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The Southern Company (SO) Net Margin

Annual Net Margin:

15.94%+0.70%(+4.59%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, SO annual net profit margin is 15.94%, with the most recent change of +0.70% (+4.59%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, SO annual net margin has risen by +6.00% (+60.36%).
  • SO annual net margin is now -28.78% below its all-time high of 22.38%, reached on December 31, 2019.

Performance

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Quarterly Net Margin:

21.82%+9.59%(+78.41%)
September 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, SO quarterly net profit margin is 21.82%, with the most recent change of +9.59% (+78.41%) on September 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, SO quarterly net margin has increased by +0.72% (+3.41%).
  • SO quarterly net margin is now -43.00% below its all-time high of 38.28%, reached on March 31, 2019.

Performance

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Net Margin Formula

Net Margin =  Net Income
Revenue
✕ 100%

SO Net Margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+4.6%+3.4%
3Y3 Years+60.4%+22.9%
5Y5 Years-28.8%-3.9%

SO Net Margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Yearat high+60.4%at high+1213.3%
5Y5-Year-28.8%+60.4%-3.9%+544.4%
All-TimeAll-Time-28.8%+297.5%-43.0%+187.6%

SO Net Margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Sep 2025
-
21.82%(+78.4%)
Jun 2025
-
12.23%(-25.1%)
Mar 2025
-
16.33%(+122.2%)
Dec 2024
15.94%(+4.6%)
7.35%(-65.2%)
Sep 2024
-
21.10%(+14.8%)
Jun 2024
-
18.38%(+14.0%)
Mar 2024
-
16.12%(+22.4%)
Dec 2023
15.24%(+30.3%)
13.17%(-35.8%)
Sep 2023
-
20.52%(+43.3%)
Jun 2023
-
14.32%(+16.1%)
Mar 2023
-
12.33%(+729.1%)
Dec 2022
11.70%(+17.7%)
-1.96%(-111.0%)
Sep 2022
-
17.76%(+17.8%)
Jun 2022
-
15.08%(+1.1%)
Mar 2022
-
14.91%(+403.7%)
Dec 2021
9.94%(-35.2%)
-4.91%(-127.6%)
Sep 2021
-
17.79%(+150.9%)
Jun 2021
-
7.09%(-62.0%)
Mar 2021
-
18.68%(+163.5%)
Dec 2020
15.33%(-31.5%)
7.09%(-68.8%)
Sep 2020
-
22.71%(+68.5%)
Jun 2020
-
13.48%(-20.7%)
Mar 2020
-
17.00%(+98.4%)
Dec 2019
22.38%(+129.8%)
8.57%(-61.8%)
Sep 2019
-
22.43%(+21.6%)
Jun 2019
-
18.44%(-51.8%)
Mar 2019
-
38.28%(+665.6%)
Dec 2018
9.74%(+142.9%)
5.00%(-74.7%)
Sep 2018
-
19.73%(+976.9%)
Jun 2018
-
-2.25%(-115.4%)
Mar 2018
-
14.65%(+69.2%)
Dec 2017
4.01%(-68.5%)
8.66%(-51.5%)
Sep 2017
-
17.84%(+171.6%)
Jun 2017
-
-24.90%(-314.3%)
Mar 2017
-
11.62%(+161.7%)
Dec 2016
12.73%(-8.5%)
4.44%(-76.4%)
Sep 2016
-
18.79%(+29.5%)
Jun 2016
-
14.51%(+15.6%)
Mar 2016
-
12.55%(-30.1%)
Dec 2015
13.92%(+26.5%)
-
Sep 2015
-
17.96%(+21.1%)
Jun 2015
-
14.83%(+18.2%)
Mar 2015
-
12.55%(+60.3%)
Dec 2014
11.00%(+9.9%)
7.83%(-43.1%)
Sep 2014
-
13.77%(-2.1%)
Jun 2014
-
14.06%(+77.5%)
Mar 2014
-
7.92%(-27.9%)
Dec 2013
10.01%(-31.4%)
10.98%(-36.6%)
Sep 2013
-
17.32%(+135.0%)
Jun 2013
-
7.37%(+196.0%)
Mar 2013
-
2.49%(-76.9%)
Dec 2012
14.60%(+13.6%)
10.78%(-45.2%)
Sep 2012
-
19.67%(+28.7%)
Jun 2012
-
15.28%(+43.5%)
Mar 2012
-
10.65%(+42.2%)
Dec 2011
12.85%(+9.9%)
7.49%(-56.4%)
Sep 2011
-
17.19%(+25.4%)
Jun 2011
-
13.71%(+25.5%)
Mar 2011
-
10.92%(+143.2%)
Dec 2010
11.69%(+7.7%)
4.49%(-71.3%)
Sep 2010
-
15.66%(+25.2%)
Jun 2010
-
12.51%(+1.8%)
Mar 2010
-
12.29%(+63.0%)
Dec 2009
10.85%(+2.8%)
7.54%(-56.3%)
Sep 2009
-
17.24%(+35.3%)
Jun 2009
-
12.74%(+228.4%)
Mar 2009
-
3.88%(-27.1%)
Dec 2008
10.55%(-9.1%)
5.32%(-63.8%)
Sep 2008
-
14.68%(+43.1%)
Jun 2008
-
10.26%(+0.7%)
Mar 2008
-
10.19%(+53.7%)
Dec 2007
11.61%(+3.7%)
6.63%(-58.5%)
Sep 2007
-
15.99%(+37.3%)
Jun 2007
-
11.65%(+13.9%)
Mar 2007
-
10.23%(+64.5%)
Dec 2006
11.20%(-6.4%)
6.22%(-62.1%)
Sep 2006
-
16.42%(+49.1%)
Jun 2006
-
11.01%(+25.3%)
Mar 2006
-
8.79%(+66.8%)
Dec 2005
11.96%(-10.0%)
5.27%(-68.9%)
Sep 2005
-
16.95%(+33.5%)
Jun 2005
-
12.70%(+6.5%)
Mar 2005
-
11.92%(+29.3%)
Dec 2004
13.29%
9.22%(-51.3%)
Sep 2004
-
18.95%(+57.7%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2004
-
12.02%(-3.2%)
Mar 2004
-
12.42%(+186.2%)
Dec 2003
13.18%(-7.9%)
4.34%(-76.9%)
Sep 2003
-
18.81%(+22.9%)
Jun 2003
-
15.30%(+29.2%)
Mar 2003
-
11.84%(+35.3%)
Dec 2002
14.31%(+11.3%)
8.75%(-55.9%)
Sep 2002
-
19.84%(+37.6%)
Jun 2002
-
14.42%(+17.7%)
Mar 2002
-
12.25%(+127.7%)
Dec 2001
12.86%(+9.5%)
5.38%(-71.7%)
Sep 2001
-
18.99%(+53.4%)
Jun 2001
-
12.38%(+24.3%)
Mar 2001
-
9.96%(+144.1%)
Dec 2000
11.74%(-18.1%)
4.08%(-55.1%)
Sep 2000
-
9.08%(-28.2%)
Jun 2000
-
12.64%(+0.3%)
Mar 2000
-
12.60%(+64.1%)
Dec 1999
14.34%(+32.8%)
7.68%(-63.5%)
Sep 1999
-
21.02%(+54.6%)
Jun 1999
-
13.60%(+35.2%)
Mar 1999
-
10.06%(+1401.5%)
Dec 1998
10.80%(+15.6%)
0.67%(-96.1%)
Sep 1998
-
17.02%(+52.1%)
Jun 1998
-
11.19%(-6.3%)
Mar 1998
-
11.94%(+97.7%)
Dec 1997
9.34%(-22.4%)
6.04%(-34.3%)
Sep 1997
-
9.20%(+16.3%)
Jun 1997
-
7.91%(+9.3%)
Mar 1997
-
7.24%(+26.4%)
Dec 1996
12.04%(-8.2%)
5.73%(-64.1%)
Sep 1996
-
15.94%(+42.2%)
Jun 1996
-
11.21%(+16.9%)
Mar 1996
-
9.59%(+38.2%)
Dec 1995
13.12%(+1.2%)
6.94%(-59.2%)
Sep 1995
-
16.99%(+38.7%)
Jun 1995
-
12.25%(+14.6%)
Mar 1995
-
10.69%(+16.8%)
Dec 1994
12.97%(+0.5%)
9.15%(-47.6%)
Sep 1994
-
17.47%(+41.0%)
Jun 1994
-
12.39%(+69.0%)
Mar 1994
-
7.33%(+7.3%)
Dec 1993
12.90%(-1.5%)
6.83%(-59.2%)
Sep 1993
-
16.75%(+38.3%)
Jun 1993
-
12.11%(+25.9%)
Mar 1993
-
9.62%(+27.6%)
Dec 1992
13.09%(+7.1%)
7.54%(-55.5%)
Sep 1992
-
16.93%(+52.5%)
Jun 1992
-
11.10%(+8.6%)
Mar 1992
-
10.22%(-1.6%)
Dec 1991
12.22%(+35.5%)
10.39%(-34.0%)
Sep 1991
-
15.74%(+85.8%)
Jun 1991
-
8.47%(+10.1%)
Mar 1991
-
7.69%(+64.7%)
Dec 1990
9.02%(-30.2%)
4.67%(-39.4%)
Sep 1990
-
7.71%(-27.9%)
Jun 1990
-
10.70%(+57.8%)
Mar 1990
-
6.78%(+15.9%)
Dec 1989
12.93%(-3.1%)
5.85%(-64.8%)
Sep 1989
-
16.62%(+67.2%)
Jun 1989
-
9.94%(-15.3%)
Mar 1989
-
11.73%(+30.3%)
Dec 1988
13.35%(+38.1%)
9.00%(-49.7%)
Sep 1988
-
17.89%(+95.7%)
Jun 1988
-
9.14%(-0.8%)
Mar 1988
-
9.21%(+192.8%)
Dec 1987
9.67%(-25.0%)
-9.92%(-165.2%)
Sep 1987
-
15.22%(+31.2%)
Jun 1987
-
11.60%(-6.5%)
Mar 1987
-
12.41%(+9.8%)
Dec 1986
12.89%(-7.3%)
11.30%(-29.2%)
Sep 1986
-
15.96%(+41.0%)
Jun 1986
-
11.32%(-8.3%)
Mar 1986
-
12.34%(+18.1%)
Dec 1985
13.90%(+18.3%)
10.45%(-27.6%)
Sep 1985
-
14.43%(+29.1%)
Jun 1985
-
11.18%(-8.8%)
Mar 1985
-
12.26%(+14.9%)
Dec 1984
11.75%(-8.3%)
10.67%(-26.3%)
Sep 1984
-
14.48%(+48.1%)
Jun 1984
-
9.78%(-15.3%)
Mar 1984
-
11.55%
Dec 1983
12.82%(+33.7%)
-
Dec 1982
9.59%(+25.2%)
-
Dec 1981
7.66%(-16.3%)
-
Dec 1980
9.15%
-

FAQ

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What is The Southern Company annual net profit margin?

The current annual net margin of SO is 15.94%

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

The Southern Company all-time high annual net profit margin is 22.38%

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

Over the past year, SO annual net profit margin has changed by +0.70% (+4.59%)

What is The Southern Company quarterly net profit margin?

The current quarterly net margin of SO is 21.82%

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

The Southern Company all-time high quarterly net profit margin is 38.28%

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

Over the past year, SO quarterly net profit margin has changed by +0.72% (+3.41%)
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