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How The Southern Company stacks up
SO · against 13 other Utilities companies of similar size
Profitability
55/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #10 of 14 · scores higher than 31% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score3 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including SO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 55?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Its metrics sit close to the Utilities norm.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 5.0% vs peer median 5.2%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.9% vs peer median 2.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 70% of peers. Operating margin: 24.2% vs peer median 18.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 14 reported | 5.0% | 5.0% | 54% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 14 reported | 24.2% | 24.2% | 46% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 14 reported | 2.9% | 3.1% | 31% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 14 reported | 11.5% | 10.8% | 54% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 14 reported | 48.3% | 48.3% | 46% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 730.6B CNY (≈$102.3B) | 89 | 50 | |
| 2 | 92.6B EUR (≈$101.9B) | 76 | 40 | |
| 3 | 147.3B EUR (≈$162.1B) | 74 | 47 | |
| 4 | 175.9B USD | 69 | 47 | |
| 5 | 83.3B USD | 65 | 32 | |
| 5 | 97.0B EUR (≈$106.6B) | 65 | 49 | |
| 7 | 59.2B EUR (≈$65.2B) | 63 | 47 | |
| 8 | 98.6B USD | 60 | 52 | |
| 9 | 93.3B USD | 56 | 50 | |
| 10 | 107.8B USD | 55 | 47 | |
| 11 | 70.7B USD | 50 | 40 | |
| 12 | 458.4B BRL (≈$82.5B) | 48 | 30 | |
| 13 | 58.7B USD | 35 | 39 | |
| 14 | 55.8B USD | 24 | 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