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SO (Southern Co) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 3.65 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Southern Co 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Southern Co's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 3.65.


The historical rank and industry rank for Southern Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

SO' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.54   Med: 4.97   Max: 6.36
Current: 3.65


During the past 13 years, Southern Co's highest Yield on Cost was 6.36. The lowest was 3.54. And the median was 4.97.


SO's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked worse than
59.03% of 432 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 4.395 vs SO: 3.65

Competitive Comparison of Southern Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Southern Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Southern Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Southern Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southern Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



Southern Co 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Southern Co is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Southern Co  (NYSE:SO) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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Southern Co Business Description

Address
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, Northwest, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30308
Southern is one of the largest utilities in the U.S. The company serves 9 million customers with vertically integrated electric utilities in three states and natural gas distribution utilities in four states. It owns 50 gigawatts of rate-regulated generating capacity, primarily for serving customers in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Subsidiary Southern Power owns 13 gigawatts of natural gas generation and renewable energy across the U.S. and sells the electricity primarily under long-term contracts.
Executives
Bryan D Anderson officer: EVP & Pres. External Affairs 30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD. NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Spainhour Sterling A Jr. officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer & CCO 4370 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
Anthony L Wilson officer: President, Mississippi Power 30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD, ATLANTA GA 30308
Sloane N Drake officer: EVP, CHRO 30 IVAN ALLEN JR BLVD NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Kimberly S, Greene officer: President & CEO, SCS 30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD., NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Christopher Cummiskey officer: EVP & CCCS Officer 241 RALPH MCGILL BLVD., ATLANTA GA 30308
Stephen E Kuczynski officer: Pres. & CEO, Southern Nuclear 30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD, NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
David P. Poroch officer: Comptroller 241 RALPH MCGILL BLVD., ATLANTA GA 30308
Shantella E. Cooper director 241 RALPH MCGILL BLVD., NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Martin Bernard Davis officer: EVP and CIO 520 GERVAIS STREET, C/O SOUTH STATE CORP, COLUMBIA SC 29201
Thomas A Fanning officer: CFO
Lizanne Thomas director 1420 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30309
David E Meador director ONE ENERGY PLAZA, DETROIT MI 48226
James Jeffrey Peoples officer: Chairman, President & CEO, APC 600 NORTH 18TH STREET, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Kerr, Ii James Y officer: Executive VP & General Counsel 30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD., NW, ATLANTA GA 30308