Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.82%
5Y share count change
4.8%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$4.38B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is up 4.8% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Southern Company (SO)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Southern Company (SO)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Southern Company (SO)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Southern Company (SO)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
The 2025 reading of Southern Company (SO) buyback spend is $0.00.
Looking at the 2015–2025 (10 years) stretch, Southern Company buyback spend compounded at -100.0% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Southern Company buyback spend peaked at $948.00M in 1999; the latest annual figure is $0.00 in 2025 (100.0% below peak).
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $948.00M in 1999 and its low of $0.00 in 2001.
Southern Company Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Southern Company buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
Southern Company Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Southern Company buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
Southern Company Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
Southern Company buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
Southern Company Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
Southern Company buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
Southern Company Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Southern Company buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Southern Company (SO).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 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 | 0.07% | 1.03B | +2.6% | |
| 2017 | $658.00M | $109.00M | $549.00M | 1.36% | 1.01B | +1.8% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $121.00M | −$121.00M | — | 0.99B | +8.6% | |
| 2015 | $115.00M | $99.00M | $16.00M | 0.27% | 0.91B | +0.4% | |
| 2014 | $5.00M | $63.00M | −$58.00M | 0.01% | 0.91B | +2.4% | |
| 2013 | $20.00M | $59.00M | −$39.00M | 0.05% | 0.89B | +2.2% | |
| 2012 | $430.00M | $55.00M | $375.00M | 1.16% | 0.87B | +1.3% | |
| 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 | 0.44% | 0.78B | +1.8% | |
| 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 | 1.39% | 0.75B | +0.8% | |
| 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 | 0.35% | 0.71B | +2.9% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.69B | +6.1% | |
| 2000 | $415.00M | $0.00 | $415.00M | 3.07% | 0.65B | -4.7% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$33.00M
- 2017$658.00M
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$115.00M
- 2014$5.00M
- 2013$20.00M
- 2012$430.00M
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$125.00M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$356.00M
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$70.00M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$415.00M
- 1999$948.00M
- 1998$364.00M
- 1997$660.00M
- 1996$179.00M
- 1995$1.00M
- 1994$1.00M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Southern Company (SO)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Southern Company (SO)
How Southern Company splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Southern Company, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $3.32B | |
| $1.03B | |
| $958.00M | |
| $400.00M | |
| $0.00 | |
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| $0.00 |
- $3.32B
- $1.03B
- $958.00M
- $400.00M
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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