Southern Payout ratio
What is the Payout ratio of Southern?
The Payout ratio of Southern Company is 67.46%
What is the definition of Payout ratio?
Payout ratio is the fraction of earnings paid in dividends to stockholders.
ttm (trailing twelve months)
The payout ratio is calculated by dividing the dividends paid out by the net earnings for a certain period. It is usually expressed as a percentage. The part of the earnings not paid to investors is left for investment to provide for future earnings growth. Investors seeking high current income and limited capital growth prefer companies with high payout ratio. However investors seeking capital growth may prefer lower payout ratio because capital gains are taxed at a lower rate. High growth firms in early life generally have low or zero payout ratios. As they mature, they tend to return more of the earnings back to investors.
Payout ratio of companies in the Utilities sector on NYSE compared to Southern
What does Southern do?
Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company based in the southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices also located in Birmingham, Alabama. The company is the second largest utility company in the U.S. in terms of customer base, as of 2021.
Companies with payout ratio similar to Southern
- Tata Elxsi has Payout ratio of 67.33%
- Xior Student Housing NV has Payout ratio of 67.33%
- CARE Ratings has Payout ratio of 67.39%
- Johns Lyng has Payout ratio of 67.40%
- Tradelink Electronic Commerce has Payout ratio of 67.41%
- Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund has Payout ratio of 67.43%
- Southern has Payout ratio of 67.46%
- Altria has Payout ratio of 67.47%
- Kingfisher plc has Payout ratio of 67.54%
- Jefferies Inc has Payout ratio of 67.57%
- Corbion NV has Payout ratio of 67.62%
- Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund has Payout ratio of 67.68%
- Intercontinental Hotels has Payout ratio of 67.69%