| Politician | Action | Description | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy | SOUTHERN CO | Mar 23, 2026 | |
| Buy | SOUTHERN COMPANY CMN | Jan 29, 2026 | |
| Buy | S&P GLOBAL INC | Jan 19, 2026 | |
| Buy | SOUTHERN COMPANY CMN | Jan 2, 2026 | |
| Buy | SOUTHERN CO CMN | Dec 17, 2025 | |
| Buy | Southern Company | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| Sell | Southern Company | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| Buy | Southern Company | Aug 28, 2025 | |
| Buy | SOUTHERN COMPANY | Jun 16, 2025 | |
| Buy | Southern Company | Apr 7, 2025 |
This page tracks congressional stock trading activity in The Southern Company (SO) in the Utilities sector. Disclosed Capitol has indexed 134 disclosed congressional trades involving SO. Every trade is sourced from official STOCK Act financial disclosure filings — the same primary records the Senate and House are required to publish. The full trade list with politician names, transaction types, amount ranges, and disclosure dates is below, alongside cross-references to any related lobbying activity, federal contracts, and committee assignments.
As of June 2026 — Disclosed Capitol has tracked 134 disclosed congressional trades in The Southern Company (SO) — 53:38 sell-heavy ratio — led by Ro Khanna (D).
| Date | Politician | Party | Action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 | Michael McCaul | R | Buy | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Ro Khanna | D | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Jan 19, 2026 | Michael McCaul | R | Buy | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | Ro Khanna | D | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Michael McCaul | R | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Jared Moskowitz | D | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Valerie Hoyle | D | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Marjorie Taylor Greene | R | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Ro Khanna | D | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Jared Moskowitz | D | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Across the 134 disclosed congressional trades in The Southern Company (SO), members of Congress have reported 38 buys and 53 sells. The average 30-day alpha vs. the S&P 500 is -0.69%.
As of August 2026, corporate insiders at The Southern Company have filed 122 SEC Form 4 transactions in SO over the past 12 months — including 6 sells worth $2.7M.
| Date | Insider | Action | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Spainhour Sterling A Jr. — EVP & CLO | Sale | $313K |
| 2026-08-03 | Kim Matthew M. — Comptroller | Sale | $9K |
| 2026-07-01 | Kim Matthew M. — Comptroller | Sale | $10K |
| 2026-07-01 | EARLEY ANTHONY F JR — Director | Award | $45K |
| 2026-07-01 | EARLEY ANTHONY F JR — Director | Award | $22K |
| 2026-07-01 | Cooper Shantella E. — Director | Award | $45K |
| 2026-07-01 | SMITH WILLIAM G JR — Director | Award | $83K |
| 2026-07-01 | MEADOR DAVID E — Director | Award | $76K |
| 2026-07-01 | GRAIN DAVID J — Director | Award | $81K |
| 2026-07-01 | Turner John M JR — Director | Award | $76K |
Insider transactions are parsed from SEC Form 4 filings and shown alongside the congressional trades above. Institutional 13F positions are tracked separately on the institutional holdings page.
As of February 2026, The Southern Company has 144 federal contract award records on file from USAspending.gov — most recently $50K from the Department of Defense on 2026-02-18.
| Award date | Agency | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | Department of Defense · Department of the Navy | $50K |
| 2025-09-07 | Department of Defense · Department of the Army | $150K |
| 2025-09-04 | Department of Defense · Department of the Army | -$82K |
| 2025-07-29 | Department of Defense · Department of the Army | $82K |
| 2025-05-30 | Department of Defense · Department of the Navy | $80K |
| 2024-06-25 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $166K |
| 2024-06-25 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $83K |
| 2024-06-25 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $93K |
| 2024-06-14 | Department of the Interior · National Park Service | $85K |
| 2024-06-14 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $121K |
Negative amounts are contract de-obligations. Browse and filter every award on the government contracts page.
For fiscal year 2025, The Southern Company reported revenue of $29.55B and net income of $4.34B, per SEC filings.
Most recent reported quarter: Q1 FY2026 — revenue $8.40B, net income $1.36B.
Figures come from SEC financial statement filings. The full annual and quarterly statement history is in the Financials tab above.