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NYSE

SOUTHERN CO

Utilities, Electric Utilities

$92.69

close 7 Aug 2026

-1.99%

52-week change

$104.49B

market cap

$83.80
$100.84

52-week range

Current payment

Indicated dividend yield3.28%
Yield, 5-year average3.65%
Last regular payment$0.7600
FrequencyQuarterly
Annualised$3.04

Record

Growth streak25*
Years paying43*
Latest raise+2.70%
Raised on18 May 2026
2008–09 change+4.13%*

Growth & payout

1-year+2.80%*
3-year+2.88%*
5-year+2.97%*
10-year+3.16%*
20-year+3.50%*

Dividends per share by year

Calendar years, split-adjusted

period to 26 Jan 1982

Recent payments

Ex-dateAmountType
18 May 2026$0.7600Regular
17 Feb 2026$0.7400Regular
17 Nov 2025$0.7400Regular
18 Aug 2025$0.7400Regular
19 May 2025$0.7400Regular
18 Feb 2025$0.7200Regular
18 Nov 2024$0.7200Regular
19 Aug 2024$0.7200Regular
17 May 2024$0.7200Regular
16 Feb 2024$0.7000Regular
17 Nov 2023$0.7000Regular
18 Aug 2023$0.7000Regular
12 May 2023$0.7000Regular
17 Feb 2023$0.6800Regular
18 Nov 2022$0.6800Regular
12 Aug 2022$0.6800Regular
13 May 2022$0.6800Regular
18 Feb 2022$0.6600Regular
12 Nov 2021$0.6600Regular
13 Aug 2021$0.6600Regular
14 May 2021$0.6600Regular
12 Feb 2021$0.6400Regular
13 Nov 2020$0.6400Regular
14 Aug 2020$0.6400Regular
15 May 2020$0.6400Regular
14 Feb 2020$0.6200Regular
15 Nov 2019$0.6200Regular
16 Aug 2019$0.6200Regular
17 May 2019$0.6200Regular
15 Feb 2019$0.6000Regular
16 Nov 2018$0.6000Regular
17 Aug 2018$0.6000Regular
18 May 2018$0.6000Regular
16 Feb 2018$0.5800Regular
17 Nov 2017$0.5800Regular
17 Aug 2017$0.5800Regular
11 May 2017$0.5800Regular
16 Feb 2017$0.5600Regular
17 Nov 2016$0.5600Regular
11 Aug 2016$0.5600Regular

Special payments are flagged by an auditable heuristic: a payment at least twice its larger neighbour. Regular-only metrics exclude them.