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The Southern Company (SO) Gross Margin

Annual Gross Margin:

31.95%+3.01%(+10.40%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, SO annual gross profit margin is 31.95%, with the most recent change of +3.01% (+10.40%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, SO annual gross margin has risen by +3.71% (+13.14%).
  • SO annual gross margin is now -25.70% below its all-time high of 43.00%, reached on December 31, 1993.

Performance

1-Year Change

+10.4%

3-Year Change

+13.14%

5-Year Change

+6.15%

15-Year Change

+1.95%

SO Gross Margin Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

58.33%
SO annual gross profit margin is higher than 58.33% of companies in Utilities sector

Range

All-Time High

43.00%
SO annual gross profit margin is currently -25.70% below its historical high of 43.00%

3-Year Low

24.14%
SO annual gross profit margin is currently +32.35% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Dec 31, 2024
SO previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

N/A
SO next annual earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherSOprofitability metrics

Annual Revenue

$26.72B
SO annual revenue is $26.72 billion

Annual Gross Profit

$8.54B
SO annual gross profit is $8.54 billion

Annual Operating Margin

26.19%
SO annual operating profit margin is 26.19%

Annual Net Margin

15.94%
SO annual net profit margin is 15.94%

Quarterly Gross Margin:

31.26%-0.43%(-1.36%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, SO quarterly gross profit margin is 31.26%, with the most recent change of -0.43% (-1.36%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, SO quarterly gross margin has dropped by -4.27% (-12.02%).
  • SO quarterly gross margin is now -57.56% below its all-time high of 73.65%, reached on March 31, 1995.

Performance

3-Month Change

-1.36%

1-Year Change

-12.02%

3-Year Change

+8.43%

5-Year Change

-3.16%

SO Quarterly Gross Margin Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

59.81%
SO quarterly gross profit margin is higher than 59.81% of companies in Utilities sector

Range

All-Time High

73.65%
SO quarterly gross profit margin is currently -57.56% below its historical high of 73.65%

3-Year Low

12.10%
SO quarterly gross profit margin is currently +158.35% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Jun 30, 2025
SO previous earnings announcement was published on Jun 30, 2025

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Oct 30, 2025
SO next earnings announcement is scheduled for Oct 30, 2025

OtherSOprofitability metrics

Quarterly Revenue

$6.97B
SO quarterly revenue is $6.97 billion

Quarterly Gross Profit

$2.18B
SO quarterly gross profit is $2.18 billion

Quarterly Operating Margin

25.48%
SO quarterly operating profit margin is 25.48%

Quarterly Net Margin

12.62%
SO quarterly net profit margin is 12.62%

Gross Margin Formula

Gross Margin =  Gross Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

Annual Gross Margin

31.95%
SO annual gross profit margin is 31.95%

Annual Gross Profit

$8.54B
SO annual gross profit is $8.54 billion

Annual Revenue

$26.72B
SO annual revenue is $26.72 billion

SO Gross Margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+10.4%-12.0%
3Y3 Years+13.1%+8.4%
5Y5 Years+6.2%-3.2%

SO Gross Margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Yearat high+32.4%-17.5%+158.3%
5Y5-Yearat high+32.4%-18.4%+158.3%
All-TimeAll-Time-25.7%>+9999.0%-57.6%+346.9%

SO Gross Margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
31.26%(-1.4%)
Mar 2025
-
31.69%(+56.3%)
Dec 2024
31.95%(+10.4%)
20.28%(-46.5%)
Sep 2024
-
37.89%(+6.6%)
Jun 2024
-
35.53%(+13.7%)
Mar 2024
-
31.25%(+32.3%)
Dec 2023
28.94%(+19.9%)
23.62%(-36.8%)
Sep 2023
-
37.38%(+32.8%)
Jun 2023
-
28.15%(+16.5%)
Mar 2023
-
24.17%(+99.8%)
Dec 2022
24.14%(-14.5%)
12.10%(-58.7%)
Sep 2022
-
29.30%(+1.6%)
Jun 2022
-
28.83%(+12.2%)
Mar 2022
-
25.70%(+63.5%)
Dec 2021
28.24%(-8.8%)
15.72%(-54.4%)
Sep 2021
-
34.50%(+17.0%)
Jun 2021
-
29.49%(-10.6%)
Mar 2021
-
32.97%(+45.4%)
Dec 2020
30.98%(+2.9%)
22.67%(-40.8%)
Sep 2020
-
38.32%(+18.7%)
Jun 2020
-
32.28%(+8.1%)
Mar 2020
-
29.87%(+68.9%)
Dec 2019
30.10%(+7.1%)
17.69%(-56.3%)
Sep 2019
-
40.44%(+28.1%)
Jun 2019
-
31.56%(+14.2%)
Mar 2019
-
27.64%(+51.5%)
Dec 2018
28.11%(-10.3%)
18.24%(-48.9%)
Sep 2018
-
35.69%(+38.0%)
Jun 2018
-
25.87%(-6.8%)
Mar 2018
-
27.76%(+11.2%)
Dec 2017
31.34%(+0.3%)
24.97%(-35.4%)
Sep 2017
-
38.65%(+26.1%)
Jun 2017
-
30.64%(+3.9%)
Mar 2017
-
29.49%(+40.1%)
Dec 2016
31.25%(-3.6%)
21.05%(-43.0%)
Sep 2016
-
36.94%(+8.3%)
Jun 2016
-
34.11%(+8.9%)
Mar 2016
-
31.31%(-18.0%)
Dec 2015
32.43%(+9.1%)
-
Sep 2015
-
38.20%(+21.3%)
Jun 2015
-
31.50%(+8.2%)
Mar 2015
-
29.12%(+31.5%)
Dec 2014
29.73%(-4.3%)
22.15%(-39.5%)
Sep 2014
-
36.60%(+21.2%)
Jun 2014
-
30.20%(+5.7%)
Mar 2014
-
28.57%(+6.8%)
Dec 2013
31.06%(-0.3%)
26.76%(-27.9%)
Sep 2013
-
37.13%(+19.6%)
Jun 2013
-
31.04%(+12.5%)
Mar 2013
-
27.59%(+0.5%)
Dec 2012
31.15%(+10.9%)
27.44%(-27.9%)
Sep 2012
-
38.05%(+24.8%)
Jun 2012
-
30.50%(+16.8%)
Mar 2012
-
26.11%(+26.6%)
Dec 2011
28.09%(+9.6%)
20.62%(-39.2%)
Sep 2011
-
33.90%(+16.5%)
Jun 2011
-
29.09%(+12.7%)
Mar 2011
-
25.82%(+52.0%)
Dec 2010
25.63%(+2.6%)
16.99%(-45.1%)
Sep 2010
-
30.97%(+18.9%)
Jun 2010
-
26.05%(-0.9%)
Mar 2010
-
26.28%(+46.3%)
Dec 2009
24.97%(-4.0%)
17.96%(-43.8%)
Sep 2009
-
31.97%(+28.4%)
Jun 2009
-
24.90%(+9.5%)
Mar 2009
-
22.73%(+36.2%)
Dec 2008
26.00%(+0.1%)
16.69%(-48.3%)
Sep 2008
-
32.27%(+15.4%)
Jun 2008
-
27.97%(+16.1%)
Mar 2008
-
24.09%(+44.3%)
Dec 2007
25.97%
16.70%(-48.2%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Sep 2007
-
32.21%(+18.3%)
Jun 2007
-
27.22%(+9.6%)
Mar 2007
-
24.83%(+15.6%)
Dec 2006
28.11%(+5.7%)
21.47%(-38.7%)
Sep 2006
-
35.05%(+24.1%)
Jun 2006
-
28.25%(+15.5%)
Mar 2006
-
24.46%(+42.1%)
Dec 2005
26.59%(-9.6%)
17.21%(-68.3%)
Sep 2005
-
54.37%(-15.3%)
Jun 2005
-
64.20%(+147.6%)
Mar 2005
-
25.93%(-54.0%)
Dec 2004
29.40%(-24.0%)
56.34%(-4.5%)
Sep 2004
-
58.98%(+5.2%)
Jun 2004
-
56.08%(-2.6%)
Mar 2004
-
57.59%(+172.0%)
Dec 2003
38.69%(+31.4%)
21.17%(-64.6%)
Sep 2003
-
59.73%(-1.5%)
Jun 2003
-
60.61%(+60.1%)
Mar 2003
-
37.86%(+104.4%)
Dec 2002
29.44%(+2.2%)
18.52%(-50.3%)
Sep 2002
-
37.30%(+24.5%)
Jun 2002
-
29.96%(+1.0%)
Mar 2002
-
29.65%(+64.2%)
Dec 2001
28.81%(-6.6%)
18.06%(-56.9%)
Sep 2001
-
41.93%(+13.0%)
Jun 2001
-
37.10%(+0.4%)
Mar 2001
-
36.96%(+98.6%)
Dec 2000
30.86%(-18.8%)
18.61%(-66.6%)
Sep 2000
-
55.76%(+54.9%)
Jun 2000
-
35.99%(-4.6%)
Mar 2000
-
37.72%(+1.5%)
Dec 1999
38.02%(+4.8%)
37.18%(-9.4%)
Sep 1999
-
41.04%(+9.5%)
Jun 1999
-
37.49%(+7.4%)
Mar 1999
-
34.92%(+21.0%)
Dec 1998
36.29%(+17.4%)
28.86%(-30.3%)
Sep 1998
-
41.40%(+16.6%)
Jun 1998
-
35.50%(-5.6%)
Mar 1998
-
37.61%(+632.0%)
Dec 1997
30.91%(-20.3%)
-7.07%(-112.9%)
Sep 1997
-
54.99%(-13.0%)
Jun 1997
-
63.18%(-0.5%)
Mar 1997
-
63.47%(+601.3%)
Dec 1996
38.78%(-8.9%)
-12.66%(-118.3%)
Sep 1996
-
69.35%(+0.5%)
Jun 1996
-
69.02%(+1.3%)
Mar 1996
-
68.13%(+5422.7%)
Dec 1995
42.58%(-0.8%)
-1.28%(-101.8%)
Sep 1995
-
71.72%(-0.1%)
Jun 1995
-
71.78%(-2.5%)
Mar 1995
-
73.65%(+1071.6%)
Dec 1994
42.92%(-0.2%)
-7.58%(-110.4%)
Sep 1994
-
73.14%(+1.6%)
Jun 1994
-
71.97%(+1.4%)
Mar 1994
-
70.98%(+2.5%)
Dec 1993
43.00%(+22.0%)
-
Sep 1993
-
69.23%(+0.7%)
Jun 1993
-
68.72%
Dec 1992
35.24%(+8.1%)
-
Dec 1991
32.60%(>+9900.0%)
-
Dec 1990
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1989
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1988
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1987
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1986
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1985
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1984
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1983
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1982
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1981
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1980
0.00%
-

FAQ

  • What is The Southern Company annual gross profit margin?
  • What is the all-time high annual gross margin for The Southern Company?
  • What is The Southern Company annual gross margin year-on-year change?
  • What is The Southern Company quarterly gross profit margin?
  • What is the all-time high quarterly gross margin for The Southern Company?
  • What is The Southern Company quarterly gross margin year-on-year change?

What is The Southern Company annual gross profit margin?

The current annual gross margin of SO is 31.95%

What is the all-time high annual gross margin for The Southern Company?

The Southern Company all-time high annual gross profit margin is 43.00%

What is The Southern Company annual gross margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, SO annual gross profit margin has changed by +3.01% (+10.40%)

What is The Southern Company quarterly gross profit margin?

The current quarterly gross margin of SO is 31.26%

What is the all-time high quarterly gross margin for The Southern Company?

The Southern Company all-time high quarterly gross profit margin is 73.65%

What is The Southern Company quarterly gross margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, SO quarterly gross profit margin has changed by -4.27% (-12.02%)
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