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Video: Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Definition
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Date |
Open |
High |
Low |
Close |
Volume |
05/06/2025 |
$91.07 |
$91.84 |
$90.90 |
$91.22 |
3.00M | 05/07/2025 |
$90.94 |
$92.56 |
$90.94 |
$92.11 |
5.01M | 05/08/2025 |
$91.65 |
$92.05 |
$90.17 |
$90.31 |
3.71M | 05/09/2025 |
$90.32 |
$90.84 |
$90.04 |
$90.35 |
2.98M | 05/12/2025 |
$89.35 |
$89.72 |
$87.46 |
$87.78 |
6.66M |
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The Southern Co. is an energy provider. Co. owns three traditional electric operating companies, Southern Power Co. and Southern Co. Gas. The traditional electric operating companies - Alabama Power, Georgia Power and Mississippi Power - are each operating public utility companies providing electric service to retail customers in three Southeastern states in addition to wholesale customers in the Southeast. The Southern Power Co. develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects, and sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market. | |
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Southern (SO) has the following price history information. Looking back at SO historical stock prices for the last five trading days, on May 06, 2025, SO opened at $91.07, traded as high as $91.84 and as low as $90.90, and closed at $91.22. Trading volume was a total of 3.00M shares. On May 07, 2025, SO opened at $90.94, traded as high as $92.56 and as low as $90.94, and closed at $92.11. Trading volume was a total of 5.01M shares. On May 08, 2025, SO opened at $91.65, traded as high as $92.05 and as low as $90.17, and closed at $90.31. Trading volume was a total of 3.71M shares. On May 09, 2025, SO opened at $90.32, traded as high as $90.84 and as low as $90.04, and closed at $90.35. Trading volume was a total of 2.98M shares. On May 12, 2025, SO opened at $89.35, traded as high as $89.72 and as low as $87.46, and closed at $87.78. Trading volume was a total of 6.66M shares.
SO Historical Stock Prices By Date:

Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Southern shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of SO, and working forward through the historical stock price information to today.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
05/14/2015 |
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End date: |
05/12/2025 |
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Start price/share: |
$43.18 |
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End price/share: |
$87.78 |
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Starting shares: |
231.59 |
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Ending shares: |
356.48 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$25.21 |
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Total return: |
212.92% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
12.08% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$31,290.82 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
05/14/2015 |
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End date: |
05/12/2025 |
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Start price/share: |
$43.18 |
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End price/share: |
$87.78 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$25.21 |
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Total return: |
161.68% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
10.09% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$26,157.31 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Close |
05/06/2025 | $91.22 | 05/07/2025 | $92.11 | 05/08/2025 | $90.31 | 05/09/2025 | $90.35 | 05/12/2025 | $87.78 |
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