Southern Company
SO
$72.15
Share price
2.24%
Change (1 day)
-0.91%
Change (1 year)
Operating Margin for Southern Company (SO)
Operating Margin as of April 2024 (TTM): 12.59%
According to Southern Company's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current Operating Margin is 12.59%. At the end of 2022 the company had an Operating Margin of 14.42%.
Operating Margin history for Southern Company from 2001 to 2023
Operating Margin at the end of each year
| Year | Operating Margin | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14.42% | 29.41% |
| 2021 | 11.15% | -35.04% |
| 2020 | 17.16% | -43.82% |
| 2019 | 30.54% | 161.04% |
| 2018 | 11.70% | 152.31% |
| 2017 | 4.64% | -73.49% |
| 2016 | 17.49% | -15.52% |
| 2015 | 20.71% | 26.2% |
| 2014 | 16.41% | 9.55% |
| 2013 | 14.98% | -33.94% |
| 2012 | 22.67% | 14.8% |
| 2011 | 19.75% | 12.44% |
| 2010 | 17.56% | 6.02% |
| 2009 | 16.57% | 6.78% |
| 2008 | 15.51% | -7.29% |
| 2007 | 16.73% | 2% |
| 2006 | 16.40% | 1.71% |
| 2005 | 16.13% | -9.41% |
| 2004 | 17.80% | -3.97% |
| 2003 | 18.54% | 5.95% |
| 2002 | 17.50% | 5.97% |
| 2001 | 16.51% |
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|---|---|---|---|
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What is a company's Operating Margin
The operating margin is a key indicator to assess the profitability of a company. Higher operating margins are generaly better as they show that a company is able to sell its products or services for much more than their production costs. The operating margin is calculated by dividing a company's earnings by its revenue.