Southern Company
SO · NYSE · Utilities
$85.52
$1.22 (-1.43%) today
Market Cap
$98.38B
24h Volume
$1.3B
P/E Ratio
20.6
52w High
$97.49
52w Low
$82.06
Est. AI Revenue
8%
7-Day Sparkline (Static)
Company facts
Performance
About Southern Company
Southern Company is one of the largest utility holding companies in the US. It owns regulated electric utilities including Georgia Power, Alabama Power, and Mississippi Power, plus a natural gas distribution business and Southern Power, which sells wholesale electricity. Revenue comes mostly from regulated rates approved by state commissions.
The AI angle centers on Georgia Power. Metro Atlanta has become one of the fastest growing data center markets in the country, and the utility's interconnection pipeline holds tens of gigawatts of requests. Southern also completed Vogtle Units 3 and 4, the first newly built US nuclear reactors in decades, giving it carbon-free capacity that hyperscalers value.
Founded in 1945 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Southern employs about 29,502 people and trades on the NYSE.
Southern Company in the AI buildout
Southern Company sits in the Utilities & Grid layer of the AI buildout. Data centers cannot run without large, reliable electricity supply, and Georgia Power's service territory around Atlanta is absorbing one of the biggest waves of data center construction in the country. The Vogtle nuclear units add the kind of firm, carbon-free power hyperscalers seek. AI load accelerates Southern's capital spending and rate-base growth, but the company remains a broad regulated utility, so Supercycle scores it in the Peripheral band.
SO is tracked in Utilities & Grid, rated Peripheral on the AI Exposure leaderboard.
By the numbers
52-week range
SO trades at $85.52, 22% of the way up its 52-week range of $82.06 to $97.49.
Market cap
Market capitalization is $98.38B, with an AI Exposure Score of 27 out of 100.
Valuation vs peers
Its P/E ratio of 20.6 is in line with the Utilities & Grid category median of 21.7.
Market data as of the close on . Prices are end of day, not live.
Frequently asked questions
What does Southern Company do?
Southern Company delivers electricity and natural gas through regulated utilities across the Southeast, including Georgia Power, Alabama Power, and Mississippi Power. It also owns Southern Power, a wholesale generation business, and earns most revenue from state-regulated utility rates.
How is Southern Company exposed to AI?
Georgia Power faces one of the largest data center load booms in the US, with tens of gigawatts in its interconnection pipeline, and its Vogtle nuclear units appeal to hyperscalers. Supercycle rates it Peripheral with an AI Exposure Score of 27 out of 100.
Why does Vogtle matter for AI?
Vogtle Units 3 and 4 are newly completed nuclear reactors in Georgia, the first built new in the US in decades. Hyperscalers want around-the-clock carbon-free power for AI data centers, and new nuclear capacity in a fast-growing data center state is a scarce asset.
Who leads Southern Company?
Christopher Womack serves as CEO. The company was founded in 1945, is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and employs about 29,502 people. It trades on the NYSE under the ticker SO.
Is SO a pure play AI stock?
No. Southern is a regulated utility whose returns are set by state commissions. Data center demand lifts its growth outlook, but AI-linked load remains a small slice of the whole, placing it in Supercycle's Peripheral tier.
Profile written 2026-08, updated as the business changes. Editorial content, not investment advice.
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