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
Financials in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
| Fiscal Quarter | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
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| Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Revenue Revenue Growth | 6,977 | 8,397 | 6,981 | 7,823 | 6,973 | 7,775 | 6,341 | 7,274 | 6,463 | 6,646 | 6,045 | 6,980 | 5,748 | 6,480 | 7,047 | 8,378 | 7,206 | 6,648 | 5,767 | 6,238 |
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 Net Income Growth | 1,174 | 1,356 | 416 | 1,711 | 880 | 1,334 | 534 | 1,535 | 1,203 | 1,129 | 855 | 1,422 | 838 | 862 | -87 | 1,472 | 1,107 | 1,032 | -215 | 1,101 |
Earnings Per Share EPS Growth | 1.03 | 1.20 | 0.38 | 1.54 | 0.79 | 1.21 | 0.48 | 1.39 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 0.78 | 1.29 | 0.76 | 0.79 | -0.08 | 1.35 | 1.03 | 0.97 | -0.20 | 1.03 |
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% |
| Fiscal Quarter | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
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| Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Retail Electric Retail Electric Growth | 4,745 | 4,640 | 4,265 | 5,707 | 4,758 | 4,601 | 3,997 | 5,366 | 4,486 | 3,941 | 3,746 | 5,139 | 3,859 | 3,599 | 3,834 | 5,961 | 4,789 | 3,613 | 3,360 | 4,551 |
Wholesale Electric Wholesale Electric Growth | 699 | 965 | 684 | 832 | 681 | 744 | 512 | 721 | 627 | 571 | 536 | 727 | 605 | 599 | 843 | 1,197 | 937 | 664 | 633 | 731 |
Other Electric Other Electric Growth | 242 | 265 | 229 | 262 | 220 | 242 | 265 | 222 | 210 | 199 | 190 | 203 | 209 | 190 | 193 | 185 | 192 | 177 | 194 | 179 |
Natural Gas Natural Gas Growth | 966 | 2,191 | 1,492 | 734 | 979 | 1,839 | 1,236 | 682 | 831 | 1,707 | 1,286 | 689 | 852 | 1,875 | 1,964 | 857 | 1,083 | 2,058 | 1,386 | 623 |
Other Operating Other Operating Growth | 325 | 336 | 310 | 288 | 335 | 349 | 331 | 283 | 309 | 228 | 287 | 222 | 223 | 217 | 213 | 178 | 205 | 136 | 194 | 154 |
Revenue (Total) Revenue (Total) Growth | 6,977 | 8,397 | 6,981 | 7,823 | 6,973 | 7,775 | 6,341 | 7,274 | 6,463 | 6,646 | 6,045 | 6,980 | 5,748 | 6,480 | 7,047 | 8,378 | 7,206 | 6,648 | 5,767 | 6,238 |
| Fiscal Quarter | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
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| Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Cash & Investments Cash & Investments Growth | 2,984 | 981 | 1,639 | 3,341 | 1,264 | 2,327 | 1,070 | 1,018 | 1,152 | 713 | 748 | 1,676 | 2,123 | 1,053 | 1,917 | 2,009 | 1,724 | 1,662 | 1,798 | 2,078 |
Total Debt Total Debt Growth | 77,087 | 76,005 | 74,075 | 73,746 | 70,824 | 70,120 | 66,277 | 65,082 | 65,519 | 65,246 | 63,490 | 62,306 | 62,395 | 60,550 | 59,135 | 56,650 | 56,462 | 55,922 | 55,470 | 54,577 |
Net Cash (Debt) Net Cash Growth | -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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Net Cash Per Share Net Cash Per Share Growth | -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 |
| Fiscal Quarter | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
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| Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Operating Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Growth | 3,054 | 1,226 | 2,597 | 3,774 | 2,181 | 1,250 | 2,173 | 3,616 | 2,688 | 1,311 | 1,813 | 2,840 | 2,056 | 844 | 1,285 | 1,438 | 1,987 | 1,592 | 1,088 | 2,177 |
Capital Expenditures CapEx Growth | -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 Free Cash Flow Growth | -641 | -1,718 | -1,688 | 559 | -838 | -1,187 | -576 | 1,305 | 563 | -459 | -721 | 177 | 8 | -1,006 | -1,136 | -851 | 193 | 173 | -1,276 | 339 |
Free Cash Flow Growth | - | - | - | -57.16% | - | - | - | 637.29% | 6937.50% | - | - | - | -95.86% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61.43% |
| Fiscal Quarter | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
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| Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
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% |
| Fiscal Quarter | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
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| Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Dividend Per Share Dividend Per Share Growth | 0.760 | 0.740 | 0.740 | 0.740 | 0.740 | 0.720 | 0.720 | 0.720 | 0.720 | 0.700 | 0.700 | 0.700 | 0.700 | 0.680 | 0.680 | 0.680 | 0.680 | 0.660 | 0.660 | 0.660 |
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% |
| Fiscal Quarter | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
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| Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
PE Ratio | 23.17 | 24.76 | 22.12 | 23.38 | 23.56 | 21.90 | 20.50 | 20.90 | 18.40 | 18.44 | 19.23 | 23.26 | 24.83 | 22.62 | - | 21.29 | 25.05 | 33.57 | - | 21.91 |
Forward PE | 20.77 | 21.14 | 19.30 | 21.38 | 21.17 | 21.46 | 19.17 | 21.28 | 18.68 | 17.90 | 17.68 | 16.12 | 18.41 | 19.27 | 21.27 | 20.74 | 20.21 | 20.45 | 19.92 | 18.90 |
P/FCF Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 143.47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
PS Ratio | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.25 | 3.61 | 3.56 | 3.62 | 3.38 | 3.74 | 3.25 | 3.08 | 3.03 | 2.69 | 2.77 | 2.61 | 2.65 | 2.58 | 2.93 | 3.22 | 3.15 | 2.92 |