P/E ratio for Southern Company (SO)

P/E ratio history for Southern Company from 2001 to 2023

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
Dominion Energy D	21.1	-33.22%	🇺🇸 USA
Duke Energy DUK	81.1	156.91%	🇺🇸 USA
Entergy ETR	22.0	-30.46%	🇺🇸 USA
American Electric Power AEP	22.5	-28.65%	🇺🇸 USA
Nextera Energy NEE	20.4	-35.39%	🇺🇸 USA
FirstEnergy FE	45.7	44.76%	🇺🇸 USA
PPL PPL	31.0	-1.73%	🇺🇸 USA
NRG Energy NRG	-12.9	-140.89%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.