Years increasing dividends2.4
#81 of 10024 reported increase years. Years / 10, capped at 5 points.
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SO The Southern Company
Regulated energy utilities provide a defensive-business income comparison. Project costs, regulation and financing needs can affect coverage.
Q-score estimate8.7#94 of 100 assessed stocks
Market capitalization and dividend yield contribute the most. International sales is the largest constraint. Independent estimate from dated inputs, not a publisher Q-score.
Hypothetical investment
Growth of $10,000
Dividends reinvested · no additional contributions
SO would be worth$16,0525-year growth · as of Sep 18, 2026
S&P 500 (SPY)$18,763Same $10,000 · same dates
Total gain / loss+$6,052+60.5% total return
SOS&P 500 (SPY)
Sep 20, 2021 · $10,000 investedSep 18, 2026
Based on adjusted market prices through the latest available completed session, before personal taxes and trading costs.
Checking the latest completed session…
Market performance
Total return
Price movement plus reinvested distributions, compared with SPY.
+60.5% over 5 years
1 YEAR TOTAL RETURN-3.4%#72 return rank · 100 peers
Price-6.5%
Dividend+3.1%
Net loss; shares not shown.
5 YEARS TOTAL RETURN+60.5%+9.9% / yr annualized#41 return rank · 99 peers
Price56% of return+33.7%
Dividend44% of return+26.8%
Dividend includes all distributions and reinvestment.
Sep 20, 2021Sep 18, 2026
Total return+60.52%
S&P 500 (SPY)+87.63%
Annualized return+9.94%
Largest drawdown-23.28%
Transparent factor breakdown
Official framework Why the Q-score estimate is 8.7
Each rank compares this stock with the 100 assessed stocks in the Nanalyze collection.
Market capitalization4.1
#26 of 100$108.76 billion. 2 × log10(market cap in USD billions), limited to 0–5 points.
Dividend yield3.3
#29 of 1003.13%. 2 × (yield % − 1.5), limited to −2–5 points.
Payout ratio1.0
#75 of 10075.70%. (90 − payout %) / 15, limited to −2–5 points. Zero or negative payout receives −2 rather than a false coverage reward.
International sales-1.0
#57 of 1000.00% source geographic share. At most 25%: −1 point; above 25% through 50%: 2.5; above 50%: 5. A verified upper bound is usable only when entirely within the lowest band.
5-year dividend growth-0.7
#87 of 1002.86%. (5-year growth % − 5) / 3, limited to −2–5 points.
10-year dividend growth-0.4
#89 of 1003.10%. (10-year growth % − 4) / 2, limited to −2–5 points.
Independent estimate · assessed October 10, 2026. All 100 research stocks use the same rules. Each component is rounded to one decimal before summing; equal totals share a rank. These scores are not Nanalyze’s published Q-scores. Full method
Supplied Quantigence ALL calculator; imported 2026-09-23; effective date unstated. Quantigence Q-Score Calculator - ALL.csv, row 196; source symbol SO. Supplied publisher total: 6.0 (separate scale; not used in this ranking).
Inputs are a supplied calculator snapshot, not live values; its effective date is unstated. Geography and payout definitions are retained as supplied.
A zero geography input is retained from the calculator and is not independent confirmation of no international business.
Why it is in this section
Regulated energy utilities provide a defensive-business income comparison.
What to investigate
Project costs, regulation and financing needs can affect coverage.
Independent selection; creator ownership or endorsement has not been verified. SDY uses a broader 20-year dividend-increase screen; this does not establish a 25-year record. Q-score not assessed.