The Southern CompanySO

Where SO's Dividend Yield sits inside its own 10-year distribution, with the yearly high, low and average.

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SO Dividend Yield: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history

3.4%Historically low

SO's dividend yield is lower than 83% of the last 10 years.

Dividend Yield History

Historically priceyAbove avgAround avgBelow avgHistorically cheap
SO Dividend Yield historySO Dividend Yield from Sep 2023 to Sep 2026: low 2.65%, high 5.23%, latest 3.4%.2.44%3.19%3.94%4.69%5.44%Sep 23Apr 24Nov 24Jun 25Feb 26Sep 26med 3.26%

SO Dividend Yield by year

Yearly range of SO’s dividend yield from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 2.7% to 6.3%, averaging 4.1%.

SO Dividend Yield — yearly low, average, high and year-end values
YearLowAverageHighYear-end
20263.0%3.2%4.1%3.4%
20252.9%3.2%4.0%3.4%
20242.7%3.6%5.2%3.5%
20233.0%4.0%5.1%4.0%
20223.0%3.7%4.5%3.8%
20213.8%4.1%5.3%3.8%
20203.5%4.4%5.9%4.1%
20193.9%4.4%6.1%3.9%
20183.9%5.2%6.3%5.4%
20173.4%4.5%5.7%4.8%
20163.4%4.4%4.8%4.5%

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Annual dividends per share as a percentage of the stock price. Moves inversely with price — so a historically high yield for a quality business often means the stock is temporarily depressed.

FormulaAnnual Dividends / Price × 100%
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How to read this chart

For dividend investors, yield near the top of its historical range is the signal worth waiting for: same business, same dividend, lower price than usual. Zones are inverted vs P/E — green at the top (historically high yield = historically cheap stock), red at the bottom (low yield = historically expensive).

Key caveats
  • An unusually high yield can also signal an expected dividend cut — always check the payout ratio and recent earnings before acting on a high-yield signal.
  • Verify whether a rising yield comes from a price decline (potentially interesting) or from a growing dividend (healthy but changes the entry signal logic).

Is SO Dividend Yield High or Low Right Now?

The Southern Company's Dividend Yield is currently 3.4%, which is historically low relative to its 10-year historical range. The 10-year median Dividend Yield for SO is approximately 4.1%. See all SO valuation metrics →

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