Dominion Energy vs Southern
D and SO side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How D and SO compare
Southern is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as Dominion Energy ($108B against $59.9B).
On earnings, Dominion Energy is cheaper: it trades at 22.6× trailing earnings, against 22.7× for Southern.
Dominion Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (21.5% versus 6.4% for Southern).
Southern keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.4% compared with 14.0% at Dominion Energy.
Both pay dividends: Dominion Energy yields 3.9% and Southern 3.2%.
Dominion Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 6 for Southern), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | D | SO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $59.9B | $108B |
| Share price | $68.06 | $93.84 |
| Change, 1 year | 11.8% | 3.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −8.3% | 49.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.32 | 0.24 |
| Employees | 15K | 30K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.6× (better) | 22.7× |
| P/S | 3.1× (better) | 3.6× |
| P/B | 2.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.2× | 13.2× (better) |
| PEG | 0.60 (better) | 3.58 |
| FCF yield | – | −3.0% |
| Fair value | $62.96 | $82.30 |
| Margin of safety | −8.1% (better) | −14.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 21.5% (better) | 6.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.1% | 7.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 4.8% | 8.7% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2.0% | 7.0% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 6.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 22.5% | 24.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 14.0% | 15.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | −10.8% |
| Return on equity | 9.4% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 4.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.85 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.85 | 5.32 (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.88 (better) | 0.79 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.68 | 0.85 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.9% (better) | 3.2% |
| Payout ratio | 86.7% | 66.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −5.0% | 3.0% (better) |
| Buyback yield | −2.4% (better) | −3.9% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.5% (better) | −0.65% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.0% | 72.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$5.9M |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | – |
Go deeper
- D stock overview
- D income statement
- D valuation and score
- SO stock overview
- SO income statement
- SO valuation and score
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