Southern Company (The) Company Profile
NYSE: SOUtilitiesElectric Utilities: CentralUSD
At close: Oct 7, 4:01 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Southern at a glance
Southern Company (The) (NYSE: SO) is a Electric Utilities: Central company in the Utilities sector headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Southern is led by Mr. Christopher C. Womack and employs about 29,502 people. At a market capitalization of $98.29 billion, it is considered a large-cap company.
SO is a member of the SP500. Its SEC Central Index Key (CIK) is 0000092122, which identifies the company's filings on EDGAR.
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What does Southern do?
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale of electricity. The company offers electric service to retail customers and wholesale customers; and energy-related products and services to natural gas choice markets. It also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, operates, and manages power generation assets, as well as battery energy storage projects; sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market; and deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution of natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee; distributes energy and resilience solutions; and invests in telecommunications. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Business description based on the company's public filings.
Company information
- Legal name
- Southern Company (The)
- Ticker
- NYSE: SO
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Electric Utilities: Central
- CEO
- Mr. Christopher C. Womack
- Employees
- 29,502
- Headquarters
- 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, NW, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Phone
- 404 506 5000
- Website
- southerncompany.com
- Market cap
- $98.29B
- SEC CIK
- 0000092122
Index membership
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