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The Southern Company (SO) Payout Ratio

Annual Payout Ratio

72.28%2.94%+4.24%

Summary

As of today, SO annual payout ratio is 72.28%, up +4.24% on
SO annual payout ratio is down -14.76% over the past 3 years, down -16.47% over the past 5 years
SO annual payout ratio is currently -70.90% below its historical high of 248.38% set on
SO annual payout ratio is +4.24% above its 3-year low of 69.34% reached on
SO annual payout ratio is higher than 78.95% of companies in Utilities sector

Payout Ratio Chart

SUGGESTED SERIES

Performance

SO Performance
MetricDateValue1Y3Y5Y15Y
Annual Payout Ratio72.28%+4.2%-14.8%-16.5%-5.5%
Quarterly Payout Ratio58.00%+0.1%-37.5%-5.3%-36.6%
TTM Payout Ratio75.71%+9.6%-14.6%-6.8%-7.2%
Price$93.01+9.5%+26.8%+42.9%+129.7%
Annual Dividend Yield3.16%-6.2%-14.1%-19.0%-29.0%
Annual Dividends Paid$3.02B+2.1%+3.7%+12.3%+93.2%
Annual Dividend$2.94+2.8%+8.9%+15.8%+63.1%
Annual Free Cash Flow-$3.59B-1886.1%-58.1%-224.6%-1531.8%
Annual Revenue$29.55B+10.6%+0.9%+46.0%+69.3%
Annual EPS$3.91-2.0%+20.1%+38.6%+65.9%

Payout Ratio Highs

SO Annual Payout Ratio Highs Comparison
PeriodHighDateCurrent
3Y84.80%N/A-14.8%
5Y120.27%-39.9%
All248.38%-70.9%

Payout Ratio Lows

SO Annual Payout Ratio Lows Comparison
PeriodLowDateCurrent
3Y69.34%+4.2%
5Y69.34%+4.2%
All53.14%+36.0%

Payout Ratio History

YearValueChange
72.28%+4.2%
69.34%-12.1%
78.85%-7.0%
84.80%-29.5%
120.27%+39.0%
86.53%+59.7%
54.17%-48.6%
105.43%-57.6%
248.38%+198.6%
83.19%+3.4%
80.45%-15.5%
95.22%-10.9%
106.90%+46.8%
72.80%-0.9%
73.46%-4.0%
76.52%-8.9%
83.96%+18.5%
70.84%+4.8%
67.62%-4.6%
70.90%+4.7%
67.74%+1.1%
67.03%-1.6%
68.11%+7.4%
YearValueChange
63.44%-10.1%
70.60%-4.4%
73.86%+33.2%
55.45%-26.8%
75.79%-0.8%
76.37%+12.6%
67.84%+0.7%
67.36%-5.4%
71.19%+7.4%
66.30%+0.8%
65.75%-4.3%
68.70%-26.9%
94.02%+35.0%
69.66%+1.8%
68.43%-24.9%
91.11%+40.1%
65.05%+22.4%
53.14%-12.3%
60.58%+12.4%
53.90%-22.3%
69.38%-21.7%
88.60%+28.8%
68.79%-

FAQ

  • What is the current annual payout ratio of SO?

    As of today, SO annual payout ratio is 72.28%

  • What is 1-year change in SO annual payout ratio?

    SO annual payout ratio is up +4.24% year-over-year

  • What is 3-year change in SO annual payout ratio?

    SO annual payout ratio is down -14.76% over the past 3 years

  • How far is SO annual payout ratio from its all-time high?

    SO annual payout ratio is currently -70.90% below its historical high of 248.38% set on December 31, 2017

  • How does SO annual payout ratio rank versus sector peers?

    SO annual payout ratio is higher than 78.95% of companies in Utilities sector

  • When is SO next annual earnings release?

    As of today, the next annual earnings release for SO has not been scheduled

  • What is SO next ex-dividend date?

    The next ex-dividend date for SO is

Payout Ratio Formula

Payout Ratio =  
Dividend
EPS
  × 100%

Data Sources & References

  1. SO Official Website www.southerncompany.com
  2. Most Recent Annual Report (10-K) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212226000006/0000092122-26-000006-index.htm
  3. SO Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/SO
  4. SO Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/so