The Southern Company (SOJD)

NYSE: SOJD · Real-Time Price · USD · Preferred Stock
20.17
-0.10 (-0.49%)
Mar 17, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
Market Cap110.00B +10.4%
Revenue (ttm)29.55B +10.6%
Net Income4.34B -1.4%
EPS3.92 -1.8%
Shares Out 1.12B
PE Ratio25.34
Forward PE21.54
Dividend$1.24 (6.14%)
Ex-Dividend DateApr 29, 2026
Volume116,384
Open20.30
Previous Close20.27
Day's Range20.16 - 20.37
52-Week Range19.26 - 22.40
Betan/a
Analystsn/a
Price Targetn/a
Earnings DateApr 30, 2026

About SOJD

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale of electricity. The company offers electric service to retail customers and wholesale customers; and energy-related products and services to natural gas choice markets. It also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, operates, and manages power generation assets, as well as battery energy storage projects; sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market; and deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers. In addition, the compan... [Read more]

Industry Regulated Electric
Sector Utilities
Founded 1946
Employees 29,800
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol SOJD
Full Company Profile

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Blount County, Alabama Communications District selects Southern Linc to integrate two-way radio systems for public safety employees

Interoperable gateway solution connects multiple public safety networks and expands push-to-talk calling area by thousands of miles. ATLANTA, March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Linc, a subsidiary...

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13 days ago - PRNewsWire

US offers largest ever energy loan with $26.5 billion to Southern Co

The U.S. Energy Department has offered a $26.54 billion loan to subsidiaries of Southern Co to increase grid reliability, the largest ever such financing by its loan office, the department said on Wed...

20 days ago - Reuters

Southern Company receives historic Department of Energy $26.5 billion loan guarantees to increase grid reliability

Investments to create an estimated $7 billion in benefits for Southern Company customers, helping lower energy costs and strengthen the grid, while advancing the president's energy dominance and affor...

20 days ago - PRNewsWire

Southern Company: A Buy Even If You Don't Believe The AI Hype; Dividend Aristocrat Status Near

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The Southern Company (SO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

The Southern Company (SO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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26 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Southern Co forecasts annual profit below estimates, raises spending plan

Southern Co forecast annual profit below analysts' estimates on Thursday, and raised its five-year spending plan as it prepares to support unprecedented power needs from large-load customers such as d...

26 days ago - Reuters

Southern Company reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings

ATLANTA, Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today reported fourth-quarter earnings of $416 million, or $0.38 per share, in 2025 compared with earnings of $534 million, or $0.49 per share, ...

26 days ago - PRNewsWire

Southern Company: Steady Growth, But Priced Right, 3.2% Yield (Downgrade)

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PowerSecure works with Kit Carson Electric Cooperative to enhance grid resilience

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Southern Company announces quarterly dividend

ATLANTA, Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today announced a regular quarterly dividend of 74 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable March 6, 2026, to shareholders of reco...

6 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

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Service restored to 214,000+ customers as crews converge on hardest hit areas such as Clayton and Cornelia; Company's generation fleet prepared to meet demand for electricity during severe cold this w...

7 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

Southern Company ranked No. 1 in industry on FORTUNE's 2026 World's Most Admired Companies list

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2 months ago - CNBC Television

Southern Company fourth-quarter 2025 earnings to be released February 19

ATLANTA, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company plans to release its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2025 by 7:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, February 19, 2026.

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

Georgia marks 50 years of clean, reliable nuclear energy

Plant Hatch entered commercial service in December 1975; Nuclear plants serve as bedrock of state's energy mix with an average capacity factor of 94% over the last decade ATLANTA, Dec. 30, 2025 /PRNew...

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Georgia Natural Gas® Donates $250,000 to the Heating Energy Assistance Team to Help Keep Georgians Safe and Warm this Winter

ATLANTA , Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Natural Gas® (GNG) recently presented a $250,000 grant to the Heating Energy Assistance Team, Inc. (HEAT) to support Atlanta and communities throughout ...

3 months ago - PRNewsWire

Georgia PSC approves plan to deliver savings for electric customers, meet energy demands of a growing state

Plan will deliver estimated savings of approximately $102 per year for the typical residential customer; Growth continues to create thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars of positive economic i...

3 months ago - PRNewsWire

Southern Company Ranked as the No. 1 Employer in the US on 2025 Military Times Best for Vets: Employers List

ATLANTA , Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company is proud to announce the company has earned the No. 1 ranking in the United States on this year's Military Times Best for Vets: Employers list.

3 months ago - PRNewsWire