Utilities
The Southern Company JR 2017B NT 77(SOJC)
Live Price
Offline$20.93
-0.05% today
1Y Change
-1.83%
Window
Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $109.02B
- Revenue Growth
- +10.6%
- EPS Growth
- -2.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.1%
Coverage: 250 bars ยท Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
The Southern Company JR 2017B NT 77 (SOJC) is a Utilities stock with a market cap of $109.02B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $20.93 and down 1.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +10.6%, EPS growth of -2.0%, a dividend yield of 3.1%. What stands out right now is revenue +10.6%, EPS -2.0%, free cash flow -1886.1% with operating margin 24.1% and ROIC 4.1%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.1%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 24.9 and price/sales 3.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines SOJC price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Utilities peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+10.6% vs +6.1% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+24.1% vs +21.0% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
24.9 vs 19.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 23, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +10.6% and EPS is at -2.0%, with operating margin around 24.1%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.1%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 23, 2026 | โ | +0.1% | -0.1% | -2.1% |
2026 Feb 19, 2026 | -1.4% | +0.2% | +0.4% | -4.2% |
2025 Oct 29, 2025 | +2.0% | -0.8% | -1.1% | -3.6% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
SOJC Max Drawdown
-13.46%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for SOJC and SPY.
Company Overview
The Southern Company JR 2017B NT 77
New York Stock Exchange
The Southern Co is a holding company, which engages in the generation and sale of electricity. It operates through the following segments: Traditional Electric Operating Companies, Southern Power, and Southern Company Gas. The Traditional Electric Operating Companies segment refers to vertically integrated utilities that own generation, transmission and distribution facilities, and supplies electric services in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The Southern Power segment constructs, acquires, owns, and manages generation assets such as renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market. The Southern Company Gas segment distributes natural gas through natural gas distribution facilities in the states of Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, New Jersey, Florida, Tennessee, and Maryland. The company was founded on November 9, 1945, and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
- Leadership
- Christopher C. Womack
- IPO Date
- Nov 28, 2017
- Employees
- 28.1k
- Street Address
- 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, N.W.
- Mailing
- Atlanta, DE, 30308
- Region
- Atlanta, DE, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 404 506 5000
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 24.9
- EV/EBITDA
- 12.7
- Price/Sales
- 3.6
- Price/Book
- 2.9
Growth
- Revenue
- +10.6%
- EPS
- -2.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- -1886.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 43.1%
- Operating Margin
- 24.1%
- Net Margin
- 14.5%
- ROE
- 12.3%
- ROIC
- 4.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 2.05
- Current Ratio
- 0.65
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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