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How The Southern Company stacks up
SO · against 13 other Utilities companies of similar size
Growth
55/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #6 of 14 · scores higher than 62% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score4 peers with a growth score of 50–59, including SO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 55?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Its metrics sit close to the Utilities norm.
- Earnings per share growth is close to the peer norm. Earnings per share growth: 4.0% vs peer median 1.7%
- 3-year revenue growth is close to the peer norm. 3-year revenue growth: 3.0% vs peer median 2.0%
- faster revenue growth over the last year: stronger than 64% of peers. Revenue growth: 6.3% vs peer median 2.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 14 reported | 6.3% | 5.1% | 62% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 13 reported | 4.0% | -1.4% | 67% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 14 reported | 3.0% | 1.6% | 54% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93.3B USD | 84 | 50 | |
| 2 | 175.9B USD | 83 | 47 | |
| 3 | 58.7B USD | 80 | 39 | |
| 4 | 730.6B CNY (≈$102.3B) | 63 | 50 | |
| 5 | 98.6B USD | 62 | 52 | |
| 6 | 107.8B USD | 55 | 47 | |
| 7 | 70.7B USD | 54 | 40 | |
| 8 | 97.0B EUR (≈$106.6B) | 53 | 49 | |
| 9 | 147.3B EUR (≈$162.1B) | 51 | 47 | |
| 10 | 55.8B USD | 27 | 34 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score