$83.14
0.36% day before yesterday
NYSE, Dec 27, 10:10 pm CET
ISIN
US8425871071
Symbol
SO

Southern Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2025 to 2028

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Dividend Analysis of the Southern Stock

Current dividend yield 6.68 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre 2.25 %
Dividend Yield 10Y 7.61 %
Payout 3Y 2.39 %

When does Southern pay a dividend?

The Southern stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Southern stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were February, May, August and November . Dividends from Southern are distributed via March, June, September and December.

Year Dividend Ex-day &
Payday
Frequency
Fiscal Year Dividend per Share Ex-Day Payday Payment frequency
2024
$0.72
$0.72
Nov 18 2024
Nov 18 2024
Dec 06 2024
Nov 18 24
Dec 06 24
Dec 06 2024
quarterly
quarterly
2024
$0.72
$0.72
Aug 19 2024
Aug 19 2024
Sep 06 2024
Aug 19 24
Sep 06 24
Sep 06 2024
quarterly
quarterly
2024
$0.72
$0.72
May 17 2024
May 17 2024
Jun 06 2024
May 17 24
Jun 06 24
Jun 06 2024
quarterly
quarterly
2024
$0.7
$0.7
Feb 16 2024
Feb 16 2024
Mar 06 2024
Feb 16 24
Mar 06 24
Mar 06 2024
quarterly
quarterly
2023
$0.7
$0.7
Nov 17 2023
Nov 17 2023
Dec 06 2023
Nov 17 23
Dec 06 23
Dec 06 2023
quarterly
quarterly
2023
$0.7
$0.7
Aug 18 2023
Aug 18 2023
Sep 06 2023
Aug 18 23
Sep 06 23
Sep 06 2023
quarterly
quarterly
2023
$0.7
$0.7
May 12 2023
May 12 2023
Jun 06 2023
May 12 23
Jun 06 23
Jun 06 2023
quarterly
quarterly
2023
$0.68
$0.68
Feb 17 2023
Feb 17 2023
Mar 06 2023
Feb 17 23
Mar 06 23
Mar 06 2023
quarterly
quarterly
2022
$0.68
$0.68
Nov 18 2022
Nov 18 2022
Dec 06 2022
Nov 18 22
Dec 06 22
Dec 06 2022
quarterly
quarterly
2022
$0.68
$0.68
Aug 12 2022
Aug 12 2022
Sep 06 2022
Aug 12 22
Sep 06 22
Sep 06 2022
quarterly
quarterly
2022
$0.68
$0.68
May 13 2022
May 13 2022
Jun 06 2022
May 13 22
Jun 06 22
Jun 06 2022
quarterly
quarterly
2022
$0.66
$0.66
Feb 18 2022
Feb 18 2022
Mar 07 2022
Feb 18 22
Mar 07 22
Mar 07 2022
quarterly
quarterly
2021
$0.66
$0.66
Nov 12 2021
Nov 12 2021
Dec 06 2021
Nov 12 21
Dec 06 21
Dec 06 2021
quarterly
quarterly
2021
$0.66
$0.66
Aug 13 2021
Aug 13 2021
Sep 07 2021
Aug 13 21
Sep 07 21
Sep 07 2021
quarterly
quarterly
2021
$0.66
$0.66
May 14 2021
May 14 2021
Jun 07 2021
May 14 21
Jun 07 21
Jun 07 2021
quarterly
quarterly
2021
$0.64
$0.64
Feb 12 2021
Feb 12 2021
Mar 08 2021
Feb 12 21
Mar 08 21
Mar 08 2021
quarterly
quarterly
2020
$0.64
$0.64
Nov 13 2020
Nov 13 2020
Dec 07 2020
Nov 13 20
Dec 07 20
Dec 07 2020
quarterly
quarterly
2020
$0.64
$0.64
Aug 14 2020
Aug 14 2020
Sep 08 2020
Aug 14 20
Sep 08 20
Sep 08 2020
quarterly
quarterly
2020
$0.64
$0.64
May 15 2020
May 15 2020
Jun 08 2020
May 15 20
Jun 08 20
Jun 08 2020
quarterly
quarterly
2020
$0.62
$0.62
Feb 14 2020
Feb 14 2020
Mar 06 2020
Feb 14 20
Mar 06 20
Mar 06 2020
quarterly
quarterly
2019
$0.62
$0.62
Nov 15 2019
Nov 15 2019
Dec 06 2019
Nov 15 19
Dec 06 19
Dec 06 2019
quarterly
quarterly
2019
$0.62
$0.62
Aug 16 2019
Aug 16 2019
Sep 06 2019
Aug 16 19
Sep 06 19
Sep 06 2019
quarterly
quarterly
2019
$0.62
$0.62
May 17 2019
May 17 2019
Jun 06 2019
May 17 19
Jun 06 19
Jun 06 2019
quarterly
quarterly
2019
$0.6
$0.6
Feb 15 2019
Feb 15 2019
Mar 06 2019
Feb 15 19
Mar 06 19
Mar 06 2019
quarterly
quarterly
2018
$0.6
$0.6
Nov 16 2018
Nov 16 2018
Dec 06 2018
Nov 16 18
Dec 06 18
Dec 06 2018
quarterly
quarterly
2018
$0.6
$0.6
Aug 17 2018
Aug 17 2018
Sep 06 2018
Aug 17 18
Sep 06 18
Sep 06 2018
quarterly
quarterly
2018
$0.6
$0.6
May 18 2018
May 18 2018
Jun 06 2018
May 18 18
Jun 06 18
Jun 06 2018
quarterly
quarterly
2018
$0.58
$0.58
Feb 16 2018
Feb 16 2018
Mar 06 2018
Feb 16 18
Mar 06 18
Mar 06 2018
quarterly
quarterly
2017
$0.58
$0.58
Nov 17 2017
Nov 17 2017
Dec 06 2017
Nov 17 17
Dec 06 17
Dec 06 2017
quarterly
quarterly
2017
$0.58
$0.58
Aug 17 2017
Aug 17 2017
Sep 06 2017
Aug 17 17
Sep 06 17
Sep 06 2017
quarterly
quarterly
2017
$0.58
$0.58
May 11 2017
May 11 2017
Jun 06 2017
May 11 17
Jun 06 17
Jun 06 2017
quarterly
quarterly
2017
$0.56
$0.56
Feb 16 2017
Feb 16 2017
Mar 06 2017
Feb 16 17
Mar 06 17
Mar 06 2017
quarterly
quarterly
2016
$0.56
$0.56
Nov 17 2016
Nov 17 2016
Dec 06 2016
Nov 17 16
Dec 06 16
Dec 06 2016
quarterly
quarterly
2016
$0.56
$0.56
Aug 11 2016
Aug 11 2016
Sep 06 2016
Aug 11 16
Sep 06 16
Sep 06 2016
quarterly
quarterly
2016
$0.56
$0.56
May 12 2016
May 12 2016
Jun 06 2016
May 12 16
Jun 06 16
Jun 06 2016
quarterly
quarterly
2016
$0.5425
$0.54
Feb 11 2016
Feb 11 2016
Mar 07 2016
Feb 11 16
Mar 07 16
Mar 07 2016
quarterly
quarterly
2015
$0.5425
$0.54
Nov 12 2015
Nov 12 2015
Dec 04 2015
Nov 12 15
Dec 04 15
Dec 04 2015
quarterly
quarterly
2015
$0.5425
$0.54
Aug 13 2015
Aug 13 2015
Sep 05 2015
Aug 13 15
Sep 05 15
Sep 05 2015
quarterly
quarterly
2015
$0.5425
$0.54
May 14 2015
May 14 2015
Jun 06 2015
May 14 15
Jun 06 15
Jun 06 2015
quarterly
quarterly
2015
$0.525
$0.53
Feb 12 2015
Feb 12 2015
Mar 06 2015
Feb 12 15
Mar 06 15
Mar 06 2015
quarterly
quarterly
2014
$0.525
$0.53
Oct 30 2014
Oct 30 2014
Dec 06 2014
Oct 30 14
Dec 06 14
Dec 06 2014
quarterly
quarterly
2014
$0.525
$0.53
Jul 31 2014
Jul 31 2014
Sep 06 2014
Jul 31 14
Sep 06 14
Sep 06 2014
quarterly
quarterly
2014
$0.525
$0.53
May 01 2014
May 01 2014
Jun 06 2014
May 01 14
Jun 06 14
Jun 06 2014
quarterly
quarterly
2014
$0.5075
$0.51
Jan 30 2014
Jan 30 2014
Mar 06 2014
Jan 30 14
Mar 06 14
Mar 06 2014
quarterly
quarterly
2013
$0.5075
$0.51
Oct 31 2013
Oct 31 2013
Dec 06 2013
Oct 31 13
Dec 06 13
Dec 06 2013
quarterly
quarterly
2013
$0.5075
$0.51
Aug 01 2013
Aug 01 2013
Sep 06 2013
Aug 01 13
Sep 06 13
Sep 06 2013
quarterly
quarterly
2013
$0.5075
$0.51
May 02 2013
May 02 2013
Jun 06 2013
May 02 13
Jun 06 13
Jun 06 2013
quarterly
quarterly
2013
$0.49
$0.49
Jan 31 2013
Jan 31 2013
Mar 06 2013
Jan 31 13
Mar 06 13
Mar 06 2013
quarterly
quarterly
2012
$0.49
$0.49
Nov 01 2012
Nov 01 2012
Dec 06 2012
Nov 01 12
Dec 06 12
Dec 06 2012
quarterly
quarterly
2012
$0.49
$0.49
Aug 02 2012
Aug 02 2012
Sep 06 2012
Aug 02 12
Sep 06 12
Sep 06 2012
quarterly
quarterly
2012
$0.49
$0.49
May 03 2012
May 03 2012
Jun 06 2012
May 03 12
Jun 06 12
Jun 06 2012
quarterly
quarterly
2012
$0.4725
$0.47
Feb 02 2012
Feb 02 2012
Mar 06 2012
Feb 02 12
Mar 06 12
Mar 06 2012
quarterly
quarterly
2011
$0.4725
$0.47
Nov 03 2011
Nov 03 2011
Dec 06 2011
Nov 03 11
Dec 06 11
Dec 06 2011
quarterly
quarterly
2011
$0.4725
$0.47
Jul 28 2011
Jul 28 2011
Sep 06 2011
Jul 28 11
Sep 06 11
Sep 06 2011
quarterly
quarterly
2011
$0.4725
$0.47
Apr 28 2011
Apr 28 2011
Jun 06 2011
Apr 28 11
Jun 06 11
Jun 06 2011
quarterly
quarterly
2011
$0.455
$0.46
Feb 03 2011
Feb 03 2011
Mar 05 2011
Feb 03 11
Mar 05 11
Mar 05 2011
quarterly
quarterly
2010
$0.455
$0.46
Oct 28 2010
Oct 28 2010
Dec 06 2010
Oct 28 10
Dec 06 10
Dec 06 2010
quarterly
quarterly
2010
$0.455
$0.46
Jul 29 2010
Jul 29 2010
Sep 04 2010
Jul 29 10
Sep 04 10
Sep 04 2010
quarterly
quarterly
2010
$0.455
$0.46
Apr 29 2010
Apr 29 2010
Jun 05 2010
Apr 29 10
Jun 05 10
Jun 05 2010
quarterly
quarterly
2010
$0.4375
$0.44
Jan 28 2010
Jan 28 2010
Mar 06 2010
Jan 28 10
Mar 06 10
Mar 06 2010
quarterly
quarterly
2009
$0.4375
$0.44
Oct 29 2009
Oct 29 2009
Dec 05 2009
Oct 29 09
Dec 05 09
Dec 05 2009
quarterly
quarterly
2009
$0.4375
$0.44
Jul 30 2009
Jul 30 2009
Sep 05 2009
Jul 30 09
Sep 05 09
Sep 05 2009
quarterly
quarterly
2009
$0.4375
$0.44
Apr 30 2009
Apr 30 2009
Jun 06 2009
Apr 30 09
Jun 06 09
Jun 06 2009
quarterly
quarterly
2009
$0.42
$0.42
Jan 29 2009
Jan 29 2009
Mar 06 2009
Jan 29 09
Mar 06 09
Mar 06 2009
quarterly
quarterly
2008
$0.42
$0.42
Oct 30 2008
Oct 30 2008
Dec 06 2008
Oct 30 08
Dec 06 08
Dec 06 2008
quarterly
quarterly
2008
$0.42
$0.42
Jul 31 2008
Jul 31 2008
Sep 06 2008
Jul 31 08
Sep 06 08
Sep 06 2008
quarterly
quarterly
2008
$0.42
$0.42
May 01 2008
May 01 2008
Jun 06 2008
May 01 08
Jun 06 08
Jun 06 2008
quarterly
quarterly
2008
$0.4025
$0.4
Jan 31 2008
Jan 31 2008
Mar 06 2008
Jan 31 08
Mar 06 08
Mar 06 2008
quarterly
quarterly
2007
$0.4025
$0.4
Nov 01 2007
Nov 01 2007
Dec 06 2007
Nov 01 07
Dec 06 07
Dec 06 2007
quarterly
quarterly
2007
$0.4025
$0.4
Aug 02 2007
Aug 02 2007
Sep 06 2007
Aug 02 07
Sep 06 07
Sep 06 2007
quarterly
quarterly
2007
$0.4025
$0.4
May 03 2007
May 03 2007
Jun 06 2007
May 03 07
Jun 06 07
Jun 06 2007
quarterly
quarterly
2007
$0.3875
$0.39
Feb 01 2007
Feb 01 2007
Mar 06 2007
Feb 01 07
Mar 06 07
Mar 06 2007
quarterly
quarterly
2006
$0.3875
$0.39
Nov 02 2006
Nov 02 2006
Dec 06 2006
Nov 02 06
Dec 06 06
Dec 06 2006
quarterly
quarterly
2006
$0.3875
$0.39
Aug 03 2006
Aug 03 2006
Sep 06 2006
Aug 03 06
Sep 06 06
Sep 06 2006
quarterly
quarterly
2006
$0.3875
$0.39
Apr 27 2006
Apr 27 2006
Jun 06 2006
Apr 27 06
Jun 06 06
Jun 06 2006
quarterly
quarterly
2006
$0.3725
$0.37
Feb 02 2006
Feb 02 2006
Mar 06 2006
Feb 02 06
Mar 06 06
Mar 06 2006
quarterly
quarterly
2005
$0.3725
$0.37
Nov 03 2005
Nov 03 2005
Dec 06 2005
Nov 03 05
Dec 06 05
Dec 06 2005
quarterly
quarterly
2005
$0.3725
$0.37
Jul 28 2005
Jul 28 2005
Sep 06 2005
Jul 28 05
Sep 06 05
Sep 06 2005
quarterly
quarterly
2005
$0.3725
$0.37
Apr 28 2005
Apr 28 2005
Jun 06 2005
Apr 28 05
Jun 06 05
Jun 06 2005
quarterly
quarterly
2005
$0.3575
$0.36
Feb 03 2005
Feb 03 2005
Mar 05 2005
Feb 03 05
Mar 05 05
Mar 05 2005
quarterly
quarterly
2004
$0.3575
$0.36
Oct 28 2004
Oct 28 2004
Dec 06 2004
Oct 28 04
Dec 06 04
Dec 06 2004
quarterly
quarterly
2004
$0.3575
$0.36
Jul 29 2004
Jul 29 2004
Sep 04 2004
Jul 29 04
Sep 04 04
Sep 04 2004
quarterly
quarterly
2004
$0.35
$0.35
Apr 29 2004
Apr 29 2004
Jun 05 2004
Apr 29 04
Jun 05 04
Jun 05 2004
quarterly
quarterly
2004
$0.35
$0.35
Jan 29 2004
Jan 29 2004
Mar 06 2004
Jan 29 04
Mar 06 04
Mar 06 2004
quarterly
quarterly
2003
$0.35
$0.35
Oct 30 2003
Oct 30 2003
Dec 06 2003
Oct 30 03
Dec 06 03
Dec 06 2003
quarterly
quarterly
2003
$0.35
$0.35
Jul 31 2003
Jul 31 2003
Sep 06 2003
Jul 31 03
Sep 06 03
Sep 06 2003
quarterly
quarterly
2003
$0.3425
$0.34
May 01 2003
May 01 2003
Jun 06 2003
May 01 03
Jun 06 03
Jun 06 2003
quarterly
quarterly
2003
$0.3425
$0.34
Jan 30 2003
Jan 30 2003
Mar 06 2003
Jan 30 03
Mar 06 03
Mar 06 2003
quarterly
quarterly
2002
$0.3425
$0.34
Oct 31 2002
Oct 31 2002
Dec 06 2002
Oct 31 02
Dec 06 02
Dec 06 2002
quarterly
quarterly
2002
$0.3425
$0.34
Aug 01 2002
Aug 01 2002
Sep 06 2002
Aug 01 02
Sep 06 02
Sep 06 2002
quarterly
quarterly
2002
$0.335
$0.34
May 02 2002
May 02 2002
Jun 06 2002
May 02 02
Jun 06 02
Jun 06 2002
quarterly
quarterly
2002
$0.335
$0.34
Jan 31 2002
Jan 31 2002
Mar 06 2002
Jan 31 02
Mar 06 02
Mar 06 2002
quarterly
quarterly
2001
$0.335
$0.34
Nov 01 2001
Nov 01 2001
Dec 06 2001
Nov 01 01
Dec 06 01
Dec 06 2001
quarterly
quarterly
2001
$0.335
$0.34
Aug 02 2001
Aug 02 2001
Sep 06 2001
Aug 02 01
Sep 06 01
Sep 06 2001
quarterly
quarterly
2001
$0.335
$0.34
May 03 2001
May 03 2001
Jun 06 2001
May 03 01
Jun 06 01
Jun 06 2001
quarterly
quarterly
2001
$0.335
$0.34
Feb 01 2001
Feb 01 2001
Mar 06 2001
Feb 01 01
Mar 06 01
Mar 06 2001
quarterly
quarterly
2000
$0.335
$0.34
Nov 02 2000
Nov 02 2000
Dec 06 2000
Nov 02 00
Dec 06 00
Dec 06 2000
quarterly
quarterly
2000
$0.335
$0.34
Aug 03 2000
Aug 03 2000
Sep 06 2000
Aug 03 00
Sep 06 00
Sep 06 2000
quarterly
quarterly
2000
$0.335
$0.34
Apr 27 2000
Apr 27 2000
Jun 06 2000
Apr 27 00
Jun 06 00
Jun 06 2000
quarterly
quarterly
2000
$0.335
$0.34
Feb 03 2000
Feb 03 2000
Mar 06 2000
Feb 03 00
Mar 06 00
Mar 06 2000
quarterly
quarterly
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How much dividend does Southern pay?

Southern most recently paid a dividend of $0.72. Southern paid a Dividend of $2.86 Per Share in the financial year 2024. With a stock price of $83.14 at Dec 27 2024, the current dividend yield is 3.44% (calculation: $2.86 / $83.14 = 3.44%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Southern Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Southern dividend yield over the last 5 years is 3.96% and the average over the last 10 years is 4.26%.

The payout ratio of Southern in relation to the last financial year is 76.80%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 88.82%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric Southern
Current dividend yield 3.44%
Dividend Yield 5Y 3.96%
Dividend Yield 10Y 4.26%
Payout 1Y 76.80%
Payout 3Y 88.82%

Is the Southern dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Southern dividend safe?

Southern has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 23-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 2.88%. The average Southern Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 3.06%. The average for the last 10 years is 3.22%.

Metric Southern
Increased 23 Years
Continuity 25 Years
Paid 25 Years
Growth 1Y 2.88%
Growth 5Y 3.06%
Growth 10Y 3.22%

Continuity

Southern has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 23-times.

Dividend Growth

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 2.88%. The average Southern Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 3.06%. The average for the last 10 years is 3.22%.

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Southern Stock Forecast 2024

On the stock exchange, the Southern stock (ISIN: US8425871071) is not traded as a top scorer in December 2024 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Southern 18.57% has risen since the beginning of the year 2024. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Southern stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Southern (symbol: SO) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 19.37 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 3.45 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Southern stock forecast 2024 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 20.65 according to P/E ratio and 3.47 according to P/S.

Metric Southern
Dividend Score ??/15
Performance 2024
18.57%
P/E TTM 19.37
P/S TTM 3.45
P/E forward 20.65
P/S forward 3.47

Southern (symbol: SO) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 19.37 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 3.45 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Southern stock forecast 2024 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 20.65 according to P/E ratio and 3.47 according to P/S.

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