Question 1

Which is bigger, SO or WEC?

Accepted Answer

The Southern Company is the larger company — market cap $99.1B vs $33.8B for WEC Energy Group, Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, SO or WEC?

Accepted Answer

WEC keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 16.7% vs 15.4% for SO.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, SO or WEC?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, WEC trades at a lower P/E — 20.0 vs 21.3 for SO. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, SO or WEC?

Accepted Answer

WEC yields 3.54% vs 3.13% for SO.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — SO or WEC?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, SO leads 2 of 11 comparable metrics and WEC leads 9. StockCV rates SO “Strained” and WEC “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	SO	WEC
Price	$86.16	$103.74
Market cap	$99.1B	$33.8B
Revenue (TTM)	$30.2B	$10.1B
Revenue growth	-0.3%	+0.1%
Net margin	15.4%	16.7%
Free cash flow	-$3.49B	-$1.37B
Net cash (debt)	($64.7B)	($20.4B)
1-year price return	-10.4%	-8.9%
P/E	21.3	20.0
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	67%	78%
Dividend yield	3.13%	3.54%
Return on equity	13%	12%
Altman Z-score	0.77	0.91
CV checks passed	8 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	29,800	7,151

The Southern Company vs WEC Energy Group, Inc.