Southern Co (SOJD) stock
SOJDNYSEElectric ServicesFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as SO, SOJC, SOJE, SOJF, SOMN
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 30, 2026Score 6/3012% above fair value
$17.20+0.11 (+0.64%)
Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $19.63BP/E 4.2Yield 17.09%
Southern statistics
74 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- –
- Last ex-dividend date
- Jul 29, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- –
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 1.65%
- 2.04%
- Float
- 1.15B
- 113M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.12%
- 1.44%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 72.6%
- 79.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 29M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 0.33%
- 0.93%
- Days to Cover
- 4.75
- 4.47
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $99.58
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $81.69
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $89.62
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $87.78
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $92.43
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.52
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.88%
- 0.95%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 12.3%
- 5.97%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 0.83%
- -1.78%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -3.10%
- -3.73%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 7.47%
- 4.78%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 0.21%
- 2.23%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 33.1%
- 33.7%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 49.8%
- 21.3%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 86.0%
- 56.3%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 5M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 6M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 6M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.06
- 1.06
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 66.6
- 56.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 18.0%
- 25.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.23
- 0.43
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 17.4%
- 13.7%
- EBITDA Margin
- 45.2%
- 33.4%
- FCF Margin
- -10.8%
- -7.73%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 3.00%
- 2.65%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 4.99%
- 4.71%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.79
- 0.91
- Quick Ratio
- 0.39
- 0.38
- Debt / EBITDA
- 5.54
- 4.92
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 5.32
- 4.85
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 6.40%
- 7.88%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 8.73%
- 8.73%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 6.98%
- 7.12%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 0.31%
- 3.89%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 7.72%
- 7.80%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 6.34%
- 6.07%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 5.99%
- 6.26%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.19
- 0.23
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.01M
- $1.09M
- Profits Per Employee
- $156.28K
- $117.32K
- Employee Count
- 29,800
- 1,444
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $5.25B
- $257.00M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$72.60B
- -$2.33B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$63.11
- -$20.97
- Working Capital
- -$3.36B
- -$8.91M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$13.92B
- -$780.91M
- FCF Per Share
- -$2.84
- -$0.72
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Dividend Per Share
- $2.94
- $1.98
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 2.80%
- 5.10%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 18
- 11
- Payout Ratio
- 66.6%
- 57.9%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $674.00M
- $31.77M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 12.8%
- 16.0%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 2, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | SOJD | S&P 500 | Difference | SOJD per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -4.1% | -2.3% | −1.8 pts | ||
| 3 months | -8.5% | +0.9% | −9.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | -11.0% | +11.2% | −22.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | -13.2% | +11.5% | −24.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | -6.5% | +81.0% | −87.5 pts | -2.2% | +21.9% |
| 5 years | -17.5% | +74.1% | −91.6 pts | -3.8% | +11.7% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 15, 2026.
0M SOJD shares were sold short on Oct 15, 2026, up 91.2% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 1.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 43.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 25,503 | +91.2% | 136,175 | 1.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13,336 | +100.5% | 147,591 | 1.0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 6,652 | -48.8% | 138,678 | 1.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 12,984 | +34.7% | 86,080 | 1.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 9,637 | -74.2% | 61,978 | 1.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 37,294 | -15.2% | 84,653 | 1.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 44,002 | -63.9% | 74,844 | 1.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 121,971 | +41.3% | 153,609 | 1.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 86,300 | +36.7% | 70,781 | 1.2 |
| May 29, 2026 | 63,117 | -45.3% | 57,008 | 1.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 115,315 | +14.4% | 53,301 | 2.2 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 100,771 | +10.3% | 55,873 | 1.8 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.