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 → | 3.91 | 4.11 | 3.53 | 11.99 | 3.01 | 5.49 | 3.80 | 9.85 | 3.97 | 4.63 | 4.89 | 6.36 | 3.77 | 6.90 | 6.33 | — | 3.52 | 4.62 | 5.75 | — | 6.21 |
| — | -25.2% | -7.0% | +21.7% | -24.2% | +18.5% | -22.4% | +54.8% | +5.3% | -32.9% | -22.8% | — | +7.2% | +49.3% | +10.1% | — | -43.4% | -74.9% | -1.9% | — | +17.1% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.58 | 0.69 | 0.57 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.90 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 0.85 | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.90 | 1.20 | 1.10 |
| — | -0.6% | -12.8% | -15.1% | -21.5% | -19.3% | -21.7% | -8.0% | +9.3% | -14.0% | -1.6% | +34.4% | +24.2% | +41.5% | -5.5% | -44.0% | -43.7% | -46.5% | -20.0% | -14.0% | -7.6% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.85 | 0.82 |
| — | -12.3% | -12.2% | -11.8% | -18.6% | -15.8% | -12.3% | -7.3% | +8.9% | -7.2% | -2.1% | +13.0% | +4.7% | +8.3% | -12.3% | -35.4% | -29.1% | -26.4% | -8.8% | -3.2% | +0.4% | |
| P/FCF | — | 0.86 | — | — | 13.40 | — | — | — | 5.33 | 13.30 | — | — | 30.22 | 720.22 | — | — | — | 26.45 | 34.46 | — | 20.16 |
| — | — | — | — | +151.4% | — | — | — | -82.4% | -98.2% | — | — | — | +2622.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | -36.5% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.11 | 7.27 | 6.54 | 8.33 | 5.66 | 6.92 | 6.44 | 8.95 | 5.96 | 6.67 | 7.31 | 8.48 | 6.08 | 8.36 | 8.31 | 17.02 | 5.74 | 7.06 | 8.23 | 29.11 | 7.34 |
| — | +5.1% | +1.6% | -6.9% | -4.9% | +3.9% | -12.0% | +5.7% | -2.0% | -20.2% | -12.0% | -50.2% | +6.0% | +18.3% | +1.0% | -41.5% | -21.9% | -40.1% | +8.2% | +156.9% | +10.2% | |
| EV / EBIT | 11.19 | 13.15 | 10.04 | 18.10 | 7.94 | 11.03 | 9.73 | 17.42 | 8.49 | 9.97 | 11.06 | 14.74 | 8.73 | 13.61 | 13.78 | 58.20 | 7.81 | 9.99 | 12.01 | — | 10.33 |
| — | +19.2% | +3.2% | +3.9% | -6.5% | +10.6% | -12.1% | +18.2% | -2.8% | -26.7% | -19.7% | -74.7% | +11.8% | +36.2% | +14.7% | — | -24.4% | -59.3% | +7.6% | — | +10.9% |
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% | 51.3% | 46.5% | 18.8% | 55.0% | 50.1% | 48.1% | 42.0% | 54.3% | 53.9% | 48.8% | 41.2% | 53.8% | 47.7% | 42.0% | 26.4% | 40.5% | 41.2% | 39.5% | 31.4% | 49.2% |
| — | +2.4% | -3.4% | -55.2% | +1.2% | -7.2% | -1.4% | +2.0% | +1.0% | +13.0% | +16.2% | +56.0% | +32.6% | +15.8% | +6.4% | -16.0% | -17.6% | -9.3% | -17.2% | -22.7% | -8.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 24.6% | 25.5% | 24.0% | 13.0% | 33.2% | 25.3% | 25.9% | 16.7% | 32.6% | 30.0% | 25.6% | 20.0% | 30.2% | 22.4% | 18.8% | 2.0% | 26.2% | 23.0% | 20.8% | -5.7% | 27.6% |
| — | +0.6% | -7.0% | -21.8% | +1.9% | -15.7% | +0.9% | -16.4% | +7.7% | +33.7% | +36.3% | +919.6% | +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% | 15.6% | -3.7% | 17.7% |
| — | +33.3% | -5.9% | -29.2% | +3.6% | -32.2% | +1.0% | -40.5% | +3.6% | +27.7% | +27.7% | +1259.0% | +15.7% | -5.4% | -14.6% | +66.6% | -0.6% | +113.1% | -19.1% | -147.9% | -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% | 3.4% | 3.2% | -0.6% | 3.3% |
| — | +20.9% | -4.7% | -25.7% | +7.6% | -29.6% | +13.3% | -40.1% | +3.4% | +38.5% | +27.7% | +1090.4% | -4.9% | -27.9% | -21.1% | +61.7% | +28.8% | +196.5% | -8.5% | -153.3% | -13.9% | |
| ROA | 2.9% | 0.7% | 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% |
| — | +24.2% | -4.7% | -27.1% | +5.5% | -30.5% | +12.6% | -40.0% | +4.0% | +38.4% | +26.4% | +1062.3% | -7.3% | -28.0% | -20.9% | +61.3% | +27.9% | +186.3% | -11.8% | -152.0% | -15.7% | |
| ROIC | 5.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.2% | -0.3% | 1.5% |
| — | -7.8% | -4.7% | -17.5% | +2.4% | -13.9% | +13.0% | -16.2% | +6.3% | +41.6% | +31.1% | +721.2% | -10.1% | -27.8% | -17.9% | +139.5% | +22.3% | +127.1% | -16.4% | -143.2% | -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 | 1.69 | 1.82 | 1.90 | 1.69 | 1.93 | 1.90 | 1.88 | 1.81 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.83 | 1.80 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.71 | 1.59 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.63 |
| — | -4.0% | +1.1% | -6.3% | +9.3% | +4.5% | +2.8% | +0.3% | -0.1% | +0.8% | +4.6% | +5.3% | +11.3% | +6.1% | +3.1% | +0.5% | -2.6% | +4.1% | +6.4% | +8.5% | +2.8% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.95 | 24.01 | 21.12 | 26.16 | 18.36 | 22.04 | 20.50 | 27.52 | 17.53 | 20.16 | 22.01 | 25.46 | 18.47 | 25.03 | 24.70 | 52.89 | 17.26 | 21.22 | 23.57 | 79.47 | 20.08 |
| — | +8.9% | +3.1% | -5.0% | +4.7% | +9.3% | -6.9% | +8.1% | -5.1% | -19.5% | -10.9% | -51.9% | +7.0% | +18.0% | +4.8% | -33.4% | -14.0% | -33.4% | +13.4% | +169.5% | +9.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.65 | 0.79 | 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 |
| — | +6.1% | -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 | 0.58 | 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 |
| — | +8.7% | -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 | 3.01 | 1.20 | 3.80 | 2.31 | 3.17 | 1.79 | 3.76 | 3.13 | 2.95 | 2.26 | 3.79 | 2.51 | 2.54 | 0.58 | 4.72 | 3.85 | 3.52 | -0.17 | 4.29 |
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Southern Company (The) Series 2's current P/E is 3.9x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 5.7x. 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 24.6%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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