The Southern Company

Market Cap (Mar-08-2026)

109.118 Billion USD

World Rank (Jan-05-2024)

185

Market Cap (Jan-05-2024)

78.208 Billion USD

World Rank (Jul-30-2023)

186

Market Cap (Jul-30-2023)

78.890 Billion USD

World Rank (Jan-07-2022)

232

Market Cap (Jan-07-2022)

72.745 Billion USD

World Rank (Jan-01-2021)

235

Market Cap (Jan-01-2021)

64.885 Billion USD

Company Rank in Country in 2023

Rank in USA in July-2023 is 102

Headquarters Country

USA

Nasdaq / NYSE Code

SO

CEO

Thomas A. Fanning

Chairman

David M. Ratcliffe

Employee Count

27,700

Employee Count as of Date

As on 2022

Headquarters City/State

Georgia

World Region

Americas

World Subregion

Northern America

Annual Revenue in USD

29,553 Million USD

Annual Operating Income in USD

7,897 Million USD

Annual Net Income in USD

4,341 Million USD

Annual Results for Period Ending

Dec-2025 ending year

Total Assets in USD

155,720 Million USD

Total Liabilities in USD

116,853 Million USD

Total Equity in USD

38,867 Million USD

Balance Sheet for Period Ending

Dec-2025 ending year

Business Sector

Utilities

Electricity Generation

Power Generation

Energy

Natural Gas Generation

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Company Profile

THE SOUTHERN COMPANY is Gas and Electric Utility company with headquarters is in Georgia, USA and its have businesses of millions of customers nationwide.

As on 2022, THE SOUTHERN COMPANY has 27,700 employees.

THE SOUTHERN COMPANY annual revenue generated for period ending Dec-2022 was 29,279 million USD.

THE SOUTHERN COMPANY annual net income generated for period ending Dec-2022 was 3,524 million USD.

As on 2022, THE SOUTHERN COMPANY has 27,700 employees.

THE SOUTHERN COMPANY annual revenue generated for period ending Dec-2022 was 29,279 million USD.

THE SOUTHERN COMPANY annual net income generated for period ending Dec-2022 was 3,524 million USD.

It support 9 million customers and businesses nationwide with electric utilities in three states and natural gas distribution utilities in four, and provide wholesale energy, customized distributed energy solutions and fiber optics and wireless communications across the country.

Southern Company Operations

Generation

Southern Company is one of the largest producers of electricity in the United States and the largest wholesale provider in the Southeast.

Transmission

Southern Company operations have responsibility for more than 27,000 miles of transmission lines, 3,700 substations, and 300,000 acres of right of way.

Southern Wholesale Energy

Southern Wholesale Energy markets the retail operating companies' surplus generating capacity to the wholesale market.

Electric Companies

Alabama Power.
Georgia Power.
Mississippi Power.

Natural Gas Companies

Southern Company Gas.
Atlanta Gas Light.
Chattanooga Gas.
Nicor Gas.
Virginia Natural Gas.

THE SOUTHERN COMPANY annual revenue generated for period ending Dec-2021 was 23,113 million USD.

THE SOUTHERN COMPANY annual net income generated for period ending Dec-2021 was 2,393 million USD.

Annual Results Summary

Southern Company - Annual Results - Revenue and Net Profit - in Million USD:

Year - Ending	Revenue	Operating Income	Net Income
Dec-2023	25,253	5,826	3,976
Dec-2022	29,279	5,564	3,524
Dec-2021	23,113	3,514	2,393
Dec-2020	20,375	4,820	3,119
Dec-2019	21,419	12,419	4,754
Dec-2018	23,495	23,495	2,242
Dec-2017	23,031	23,031	880

Balance Sheet Summary

Southern Company - Balance Sheet Summary - in Million USD:

Year Ending:	Total Assets	Total Liabilities	Total Equity
Dec-2023	139,331	104,106	35,225
Dec-2022	134,891	100,359	34,532
Dec-2021	127,534	94,968	32,566
Dec-2020	122,935	94,672	27,972
Dec-2019	118,700	90,904	27,505
Dec-2018	116,914	87,584	29,039
Dec-2017	111,005	85,153	25,528

Founded Year

1945

Institutional Investors

Top 30 Institutional Holder Names in THE SOUTHERN COMPANY as on SEP-30-2023

RANK	INSTITUTION NAME	DATE	SHARES HELD	CHANGE (SHARES)	CHANGE (%)	VALUE (IN 1,000S)
1	VANGUARD GROUP INC	09/30/2023	9,95,72,665	3,52,023	0.36%	$6,847,612
2	BLACKROCK INC.	09/30/2023	7,76,27,993	-4,79,825	-0.61%	$5,338,477
3	STATE STREET CORP	09/30/2023	6,28,02,445	1,78,324	0.29%	$4,318,924
4	FMR LLC	09/30/2023	3,89,06,760	18,38,857	4.96%	$2,675,618
5	PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/	09/30/2023	3,42,86,976	-90,28,992	-20.84%	$2,357,915
6	MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/	09/30/2023	2,61,03,897	-9,12,227	-3.38%	$1,795,165
7	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	09/30/2023	2,01,23,874	3,07,770	1.55%	$1,383,919
8	FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	09/30/2023	1,56,84,792	-3,86,126	-2.40%	$1,078,643
9	NORTHERN TRUST CORP	09/30/2023	1,07,37,843	1,63,986	1.55%	$738,441
10	CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS	09/30/2023	1,07,36,318	51,53,604	92.31%	$738,337
11	MORGAN STANLEY	09/30/2023	98,11,307	3,49,122	3.69%	$674,724
12	CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS	09/30/2023	94,73,315	-24,36,851	-20.46%	$651,480
13	LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC	09/30/2023	90,10,308	-3,62,563	-3.87%	$619,639
14	BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP	09/30/2023	82,09,785	-3,10,604	-3.65%	$564,587
15	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	09/30/2023	75,47,188	20,96,988	38.48%	$519,020
16	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	09/30/2023	74,94,134	28,59,801	61.71%	$515,372
17	FEDERATED HERMES, INC.	09/30/2023	67,83,135	-17,104	-0.25%	$466,476
18	BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	09/30/2023	67,77,433	-1,03,416	-1.50%	$466,084
19	CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM	09/30/2023	66,33,556	-16,475	-0.25%	$456,190
20	NORGES BANK	12/31/2022	61,05,290	27,31,307	80.95%	$419,861
21	CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	09/30/2023	59,78,149	89,902	1.53%	$411,117
22	INVESCO LTD.	09/30/2023	56,97,140	-19,689	-0.34%	$391,792
23	NUVEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	09/30/2023	53,83,652	1,25,712	2.39%	$370,234
24	PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDING SA	09/30/2023	53,73,615	53,73,615	New	$369,544
25	PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA	06/30/2023	50,92,414	55,733	1.11%	$350,205
26	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	09/30/2023	50,74,147	7,02,018	16.06%	$348,949
27	MITSUBISHI UFJ TRUST & BANKING CORP	09/30/2023	50,45,353	-2,17,818	-4.14%	$346,969
28	WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	09/30/2023	38,74,730	-2,57,206	-6.23%	$266,465
29	ENSIGN PEAK ADVISORS, INC	09/30/2023	38,08,015	-58,107	-1.50%	$261,877
30	UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC	09/30/2023	38,04,992	-20,176	-0.53%	$261,669