SO stock returns, drawdowns and dividends
Southern Company (The) Common Stock
Chart shows price change, dividends not included · Prices through the close of · Updated after every US trading day · Source: Yahoo Finance
SO returns by period
Total return assumes every dividend is reinvested at the closing price on its ex-dividend date. Price return is the change in the closing price alone. The 3 and 5 year rows also show the yearly rate (CAGR).
| Period | Since | Total return | Price return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -5.20% | -5.20% | |
| 3 months | -13.85% | -14.55% | |
| 6 months | -12.68% | -14.09% | |
| Year to date | -1.63% | -3.99% | |
| 1 year | -7.89% | -10.83% | |
| 3 years | +47.96% (+13.95%/yr) | +33.50% (+10.11%/yr) | |
| 5 years | +60.71% (+9.53%/yr) | +32.66% (+5.57%/yr) |
SO returns by calendar year
| Year | Total return | Price return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to Oct 2) | -1.63% | -3.99% |
| 2025 | +9.44% | +5.93% |
| 2024 | +21.69% | +17.40% |
| 2023 | +2.19% | -1.81% |
| 2022 | +8.21% | +4.13% |
SO drawdowns and recovery
Max drawdown is the largest fall from a previous peak close to a later close within the period. The deepest fall in the stored history was 23.28%, from $80.16 on Aug. 19, 2022 to $61.50 on Oct. 12, 2022; the price was back at its earlier peak on June 3, 2024, 600 days after the low.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Max drawdown, 1 year | 17.42% |
| Max drawdown, 3 years | 17.42% |
| Max drawdown, 5 years | 23.28% |
| 52-week closing high | $99.72 Oct. 15, 2025 |
| 52-week closing low | $82.35 Sept. 28, 2026 |
| Latest close | $83.72 Oct. 2, 2026 |
SO dividends
SO paid $3.00 per share in the last 12 months over 4 payments, a trailing yield of 3.58% at the latest close. The most recent ex-dividend date was Aug. 17, 2026 ($0.76 per share). Trailing yield is historical, not a forecast or an SEC 30-day yield.
| Year | Dividends per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | $2.26 | 3 |
| 2025 | $2.94 | 4 |
| 2024 | $2.86 | 4 |
| 2023 | $2.78 | 4 |
| 2022 | $2.70 | 4 |
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About these numbers
- Calculated by FindETFStock from daily closing prices and ex-dividend amounts reported by Yahoo Finance, starting July 16, 2021.
- "5 years" is measured from the first stored close, about five years back; a fund or stock with a shorter history shows "Since first close" instead.
- Returns are before taxes and assume dividends are reinvested at the ex-date close with no costs.
- Past performance does not predict future results. This is not investment advice; see the financial disclaimer and methodology.