The Southern Company (SO:NYSE) closed at $92.19 on October 27, 2026, down 0.41% on the day. The stock trades 7.4% below its 52-week high of $99.58 and 12.9% above its 52-week low of $81.69. Over the past year, it lost 3.0%. The Southern Company is part of the Public Utilities sector (Electric Utilities: Central).
In 252 trading sessions since October 24, 2025, SO closed higher on 122 days (48%). Its best day was February 19, 2026 (+4.40%) and its worst was June 1, 2026 (-3.28%). It never moved 10% or more in a single session.
The Southern Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects; sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in seven states, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas midstream operations. It owns/operates 33 hydroelectric generating stations, 29 fossil fuel generating stations, 3 nuclear generating stations, 14 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 33 solar facilities, 7 wind facilities, 1 biomass facility, and 1 landfill gas facility. As of February 22, 2017, it had 44,000 megawatts of generating capacity and 1,500 billion cubic feet of combined natural gas consumption and throughput volume serving 9 million electric and gas utility customers. The company also provides digital wireless communications services with various communication options, including push to talk, cellular service, text messaging, wireless Internet access, and wireless data. The Southern Company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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