The Southern Company (SO) Shares Outstanding

Shares Outstanding

1.15B23.06M+2.05%

July 31, 2026

Summary

Current Value: As of today, SO has 1.15B outstanding shares, up +2.05% on July 31, 2026
Historical Performance: SO shares outstanding is up +4.57% year-over-year, up +5.48% over the past 3 years
All-Time High Comparison: SO shares outstanding is currently at its all-time high
3-Year Low Comparison: SO shares outstanding is +5.48% above its 3-year low of 1.09B reached on an earlier date

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Performance

SO Performance
Metric	Date	Value	1Y	3Y	5Y
Shares Outstanding	Jul 31, 26	1.15B	+4.6%	+5.5%	+8.7%
Price	Jul 31, 26	$94.54	-0.5%	+37.8%	+47.4%
Market Cap	Jul 31, 26	$109B	+4.1%	+45.3%	+60.2%
PE Ratio	Jul 31, 26	22.81	-7.0%	-6.2%	+4.8%
TTM Revenue	Jun 30, 26	$30.18B	+6.4%	+9.1%	+37.7%
TTM EPS	Jun 30, 26	$4.14	+7.0%	+46.9%	+40.6%
Enterprise Value	Jul 31, 26	$182.85B	+5.1%	+35.3%	+52.1%
TTM Net Income	Jun 30, 26	$4.57B	+10.9%	+54.0%	+46.5%
TTM Dividend	Jul 31, 26	$2.98	+2.8%	+8.8%	+15.5%

Highs

SO Shares Outstanding Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
1Y	1.15B	Jul 31, 26	at high
3Y	1.15B	Jul 31, 26	at high
5Y	1.15B	Jul 31, 26	at high
All	1.15B	Jul 31, 26	at high

Lows

SO Shares Outstanding Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
1Y	1.10B	Dec 31, 25	+4.7%
3Y	1.09B	N/A	+5.5%
5Y	1.06B	N/A	+8.7%
All	471.14M	Jun 29, 84	+144.2%

History

Month	Value	Change
Jul 2026	1.15B	+4.7%
Dec 2025	1.10B	+0.2%
Dec 2024	1.10B	-0.2%
Dec 2023	1.10B	0.0%
Dec 2022	1.10B	0.0%
Dec 2021	1.10B	0.0%
Dec 2020	1.10B	0.0%
Dec 2019	1.10B	+6.3%
Dec 2018	1.03B	+3.5%
Dec 2017	999.10M	+0.9%
Dec 2016	990.20M	+8.6%
Dec 2015	911.72M	+0.4%
Dec 2014	907.78M	+2.3%
Dec 2013	887.09M	+2.2%
Dec 2012	867.77M	+0.3%
Dec 2011	865.50M	+2.6%
Dec 2010	843.50M	+2.9%
Dec 2009	819.50M	+5.4%
Dec 2008	777.60M	+1.8%
Dec 2007	763.60M	+2.3%
Dec 2006	746.40M	+0.6%
Dec 2005	741.60M	-0.0%

Month	Value	Change
Dec 2004	741.80M	+1.0%
Dec 2003	734.80M	+2.5%
Dec 2002	716.90M	+2.6%
Dec 2001	699.00M	+2.5%
Dec 2000	682.00M	+2.4%
Dec 1999	666.00M	-4.9%
Dec 1998	700.00M	+1.0%
Dec 1997	693.00M	+2.4%
Dec 1996	677.00M	+1.5%
Dec 1995	667.00M	+1.6%
Dec 1994	656.53M	+3.1%
Dec 1993	637.00M	+0.6%
Dec 1992	632.92M	+0.3%
Dec 1991	631.31M	0.0%
Dec 1990	631.31M	0.0%
Dec 1989	631.31M	+0.2%
Dec 1988	630.00M	+2.7%
Dec 1987	613.60M	+7.7%
Dec 1986	569.83M	+6.0%
Dec 1985	537.77M	+7.5%
Dec 1984	500.10M	-

FAQ

What is the current shares outstanding of SO?: As of today, SO shares outstanding is 1.15B
What is 1-year change in SO shares outstanding?: SO shares outstanding is up +4.57% year-over-year
What is 3-year change in SO shares outstanding?: SO shares outstanding is up +5.48% over the past 3 years
How far is SO shares outstanding from its all-time high?: SO shares outstanding is currently at its all-time high

Data Sources & References

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