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Southern SO

US equityMarket cap rank #188Utilities - Regulated Electric Nuclear Power

$92.34 −$1.00 (-1.07%)

Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $92.34 0.00%

Open$91.81

Prev close$93.34

Day range$91.09 – $92.56

Volume7.60M

Market cap$107.51B

P/E (TTM)21.1

Dividend yield3.25%

Founded1945

CEOMr. Christopher C. Womack

Employees29,800

HeadquartersAtlanta, United States of America

Websitewww.southerncompany.com

About

Southern Company is a regulated utility serving Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, and it built the Vogtle nuclear plant.

What tends to move the stock

Rate cases, load growth from data centers and nuclear costs drive the story, and it pays a steady dividend.

Revenue per employee

29,800 employees as of 2025/FY (+4.2% YoY). Revenue per employee is total revenue divided by headcount — a rough productivity gauge, not a per-worker pay figure.

Management team

James Jeffrey Peoples Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Alabama Power

Age 66 · Total comp. $8,720,194.00 · As of 18 Feb 2026

J. Jeffrey Peoples, First elected in 2023. Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Alabama Power since January 2023. Previously served as Executive Vice President of Customer and Employee Services of Alabama Power from June 2020 to January 2023, Senior Vice President of Employee Services and Labor Relations of Alabama Power from June 2018 to June 2020, and Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Southern Company Gas and President of AGL Services Company from September 2018 to June 2020.

Kimberly S. Greene Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power

Age 59 · Total comp. $7,212,073.00 · As of 18 Feb 2026

Kimberly S. Greene, First elected in 2013. Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Georgia Power since April 2023. Previously served as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company Gas from June 2018 to March 2023.

Pedro P. Cherry Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Mississippi Power Company

Age 54 · As of 18 Feb 2026

Pedro P. Cherry Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Mississippi Power Age 54 First elected in 2025. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mississippi Power since August 2025. President of Mississippi Power since March 2025. Previously served as Executive Vice President of Southern Company Gas and President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlanta Gas Light and Chattanooga Gas from August 2020 to March 2025.

James Y. Kerr, II Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company Gas

Age 61 · As of 18 Feb 2026

Mr. James Y. Kerr, II, First elected in 2014. Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company Gas since April 2023. Previously served as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer of Southern Company from March 2014 to March 2023.

Peter P. Sena, III Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Nuclear

Age 62 · As of 18 Feb 2026

Mr. Peter P. Sena, III, First elected in 2024. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Nuclear since June 2024. President of Southern Nuclear since March 2023. Previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer of Southern Nuclear from July 2019 to March 2023.

From SEC filings, via Futu. Compensation is total reported pay for the most recent fiscal year on file, not base salary alone.

Sectors & themes

Utilities - Regulated Electric Nuclear Power

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