Last 47 quarters of trend data · Utilities · Regulated Electric
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 4.44 | 4.67 | 4.02 | 13.32 | 3.41 | 6.27 | 4.22 | — | 4.27 | 5.06 | 5.58 | 7.21 | 4.08 | 7.56 | 7.15 | — | 3.82 | 5.36 | 6.49 | — | 6.42 |
| — | -25.5% | -4.7% | — | -20.2% | +23.8% | -24.4% | — | +4.7% | -33.0% | -22.0% | — | +6.7% | +41.1% | +10.3% | — | -40.5% | -72.0% | +5.5% | — | +15.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.66 | 0.79 | 0.65 | 0.80 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 1.02 | 0.83 | 1.10 | 0.96 | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.81 | 0.97 | 1.29 | 1.13 |
| — | +0.0% | -10.7% | -11.5% | -17.3% | -16.4% | -23.7% | -10.6% | +8.6% | -14.2% | -0.6% | +33.7% | +23.7% | +35.0% | -1.3% | -41.2% | -40.8% | -41.0% | -18.3% | -8.8% | -9.3% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.91 | 0.84 |
| — | -11.8% | -10.0% | -8.0% | -14.2% | -12.8% | -14.6% | -9.9% | +8.3% | -7.5% | -1.1% | +12.4% | +4.2% | +3.3% | -8.4% | -32.2% | -25.4% | -18.7% | -6.8% | +2.6% | -1.4% | |
| P/FCF | — | 0.98 | — | 0.49 | 15.16 | — | — | — | 5.73 | 14.51 | — | — | 222.44 | — | — | — | — | 136.18 | — | — | 29.30 |
| — | — | — | — | +164.7% | — | — | — | -97.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -12.2% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.00 | 7.35 | 7.03 | 9.28 | 5.63 | 7.21 | 6.66 | 9.16 | 5.97 | 6.82 | 7.63 | 9.24 | 6.21 | 8.57 | 8.60 | 17.58 | 5.88 | 7.27 | 8.43 | 29.22 | 7.43 |
| — | +1.9% | +5.6% | +1.3% | -5.7% | +5.7% | -12.7% | -0.9% | -3.8% | -20.4% | -11.3% | -47.4% | +5.6% | +18.0% | +2.0% | -39.8% | -20.8% | -39.2% | +8.7% | +156.2% | +9.4% | |
| EV / EBIT | 12.80 | 13.28 | 11.16 | 22.00 | 8.17 | 11.68 | 10.44 | 18.77 | 8.28 | 10.60 | 11.68 | 14.41 | 9.27 | 14.86 | 15.42 | 35.55 | 8.19 | 10.63 | 13.12 | — | 11.60 |
| — | +13.7% | +6.9% | +17.2% | -1.3% | +10.2% | -10.6% | +30.2% | -10.7% | -28.7% | -24.3% | -59.4% | +13.1% | +39.8% | +17.5% | — | -29.4% | -55.9% | +15.2% | — | +17.4% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 29.8% | 78.2% | 46.5% | 40.0% | 36.8% | 50.1% | 48.1% | 41.4% | 54.8% | 53.9% | 31.3% | 23.6% | 53.8% | 47.7% | 42.0% | 26.4% | 40.5% | 41.2% | 39.5% | 31.4% | 49.2% |
| — | +56.3% | -3.4% | -3.5% | -32.8% | -7.2% | +54.0% | +75.2% | +2.0% | +13.0% | -25.6% | -10.6% | +32.6% | +15.8% | +6.4% | -15.9% | -17.6% | -9.3% | -17.2% | -22.7% | -8.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 24.7% | 25.5% | 24.0% | 13.1% | 33.2% | 25.3% | 25.9% | 16.7% | 32.6% | 30.0% | 25.3% | 17.8% | 30.2% | 22.4% | 18.8% | 2.0% | 26.2% | 23.0% | 20.8% | -5.7% | 27.6% |
| — | +0.6% | -7.0% | -21.3% | +1.9% | -15.7% | +2.2% | -6.5% | +7.7% | +33.7% | +34.6% | +811.5% | +15.5% | -2.3% | -9.7% | +134.1% | -5.2% | +68.6% | -23.0% | -140.3% | -15.4% | |
| Net Margin | 14.7% | 16.8% | 16.1% | 6.0% | 21.9% | 12.6% | 17.2% | 8.4% | 21.1% | 18.6% | 17.0% | 14.1% | 20.4% | 14.6% | 13.3% | -1.2% | 17.6% | 15.4% | 15.5% | -3.7% | 17.6% |
| — | +33.3% | -5.9% | -29.2% | +3.6% | -32.2% | +1.0% | -40.5% | +3.6% | +27.7% | +27.7% | +1245.6% | +16.0% | -5.1% | -14.3% | +66.9% | -0.5% | +114.7% | -19.2% | -149.3% | -20.7% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 11.5% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 2.4% | 2.5% | -0.2% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 3.2% | -0.7% | 3.3% |
| — | +20.9% | -4.7% | -25.7% | +7.6% | -29.6% | +13.3% | -40.1% | +3.4% | +38.5% | +27.7% | +1078.8% | -4.7% | -27.6% | -20.8% | +61.9% | +29.0% | +198.6% | -8.5% | -154.9% | -14.0% | |
| ROA | 2.9% | — | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | -0.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | -0.2% | 0.9% |
| — | — | -4.7% | -27.1% | +5.5% | -30.5% | +12.6% | -40.0% | +4.0% | +38.4% | +26.4% | +1051.9% | -7.1% | -27.8% | -20.6% | +61.6% | +28.1% | +188.2% | -11.9% | -153.5% | -15.8% | |
| ROIC | 5.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.2% | -0.3% | 1.5% |
| — | -7.1% | -8.7% | -21.2% | +1.5% | -13.9% | +14.4% | -5.5% | +7.2% | +41.7% | +29.5% | +634.8% | -10.4% | -28.1% | -18.8% | +139.0% | +22.8% | +128.2% | -15.5% | -143.7% | -11.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 1.94 | 1.71 | 1.90 | 1.94 | 1.93 | 1.90 | 1.88 | 1.81 | 1.72 | 1.81 | 1.83 | 1.80 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.71 | 1.59 | 1.67 | 1.70 | 1.65 | 1.63 |
| — | -9.9% | +1.1% | +7.3% | +12.1% | +4.5% | +2.8% | +0.3% | -2.6% | +0.8% | +4.6% | +5.3% | +11.0% | +7.6% | +3.1% | +4.1% | -2.4% | +2.5% | +6.4% | +4.8% | +2.8% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.66 | 22.55 | 22.07 | 29.09 | 17.73 | 22.33 | 20.66 | 27.52 | 17.10 | 20.16 | 22.18 | 26.89 | 18.47 | 25.03 | 24.70 | 52.89 | 17.30 | 20.91 | 23.57 | 76.76 | 20.08 |
| — | +1.0% | +6.8% | +5.7% | +3.7% | +10.8% | -6.9% | +2.4% | -7.4% | -19.5% | -10.2% | -49.2% | +6.8% | +19.7% | +4.8% | -31.1% | -13.9% | -34.3% | +13.4% | +160.3% | +9.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.65 | — | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.86 | 0.67 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| — | — | -24.2% | -3.3% | -16.8% | -18.9% | -6.7% | -13.7% | +8.2% | +10.2% | +33.8% | +16.9% | +3.7% | -2.6% | -22.8% | -19.3% | -5.8% | +4.0% | +9.0% | +15.1% | -4.5% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.45 | — | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.64 | 0.46 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.61 | 0.66 |
| — | — | -30.3% | -2.0% | -11.0% | -17.2% | +0.2% | -12.9% | +4.7% | +5.8% | +29.6% | +6.8% | +0.1% | -7.3% | -29.0% | -18.7% | -8.9% | +2.5% | +9.8% | +19.3% | -4.4% | |
| Interest Coverage | 2.51 | 2.23 | — | 1.22 | 3.80 | 2.18 | 2.86 | 1.85 | 3.87 | 2.91 | 2.89 | 2.12 | 4.12 | 2.58 | 2.21 | 0.99 | — | 3.73 | 3.30 | -0.40 | 3.82 |
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Southern Company (The) Series 2's current P/E is 4.4x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 6.4x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Southern Company (The) Series 2's current operating margin is 24.7%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Southern Company (The) Series 2's business trajectory between earnings reports.