Southern Company's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions

Southern Company produces and distributes gas and electricity in the United States.

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Followers on Owler

17,699

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Based on data from Southern Company's latest SEC filings

Annual Revenue

Based on data from Southern Company's latest SEC filings

Employees

Chairman & CEO

Thomas A. Fanning

CEO Approval Rating

70/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1969

Headquarters:

AtlantaGeorgia

Status:

PublicIndependent Company of NYSESO

Industry Sector:

- -

SIC Code:

1382NAICS listing »

4900NAICS listing »

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Competitive Analysis

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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 $10.7B 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 14,892 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 Storage & Transportation field. Compared to Southern Company, CenterPoint Energy generates $9.7B less revenue.

Thomas A. Fanning

Chairman & CEO

- -

29,192

$21.8B

Leo P Denault

Chairman & CEO

75/100

13,688

- -

$27.1B

James L. Robo

Chairman & CEO

64/100

14,300

- -

$19B

Scott M. Prochazka

President & CEO

77/100

7,977

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$12.1B

Christopher M Crane

President & CEO

78/100

33,383

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$34.1B

Nicholas K. Akins

Chairman & CEO

67/100

17,582

$4M

$87.3B

Charles E Jones

President & CEO

63/100

12,494

$3B

$11B

Lynn J. Good

Chairman & CEO

74/100

30,083

- -

$25.7B

Thomas F. Farrell II

Chairman & CEO

62/100

21,300

- -

$15.5B

Mark A Ruelle

President & CEO

65/100

2,254

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$2.6B

CEO

- -

3,713

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$2.7B

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 and TECO Energy. Together they have raised over 3.0B between their estimated 159.9K employees. Southern Company has 29,192 employees and is ranked 3rd among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 16,906.

Quarterly and Annual Revenue

Trailing 12-Months Trend (TTM)

Annual Revenue

$21.8B

Southern Company's revenue is the ranked 5th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 23.5B. Over the last four quarters, Southern Company's revenue has grown by 14.1%. Specifically, in Q3 2019's revenue was $6B; in Q2 2019, it was $5.1B; in Q1 2019, it was $5.4B; in Q4 2018, Southern Company's revenue was $5.3B.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED

ACQUISITION DATE

AMOUNT

DESCRIPTION

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Oct 2019

Source »

undisclosed

PowerSecure, Inc.

Feb 2016

Source »

$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

AMS is an energy management platform that offers data analytics to design, build and operate energy storage systems for commercial and industrial users.

$34.7M

Jul 04, 2017

Series B

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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October 29, 2019Windpower Engineering & Development

Southern Power acquires 136-MW Washington wind project

Southern Power, a U.S. wholesale energy provider and a subsidiary of Southern Company, announced the ... See more »

October 28, 2019The Business Journals: Atlanta Business Chronicle

Southern Company subsidiary adds 12th wind facility

A Southern Company subsidiary has inked a deal bolstering its green portfolio. Southern Power, an Atl... See more »

October 17, 2019MarketScreener

Southern Company :'s 2019 proxy statement recognized as the nation's best

(marketscreener.com) ATLANTA, Oct. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company's 2019 proxy statement w... See more »

October 10, 2019UAS Vision

Skyward & Southern Company Conduct BVLOS Testing at NY UAS Test Site

Skyward, a Verizon company, recently met with Southern Company and representatives from Hitec at the ... See more »

October 3, 2019MarketScreener

third-quarter earnings to be released October 30

(marketscreener.com) ATLANTA, Oct. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company plans to release its earn... See more »

September 27, 2019Seeking Alpha

An 18% Overvalued Dividend Contender

September 12, 2019MarketScreener

Alabama Power, Holland Homes offer glimpse of Auburn's first Smart Neighborhood

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Southern Company Press Releases

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April 5, 2019CentralCharts

Southern Company first-quarter earnings to be released May 1

Southern Company plans to release its earnings for the first quarter of 2019 by 7 a.m. ET on Wednesda... See more »

February 5, 2019centralcharts

Refueling activities and performance enhancements underway at Plant Hatch Unit 2

This morning at midnight ET, operators at the Edwin I. Hatch Electric Generating Plant safely took Un... See more »

December 11, 2018PR Newswire

Google's Dr. Janaki Akella and Former PG&E CEO Anthony Earley to Join the Southern Company Board of Directors

ATLANTA, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Southern Company today announced the... See more »

December 11, 2018Central Charts

Tom Fanning Named Global CEO of the Year at 2018 S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards

Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO Tom Fanning was named CEO of the Year at the 2018 S&P Gl... See more »

December 11, 2018StreetInsider

Southern Company joins as first corporate partner of the Southeast Aquatics Fund

Southern Company, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and other partners today announced... See more »

December 11, 2018CENTRALCHARTS

Southern Company joins as first corporate partner of the Southeast Aquatics Fund

ATLANTA, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (N... See more »

December 11, 2018centralcharts

Google's Dr. Janaki Akella and Former PG&E CEO Anthony Earley to Join the Southern Company Board of Directors

"Janaki and Tony will provide strong leadership to Southern Company's ability to operate our premier ... See more »