With a market cap of $100.4 billion, The Southern Company (SO) is a leading energy provider that supplies electricity to both retail and wholesale customers across the United States. Through its subsidiaries, the company develops, owns, and operates power generation facilities, battery energy storage projects, microgrids, and natural gas distribution networks serving several states.
Companies worth more than $10 billion are generally labeled as “large-cap” stocks and Southern Company fits this criterion perfectly. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Southern Company also invests in energy-related services, resilience solutions, and telecommunications infrastructure.