Southern Co (SOJE) stock
SOJENYSEElectric ServicesFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as SO, SOJC, SOJD, SOJF, SOMN
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 30, 2026Score 6/3012% above fair value
$15.23−0.02 (-0.13%)
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $17.38BP/E 3.7Yield 19.30%
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
- Oct 14, 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%
- 1.49%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 72.6%
- 79.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 29M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 1.33%
- 2.79%
- Days to Cover
- 4.17
- 4.07
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%
- 1.03%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 12.3%
- 6.16%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 0.83%
- -1.70%
- 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)
- 39.2%
- 38.7%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 50.4%
- 21.7%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 81.7%
- 53.1%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 5M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 6M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 6M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.06
- 1.05
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 66.6
- 56.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 18.0%
- 26.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.23
- 0.45
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 17.4%
- 13.7%
- EBITDA Margin
- 45.2%
- 33.4%
- FCF Margin
- -10.8%
- -7.88%
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
- $1.10M
- 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
- -$11.85M
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%
- 57.6%
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 Oct 30, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | SOJE | S&P 500 | Difference | SOJE per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +0.3% | -0.9% | +1.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | -6.1% | +2.1% | −8.3 pts | ||
| Year to date | -8.7% | +11.7% | −20.4 pts | ||
| 1 year | -12.6% | +12.4% | −25.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | +2.1% | +88.6% | −86.4 pts | +0.7% | +23.5% |
| 5 years | -22.2% | +75.9% | −98.1 pts | -4.9% | +12.0% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 15, 2026.
0M SOJE shares were sold short on Oct 15, 2026, up 18.9% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 1.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 51.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 134,946 | +18.9% | 121,709 | 1.1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 113,500 | +6.3% | 77,853 | 1.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 106,772 | +452.7% | 118,789 | 1.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 19,318 | +54.5% | 51,938 | 1.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 12,505 | -63.9% | 46,235 | 1.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 34,592 | -62.8% | 55,966 | 1.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 92,926 | -57.3% | 57,672 | 1.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 217,524 | +68.3% | 145,652 | 1.5 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 129,213 | +1454.5% | 81,118 | 1.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 8,312 | -29.0% | 56,895 | 1.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 11,707 | +27.2% | 38,579 | 1.0 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 9,205 | +4.2% | 47,713 | 1.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.