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Southern Co (MIC:SO-RM) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is Southern Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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Southern Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

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Southern Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Southern Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.79 2.95 2.85 2.73 3.15

Southern Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.75 2.97 3.45 3.15 3.46

Competitive Comparison of Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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Southern Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Southern Co's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=581.329/134.9266*134.9266
=581.329

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Southern Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 264.646 100.684 354.652
201509 389.144 100.392 523.011
201512 284.934 99.792 385.252
201603 293.035 100.470 393.531
201606 302.714 101.688 401.661
201609 405.265 101.861 536.820
201612 313.569 101.863 415.351
201703 323.085 102.862 423.798
201706 321.045 103.349 419.138
201709 355.420 104.136 460.511
201712 318.582 104.011 413.275
201803 359.079 105.290 460.153
201806 348.685 106.317 442.516
201809 392.261 106.507 496.931
201812 357.796 105.998 455.445
201903 336.159 107.251 422.905
201906 305.577 108.070 381.518
201909 357.643 108.329 445.452
201912 286.478 108.420 356.516
202003 374.300 108.902 463.750
202006 304.116 108.767 377.258
202009 417.090 109.815 512.467
202012 357.050 109.897 438.371
202103 420.819 111.754 508.076
202106 358.082 114.631 421.480
202109 426.800 115.734 497.577
202112 398.117 117.630 456.659
202203 652.819 121.301 726.149
202206 423.460 125.017 457.027
202209 464.309 125.227 500.275
202212 393.500 125.222 423.997
202303 444.048 127.348 470.474
202306 424.865 128.729 445.321
202309 612.417 129.860 636.313
202312 496.758 129.419 517.897
202403 552.832 131.776 566.049
202406 530.177 132.554 539.668
202409 597.648 133.029 606.174
202412 619.145 133.157 627.373
202503 581.329 134.927 581.329

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Southern Co  (MIC:SO-RM) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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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 US. 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.

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