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SOUTHERN CO SO

NYSE · stock · Electric Services · website · IPO 1949-09-30

SOUTHERN CO dividends

Dividend yield2.75%
Dividend payout69.5%
Paid from FCF-102.7%
Safetystretched
Years paying (in our data)10 · rising

Dividends by year

Per share ($)
$2.20 $2.28 $2.37 $2.44 $2.52 $2.60 $2.69 $2.76 $2.68 $2.72 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividend yield (%)
4.44% 5.06% 4.87% 3.46% 4.28% 3.74% 3.97% 3.98% 3.19% 3.04% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.

By fiscal year

FY2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Total dividends paid$3.0B$3.0B$3.0B$2.9B$2.8B$2.7B$2.6B$2.4B$2.3B$2.1B
Per share$2.72$2.68$2.76$2.69$2.60$2.52$2.44$2.37$2.28$2.20
Yield then (approx)3.04%3.19%3.98%3.97%3.74%4.28%3.46%4.87%5.06%4.44%

Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.