Southern Company (SO)
Operating profit margin
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 7,019,000 | 7,168,000 | 6,910,000 | 6,288,000 | 5,825,000 | 5,131,000 | 5,214,000 | 5,579,000 | 5,745,000 | 4,901,000 | 4,431,000 | 3,484,000 | 3,698,000 | 4,758,000 | 4,870,000 | 5,220,000 | 4,885,000 | 4,846,000 | 5,024,000 | 5,308,000 |
| Revenue (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 26,724,000 | 26,428,000 | 26,134,000 | 25,419,000 | 25,253,000 | 26,255,000 | 27,653,000 | 29,111,000 | 29,279,000 | 27,999,000 | 25,859,000 | 23,851,000 | 23,113,000 | 22,463,000 | 21,845,000 | 21,267,000 | 20,375,000 | 20,172,000 | 20,547,000 | 21,025,000 |
| Operating profit margin | 26.26% | 27.12% | 26.44% | 24.74% | 23.07% | 19.54% | 18.86% | 19.16% | 19.62% | 17.50% | 17.14% | 14.61% | 16.00% | 21.18% | 22.29% | 24.55% | 23.98% | 24.02% | 24.45% | 25.25% |
December 31, 2024 calculation
Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $7,019,000K ÷ $26,724,000K
= 26.26%
The operating profit margin of Southern Company, which measures the efficiency of generating profit from operations, has shown variability over the period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The margin started at 25.25% in March 2020, showing a slight decrease to 24.45% by June 2020. Subsequently, the margin continued to decline gradually, reaching its lowest point of 14.61% in March 2022.
However, the operating profit margin began to improve from that point onwards. By June 2024, the margin had increased to 26.44% and further improved to 27.12% by September 2024. The margin then slightly decreased to 26.26% by December 2024.
Overall, the operating profit margin of Southern Company experienced fluctuations but demonstrated a recovery trend in the later periods, indicating potential operational efficiency and profitability improvements.
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2024