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The Southern Company
$95.61
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$0.44(0.46%)
as of Jul 12, 2026 04:42 UTC
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The Southern Company operates as an energy utility, primarily involved in the production, transmission, and distribution of electricity. Its operations are segmented into Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also undertakes the development, construction, acquisition, ownership, and management of various power generation assets, including renewable energy ventures, and supplies electricity to the wholesale market. Complementing its power business, it distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, while also offering gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and managing gas pipeline investments. Its extensive portfolio of generating assets includes 30 hydroelectric, 24 fossil fuel, three nuclear, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration, 45 solar, 15 wind, one fuel cell, and four battery storage facilities. In terms of natural gas infrastructure, the company builds, operates, and maintains 76,289 miles of pipelines and 14 storage facilities with a total capacity of 157 billion cubic feet, delivering natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial clients. The Southern Company serves approximately 8.7 million electric and gas utility customers in total. Furthermore, it provides digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The company was founded in 1945 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Key Metrics
Current Yield
3.18%
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$3.0400
The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
64.9
Our 0-100 house score blending yield, payout safety, growth and momentum. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
48
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$84.08 – $99.72
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio
69.45%
The share of GAAP earnings paid out as dividends. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earns. It shows n/a for BDCs, REITs and funds, which pay out of cash flow / net investment income rather than GAAP earnings, so this ratio doesn't apply.Years Paying
44
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
S
Sustainable Payout
Payout ratio 69% leaves coverage room.
A
Payment Track Record
44 years of dividend payments.
F
Fair Valuation
Price-to-book 2.67.
E
Oversold Reading
Not in the oversold range. RSI 48.
Quote & Key Data
ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume3,096,700How many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$95.24The price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$95.12 – $95.93The lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$95.17The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$96.18BThe company's total market value: share price times shares outstanding.
Shares Out1.01BThe total number of shares the company has issued.
EPS$3.94Earnings per share — profit divided by shares outstanding. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E24.3Price-to-earnings ratio: share price divided by earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendMay 18, 2026Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay DateJun 08, 2026The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.
Dividend Growth
3-Yr Growth (CAGR)2.9%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)3.0%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases25 yrsThe number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.7600 Q | Regular | Apr 20, 2026 | May 18, 2026 | May 18, 2026 | Jun 08, 2026 |
| $0.7400 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 | Mar 06, 2026 |
| $0.7400 Q | Regular | Oct 20, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 | Dec 08, 2025 |
| $0.7400 Q | Regular | Jul 21, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 | Sep 08, 2025 |
| $0.7400 Q | Regular | Apr 21, 2025 | May 19, 2025 | May 19, 2025 | Jun 06, 2025 |
| $0.7200 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2025 | Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 18, 2025 | Mar 06, 2025 |
| $0.7200 Q | Regular | Oct 15, 2024 | Nov 18, 2024 | Nov 18, 2024 | Dec 06, 2024 |
| $0.7200 Q | Regular | Jul 15, 2024 | Aug 19, 2024 | Aug 19, 2024 | Sep 06, 2024 |
| $0.7200 Q | Regular | Apr 22, 2024 | May 17, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | Jun 06, 2024 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Jan 18, 2024 | Feb 16, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 | Mar 06, 2024 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Oct 16, 2023 | Nov 17, 2023 | Nov 20, 2023 | Dec 06, 2023 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Jul 17, 2023 | Aug 18, 2023 | Aug 21, 2023 | Sep 06, 2023 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Apr 17, 2023 | May 12, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | Jun 06, 2023 |
| $0.6800 Q | Regular | Jan 20, 2023 | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 21, 2023 | Mar 06, 2023 |
| $0.6800 Q | Regular | Oct 18, 2022 | Nov 18, 2022 | Nov 21, 2022 | Dec 06, 2022 |
| $0.6800 Q | Regular | Jul 18, 2022 | Aug 12, 2022 | Aug 15, 2022 | Sep 06, 2022 |
| $0.6800 Q | Regular | Apr 19, 2022 | May 13, 2022 | May 16, 2022 | Jun 06, 2022 |
| $0.6600 Q | Regular | Jan 14, 2022 | Feb 18, 2022 | Feb 22, 2022 | Mar 07, 2022 |
| $0.6600 Q | Regular | Oct 18, 2021 | Nov 12, 2021 | Nov 15, 2021 | Dec 06, 2021 |
| $0.6600 Q | Regular | Jul 19, 2021 | Aug 13, 2021 | Aug 16, 2021 | Sep 07, 2021 |
| $0.6600 Q | Regular | Apr 19, 2021 | May 14, 2021 | May 17, 2021 | Jun 07, 2021 |
| $0.6400 Q | Regular | Jan 15, 2021 | Feb 12, 2021 | Feb 16, 2021 | Mar 08, 2021 |
| $0.6400 Q | Regular | Oct 19, 2020 | Nov 13, 2020 | Nov 16, 2020 | Dec 07, 2020 |
| $0.6400 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 2020 | Aug 14, 2020 | Aug 17, 2020 | Sep 08, 2020 |
| $0.6400 Q | Regular | Apr 20, 2020 | May 15, 2020 | May 18, 2020 | Jun 08, 2020 |
| $0.6200 Q | Regular | Jan 17, 2020 | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 18, 2020 | Mar 06, 2020 |
| $0.6200 Q | Regular | Oct 21, 2019 | Nov 15, 2019 | Nov 18, 2019 | Dec 06, 2019 |
| $0.6200 Q | Regular | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 16, 2019 | Aug 19, 2019 | Sep 06, 2019 |
| $0.6200 Q | Regular | Apr 15, 2019 | May 17, 2019 | May 20, 2019 | Jun 06, 2019 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jan 17, 2019 | Feb 15, 2019 | Feb 19, 2019 | Mar 06, 2019 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Oct 15, 2018 | Nov 16, 2018 | Nov 19, 2018 | Dec 06, 2018 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jul 16, 2018 | Aug 17, 2018 | Aug 20, 2018 | Sep 06, 2018 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Apr 16, 2018 | May 18, 2018 | May 21, 2018 | Jun 06, 2018 |
| $0.5800 Q | Regular | Jan 19, 2018 | Feb 16, 2018 | Feb 20, 2018 | Mar 06, 2018 |
| $0.5800 Q | Regular | Oct 16, 2017 | Nov 17, 2017 | Nov 20, 2017 | Dec 06, 2017 |
| $0.5800 Q | Regular | Jul 18, 2017 | Aug 17, 2017 | Aug 21, 2017 | Sep 06, 2017 |
| $0.5800 Q | Regular | Apr 17, 2017 | May 11, 2017 | May 15, 2017 | Jun 06, 2017 |
| $0.5600 Q | Regular | Jan 17, 2017 | Feb 16, 2017 | Feb 21, 2017 | Mar 06, 2017 |
| $0.5600 Q | Regular | Oct 17, 2016 | Nov 17, 2016 | Nov 21, 2016 | Dec 06, 2016 |
| $0.5600 Q | Regular | Jul 18, 2016 | Aug 11, 2016 | Aug 15, 2016 | Sep 06, 2016 |
| $0.5600 Q | Regular | Apr 19, 2016 | May 12, 2016 | May 16, 2016 | Jun 06, 2016 |
| $0.5425 Q | Regular | Jan 14, 2016 | Feb 11, 2016 | Feb 16, 2016 | Mar 07, 2016 |
| $0.5425 Q | Regular | Oct 19, 2015 | Nov 12, 2015 | Nov 16, 2015 | Dec 04, 2015 |
| $0.5425 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 2015 | Aug 13, 2015 | Aug 17, 2015 | Sep 05, 2015 |
| $0.5425 Q | Regular | Apr 20, 2015 | May 14, 2015 | May 18, 2015 | Jun 06, 2015 |
| $0.5250 Q | Regular | Jan 16, 2015 | Feb 12, 2015 | Feb 17, 2015 | Mar 06, 2015 |
| $0.5250 Q | Regular | Oct 20, 2014 | Oct 30, 2014 | Nov 03, 2014 | Dec 06, 2014 |
| $0.5250 Q | Regular | Jul 21, 2014 | Jul 31, 2014 | Aug 04, 2014 | Sep 06, 2014 |
| $0.5250 Q | Regular | Apr 21, 2014 | May 01, 2014 | May 05, 2014 | Jun 06, 2014 |
| $0.5075 Q | Regular | Jan 17, 2014 | Jan 30, 2014 | Feb 03, 2014 | Mar 06, 2014 |
| $0.5075 Q | Regular | Oct 21, 2013 | Oct 31, 2013 | Nov 04, 2013 | Dec 06, 2013 |
| $0.5075 Q | Regular | Jul 15, 2013 | Aug 01, 2013 | Aug 05, 2013 | Sep 06, 2013 |
| $0.5075 Q | Regular | Apr 15, 2013 | May 02, 2013 | May 06, 2013 | Jun 06, 2013 |
| $0.4900 Q | Regular | Jan 18, 2013 | Jan 31, 2013 | Feb 04, 2013 | Mar 06, 2013 |
| $0.4900 Q | Regular | Oct 15, 2012 | Nov 01, 2012 | Nov 05, 2012 | Dec 06, 2012 |
| $0.4900 Q | Regular | Jul 16, 2012 | Aug 02, 2012 | Aug 06, 2012 | Sep 06, 2012 |
| $0.4900 Q | Regular | Apr 17, 2012 | May 03, 2012 | May 07, 2012 | Jun 06, 2012 |
| $0.4725 Q | Regular | Jan 13, 2012 | Feb 02, 2012 | Feb 06, 2012 | Mar 06, 2012 |
| $0.4725 Q | Regular | Oct 17, 2011 | Nov 03, 2011 | Nov 07, 2011 | Dec 06, 2011 |
| $0.4725 Q | Regular | Jul 18, 2011 | Jul 28, 2011 | Aug 01, 2011 | Sep 06, 2011 |
| $0.4725 Q | Regular | Apr 18, 2011 | Apr 28, 2011 | May 02, 2011 | Jun 06, 2011 |
| $0.4550 Q | Regular | Jan 13, 2011 | Feb 03, 2011 | Feb 07, 2011 | Mar 05, 2011 |
| $0.4550 Q | Regular | Oct 18, 2010 | Oct 28, 2010 | Nov 01, 2010 | Dec 06, 2010 |
| $0.4550 Q | Regular | Jul 19, 2010 | Jul 29, 2010 | Aug 02, 2010 | Sep 04, 2010 |
| $0.4550 Q | Regular | Apr 19, 2010 | Apr 29, 2010 | May 03, 2010 | Jun 05, 2010 |
| $0.4375 Q | Regular | Jan 15, 2010 | Jan 28, 2010 | Feb 01, 2010 | Mar 06, 2010 |
| $0.4375 Q | Regular | Oct 19, 2009 | Oct 29, 2009 | Nov 02, 2009 | Dec 05, 2009 |
| $0.4375 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 2009 | Jul 30, 2009 | Aug 03, 2009 | Sep 05, 2009 |
| $0.4375 Q | Regular | Apr 20, 2009 | Apr 30, 2009 | May 04, 2009 | Jun 06, 2009 |
| $0.4200 Q | Regular | Jan 16, 2009 | Jan 29, 2009 | Feb 02, 2009 | Mar 06, 2009 |
| $0.4200 Q | Regular | Oct 20, 2008 | Oct 30, 2008 | Nov 03, 2008 | Dec 06, 2008 |
| $0.4200 Q | Regular | Jul 21, 2008 | Jul 31, 2008 | Aug 04, 2008 | Sep 06, 2008 |
| $0.4200 Q | Regular | Apr 21, 2008 | May 01, 2008 | May 05, 2008 | Jun 06, 2008 |
| $0.4025 Q | Regular | Jan 18, 2008 | Jan 31, 2008 | Feb 04, 2008 | Mar 06, 2008 |
| $0.4025 Q | Regular | Oct 15, 2007 | Nov 01, 2007 | Nov 05, 2007 | Dec 06, 2007 |
| $0.4025 Q | Regular | Jul 16, 2007 | Aug 02, 2007 | Aug 06, 2007 | Sep 06, 2007 |
| $0.4025 Q | Regular | Apr 16, 2007 | May 03, 2007 | May 07, 2007 | Jun 06, 2007 |
| $0.3875 Q | Regular | Jan 12, 2007 | Feb 01, 2007 | Feb 05, 2007 | Mar 06, 2007 |
| $0.3875 Q | Regular | Oct 16, 2006 | Nov 02, 2006 | Nov 06, 2006 | Dec 06, 2006 |
| $0.3875 Q | Regular | Jul 17, 2006 | Aug 03, 2006 | Aug 07, 2006 | Sep 06, 2006 |
| $0.3875 Q | Regular | Apr 17, 2006 | Apr 27, 2006 | May 01, 2006 | Jun 06, 2006 |
| $0.3725 Q | Regular | Jan 13, 2006 | Feb 02, 2006 | Feb 06, 2006 | Mar 06, 2006 |
| $0.3725 Q | Regular | Oct 17, 2005 | Nov 03, 2005 | Nov 07, 2005 | Dec 06, 2005 |
| $0.3725 Q | Regular | Jul 18, 2005 | Jul 28, 2005 | Aug 01, 2005 | Sep 06, 2005 |
| $0.3725 Q | Regular | Apr 18, 2005 | Apr 28, 2005 | May 02, 2005 | Jun 06, 2005 |
| $0.3575 Q | Regular | Jan 13, 2005 | Feb 03, 2005 | Feb 07, 2005 | Mar 05, 2005 |
| $0.3575 Q | Regular | Oct 18, 2004 | Oct 28, 2004 | Nov 01, 2004 | Dec 06, 2004 |
| $0.3575 Q | Regular | Jul 19, 2004 | Jul 29, 2004 | Aug 02, 2004 | Sep 04, 2004 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Apr 19, 2004 | Apr 29, 2004 | May 03, 2004 | Jun 05, 2004 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Jan 15, 2004 | Jan 29, 2004 | Feb 02, 2004 | Mar 06, 2004 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Oct 20, 2003 | Oct 30, 2003 | Nov 03, 2003 | Dec 06, 2003 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Jul 21, 2003 | Jul 31, 2003 | Aug 04, 2003 | Sep 06, 2003 |
| $0.3425 Q | Regular | Apr 21, 2003 | May 01, 2003 | May 05, 2003 | Jun 06, 2003 |
| $0.3425 Q | Regular | Jan 16, 2003 | Jan 30, 2003 | Feb 03, 2003 | Mar 06, 2003 |
| $0.3425 Q | Regular | Oct 21, 2002 | Oct 31, 2002 | Nov 04, 2002 | Dec 06, 2002 |
| $0.3425 Q | Regular | Jul 15, 2002 | Aug 01, 2002 | Aug 05, 2002 | Sep 06, 2002 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Apr 15, 2002 | May 02, 2002 | May 06, 2002 | Jun 06, 2002 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Jan 22, 2002 | Jan 31, 2002 | Feb 04, 2002 | Mar 06, 2002 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Oct 15, 2001 | Nov 01, 2001 | Nov 05, 2001 | Dec 06, 2001 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Jul 16, 2001 | Aug 02, 2001 | Aug 06, 2001 | Sep 06, 2001 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Apr 16, 2001 | May 03, 2001 | May 07, 2001 | Jun 06, 2001 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Jan 17, 2001 | Feb 01, 2001 | Feb 05, 2001 | Mar 06, 2001 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Oct 16, 2000 | Nov 02, 2000 | Nov 06, 2000 | Dec 06, 2000 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Jul 17, 2000 | Aug 03, 2000 | Aug 07, 2000 | Sep 06, 2000 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | - | Apr 27, 2000 | May 01, 2000 | Jun 06, 2000 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Jan 14, 2000 | Feb 03, 2000 | Feb 07, 2000 | Mar 06, 2000 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Oct 18, 1999 | Oct 28, 1999 | Nov 01, 1999 | Dec 06, 1999 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Jul 19, 1999 | Jul 29, 1999 | Aug 02, 1999 | Sep 04, 1999 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Apr 19, 1999 | Apr 29, 1999 | May 03, 1999 | Jun 05, 1999 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Jan 19, 1999 | Jan 28, 1999 | Feb 01, 1999 | Mar 06, 1999 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Oct 19, 1998 | Oct 29, 1998 | Nov 02, 1998 | Dec 05, 1998 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 1998 | Jul 30, 1998 | Aug 03, 1998 | Sep 05, 1998 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Apr 20, 1998 | Apr 30, 1998 | May 04, 1998 | Jun 06, 1998 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Jan 21, 1998 | Jan 29, 1998 | Feb 02, 1998 | Mar 06, 1998 |
| $0.3250 Q | Regular | Oct 20, 1997 | Oct 30, 1997 | Nov 03, 1997 | Dec 06, 1997 |
| $0.3250 Q | Regular | Jul 21, 1997 | Jul 31, 1997 | Aug 04, 1997 | Sep 06, 1997 |
| $0.3250 Q | Regular | Apr 21, 1997 | May 01, 1997 | May 05, 1997 | Jun 06, 1997 |
| $0.3250 Q | Regular | Jan 20, 1997 | Jan 30, 1997 | Feb 03, 1997 | Mar 06, 1997 |
| $0.3150 Q | Regular | Oct 21, 1996 | Oct 31, 1996 | Nov 04, 1996 | Dec 06, 1996 |
| $0.3150 Q | Regular | Jul 19, 1996 | Aug 01, 1996 | Aug 05, 1996 | Sep 06, 1996 |