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The Southern Company (SO) Operating Margin

Annual Operating Margin:

26.19%+2.89%(+12.40%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, SO annual operating profit margin is 26.19%, with the most recent change of +2.89% (+12.40%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, SO annual operating margin has risen by +3.50% (+15.43%).
  • SO annual operating margin is now -12.23% below its all-time high of 29.84%, reached on December 31, 1992.

Performance

1-Year Change

+12.4%

3-Year Change

+15.43%

5-Year Change

+7.78%

15-Year Change

+1%

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

83.33%
SO annual operating profit margin is higher than 83.33% of companies in Utilities sector

Range

All-Time High

29.84%
SO annual operating profit margin is currently -12.23% below its historical high of 29.84%

3-Year Low

19.33%
SO annual operating profit margin is currently +35.49% 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 Operating Profit

$7.00B
SO annual operating income is $7.00 billion

Annual Revenue

$26.72B
SO annual revenue is $26.72 billion

Annual Gross Margin

31.95%
SO annual gross profit margin is 31.95%

Annual Net Margin

15.94%
SO annual net profit margin is 15.94%

Quarterly Operating Margin:

25.48%-0.49%(-1.89%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, SO quarterly operating profit margin is 25.48%, with the most recent change of -0.49% (-1.89%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, SO quarterly operating margin has dropped by -4.10% (-13.86%).
  • SO quarterly operating margin is now -32.27% below its all-time high of 37.62%, reached on September 30, 1994.

Performance

3-Month Change

-1.89%

1-Year Change

-13.86%

3-Year Change

+6.17%

5-Year Change

-1.28%

SO Quarterly Operating Margin Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

80.37%
SO quarterly operating profit margin is higher than 80.37% of companies in Utilities sector

Range

All-Time High

37.62%
SO quarterly operating profit margin is currently -32.27% below its historical high of 37.62%

3-Year Low

7.31%
SO quarterly operating profit margin is currently +248.56% 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 Operating Profit

$1.76B
SO quarterly operating income is $1.76 billion

Quarterly Revenue

$6.97B
SO quarterly revenue is $6.97 billion

Quarterly Gross Margin

31.26%
SO quarterly gross profit margin is 31.26%

Quarterly Net Margin

12.62%
SO quarterly net profit margin is 12.62%

Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin =  Operating Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

Annual Operating Margin

26.19%
SO annual operating profit margin is 26.19%

Annual Operating Profit

$7.00B
SO annual operating income is $7.00 billion

Annual Revenue

$26.72B
SO annual revenue is $26.72 billion

SO Operating Margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+12.4%-13.9%
3Y3 Years+15.4%+6.2%
5Y5 Years+7.8%-1.3%

SO Operating Margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Yearat high+35.5%-22.1%+248.6%
5Y5-Yearat high+35.5%-22.6%+248.6%
All-TimeAll-Time-12.2%+35.5%-32.3%+388.6%

SO Operating Margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
25.48%(-1.9%)
Mar 2025
-
25.97%(+82.8%)
Dec 2024
26.19%(+12.4%)
14.21%(-56.6%)
Sep 2024
-
32.73%(+10.6%)
Jun 2024
-
29.58%(+17.0%)
Mar 2024
-
25.29%(+41.7%)
Dec 2023
23.30%(+20.5%)
17.85%(-45.1%)
Sep 2023
-
32.49%(+46.2%)
Jun 2023
-
22.23%(+22.9%)
Mar 2023
-
18.09%(+147.5%)
Dec 2022
19.33%(-14.8%)
7.31%(-70.9%)
Sep 2022
-
25.10%(+4.6%)
Jun 2022
-
24.00%(+19.4%)
Mar 2022
-
20.10%(+98.0%)
Dec 2021
22.69%(-8.8%)
10.15%(-65.6%)
Sep 2021
-
29.50%(+25.1%)
Jun 2021
-
23.58%(-13.1%)
Mar 2021
-
27.15%(+62.8%)
Dec 2020
24.89%(+2.4%)
16.68%(-49.4%)
Sep 2020
-
32.94%(+27.6%)
Jun 2020
-
25.81%(+11.3%)
Mar 2020
-
23.20%(+103.0%)
Dec 2019
24.30%(+7.8%)
11.43%(-67.7%)
Sep 2019
-
35.38%(+38.0%)
Jun 2019
-
25.63%(+19.0%)
Mar 2019
-
21.53%(+76.5%)
Dec 2018
22.55%(-13.0%)
12.20%(-60.1%)
Sep 2018
-
30.54%(+50.6%)
Jun 2018
-
20.28%(-8.6%)
Mar 2018
-
22.20%(+13.3%)
Dec 2017
25.93%(+1.1%)
19.60%(-42.0%)
Sep 2017
-
33.77%(+35.4%)
Jun 2017
-
24.95%(+5.2%)
Mar 2017
-
23.72%(+53.9%)
Dec 2016
25.65%(-4.0%)
15.41%(-51.9%)
Sep 2016
-
32.01%(+12.8%)
Jun 2016
-
28.39%(+14.0%)
Mar 2016
-
24.90%(-25.2%)
Dec 2015
26.73%(+9.5%)
-
Sep 2015
-
33.31%(+28.9%)
Jun 2015
-
25.85%(+12.0%)
Mar 2015
-
23.09%(+41.2%)
Dec 2014
24.42%(-4.6%)
16.35%(-48.5%)
Sep 2014
-
31.77%(+28.7%)
Jun 2014
-
24.69%(+6.1%)
Mar 2014
-
23.26%(+10.4%)
Dec 2013
25.59%(-0.1%)
21.06%(-34.8%)
Sep 2013
-
32.29%(+26.2%)
Jun 2013
-
25.58%(+18.6%)
Mar 2013
-
21.56%(+0.8%)
Dec 2012
25.62%(+11.4%)
21.39%(-35.9%)
Sep 2012
-
33.35%(+33.2%)
Jun 2012
-
25.04%(+26.0%)
Mar 2012
-
19.87%(+34.3%)
Dec 2011
22.99%(+11.3%)
14.80%(-49.8%)
Sep 2011
-
29.50%(+22.6%)
Jun 2011
-
24.07%(+18.3%)
Mar 2011
-
20.34%(+77.0%)
Dec 2010
20.66%(+4.5%)
11.49%(-56.7%)
Sep 2010
-
26.55%(+26.7%)
Jun 2010
-
20.96%(-1.0%)
Mar 2010
-
21.17%(+71.4%)
Dec 2009
19.77%(-7.4%)
12.35%(-54.9%)
Sep 2009
-
27.41%(+40.2%)
Jun 2009
-
19.55%(+13.1%)
Mar 2009
-
17.28%(+49.2%)
Dec 2008
21.35%(+1.0%)
11.58%(-59.1%)
Sep 2008
-
28.31%(+21.7%)
Jun 2008
-
23.27%(+22.8%)
Mar 2008
-
18.95%(+61.8%)
Dec 2007
21.14%
11.71%(-58.1%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Sep 2007
-
27.93%(+25.1%)
Jun 2007
-
22.32%(+14.7%)
Mar 2007
-
19.46%(+22.8%)
Dec 2006
23.11%(+7.1%)
15.85%(-48.8%)
Sep 2006
-
30.94%(+33.0%)
Jun 2006
-
23.26%(+24.1%)
Mar 2006
-
18.75%(+60.5%)
Dec 2005
21.58%(-10.3%)
11.68%(-60.1%)
Sep 2005
-
29.30%(+26.7%)
Jun 2005
-
23.12%(+15.1%)
Mar 2005
-
20.08%(+38.0%)
Dec 2004
24.05%(-4.1%)
14.55%(-55.0%)
Sep 2004
-
32.35%(+40.0%)
Jun 2004
-
23.10%(-2.8%)
Mar 2004
-
23.76%(+51.4%)
Dec 2003
25.08%(+3.8%)
15.69%(-52.4%)
Sep 2003
-
32.97%(+20.7%)
Jun 2003
-
27.32%(+18.6%)
Mar 2003
-
23.04%(+75.3%)
Dec 2002
24.16%(+2.6%)
13.14%(-59.9%)
Sep 2002
-
32.78%(+32.6%)
Jun 2002
-
24.72%(+6.0%)
Mar 2002
-
23.33%(+86.8%)
Dec 2001
23.55%(-1.4%)
12.49%(-60.4%)
Sep 2001
-
31.53%(+38.1%)
Jun 2001
-
22.83%(+9.1%)
Mar 2001
-
20.93%(+337.0%)
Dec 2000
23.88%(-2.8%)
-8.83%(-151.7%)
Sep 2000
-
17.08%(-26.2%)
Jun 2000
-
23.15%(+4.6%)
Mar 2000
-
22.13%(+12.1%)
Dec 1999
24.58%(+5.7%)
19.75%(-37.4%)
Sep 1999
-
31.56%(+32.0%)
Jun 1999
-
23.91%(+20.4%)
Mar 1999
-
19.86%(+44.5%)
Dec 1998
23.26%(+15.1%)
13.74%(-55.5%)
Sep 1998
-
30.86%(+38.6%)
Jun 1998
-
22.27%(-5.2%)
Mar 1998
-
23.48%(+19.7%)
Dec 1997
20.20%(-19.6%)
19.61%(-11.7%)
Sep 1997
-
22.22%(+3.5%)
Jun 1997
-
21.46%(+2.3%)
Mar 1997
-
20.98%(+22.6%)
Dec 1996
25.11%(-14.3%)
17.11%(-47.5%)
Sep 1996
-
32.60%(+26.6%)
Jun 1996
-
25.76%(+10.0%)
Mar 1996
-
23.41%(+5.9%)
Dec 1995
29.31%(+0.2%)
22.11%(-38.8%)
Sep 1995
-
36.12%(+22.0%)
Jun 1995
-
29.61%(+6.3%)
Mar 1995
-
27.86%(+15.9%)
Dec 1994
29.24%(-0.7%)
24.03%(-36.1%)
Sep 1994
-
37.62%(+24.0%)
Jun 1994
-
30.33%(+32.4%)
Mar 1994
-
22.91%(-36.7%)
Dec 1993
29.44%(-1.3%)
-
Sep 1993
-
36.22%(+27.8%)
Jun 1993
-
28.34%
Dec 1992
29.84%(+10.4%)
-
Dec 1991
27.03%(+0.6%)
-
Dec 1990
26.88%(-5.8%)
-
Dec 1989
28.52%(+14.3%)
-
Dec 1988
24.96%(+6.9%)
-
Dec 1987
23.35%(-12.3%)
-
Dec 1986
26.64%(+1.7%)
-
Dec 1985
26.20%(-0.3%)
-
Dec 1984
26.27%(-7.4%)
-
Dec 1983
28.38%(+7.4%)
-
Dec 1982
26.43%(+12.8%)
-
Dec 1981
23.44%(-12.6%)
-
Dec 1980
26.81%
-

FAQ

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

What is The Southern Company annual operating profit margin?

The current annual operating margin of SO is 26.19%

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

The Southern Company all-time high annual operating profit margin is 29.84%

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

Over the past year, SO annual operating profit margin has changed by +2.89% (+12.40%)

What is The Southern Company quarterly operating profit margin?

The current quarterly operating margin of SO is 25.48%

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

The Southern Company all-time high quarterly operating profit margin is 37.62%

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

Over the past year, SO quarterly operating profit margin has changed by -4.10% (-13.86%)
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