Southern Co

NYSE:SOUtilitiesDJ:DJADJ:DJU

$89.26−2.11%At closeAt close · Mon 19 Oct · ≈ AED 327.81 · Market cap $100.62B · Next earnings Thu 29 Oct

Ratio	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025	Current · undated	YoY
Gross margin	48.6%	44.3%	36.3%	46.4%	49.9%	29.8%	—	—
Operating margin	24.0%	16.0%	18.3%	23.1%	26.4%	24.6%	24.6%	+0.0 pts
Net margin	15.4%	10.4%	12.1%	15.7%	16.5%	14.7%	14.7%	+0.0 pts
EBITDA margin	45.3%	36.3%	35.2%	46.6%	49.5%	48.5%	—	—
Return on equity	11.1%	8.5%	11.6%	12.6%	13.3%	12.1%	11.2%	−0.9 pts
Return on assets	2.5%	1.9%	2.6%	2.9%	3.0%	2.8%	2.8%	+0.0 pts
Return on capital employed	4.4%	3.2%	4.5%	4.6%	5.5%	5.2%	—	—
Debt / equity	1.8×	2.0×	1.9×	2.0×	2.0×	1.8×	1.7×	−7.3%
Debt / assets	41.5%	43.5%	43.8%	45.6%	45.7%	42.3%	—	—
Interest coverage	2.7×	2.0×	2.7×	2.4×	2.6×	2.2×	—	—
Current ratio	0.7×	0.8×	0.7×	0.8×	0.7×	0.6×	0.6×	+0.0%
Quick ratio	0.5×	0.6×	0.5×	0.5×	0.5×	0.4×	—	—
Cash ratio	0.1×	0.2×	0.1×	0.1×	0.1×	0.1×	0.1×	+0.0%
Asset turnover	0.2×	0.2×	0.2×	0.2×	0.2×	0.2×	—	—
Inventory turnover	4.2×	5.5×	7.0×	4.0×	4.0×	6.2×	—	—
Receivables turnover	6.1×	7.8×	7.9×	6.4×	6.2×	7.3×	—	—
Dividend payout	85.7%	115.3%	82.2%	76.3%	67.1%	69.5%	—	—

Margins, returns, leverage and liquidityUpdated 31 Dec 2025 ·

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Current snapshot ratios have no reporting date and are shown separately from fiscal periods.