Southern Company
Common stock
$91.52
TTM yield3.28%Trailing twelve months
12-month dividends$3.004 payments per share
Last dividend$0.760Ex-date Aug 17, 2026
1Y total return+0.67%Reinvested at ex-date close
Performance
Growth of SO. Add up to 9 tickers to compare.
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Total Return (%) · dividends reinvested · Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026
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Returns
What $10,000 invested in SO became, with dividends reinvested at the ex-date closing price. Broker DRIP results can differ.
1 month$11,114
+11.14%
- Price change
- +11.14%
- Dividends
- —
3 months$9,534
−4.66%
- Price change
- -5.44%
- Dividends
- $79
6 months$9,853
−1.47%
- Price change
- -3.06%
- Dividends
- $161
1 year$10,067
+0.67%
- Price change
- -2.54%
- Dividends
- $319
2 years$10,641
+6.41%
- Price change
- -0.29%
- Dividends
- $645
5 years$17,496
+74.96%
- Price change
- +45.87%
- Dividends
- $2,263
Dividend history Payout steady +0%
Total paid per share each month, last 36 months.
Recent payments
Change versus the prior payment.
- Aug 17, 2026$0.760No change
- May 18, 2026$0.760+2.70%
- Feb 17, 2026$0.740No change
- Nov 17, 2025$0.740No change
- Aug 18, 2025$0.740No change
- May 19, 2025$0.740+2.78%
- Feb 18, 2025$0.720No change
- Nov 18, 2024$0.720—
Payments by month
Total dividends per share paid in each calendar month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | $0.740 | — | — | $0.760 | — | — | $0.760 | — | — | — | — | $2.26 |
| 2025 | — | $0.720 | — | — | $0.740 | — | — | $0.740 | — | — | $0.740 | — | $2.94 |
| 2024 | — | $0.700 | — | — | $0.720 | — | — | $0.720 | — | — | $0.720 | — | $2.86 |
Distribution dates are reported ex-dividend dates. Read the full disclosure.