The Southern Company — Company profile
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric · United States
Last price 93.71 USD (Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 107.80B
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Company profile
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale of electricity. The company offers electric service to retail customers and wholesale customers; and energy-related products and services to natural gas choice markets. It also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, operates, and manages power generation assets, as well as battery energy storage projects; sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market; and deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution of natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee; distributes energy and resilience solutions; and invests in telecommunications. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Details
| Name | The Southern Company |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Industry | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| Employees | 29800 |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Ceo | Christopher Womack |
| Country | United States |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | USD |
| Isin | US8425871071 |
| Cusip | 842587107 |
| Cik | 0000092122 |
| Sic | 4911 |
| Stock Type | Common Stock |
Key executives
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| J. Jeffrey Peoples | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alabama Power Company |
| Kimberly Scheibe Greene | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Georgia Power |
| Christopher C. Womack | Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman |
| David P. Poroch | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Stanley W. Connally Jr. | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
| Daniel S. Tucker | Senior Advisor |
| Matthew M. Kim | SVice President, Comptroller and Chief Accounting Officer |
| Greg MacLeod | Director of Investor Relations |
| Sterling A. Spainhour Jr., J.D. | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer |
| Sloane N. Drake | Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer |
Contact
| Address | 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, United States |
| Phone | 404 506 5000 |
| Website | https://www.southerncompany.com |