SOUTHERN CO - SO 5 1/4 12/01/2077 (SOJC) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:SOJC • US8425874042

21.95 USD
-0.08 (-0.36%)
Last: Mar 11, 2026, 08:25 PM
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This SOJC fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

4

Overall SOJC gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated SOJC against 46 industry peers in the Electric Utilities industry. While SOJC belongs to the best of the industry regarding profitability, there are concerns on its financial health. A decent growth rate in combination with a cheap valuation! Better keep an eye on SOJC.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. SOJC Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • SOJC had positive earnings in the past year.
  • SOJC had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Each year in the past 5 years SOJC has been profitable.
  • In the past 5 years SOJC always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
SOJC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFSOJC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2B -2B 4B 6B 8B

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 2.79%, SOJC is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 60.87% of the companies in the same industry.
  • SOJC has a Return On Equity of 12.05%. This is in the better half of the industry: SOJC outperforms 76.09% of its industry peers.
  • SOJC has a better Return On Invested Capital (4.30%) than 67.39% of its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for SOJC is in line with the industry average of 4.49%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (4.30%) for SOJC is above the 3 year average (4.15%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.79%
ROE 12.05%
ROIC 4.3%
ROA(3y)2.89%
ROA(5y)2.63%
ROE(3y)12.65%
ROE(5y)11.61%
ROIC(3y)4.15%
ROIC(5y)4%
SOJC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICSOJC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • SOJC has a Profit Margin of 14.69%. This is in the better half of the industry: SOJC outperforms 67.39% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of SOJC has remained more or less at the same level.
  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 24.65%, SOJC is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 76.09% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of SOJC has remained more or less at the same level.
  • With an excellent Gross Margin value of 88.95%, SOJC belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 86.96% of the companies in the same industry.
  • SOJC's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 24.65%
PM (TTM) 14.69%
GM 88.95%
OM growth 3Y7.89%
OM growth 5Y-0.48%
PM growth 3Y6.87%
PM growth 5Y-0.82%
GM growth 3Y2.36%
GM growth 5Y-0.17%
SOJC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsSOJC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20 40 60 80

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2. SOJC Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so SOJC is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, SOJC has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
  • The number of shares outstanding for SOJC remains at a similar level compared to 5 years ago.
  • SOJC has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
SOJC Yearly Shares OutstandingSOJC Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B
SOJC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsSOJC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50B 100B 150B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.56, we must say that SOJC is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • SOJC has a Altman-Z score of 0.56. This is in the lower half of the industry: SOJC underperforms 78.26% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.84 is on the high side and indicates that SOJC has dependencies on debt financing.
  • SOJC's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.84 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SOJC is outperformed by 76.09% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.84
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.56
ROIC/WACC0.91
WACC4.74%
SOJC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFSOJC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20B 40B 60B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.65 indicates that SOJC may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.65, SOJC is doing worse than 65.22% of the companies in the same industry.
  • SOJC has a Quick Ratio of 0.65. This is a bad value and indicates that SOJC is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • SOJC has a Quick ratio of 0.45. This is in the lower half of the industry: SOJC underperforms 69.57% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.65
Quick Ratio 0.45
SOJC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesSOJC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5B 10B 15B

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3. SOJC Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 5.91% over the past year.
  • Measured over the past 5 years, SOJC shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 5.76% on average per year.
  • SOJC shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 10.58%.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 7.72% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)5.91%
EPS 3Y6%
EPS 5Y5.76%
EPS Q2Q%10%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.58%
Revenue growth 3Y0.31%
Revenue growth 5Y7.72%
Sales Q2Q%10.09%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, SOJC will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 8.00% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 6.80% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y9.44%
EPS Next 2Y8.5%
EPS Next 3Y8.58%
EPS Next 5Y8%
Revenue Next Year8.73%
Revenue Next 2Y7.16%
Revenue Next 3Y7.14%
Revenue Next 5Y6.8%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
SOJC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesSOJC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 10B 20B 30B 40B
SOJC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesSOJC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 2 4 6

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4. SOJC Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • SOJC is valuated cheaply with a Price/Earnings ratio of 5.10.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, SOJC is valued cheaper than 89.13% of the companies in the same industry.
  • SOJC's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.15.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 4.66, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of SOJC.
  • 89.13% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SOJC, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • SOJC's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 24.27.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 5.1
Fwd PE 4.66
SOJC Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsSOJC Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, SOJC is valued cheaper than 86.96% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.13
SOJC Per share dataSOJC EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • The decent profitability rating of SOJC may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)0.54
PEG (5Y)0.89
EPS Next 2Y8.5%
EPS Next 3Y8.58%

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5. SOJC Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • SOJC has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.05%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
  • SOJC's Dividend Yield is comparable with the industry average which is at 2.87.
  • SOJC's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.82.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 3.05%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of SOJC has a limited annual growth rate of 2.35%.
  • SOJC has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.
  • SOJC has decreased its dividend in the last 3 years.
Dividend Growth(5Y)2.35%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years2
SOJC Yearly Dividends per shareSOJC Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

5.3 Sustainability

  • SOJC pays out 69.45% of its income as dividend. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
  • The dividend of SOJC is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP69.45%
EPS Next 2Y8.5%
EPS Next 3Y8.58%
SOJC Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendSOJC Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2B -2B 4B
SOJC Dividend Payout.SOJC Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.SOJC Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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SOJC Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

SOUTHERN CO - SO 5 1/4 12/01/2077

NYSE:SOJC (3/11/2026, 8:25:42 PM)

21.95

-0.08 (-0.36%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGroupUtilities
GICS IndustryElectric Utilities
Earnings (Last)02-19
Earnings (Next)04-29
Inst Owners72.72%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.12%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap24.57B
Revenue(TTM)29.55B
Net Income(TTM)4.34B
Analysts70.63
Price Target23.7 (7.97%)
Short Float %0%
Short Ratio0.57
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 3.05%
Yearly Dividend2.74
Dividend Growth(5Y)2.35%
DP69.45%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years2
Ex-Date02-27
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-1.9%
Min EPS beat(2)-6.91%
Max EPS beat(2)3.1%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-1.04%
Min EPS beat(4)-6.91%
Max EPS beat(4)3.1%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)2.67%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)3.33%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)4.23%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)2.15%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.17%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.47%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)4.34%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.17%
Max Revenue beat(4)7.77%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)2.53%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.95%
Revenue beat(16)10
Avg Revenue beat(16)2.77%
PT rev (1m)-3.29%
PT rev (3m)-5.15%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-5.55%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-6.1%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.19%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.23%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-2.7%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-2.7%
Revenue NY rev (1m)3.37%
Revenue NY rev (3m)4.07%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 5.1
Fwd PE 4.66
P/S 0.83
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 2.51
P/B 0.68
P/tB 0.8
EV/EBITDA 7.13
EPS(TTM)4.3
EY19.59%
EPS(NY)4.71
Fwd EY21.44%
FCF(TTM)-2.62
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)8.76
OCFY39.89%
SpS26.4
BVpS32.17
TBVpS27.3
PEG (NY)0.54
PEG (5Y)0.89
Graham Number55.79
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.79%
ROE 12.05%
ROCE 5.25%
ROIC 4.3%
ROICexc 4.36%
ROICexgc 4.53%
OM 24.65%
PM (TTM) 14.69%
GM 88.95%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)2.89%
ROA(5y)2.63%
ROE(3y)12.65%
ROE(5y)11.61%
ROIC(3y)4.15%
ROIC(5y)4%
ROICexc(3y)4.19%
ROICexc(5y)4.04%
ROICexgc(3y)4.37%
ROICexgc(5y)4.23%
ROCE(3y)5.09%
ROCE(5y)4.91%
ROICexgc growth 3Y3.03%
ROICexgc growth 5Y2.27%
ROICexc growth 3Y3.28%
ROICexc growth 5Y2.54%
OM growth 3Y7.89%
OM growth 5Y-0.48%
PM growth 3Y6.87%
PM growth 5Y-0.82%
GM growth 3Y2.36%
GM growth 5Y-0.17%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.19
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.84
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 4.98
Cap/Depr 211.23%
Cap/Sales 43.1%
Interest Coverage 2.71
Cash Conversion 73.62%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.65
Quick Ratio 0.45
Altman-Z 0.56
F-Score4
WACC4.74%
ROIC/WACC0.91
Cap/Depr(3y)187.9%
Cap/Depr(5y)188.18%
Cap/Sales(3y)37.54%
Cap/Sales(5y)34.2%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)5.91%
EPS 3Y6%
EPS 5Y5.76%
EPS Q2Q%10%
EPS Next Y9.44%
EPS Next 2Y8.5%
EPS Next 3Y8.58%
EPS Next 5Y8%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.58%
Revenue growth 3Y0.31%
Revenue growth 5Y7.72%
Sales Q2Q%10.09%
Revenue Next Year8.73%
Revenue Next 2Y7.16%
Revenue Next 3Y7.14%
Revenue Next 5Y6.8%
EBIT growth 1Y3.38%
EBIT growth 3Y8.23%
EBIT growth 5Y7.2%
EBIT Next Year83.86%
EBIT Next 3Y29.67%
EBIT Next 5Y20.51%
FCF growth 1Y-452.34%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y0.14%
OCF growth 3Y15.86%
OCF growth 5Y7.92%

SOUTHERN CO - SO 5 1/4 12/01/2077 / SOJC FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for SOUTHERN CO - SO 5 1/4 12/01/2077?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to SOJC.


What is the valuation status of SOUTHERN CO - SO 5 1/4 12/01/2077 (SOJC) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to SOUTHERN CO - SO 5 1/4 12/01/2077 (SOJC). This can be considered as Undervalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for SOUTHERN CO - SO 5 1/4 12/01/2077?

SOUTHERN CO - SO 5 1/4 12/01/2077 (SOJC) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.


What are the PE and PB ratios of SOUTHERN CO - SO 5 1/4 12/01/2077 (SOJC) stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for SOUTHERN CO - SO 5 1/4 12/01/2077 (SOJC) is 5.1 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.68.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for SOJC stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of SOUTHERN CO - SO 5 1/4 12/01/2077 (SOJC) is expected to grow by 9.44% in the next year.