21.85% -9.15%
2004 24.05% -4.11%
2003 25.08% 2.12%
2002 24.56% 4.29%
2001 23.55% -1.42%
2000 23.89% 0.00%
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What is a company's Operating Margin?
The operating margin is a key indicator to assess the profitability of a company. Higher operating margins are generaly better as they show that a company is able to sell its products or services for much more than their production costs. The operating margin is calculated by dividing a company's earnings by its revenue.