What is SO's five-year median P/E?

22.7x. Half of SO's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 861 weekly readings, from May 3, 2010 to Oct 26, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares SO only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

Southern Company (SO) valuation

Utilities

$91.52

Latest weekly close · Market cap $104.4B

Within its usual range

Southern Company's P/E of 22.1x is lower than 63% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 29, 2026).

Forward P/E 18.9× (analyst estimates, not ranked).

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 22.7×

5-year median: 22.7×
10-year median: 21.4×
5-year low to high: 18.4× to 35.4×
Versus 5-year median: -3%

P/E

37thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +6%decelerating
EPS: +7%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

SO P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile	P/S	EV/Sales	EV/EBITDA
Dec 29, 2025	21.7×	43	3.4×	5.5×	12.0×
Dec 30, 2024	19.2×	18	3.4×	5.7×	12.2×
Dec 25, 2023	25.6×	86	2.9×	5.1×	14.1×
Dec 26, 2022	22.7×	66	2.8×	4.6×	14.2×
Dec 27, 2021	24.5×	80	3.3×	5.4×	13.9×
Dec 28, 2020	20.6×	71	3.2×	5.3×	12.6×
Dec 30, 2019	14.4×	6	3.0×	4.9×	9.6×
Dec 31, 2018	18.7×	15	1.9×	3.7×	11.1×
Dec 25, 2017	87.4×	96	2.2×	4.1×	16.3×
Dec 26, 2016	18.6×	34	2.6×	4.9×	12.1×

Utilities peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare SO with peers

Utilities peers of SO on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
AEPAmerican Electric Power	20.9×	Above its usual range	89
DUKDuke Energy	18.6×	Historically low	8
EIXEdison International	6.1×	Historically low	4
ESEversource Energy	17.3×	Below its usual range	23
ETREntergy	27.7×	Above its usual range	88

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About this history

What is SO's current P/E?: Southern Company's P/E of 22.1x is lower than 63% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 29, 2026).
What is SO's five-year median P/E?: 22.7x. Half of SO's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 861 weekly readings, from May 3, 2010 to Oct 26, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares SO only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.