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The Southern Company (SO)
NYSE: SO · Real-Time Price · USD
86.17
+0.02 (0.02%)
At close: Oct 9, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
86.15
-0.02 (-0.02%)
After-hours: Oct 9, 2026, 7:57 PM EDT

The Southern Company Financials Overview

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.

Revenue & Profits

Fiscal QuarterQ2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021Q3 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Mar '26 Dec '25 Sep '25 Jun '25 Mar '25 Dec '24 Sep '24 Jun '24 Mar '24 Dec '23 Sep '23 Jun '23 Mar '23 Dec '22 Sep '22 Jun '22 Mar '22 Dec '21 Sep '21
Revenue
6,9778,3976,9817,8236,9737,7756,3417,2746,4636,6466,0456,9805,7486,4807,0478,3787,2066,6485,7676,238
Revenue Growth
0.06%8.00%10.09%7.55%7.89%16.99%4.90%4.21%12.44%2.56%-14.22%-16.69%-20.23%-2.53%22.20%34.31%38.63%12.49%12.70%11.00%
Net Income
1,1741,3564161,7118801,3345341,5351,2031,1298551,422838862-871,4721,1071,032-2151,101
Earnings Per Share
1.031.200.381.540.791.210.481.391.091.030.781.290.760.79-0.081.351.030.97-0.201.03
EPS Growth
30.38%-0.83%-22.13%10.79%-27.52%17.48%-38.47%7.75%43.42%30.38%--4.44%-26.21%-18.56%-31.07%194.29%-8.49%--12.71%

Revenue by Segment

Fiscal QuarterQ2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021Q3 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Mar '26 Dec '25 Sep '25 Jun '25 Mar '25 Dec '24 Sep '24 Jun '24 Mar '24 Dec '23 Sep '23 Jun '23 Mar '23 Dec '22 Sep '22 Jun '22 Mar '22 Dec '21 Sep '21
Retail Electric
4,7454,6404,2655,7074,7584,6013,9975,3664,4863,9413,7465,1393,8593,5993,8345,9614,7893,6133,3604,551
Wholesale Electric
6999656848326817445127216275715367276055998431,197937664633731
Other Electric
242265229262220242265222210199190203209190193185192177194179
Natural Gas
9662,1911,4927349791,8391,2366828311,7071,2866898521,8751,9648571,0832,0581,386623
Other Operating
325336310288335349331283309228287222223217213178205136194154
Revenue (Total)
6,9778,3976,9817,8236,9737,7756,3417,2746,4636,6466,0456,9805,7486,4807,0478,3787,2066,6485,7676,238

Cash & Debt

Fiscal QuarterQ2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021Q3 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Mar '26 Dec '25 Sep '25 Jun '25 Mar '25 Dec '24 Sep '24 Jun '24 Mar '24 Dec '23 Sep '23 Jun '23 Mar '23 Dec '22 Sep '22 Jun '22 Mar '22 Dec '21 Sep '21
Cash & Investments
2,9849811,6393,3411,2642,3271,0701,0181,1527137481,6762,1231,0531,9172,0091,7241,6621,7982,078
Total Debt
77,08776,00574,07573,74670,82470,12066,27765,08265,51965,24663,49062,30662,39560,55059,13556,65056,46255,92255,47054,577
Net Cash (Debt)
-74,103-75,024-72,436-70,405-69,560-67,793-65,207-64,064-64,367-64,533-62,742-60,630-60,272-59,497-57,218-54,641-54,738-54,260-53,672-52,499
Net Cash Growth
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Net Cash Per Share
-64.95-66.51-65.32-63.43-62.78-61.35-59.39-58.08-58.41-58.67-57.46-55.17-54.89-54.19-52.49-50.22-51.06-50.76-50.54-49.16

Cash Flow & CapEx

Fiscal QuarterQ2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021Q3 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Mar '26 Dec '25 Sep '25 Jun '25 Mar '25 Dec '24 Sep '24 Jun '24 Mar '24 Dec '23 Sep '23 Jun '23 Mar '23 Dec '22 Sep '22 Jun '22 Mar '22 Dec '21 Sep '21
Operating Cash Flow
3,0541,2262,5973,7742,1811,2502,1733,6162,6881,3111,8132,8402,0568441,2851,4381,9871,5921,0882,177
Capital Expenditures
-3,695-2,944-4,285-3,215-3,019-2,437-2,749-2,311-2,125-1,770-2,534-2,663-2,048-1,850-2,421-2,289-1,794-1,419-2,364-1,838
Free Cash Flow
-641-1,718-1,688559-838-1,187-5761,305563-459-7211778-1,006-1,136-851193173-1,276339
Free Cash Flow Growth
----57.16%---637.29%6937.50%----95.86%------61.43%

Margins

Fiscal QuarterQ2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021Q3 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Mar '26 Dec '25 Sep '25 Jun '25 Mar '25 Dec '24 Sep '24 Jun '24 Mar '24 Dec '23 Sep '23 Jun '23 Mar '23 Dec '22 Sep '22 Jun '22 Mar '22 Dec '21 Sep '21
Pretax Margin
19.71%18.65%2.81%26.98%16.38%19.94%8.59%26.29%22.87%19.47%13.23%24.77%16.02%13.83%-3.33%22.65%19.28%17.45%-9.88%23.69%
Profit Margin
16.83%16.15%5.96%21.87%12.62%17.16%8.42%21.10%18.61%16.99%14.14%20.37%14.58%13.30%-1.23%17.57%15.36%15.52%-3.73%17.65%
FCF Margin
-9.19%-20.46%-24.18%7.15%-12.02%-15.27%-9.08%17.94%8.71%-6.91%-11.93%2.54%0.14%-15.53%-16.12%-10.16%2.68%2.60%-22.13%5.43%

Dividends

Fiscal QuarterQ2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021Q3 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Mar '26 Dec '25 Sep '25 Jun '25 Mar '25 Dec '24 Sep '24 Jun '24 Mar '24 Dec '23 Sep '23 Jun '23 Mar '23 Dec '22 Sep '22 Jun '22 Mar '22 Dec '21 Sep '21
Dividend Per Share
0.7600.7400.7400.7400.7400.7200.7200.7200.7200.7000.7000.7000.7000.6800.6800.6800.6800.6600.6600.660
Dividend Per Share Growth
2.70%2.78%2.78%2.78%2.78%2.86%2.86%2.86%2.86%2.94%2.94%2.94%2.94%3.03%3.03%3.03%3.03%3.13%3.13%3.13%
Dividend Yield
3.14%3.12%3.45%3.18%3.29%3.29%3.68%3.36%3.91%4.24%4.35%4.73%4.37%4.42%4.32%4.55%4.35%4.28%4.54%5.04%

Valuation

Fiscal QuarterQ2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021Q3 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Mar '26 Dec '25 Sep '25 Jun '25 Mar '25 Dec '24 Sep '24 Jun '24 Mar '24 Dec '23 Sep '23 Jun '23 Mar '23 Dec '22 Sep '22 Jun '22 Mar '22 Dec '21 Sep '21
PE Ratio
23.1724.7622.1223.3823.5621.9020.5020.9018.4018.4419.2323.2624.8322.62-21.2925.0533.57-21.91
Forward PE
20.7721.1419.3021.3821.1721.4619.1721.2818.6817.9017.6816.1218.4119.2721.2720.7420.2120.4519.9218.90
P/FCF Ratio
-------143.47------------
PS Ratio
3.583.583.253.613.563.623.383.743.253.083.032.692.772.612.652.582.933.223.152.92