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Southern Company (The) return on equity (ROE)

Southern Company (The)'s return on equity is 11.93%: net income of 5.02B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 42.06B USD.

Today
11.93%
Average, 5 years
11.41%
Low, 5 years
7.67%
High, 5 years
14.00%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 5.02B ÷ 42.06B = 11.93%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

What drives Southern Company (The)'s return on equity?

Net margin
14.7%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.19×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
4.32×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
12.1%
FY2025
  • FY202514.7% × 0.19 × 4.32 = 12.1%
  • FY202416.5% × 0.18 × 4.37 = 13.3%
  • FY202315.7% × 0.18 × 4.43 = 12.6%
  • FY202212.1% × 0.22 × 4.44 = 11.6%
  • FY202110.4% × 0.18 × 4.53 = 8.5%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today11.93%5.02B42.06B
FY202531 Dec 202511.58%4.17B36.02B
FY202431 Dec 202412.83%4.26B33.21B
FY202331 Dec 202312.64%3.98B31.44B
FY202231 Dec 202211.27%3.43B30.41B
FY202131 Dec 20218.20%2.31B28.17B
FY202031 Dec 202010.98%3.10B28.26B
FY201931 Dec 201917.07%4.74B27.80B
FY201831 Dec 20189.19%2.30B25.01B
FY201731 Dec 20173.78%926.00M24.49B
FY201631 Dec 20169.92%2.53B25.49B
FY201531 Dec 201511.42%2.44B21.32B
FY201431 Dec 20149.63%2.03B21.08B
FY201331 Dec 20138.49%1.71B20.14B
FY201231 Dec 201212.46%2.42B19.38B
FY201131 Dec 201112.15%2.27B18.66B
FY201031 Dec 201012.06%2.04B16.91B
FY200931 Dec 200910.96%1.71B15.59B
FY200831 Dec 200812.46%1.74B13.98B
FY200731 Dec 200712.88%1.73B13.47B
FY200631 Dec 200612.98%1.57B12.12B
FY200531 Dec 200514.10%1.59B11.29B
FY200431 Dec 200414.13%1.53B10.84B
FY200331 Dec 200314.64%1.47B10.07B
FY200231 Dec 200214.63%1.32B9.01B
FY200131 Dec 200115.11%1.26B8.35B
FY200031 Dec 200011.87%1.31B11.06B
FY199931 Dec 199913.33%1.28B9.57B
FY199831 Dec 19989.61%977.00M10.17B
FY199731 Dec 19979.59%972.00M10.14B
FY199631 Dec 199611.05%1.13B10.20B
FY199531 Dec 199510.92%1.10B10.10B
FY199431 Dec 199410.39%989.00M9.52B
FY199331 Dec 1993—1.00B—
FY199231 Dec 1992—953.00M—
FY199131 Dec 1991—876.00M—
FY199031 Dec 1990—603.50M—
FY198931 Dec 1989—846.00M—
FY198831 Dec 1988—846.00M—
FY198731 Dec 1987—554.40M—
FY198631 Dec 1986—883.00M—
FY198531 Dec 1985—829.60M—

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Southern Company (The)'s ROE

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings