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

3.3x. Half of SO's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 859 weekly readings, from May 10, 2010 to Oct 19, 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) P/S ratio history

Utilities

$93.82

Latest weekly close · Market cap $105.8B

Within its usual range

As of Oct 23, 2026

SO's P/S of 3.5x is higher than 69% of its weekly readings over the last five years.

Weekly P/S with its 5-year range

P/S each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 3.3×

5-year median: 3.3×
10-year median: 3.0×
5-year low to high: 2.4×–3.9×
Versus 5-year median: +6%

P/S

69thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Within its usual range

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +8%slowing
EPS: -6%

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/S at each year-end

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

SO P/S at each year-end
Year-end	P/S	5-year percentile
Dec 29, 2025	3.4×	64
Dec 30, 2024	3.4×	88
Dec 25, 2023	2.9×	51
Dec 26, 2022	2.8×	43
Dec 27, 2021	3.3×	94
Dec 28, 2020	3.2×	96
Dec 30, 2019	3.0×	98
Dec 31, 2018	1.9×	12
Dec 25, 2017	2.2×	10
Dec 26, 2016	2.6×	84

Utilities peers on P/S

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

Compare SO with peers

Utilities peers of SO on P/S
Stock	P/S	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
AEPAmerican Electric Power	3.2×	Historically high	93
DUKDuke Energy	3.0×	Within its usual range	60
EIXEdison International	1.1×	Historically low	5
ESEversource Energy	1.8×	Below its usual range	25
ETREntergy	3.8×	Historically high	93

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About this history

What is SO's current P/S?: SO's P/S of 3.5x is higher than 69% of its weekly readings over the last five years.
What is SO's five-year median P/S?: 3.3x. Half of SO's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 859 weekly readings, from May 10, 2010 to Oct 19, 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.