All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

SO: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Thu 1981-12-31? to Fri 2026-05-01? YTD
Return
TR
Price
SO
×
+11.78%
2026-05-01
353.73 TR
2026-05-01
Southern Company NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Thu 1981-12-31? to Fri 2026-05-01? Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
SO
×
+35,273.08%
+14.15%/yr
+12.87%/yr
(R2=0.979)
Southern Company NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1981-12-31? to Fri 2026-05-01? Start
Value
End
Value
SO
×
$10,000.00
1981-12-31
$3,537,307.97
2026-05-01
Southern Company NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year SO
2026 (YTD) +11.78%
2025 +9.47%
2024 +21.72%
2023 +2.21%
2022 +8.24%
2021 +16.32%
2020 +0.63%
2019 +51.65%
2018 −3.75%
2017 +2.42%
2016 +9.92%
2015 −0.08%
2014 +25.24%
2013 +0.48%
2012 −3.55%
2011 +26.94%
2010 +20.72%
2009 −4.91%
2008 +0.02%
2007 +9.85%
2006 +11.68%
2005 +7.57%
2004 +16.16%
2003 +11.75%
2002 +17.62%
2001 +31.80%
2000 +48.71%
1999 −14.99%
1998 +18.15%
1997 +21.41%
1996 −2.93%
1995 +30.27%
1994 −3.86%
1993 +21.00%
1992 +19.37%
1991 +33.08%
1990 +4.04%
1989 +41.54%
1988 +9.85%
1987 −3.63%
1986 +24.39%
1985 +30.08%
1984 +29.22%
1983 +16.60%
1982 +47.59%
1981 +0.00%

Drawdowns

Thu 1981-12-31? to Fri 2026-05-01? Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
SO
×
−2.42% −38.43%
2020-03-23
Southern Company NYSE Common Stock