Finance
Head-to-head financial comparison for Southern Co (SO) and Dominion Energy Inc (D).
Both assets indexed to 0.0% at the period start: ((Price_t - Price_0) / Price_0 * 100)
Direct quantitative comparison across valuation, margins, growth, and returns.
| Financial Metric | SO | D | Showdown Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation & Multiples | |||
| Price Current market price per share / unit | $88.69 | $66.60 | — |
| Market Capitalization Total aggregate market value of equity | $101.59B | $58.09B | 👑 SO Larger |
| P/E Ratio (Trailing TTM) Price-to-earnings multiple (lower positive is cheaper) | 22.87x | 23.77x | 👑 SO Cheaper |
| Forward P/E Price-to-projected next year earnings multiple | 19.76x | 18.77x | 👑 D Lower |
| PEG Ratio P/E divided by earnings growth rate (<1.0 considered undervalued) | 2.57 | 3.38 | 👑 SO Lower |
| Price to Sales (P/S) Price relative to trailing revenue | 3.68x | 3.41x | 👑 D Lower |
| Price to Book (P/B) Stock price relative to book equity per share | 2.73x | 2.08x | 👑 D Lower |
| Profitability & Margins | |||
| Gross Profit Margin Gross revenue retained after cost of goods sold | 40.04% | 42.98% | 👑 D Higher |
| Operating Margin Operating income generated per dollar of revenue | 25.26% | 21.63% | 👑 SO Higher |
| Net Profit Margin Net bottom-line profit generated per dollar of revenue | 16.10% | 14.36% | 👑 SO Higher |
| Return on Equity (ROE) Net income earned per dollar of shareholders' equity | 12.61% | 8.83% | 👑 SO Higher |
| Historical Performance & Growth | |||
| Revenue Growth (YoY) Year-over-year top-line revenue expansion rate | +0.21% | +18.74% | 👑 D Higher |
| 1-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 30 days | -5.24% | -4.48% | 👑 D Higher |
| 6-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 180 days | -4.37% | +3.07% | 👑 D Higher |
| 1-Year % Return Historical total price return over the past 52 weeks | -0.78% | +16.13% | 👑 D Higher |
| 5-Year % Return Historical total price return over 5 years | +60.72% | +5.40% | 👑 SO Higher |
| Dividends & Risk | |||
| Dividend Yield Annual dividend distributions relative to current price | 4.02% | 5.69% | 👑 D Higher |
| Beta (Volatility vs S&P 500) Market sensitivity (1.0 = equal to market, <1.0 = lower volatility) | 0.30 | 0.61 | — |
| 52-Week High & Low Extreme trading boundaries over trailing year | $83.80 – $100.84 | $55.85 – $72.99 | — |
