TTM
14.5%
YoY change
−1.78pp
Trough year (2017)
3.8%
Peak year (2019)
22.2%
Latest annual
14.7%
Net Profit Margin history chart for Southern Company (SO) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 14.7%
Net Profit Margin change chart for Southern Company (SO) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −1.78pp
Net Profit Margin history table for Southern Company (SO) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 14.7% | -1.78pp | ||
| 2024 | 16.5% | +0.72pp | ||
| 2023 | 15.7% | +3.67pp | ||
| 2022 | 12.1% | +1.66pp | ||
| 2021 | 10.4% | -4.96pp | ||
| 2020 | 15.4% | -6.81pp | ||
| 2019 | 22.2% | +12.65pp | ||
| 2018 | 9.5% | +5.72pp | ||
| 2017 | 3.8% | -8.71pp | ||
| 2016 | 12.5% | -1.31pp | ||
| 2015 | 13.8% | +2.84pp | ||
| 2014 | 11.0% | +0.99pp | ||
| 2013 | 10.0% | -4.60pp | ||
| 2012 | 14.6% | +1.76pp | ||
| 2011 | 12.8% | +1.16pp | ||
| 2010 | 11.7% | +0.84pp | ||
| 2009 | 10.8% | +0.30pp | ||
| 2008 | 10.6% | -0.74pp | ||
| 2007 | 11.3% | +0.34pp | ||
| 2006 | 11.0% | -0.78pp | ||
| 2005 | 11.7% | -1.32pp | ||
| 2004 | 13.1% | -0.12pp | ||
| 2003 | 13.2% | +0.64pp | ||
| 2002 | 12.5% | +0.11pp | ||
| 2001 | 12.4% | -0.62pp | ||
| 2000 | 13.0% | -0.65pp | ||
| 1999 | 13.7% | +3.41pp | ||
| 1998 | 10.3% | +2.58pp | ||
| 1997 | 7.7% | -3.17pp | ||
| 1996 | 10.9% | -1.13pp | ||
| 1995 | 12.0% | +0.10pp | ||
| 1994 | 11.9% | +0.12pp | ||
| 1993 | 11.8% | -0.00pp | ||
| 1992 | 11.8% | +0.92pp | ||
| 1991 | 10.9% | +3.31pp | ||
| 1990 | 7.6% | -3.72pp | ||
| 1989 | 11.3% | -0.40pp | ||
| 1988 | 11.7% | +3.78pp | ||
| 1987 | 7.9% | -4.99pp | ||
| 1986 | 12.9% | +0.72pp | ||
| 1985 | 12.2% | — |
- 202514.7%-1.78pp
- 202416.5%+0.72pp
- 202315.7%+3.67pp
- 202212.1%+1.66pp
- 202110.4%-4.96pp
- 202015.4%-6.81pp
- 201922.2%+12.65pp
- 20189.5%+5.72pp
- 20173.8%-8.71pp
- 201612.5%-1.31pp
- 201513.8%+2.84pp
- 201411.0%+0.99pp
- 201310.0%-4.60pp
- 201214.6%+1.76pp
- 201112.8%+1.16pp
- 201011.7%+0.84pp
- 200910.8%+0.30pp
- 200810.6%-0.74pp
- 200711.3%+0.34pp
- 200611.0%-0.78pp
- 200511.7%-1.32pp
- 200413.1%-0.12pp
- 200313.2%+0.64pp
- 200212.5%+0.11pp
- 200112.4%-0.62pp
- 200013.0%-0.65pp
- 199913.7%+3.41pp
- 199810.3%+2.58pp
- 19977.7%-3.17pp
- 199610.9%-1.13pp
- 199512.0%+0.10pp
- 199411.9%+0.12pp
- 199311.8%-0.00pp
- 199211.8%+0.92pp
- 199110.9%+3.31pp
- 19907.6%-3.72pp
- 198911.3%-0.40pp
- 198811.7%+3.78pp
- 19877.9%-4.99pp
- 198612.9%+0.72pp
- 198512.2%—
Net Profit Margin values are taken from Southern Company's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Net Profit Margin at Southern Company (SO)
According to Southern Company's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 14.5%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Southern Company (SO) reported net margin of 14.69% – contracted 1.8 percentage points year-over-year.
2019 marks the peak net margin at 22.20%, with the historical low of 3.82% recorded in 2017.
Southern Company Net Profit Margin by Year
Southern Company Net Profit Margin 2025: 14.7%
Southern Company net margin in 2025 was 14.69%, contracted 1.8 percentage points from 2024.
Southern Company Net Profit Margin 2024: 16.5%
2024's net margin for Southern Company came in at 16.47%, expanded 0.7 percentage points from 2023.
Southern Company Net Profit Margin 2023: 15.7%
Southern Company posted net margin of 15.74% in 2023, expanded 3.7 percentage points from 2022.
Southern Company Net Profit Margin 2022: 12.1%
In 2022, Southern Company reported net margin of 12.07%, expanded 1.7 percentage points from 2021.
Southern Company Net Profit Margin 2021: 10.4%
Southern Company net margin in 2021 was 10.42%.
See more financial history for Southern Company (SO).
Sector peers by Net Profit Margin
Utilities peers of Southern Company (SO), ranked by their latest net margin
| 29.0% | |
| 23.8% | |
| 16.9% | |
| 16.5% | |
| 15.4% | |
| 15.2% | |
| 13.6% | |
| 12.7% |
- 29.0%
- 23.8%
- 16.9%
- 15.4%
- 15.2%
- 13.6%
Frequently asked questions
Southern Company (SO) Key Financials
Charts, filings, and peer comparison for every metric
Explore more
Deep-dives across the income statement, cash flow, capital return, and valuation