Southern Company’s Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding, Acquisitions & News

The top 10 competitors in Southern Company's competitive set are Entergy, NextEra Energy, CenterPoint Energy, Exelon, AEP, FirstEnergy, Duke Energy, Dominion Energy, Westar Energy, TECO Energy. Together they have raised over 3.2B between their estimated 203.3K employees. Southern Company has 29,192 employees and is ranked 3rd among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 12,337.

Entergy is seen as one of Southern Company's top competitors. Entergy was founded in 1913, and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. Entergy operates in the Multi-Utilities industry. Entergy generates $9.7B less revenue vs. Southern Company.

NextEra Energy is a top competitor of Southern Company. NextEra Energy was founded in 1925, and its headquarters is in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy competes in the Multi-Utilities industry. NextEra Energy has 15,292 fewer employees than Southern Company.

CenterPoint Energy is Southern Company's #3 rival. CenterPoint Energy was founded in Houston, Texas} in 1882. CenterPoint Energy is in the Oil & Gas Exploration, Production, Sales field. Compared to Southern Company, CenterPoint Energy generates $11.6B less revenue.

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Quarterly and Annual Revenue

Trailing 12-Months Trend (TTM)

Annual Revenue

$20.2B

Southern Company's revenue is the ranked 4th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 10.5B. Over the last four quarters, Southern Company's revenue has decreased by 48.5%. Specifically, in Q3 2020's revenue was $5.6B; in Q2 2020, it was $4.6B; in Q1 2020, it was $5B; in Q4 2019, Southern Company's revenue was $10.9B.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED

ACQUISITION DATE

AMOUNT

DESCRIPTION

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Oct 2019

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undisclosed

PowerSecure, Inc.

Feb 2016

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$431M

PowerSecure is a provider of energy and smart grid solutions for electric utilities, industrial and commercial sectors.

These are all the companies that Southern Company has acquired. Southern Company has acquired 2 companies and its latest acquisition was in Oct 2019.

Investments

Station A is an AI-based platform that provides electric energy trading solutions for individuals and businesses.

$3M

Jun 25, 2020

Seed

AMS develops an AI-based platform that provides asset optimization and energy management solutions for the utility sector.

$34.7M

Jul 04, 2017

Series B

Oct 01, 2020

These are all the companies that Southern Company has invested in. Southern Company has invested 2 companies and its latest investment was in Oct 2019.

Southern Company News

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November 17, 2020Benzinga

P/E Ratio Insights for Southern

In the current market session, Southern Inc. (NYSE: SO) is trading at $63.48, after a 1.03% drop. How... See more »

November 13, 2020Seeking Alpha

Solid Income Utility Expanding In Renewable Energy

October 30, 2020Atlanta Citybizlist

Southern Company Appoints Bryan Anderson as EVP

Southern Company today announced the promotion of Bryan D. Anderson, senior vice president of governm... See more »

October 29, 2020MarketScreener

reports third-quarter 2020 earnings

(marketscreener.com) ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today reported third-qua... See more »

October 29, 2020MarketScreener

3Q Profit Falls Amid Pandemic, Mild Weather

(marketscreener.com) By Dave Sebastian Southern Co. said its profit and revenue fell for the Septembe... See more »

October 26, 2020MarketScreener

Recognized As Nation's Most Transparent Utility

(marketscreener.com) ATLANTA, Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company was named the top utilit... See more »

October 19, 2020MarketScreener

announces quarterly dividend

(marketscreener.com) ATLANTA, Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today announced a regula... See more »

Southern Company Press Releases

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July 28, 2020PR Newswire

Southern Company recognized as 2020 SEPA Utility Business Models Power Player of the Year

ATLANTA, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company has been named the 2020 Smart Electric Power ... See more »

July 16, 2020PR Newswire

Southern Company scores 100% on Disability Equality Index for the fourth consecutive year

ATLANTA, July 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2020 Disability Equality Index (DEI) has rated Southern Co... See more »

June 22, 2020centralcharts

Southern Company forms Southern Energy Resources group, names Cummiskey Group CEO

Southern Company forms Southern Energy Resources group, names Cummiskey Group CEO PR Newswire ATLANTA... See more »

April 24, 2020PRWeb

With Esri Utility Network Implementations on the Rise, Critigen Delivers Fully Integrated Solution to SJI to Cap Successful IT Driven Project

Critigen delivers fully integrated solution to SJI to cap successful it driven project(PRWeb April 24... See more »

February 20, 2020centralcharts

Southern Company reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 earnings

Southern Company reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 earnings PR Newswire ATLANTA, Feb. 20, 202... See more »

October 2, 2019WebWire

- Southern Company system hits highest summer peak since 2011, delivers record reliability

Southern Company system loads hit the highest summer peak in eight years as residents sought air-cond... See more »

May 17, 2019PR Newswire

Southern Company releases annual Corporate Responsibility Report

ATLANTA, May 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company (NYSE: SO) today released its annual Corporate... See more »

Southern Company Videos

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January 3, 2019Southern Company Youtube Channel