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Southern vs PG&E: which stock is doing better?

Southern and PG&E are business rivals. Where they compete: large integrated electric and gas utility; regulated T&D and gas distribution. Here is how the two stocks, and the businesses behind them, compare over the past year.

Updated Oct 9, 2026

22
SO P3

SO ahead

On Stox’s P3 score, which combines market beat, staying power and business growth, Southern rates 22 and PG&E 7. Over the past year Southern is −10% and PG&E −21%, against +16% for the S&P 500. Southern has grown revenue faster, +8% against +5%. Southern swings less, about 1.7% on a typical day against 2.8%. By type, Southern is a Broken Year and PG&E a Falling Knife.

SO P3 22PCG P3 7Both in Utilities

The past year

SO against PCG, each set to $100 a year ago. Select a measure in the table below to chart it for both.

SO against PCG, past year
$100 a year ago. SO −10%, PCG −21%.
80100120NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
SOPCG

SO and PCG side by side

Ahead marks the stronger reading on each line; for the typical day and the deepest fall it marks the steadier stock. Select a row with a chart to see both over the year.

MeasureSOPCGAhead
Past 3 months
Share price change
−11%−24%SO
Past month
Share price change
−2%−6%SO
Revenue growth
Past four quarters against the year before
+8%+5%SO
Operating margin
Operating profit as a share of revenue, past four quarters
24%19%SO
Deepest fall
From a high, past year
−17%−38%SO, held up
Market value
What the market values the company at
$99.1B$35.2B
Type
Its Stox Atlas type
Broken YearFalling Knife
Group
Stocks it moves with
UtilitiesUtilitiesSame group

How to read this page

How it’s measured. Scores from Stox rank each stock against about 1,200 large US stocks and funds, where 100 is best; P3 combines market beat, staying power and business growth. Returns are share-price changes. The typical day is the average true range over 14 days as a share of the price, averaged over the past year.

Sources. Daily prices and company financial statements from Financial Modeling Prep; scores and curated rivals from Stox.

A higher score describes a stronger past year, not what comes next.

Rivals are chosen by the markets the two businesses compete in, not by sector labels.

For financial statements, valuation and news, see SO and PCG on Stox.

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