Question 1

Which is bigger, SO or WMB?

Accepted Answer

The Southern Company is the larger company — market cap $99.1B vs $89.2B for Williams Companies Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, SO or WMB?

Accepted Answer

WMB keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 25.2% vs 15.4% for SO.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, SO or WMB?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, SO trades at a lower P/E — 21.3 vs 29.0 for WMB. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, SO or WMB?

Accepted Answer

SO yields 3.13% vs 2.81% for WMB.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — SO or WMB?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, SO leads 4 of 11 comparable metrics and WMB leads 7. StockCV rates SO “Strained” and WMB “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	SO	WMB
Price	$86.16	$72.96
Market cap	$99.1B	$89.2B
Revenue (TTM)	$30.2B	$12.2B
Revenue growth	-0.3%	+2.9%
Net margin	15.4%	25.2%
Free cash flow	-$3.49B	-$108M
Net cash (debt)	($64.7B)	($7.67B)
1-year price return	-10.4%	+15.6%
P/E	21.3	29.0
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	67%	39%
Dividend yield	3.13%	2.81%
Return on equity	13%	24%
Altman Z-score	0.77	1.08
CV checks passed	8 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	29,800	5,987

The Southern Company vs Williams Companies Inc.