Southern Company (SO) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
4.8%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $136.00M | −$136.00M | 1.11B | 0.5% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $132.00M | −$132.00M | 1.10B | 0.5% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $137.00M | −$137.00M | 1.10B | 1.6% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $127.00M | −$127.00M | 1.08B | 1.9% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $144.00M | −$144.00M | 1.06B | 0.3% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $113.00M | −$113.00M | 1.06B | 0.5% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $107.00M | −$107.00M | 1.05B | 1.9% | — |
| 2018 | $33.00M | $125.00M | −$92.00M | 1.03B | 2.6% | 0.07% |
| 2017 | $658.00M | $109.00M | $549.00M | 1.01B | 1.8% | 1.36% |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $121.00M | −$121.00M | 0.99B | 8.6% | — |
| 2015 | $115.00M | $99.00M | $16.00M | 0.91B | 0.4% | 0.27% |
| 2014 | $5.00M | $63.00M | −$58.00M | 0.91B | 2.4% | 0.01% |
| 2013 | $20.00M | $59.00M | −$39.00M | 0.89B | 2.2% | 0.05% |
| 2012 | $430.00M | $55.00M | $375.00M | 0.87B | 1.3% | 1.16% |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $42.00M | −$42.00M | 0.86B | 2.8% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $33.00M | −$33.00M | 0.83B | 4.8% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $23.00M | −$23.00M | 0.80B | 2.6% | — |
| 2008 | $125.00M | $20.00M | $105.00M | 0.78B | 1.8% | 0.44% |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $28.00M | −$28.00M | 0.76B | 1.7% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $28.00M | −$28.00M | 0.75B | -0.1% | — |
| 2005 | $356.00M | $0.00 | $356.00M | 0.75B | 0.8% | 1.39% |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.74B | 1.5% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.73B | 2.5% | — |
| 2002 | $70.00M | $0.00 | $70.00M | 0.71B | 2.9% | 0.35% |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.69B | 6.1% | — |
| 2000 | $415.00M | $0.00 | $415.00M | 0.65B | -4.7% | 3.07% |
| 1999 | $948.00M | $0.00 | $948.00M | 0.69B | -1.6% | — |
| 1998 | $364.00M | $0.00 | $364.00M | 0.70B | 1.8% | — |
| 1997 | $660.00M | $0.00 | $660.00M | 0.69B | 1.8% | — |
| 1996 | $179.00M | $0.00 | $179.00M | 0.67B | — | — |
| 1995 | $1.00M | $0.00 | $1.00M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $1.00M | $0.00 | $1.00M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)N/A
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Southern Company buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Southern Company (SO) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Southern Company diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Southern Company's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 4.8% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).