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How The Southern Company stacks up
SO · against 13 other Utilities companies of similar size
Valuation
37/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #5 of 14 · scores higher than 69% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score4 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including SO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 37?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield, which is weaker than most Utilities peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 61% of peers. EBITDA yield: 7.6% vs peer median 8.6%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 4.3% vs peer median 4.8%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -3.0% vs peer median 0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 14 reported | 4.4% | 4.5% | 38% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 14 reported | 7.7% | 7.0% | 69% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 9 reported | -3.0% | -3.0% | 50% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 13 reported | 36.7% | 36.7% | 50% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59.2B EUR (≈$65.2B) | 69 | 47 | |
| 2 | 92.6B EUR (≈$101.9B) | 64 | 40 | |
| 3 | 98.6B USD | 51 | 52 | |
| 4 | 97.0B EUR (≈$106.6B) | 39 | 49 | |
| 5 | 107.8B USD | 37 | 47 | |
| 6 | 70.7B USD | 34 | 40 | |
| 7 | 93.3B USD | 32 | 50 | |
| 8 | 730.6B CNY (≈$102.3B) | 28 | 50 | |
| 9 | 458.4B BRL (≈$82.5B) | 26 | 30 |
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