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The Southern Company (SO)
NYSE: SO · Real-Time Price · USD
97.20
-0.43 (-0.44%)
At close: Mar 5, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
97.08
-0.12 (-0.12%)
Pre-market: Mar 6, 2026, 7:00 AM EST

The Southern Company Employees

The Southern Company had 29,800 employees as of December 31, 2025. The number of employees increased by 1,200 or 4.20% compared to the previous year.

Employees
29,800
Change (1Y)
1,200
Growth (1Y)
4.20%
Revenue / Employee
$991,711
Profits / Employee
$145,671
Market Cap
108.80B

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Employees History

Date Employees Change Growth
Dec 31, 202529,8001,2004.20%
Dec 31, 202428,6005001.78%
Dec 31, 202328,1004001.44%
Dec 31, 202227,7004001.47%
Dec 31, 202127,300-400-1.44%
Dec 31, 202027,700-243-0.87%
Dec 31, 201927,943-1,249-4.28%
Dec 31, 201829,192-2,152-6.87%
Dec 31, 201731,344-671-2.10%
Dec 31, 201632,0155,31219.89%
Dec 31, 201526,7033341.27%
Dec 31, 201426,369690.26%
Dec 31, 201326,300-139-0.53%
Dec 31, 201226,439620.24%
Dec 31, 201126,3774371.68%
Dec 31, 201025,940-172-0.66%
Dec 31, 200926,112-1,164-4.27%
Dec 31, 200827,2765342.00%
Dec 31, 200726,7426512.50%
Dec 31, 200626,0915372.10%
Dec 31, 200525,554-94-0.37%
Dec 31, 200425,648-114-0.44%
Dec 31, 200325,762-416-1.59%
Dec 31, 200226,178560.21%
Dec 31, 200126,1221010.39%
Dec 31, 200026,021-6,928-21.03%
Dec 31, 199932,9491,1013.46%
Dec 31, 199831,8481,0923.55%
Dec 31, 199730,7561,5105.16%
Dec 31, 199629,246-2,636-8.27%
Dec 31, 199531,8824,05614.58%
Dec 31, 199427,826-917-3.19%
Dec 31, 199328,743-342-1.18%
Dec 31, 199229,085-1,317-4.33%
Dec 31, 199130,4021390.46%
Dec 31, 199030,263-267-0.87%
Dec 31, 198930,530-1,993-6.13%
Dec 31, 198832,523-89-0.27%
Dec 31, 198732,6122540.78%
Dec 31, 198632,35840.01%
Dec 31, 198532,3546011.89%
Dec 31, 198431,7532540.81%
Dec 31, 198331,499--
Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources.

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