Exelonvs.Southern Company
EXC vs SO · both in Utilities & power producers, part of the Energy, grid & critical infrastructure value chain: Electricity utilities and large power producers, from nuclear to renewable portfolios.
Southern Company is about 2.3× larger than Exelon by market cap; Exelon trades at the lower P/E (15.5 vs 21.0).
Side by side
| EXC | SO | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $43B | $98B |
| Price | $41.73 | $86.15 |
| Today | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| Return YTD | −4.8% | −2.0% |
| Return 1Y | −11.3% | −11.4% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | −12.0% | −11.3% |
| P/E | 15.5 | 21.0 |
| P/S | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| P/B | 1.4 | 2.5 |
Data as of 2026-10-08 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
The two companies
ExelonEXC
Distributes electricity and gas to several large US cities, ComEd and PECO among them.
Full EXC profile →Southern CompanySO
Vogtle is adding nuclear output to what is already one of the biggest US electric and gas utilities.
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