What If You Invested $1,000 in Southern Company (SO)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Southern Company
SO
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+36242.12% (363.4 times)
- Buy
- Jan 13, 1982
- $0.27
- Sell
- Mar 16, 2026
- $99.11
Buying SO at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $363,421.24.
Max drawdown
-38.43% (fell to 62% of peak)
- Peak
- Jan 30, 2020
- $56.2
- Trough
- Mar 23, 2020
- $34.6
The worst decline for SO was -38.43% (fell to 62% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+35863.58% (359.6 times)
- IPO
- Dec 31, 1981
- $0.28
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $99.11
A $1,000 investment in SO at IPO would be worth $359,635.78 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Southern Company (SO) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Southern Company (SO) stock's all-time low was $0.27 on Jan 13, 1982. The all-time high was $99.11 on Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Southern Company (SO) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Southern Company (SO) stock at the all-time low ($0.27 on Jan 13, 1982) and selling at the peak ($99.11 on Mar 16, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $363,421.24. Historical return: +36242.12% (363.4 times).
What are Southern Company (SO)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Southern Company (SO) stock was Jan 13, 1982 (all-time low at $0.27). The best sell date was Mar 16, 2026 at $99.11. This investment would have returned +36242.12% (363.4 times).
What was Southern Company (SO) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Southern Company (SO) stock's worst decline was -38.43% (fell to 62% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $56.2 on Jan 30, 2020. Trough: $34.6 on Mar 23, 2020. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $615.65 at the trough.
What if you bought Southern Company (SO) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Southern Company (SO) stock at IPO ($0.28 on Dec 31, 1981) would be worth $359,635.78 today. Historical return: +35863.58% (359.6 times). Current stock price: $99.11 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Southern Company (SO) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Southern Company (SO) stock 5 years ago ($51.23 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,934.62 today. Historical return: +93.46% (1.93 times). Current stock price: $99.11 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Southern Company (SO) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Southern Company (SO) stock 10 years ago ($33.68 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,942.94 today. Historical return: +194.29% (2.94 times). Current stock price: $99.11 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Southern Company (SO) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Southern Company (SO) stock 20 years ago ($14.04 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $7,056.8 today. Historical return: +605.68% (7.06 times). Current stock price: $99.11 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for SO. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.