Last Price$90.91.2%
Market Cap$99.0B
Free Cash Flow Yield LTM
0.4%
5Y avg
(1.7%)
Regulated Electric industry
median
(3.1%)
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.3%) overvalued
The Southern Company Free Cash Flow Yield LTM
Annual
Quarterly
Daily
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow Yield LTM | 1.3% | (1.3%) | (0.1%) | (1.5%) | (4.1%) | 0.1% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 2.2% | (1.1%) | (5.3%) | (2.9%) | (2.7%) | (2.1%) | (2.2%) | (1.0%) | (1.8%) | (2.6%) | 0.4% |
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The Southern Company (SO) Free Cash Flow Yield LTM comparison analysis
General
LTM Free Cash Flow Yield LTM
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
The Southern CompanySO
0.6%
5.8%
10.4%
16.5%
Median Peer Set
(2.4%)
(3.9%)
6.9%
12.7%
PG&E CorporationPCG
18.6%
12.7%
19.8%
9.2%
NextEra Energy, Inc.NEE
3.3%
(39.5%)
(38.8%)
26.7%
Duke Energy CorporationDUK
0.0%
1.0%
6.6%
9.8%
National Grid plcNGG
(1.5%)
(4.5%)
(71.6%)
11.5%
American Electric Power Company, Inc.AEP
(1.7%)
(3.3%)
(5.5%)
11.6%
Public Service Enterprise Group IncorporatedPEG
(3.0%)
14.7%
148.8%
22.8%
Exelon CorporationEXC
(3.4%)
6.0%
4.7%
10.7%
Entergy CorporationETR
(5.3%)
(11.7%)
106.3%
19.4%
Xcel Energy Inc.XEL
(6.8%)
(5.4%)
7.2%
14.4%
Dominion Energy, Inc.D
(15.2%)
(16.2%)
96.7%
13.9%
SO key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 13,554.0 13.9% | 14,356.0 5.9% | 15,353.0 6.9% | 17,127.0 11.6% | 15,743.0 (8.1%) | 17,456.0 10.9% | 17,657.0 1.2% | 16,537.0 (6.3%) | 17,087.0 3.3% | 18,499.0 8.3% | 17,527.0 (5.3%) | 19,896.0 13.5% | 23,031.0 15.8% | 23,495.0 2.0% | 21,419.0 (8.8%) | 20,375.0 (4.9%) | 23,113.0 13.4% | 29,279.0 26.7% | 25,253.0 (13.8%) | 26,724.0 5.8% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 5,226.0 | 5,695.0 | 6,371.0 | 7,633.0 | 9,943.0 | 11,272.0 | 10,808.0 | 9,392.0 | 9,828.0 | 11,033.0 | 9,849.0 | 11,224.0 | 12,858.0 | 13,842.0 | 11,792.0 | 10,478.0 | 13,052.0 | 18,458.0 | 13,545.0 | 6,175.0 |
% margin | 8,328.0 61.4% | 8,661.0 60.3% | 8,982.0 58.5% | 9,494.0 55.4% | 5,800.0 36.8% | 6,184.0 35.4% | 6,849.0 38.8% | 7,145.0 43.2% | 7,259.0 42.5% | 7,466.0 40.4% | 7,678.0 43.8% | 8,672.0 43.6% | 10,173.0 44.2% | 9,653.0 41.1% | 9,627.0 44.9% | 9,897.0 48.6% | 10,061.0 43.5% | 10,821.0 37.0% | 11,708.0 46.4% | 20,549.0 76.9% |
| Operating Expenses | 5,366.0 | 5,437.0 | 5,656.0 | 5,988.0 | 2,326.0 | 2,382.0 | 2,618.0 | 2,701.0 | 4,015.0 | 3,793.0 | 3,396.0 | 4,043.0 | 7,622.0 | 5,543.0 | 4,292.0 | 5,077.0 | 6,547.0 | 5,257.0 | 5,882.0 | 19,656.0 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 202.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 235.0 | 235.0 | 267.0 | 415.0 | 569.0 | 656.0 | 595.0 | 13,382.0 |
% margin | 2,962.0 21.9% | 3,224.0 22.5% | 3,326.0 21.7% | 3,506.0 20.5% | 3,268.0 20.8% | 3,802.0 21.8% | 4,231.0 24.0% | 4,463.0 27.0% | 3,255.0 19.0% | 3,673.0 19.9% | 4,282.0 24.4% | 4,629.0 23.3% | 2,551.0 11.1% | 4,191.0 17.8% | 5,749.0 26.8% | 4,885.0 24.0% | 3,698.0 16.0% | 5,370.0 18.3% | 5,826.0 23.1% | 7,068.0 26.4% |
| Interest Income | 36.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 33.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 21.0 | 40.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 1,836.0 | 1,852.0 | 2,033.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Interest Expense | 747.0 | 866.0 | 886.0 | 866.0 | 905.0 | 895.0 | 857.0 | 859.0 | 824.0 | 840.0 | 840.0 | 1,317.0 | 1,694.0 | 1,842.0 | 1,736.0 | 1,821.0 | 1,837.0 | 2,022.0 | 2,446.0 | 2,743.0 |
| Pre-tax Income | 2,186.0 | 2,355.0 | 2,569.0 | 2,657.0 | 2,608.0 | 3,066.0 | 3,487.0 | 3,749.0 | 2,559.0 | 3,035.0 | 3,629.0 | 3,480.0 | 1,068.0 | 2,749.0 | 6,542.0 | 3,496.0 | 2,576.0 | 4,223.0 | 4,345.0 | 5,229.0 |
% effective tax rate | 595.0 27.2% | 781.0 33.2% | 835.0 32.5% | 915.0 34.4% | 898.0 34.4% | 1,026.0 33.5% | 1,219.0 35.0% | 1,334.0 35.6% | 849.0 33.2% | 987.0 32.5% | 1,194.0 32.9% | 951.0 27.3% | 142.0 13.3% | 449.0 16.3% | 1,798.0 27.5% | 393.0 11.2% | 267.0 10.4% | 795.0 18.8% | 496.0 11.4% | 969.0 18.5% |
% margin | 1,591.0 11.7% | 1,573.0 11.0% | 1,734.0 11.3% | 1,807.0 10.6% | 1,708.0 10.8% | 2,040.0 11.7% | 2,268.0 12.8% | 2,415.0 14.6% | 1,710.0 10.0% | 2,031.0 11.0% | 2,421.0 13.8% | 2,493.0 12.5% | 880.0 3.8% | 2,242.0 9.5% | 4,754.0 22.2% | 3,134.0 15.4% | 2,408.0 10.4% | 3,535.0 12.1% | 3,976.0 15.7% | 4,401.0 16.5% |
| EPS | 2.14 | 2.12 | 2.29 | 2.26 | 2.07 | 2.37 | 2.57 | 2.71 | 1.85 | 2.18 | 2.60 | 2.47 | 0.84 | 2.20 | 4.53 | 2.82 | 2.26 | 3.28 | 3.64 | 4.02 |
| Diluted EPS | 2.13 | 2.10 | 2.28 | 2.25 | 2.07 | 2.37 | 2.57 | 2.71 | 1.85 | 2.18 | 2.60 | 2.47 | 0.84 | 2.17 | 4.50 | 2.82 | 2.24 | 3.26 | 3.62 | 3.99 |
% margin | 4,351.0 32.1% | 4,675.0 32.6% | 5,004.0 32.6% | 5,310.0 31.0% | 4,982.0 31.6% | 5,767.0 33.0% | 6,399.0 36.2% | 6,732.0 40.7% | 5,553.0 32.5% | 5,935.0 32.1% | 6,677.0 38.1% | 7,690.0 38.7% | 6,163.0 26.8% | 8,113.0 34.5% | 11,610.0 54.2% | 9,197.0 45.1% | 8,314.0 36.0% | 9,969.0 34.0% | 11,745.0 46.5% | 13,238.0 49.5% |
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FAQ
1) What is The Southern Company's Free Cash Flow Yield LTM?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Free Cash Flow Yield LTM is 0.4%, based on the financial report for Dec 30, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Free Cash Flow Yield LTM for The Southern Company have been (1.6%) over the past three years, and (1.8%) over the past five years.
2) Is The Southern Company's Free Cash Flow Yield LTM Good?
As of today, The Southern Company's Free Cash Flow Yield LTM is 0.4%, which is higher than industry median of (3.1%). It indicates that The Southern Company's Free Cash Flow Yield LTM is Good.