48/100BSouthern Company (The) company profile
- CEO
- Christopher C. Womack
- Employees
- 29,651
- Headquarters
- 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30308, US
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Regulated Electric
- IPO date
- 31 Dec 1981
- Stock exchange
- NYSE
- ISIN
- US8425871071
Website:southerncompany.com
About the company
The Southern Company operates as an energy utility, primarily involved in the production, transmission, and distribution of electricity. Its operations are segmented into Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also undertakes the development, construction, acquisition, ownership, and management of various power generation assets, including renewable energy ventures, and supplies electricity to the wholesale market. Complementing its power business, it distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, while also offering gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and managing gas pipeline investments. Its extensive portfolio of generating assets includes 30 hydroelectric, 24 fossil fuel, three nuclear, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration, 45 solar, 15 wind, one fuel cell, and four battery storage facilities. In terms of natural gas infrastructure, the company builds, operates, and maintains 76,289 miles of pipelines and 14 storage facilities with a total capacity of 157 billion cubic feet, delivering natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial clients. The Southern Company serves approximately 8.7 million electric and gas utility customers in total. Furthermore, it provides digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The company was founded in 1945 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Employees
Southern Company (The) had about 29,800 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 4.2% more than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Southern Company (The)
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 74.4% of Southern Company (The)'s shares on 30 June 2026, 2,430 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
How Southern Company (The) pays its executives
The chief executive was paid 11.52M USD for fiscal 2014, 49% of it in shares and options.
| Name and position | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Cash incentive | Other pay | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas A. Fanning Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer | 1.19M USD | 3.38M USD | 2.26M USD | 1.71M USD | 2.97M USD | 11.52M USD |
| Charles D. McCrary Former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Alabama Power | 389.27K USD | 2.90M USD | 722.92K USD | 333.99K USD | 1.02M USD | 5.36M USD |
| W. Paul Bowers Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power | 782.93K USD | 1.09M USD | 724.35K USD | 892.84K USD | 1.55M USD | 5.04M USD |
| Art P. Beattie Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 668.52K USD | 929.42K USD | 619.62K USD | 772.84K USD | 1.43M USD | 4.42M USD |
| Stephen E. Kuczynski President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Nuclear | 667.12K USD | 1.68M USD | 454.51K USD | 734.56K USD | 256.75K USD | 3.79M USD |
| Kimberly S. Greene Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | 650.00K USD | 702.00K USD | 468.00K USD | 580.13K USD | 931.65K USD | 3.33M USD |
FY2014 · From the company's proxy statements to the SEC: what each named executive was paid for the fiscal year, shares and options at their value when granted. The latest filing
Common questions about Southern Company (The)
Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings