The Southern Company (SO)
NYSE: SO · Real-Time Price · USD
96.23
-0.31 (-0.32%)
At close: Mar 19, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
97.50
+1.27 (1.32%)
After-hours: Mar 19, 2026, 7:59 PM EDT
The Southern Company Balance Sheet
Financials in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Fiscal Quarter | 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 | Q2 2021 | Q1 2021 |
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Period Ending | 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 | Jun '21 Jun 30, 2021 | Mar '21 Mar 31, 2021 |
Cash & Equivalents | 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 | 1,582 | 1,770 |
Accounts Receivable | 3,414 | 3,427 | 3,797 | 3,773 | 3,692 | 3,508 | 3,727 | 3,434 | 3,444 | 3,456 | 3,178 | 2,890 | 3,079 | 2,736 | 2,990 | 2,555 | 2,439 | 2,294 | 2,238 | 2,548 |
Other Receivables | 655 | 476 | 553 | 501 | 597 | 909 | 549 | 512 | 519 | 553 | 568 | 510 | 637 | 533 | 534 | 509 | 523 | 611 | 488 | 478 |
Inventory | 3,333 | 3,255 | 3,075 | 3,054 | 3,369 | 3,385 | 3,287 | 3,268 | 3,352 | 3,148 | 2,963 | 2,750 | 2,677 | 2,681 | 2,281 | 2,103 | 2,355 | 2,258 | 2,122 | 2,195 |
Prepaid Expenses | 327 | 324 | 482 | 441 | 294 | 391 | 422 | 474 | 406 | 321 | 504 | 626 | 347 | 373 | 528 | 739 | 330 | 329 | 538 | 657 |
Restricted Cash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 99 | 141 | 176 | 83 | 117 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Other Current Assets | 1,548 | 1,803 | 1,629 | 1,716 | 1,641 | 1,798 | 1,810 | 2,043 | 1,822 | 1,758 | 1,560 | 1,609 | 1,697 | 2,029 | 1,722 | 1,727 | 1,518 | 2,101 | 2,581 | 1,819 |
Total Current Assets | 10,917 | 12,627 | 10,801 | 11,817 | 10,694 | 11,040 | 10,993 | 10,543 | 10,432 | 11,088 | 10,979 | 9,555 | 10,416 | 10,363 | 9,781 | 9,297 | 8,965 | 9,674 | 9,551 | 9,469 |
Property, Plant & Equipment | 115,544 | 112,040 | 109,338 | 107,555 | 105,870 | 104,083 | 103,154 | 101,662 | 101,083 | 99,510 | 97,989 | 96,902 | 95,860 | 94,839 | 94,184 | 93,277 | 92,638 | 92,364 | 91,076 | 90,501 |
Net Nuclear Fuel | 897 | 914 | 907 | 890 | 873 | 886 | 848 | 881 | 858 | 862 | 877 | 849 | 843 | 840 | 837 | 839 | 824 | 805 | 816 | 820 |
Regulatory Assets | 13,935 | 13,706 | 13,872 | 14,134 | 14,067 | 14,479 | 13,727 | 13,774 | 14,003 | 13,687 | 14,097 | 14,399 | 14,819 | 15,434 | 12,521 | 12,145 | 12,535 | 13,398 | 13,098 | 13,306 |
Goodwill | 5,161 | 5,161 | 5,161 | 5,161 | 5,161 | 5,161 | 5,161 | 5,161 | 5,161 | 5,161 | 5,161 | 5,161 | 5,161 | 5,280 | 5,280 | 5,280 | 5,280 | 5,280 | 5,280 | 5,280 |
Other Intangible Assets | 300 | 308 | 316 | 324 | 332 | 341 | 350 | 359 | 368 | 377 | 386 | 397 | 406 | 415 | 425 | 435 | 445 | 455 | 466 | 477 |
Long-Term Investments | 1,318 | 1,303 | 1,425 | 1,439 | 1,416 | 1,414 | 1,385 | 1,395 | 1,368 | 1,376 | 1,382 | 1,408 | 1,443 | 1,292 | 1,305 | 1,293 | 1,282 | 1,278 | 1,287 | 1,368 |
Long-Term Loans Receivable | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 575 | 569 | 562 |
Long-Term Deferred Charges | 1,436 | 1,322 | 1,390 | 1,396 | 1,467 | 1,477 | 1,435 | - | - | 1,441 | 1,430 | - | - | 1,489 | 2,384 | 1,889 | 1,337 | 1,565 | 1,283 | 1,235 |
Other Long-Term Assets | 6,212 | 5,867 | 5,643 | 5,393 | 5,300 | 5,075 | 4,884 | 6,345 | 6,058 | 4,819 | 4,815 | 6,085 | 5,943 | 4,053 | 4,052 | 4,184 | 4,228 | 2,467 | 2,481 | 2,375 |
Total Assets | 155,720 | 153,248 | 148,853 | 148,109 | 145,180 | 143,956 | 141,937 | 140,120 | 139,331 | 138,321 | 137,116 | 134,756 | 134,891 | 134,005 | 130,769 | 128,639 | 127,534 | 127,861 | 125,907 | 125,393 |
Accounts Payable | 3,710 | 3,017 | 2,948 | 3,094 | 3,701 | 3,950 | 2,445 | 2,154 | 2,898 | 2,942 | 2,493 | 2,365 | 3,525 | 3,079 | 2,908 | 2,251 | 2,169 | 2,229 | 2,075 | 2,533 |
Accrued Expenses | 3,315 | 2,774 | 2,400 | 1,883 | 3,051 | 2,620 | 2,170 | 1,704 | 2,777 | 2,371 | 1,998 | 1,539 | 2,632 | 2,274 | 1,995 | 1,393 | 2,373 | 2,109 | 1,869 | 1,419 |
Short-Term Debt | 722 | 144 | 988 | 514 | 1,338 | 722 | 1,334 | 2,445 | 2,314 | 1,726 | 1,647 | 2,554 | 2,609 | 1,398 | 2,510 | 2,330 | 1,440 | 707 | 1,402 | 1,092 |
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt | 6,204 | 7,541 | 5,365 | 5,168 | 4,709 | 1,642 | 2,800 | 1,964 | 2,465 | 3,076 | 4,063 | 4,363 | 4,267 | 3,241 | 1,052 | 1,193 | 2,141 | 3,286 | 2,829 | 3,535 |
Current Portion of Leases | 213 | 198 | 200 | 200 | 209 | 197 | 193 | 184 | 194 | 181 | 195 | 199 | 215 | 191 | 232 | 245 | 266 | 246 | 245 | 244 |
Current Income Taxes Payable | 22 | 456 | 20 | 53 | 57 | 37 | 49 | 76 | 8 | 177 | 76 | 52 | 60 | 129 | 17 | 57 | 50 | 149 | 40 | 71 |
Other Current Liabilities | 2,702 | 2,596 | 2,649 | 2,858 | 2,928 | 2,997 | 3,037 | 2,931 | 2,811 | 2,741 | 2,768 | 2,821 | 2,416 | 2,489 | 2,773 | 2,965 | 2,482 | 2,533 | 3,200 | 2,692 |
Total Current Liabilities | 16,888 | 16,726 | 14,570 | 13,770 | 15,993 | 12,165 | 12,028 | 11,458 | 13,467 | 13,214 | 13,240 | 13,893 | 15,724 | 12,801 | 11,487 | 10,434 | 10,921 | 11,259 | 11,660 | 11,586 |
Long-Term Debt | 64,897 | 64,621 | 62,983 | 62,939 | 58,490 | 61,254 | 59,883 | 59,361 | 56,923 | 56,003 | 55,134 | 52,060 | 50,360 | 50,427 | 51,204 | 50,633 | 49,921 | 48,843 | 47,828 | 46,727 |
Long-Term Leases | 2,039 | 1,242 | 1,288 | 1,299 | 1,531 | 1,267 | 1,309 | 1,292 | 1,594 | 1,320 | 1,356 | 1,374 | 1,684 | 1,393 | 1,464 | 1,521 | 1,702 | 1,495 | 1,604 | 1,652 |
Pension & Post-Retirement Benefits | 1,226 | 955 | 993 | 983 | 1,274 | 1,064 | 1,109 | 1,096 | 1,393 | 1,184 | 1,217 | 1,222 | 1,493 | 1,466 | 1,509 | 1,526 | 1,840 | 1,849 | 2,004 | 2,091 |
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities | 18,847 | 18,625 | 18,757 | 18,587 | 18,220 | 18,317 | 18,010 | 17,848 | 17,731 | 17,658 | 17,679 | 17,707 | 17,404 | 17,341 | 17,113 | 17,067 | 16,479 | 16,631 | 16,550 | 16,729 |
Other Long-Term Liabilities | 12,956 | 12,805 | 12,920 | 13,308 | 12,998 | 12,984 | 13,487 | 13,451 | 12,998 | 13,638 | 13,842 | 13,938 | 13,694 | 14,859 | 14,737 | 14,538 | 14,104 | 14,274 | 13,224 | 13,249 |
Total Liabilities | 116,853 | 114,974 | 111,511 | 110,886 | 108,506 | 107,051 | 105,826 | 104,506 | 104,106 | 103,017 | 102,468 | 100,194 | 100,359 | 98,287 | 97,514 | 95,719 | 94,967 | 94,351 | 92,870 | 92,034 |
Common Stock | 5,554 | 5,463 | 5,458 | 5,453 | 5,446 | 5,441 | 5,436 | 5,431 | 5,423 | 5,422 | 5,422 | 5,421 | 5,417 | 5,417 | 5,288 | 5,286 | 5,279 | 5,278 | 5,274 | 5,273 |
Additional Paid-In Capital | 15,740 | 14,422 | 14,332 | 14,231 | 14,149 | 14,048 | 13,947 | 13,846 | 13,775 | 13,751 | 13,742 | 13,715 | 13,673 | 13,657 | 12,033 | 11,994 | 11,950 | 11,932 | 11,886 | 11,854 |
Retained Earnings | 14,856 | 15,254 | 14,357 | 14,291 | 13,750 | 14,005 | 13,259 | 12,844 | 12,482 | 12,391 | 11,732 | 11,658 | 11,538 | 12,374 | 11,645 | 11,261 | 10,929 | 11,844 | 11,442 | 11,768 |
Treasury Stock | -59 | -57 | -62 | -61 | -59 | -57 | -63 | -61 | -59 | -57 | -56 | -55 | -53 | -52 | -51 | -49 | -47 | -46 | -48 | -46 |
Comprehensive Income & Other | -75 | -80 | -71 | -75 | -78 | -139 | -130 | -140 | -177 | -130 | -168 | -211 | -167 | -157 | -184 | -195 | -237 | -319 | -355 | -367 |
Total Common Equity | 36,016 | 35,002 | 34,014 | 33,839 | 33,208 | 33,298 | 32,449 | 31,920 | 31,444 | 31,377 | 30,672 | 30,528 | 30,408 | 31,239 | 28,731 | 28,297 | 27,874 | 28,689 | 28,199 | 28,482 |
Minority Interest | 2,851 | 3,272 | 3,328 | 3,384 | 3,466 | 3,607 | 3,662 | 3,694 | 3,781 | 3,927 | 3,976 | 4,034 | 4,124 | 4,479 | 4,524 | 4,623 | 4,693 | 4,821 | 4,838 | 4,877 |
Shareholders' Equity | 38,867 | 38,274 | 37,342 | 37,223 | 36,674 | 36,905 | 36,111 | 35,614 | 35,225 | 35,304 | 34,648 | 34,562 | 34,532 | 35,718 | 33,255 | 32,920 | 32,567 | 33,510 | 33,037 | 33,359 |
Total Liabilities & Equity | 155,720 | 153,248 | 148,853 | 148,109 | 145,180 | 143,956 | 141,937 | 140,120 | 139,331 | 138,321 | 137,116 | 134,756 | 134,891 | 134,005 | 130,769 | 128,639 | 127,534 | 127,861 | 125,907 | 125,393 |
Total Debt | 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 | 53,908 | 53,250 |
Net Cash (Debt) | -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 | -52,326 | -51,480 |
Net Cash Per Share | -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 | -49.04 | -48.29 |
Filing Date Shares Outstanding | 1,119 | 1,101 | 1,100 | 1,099 | 1,097 | 1,096 | 1,095 | 1,093 | 1,091 | 1,091 | 1,091 | 1,090 | 1,089 | 1,088 | 1,063 | 1,063 | 1,060 | 1,060 | 1,059 | 1,059 |
Total Common Shares Outstanding | 1,119 | 1,101 | 1,100 | 1,099 | 1,097 | 1,096 | 1,095 | 1,093 | 1,091 | 1,091 | 1,091 | 1,090 | 1,089 | 1,088 | 1,063 | 1,063 | 1,060 | 1,060 | 1,059 | 1,059 |
Working Capital | -5,971 | -4,099 | -3,769 | -1,953 | -5,299 | -1,125 | -1,035 | -915 | -3,035 | -2,126 | -2,261 | -4,338 | -5,308 | -2,438 | -1,706 | -1,137 | -1,956 | -1,585 | -2,109 | -2,117 |
Book Value Per Share | 32.18 | 31.79 | 30.92 | 30.79 | 30.27 | 30.39 | 29.65 | 29.19 | 28.82 | 28.77 | 28.13 | 28.00 | 27.93 | 28.72 | 27.03 | 26.63 | 26.30 | 27.07 | 26.63 | 26.90 |
Tangible Book Value | 30,555 | 29,533 | 28,537 | 28,354 | 27,715 | 27,796 | 26,938 | 26,400 | 25,915 | 25,839 | 25,125 | 24,970 | 24,841 | 25,544 | 23,026 | 22,582 | 22,149 | 22,954 | 22,453 | 22,725 |
Tangible Book Value Per Share | 27.30 | 26.82 | 25.94 | 25.80 | 25.26 | 25.37 | 24.61 | 24.14 | 23.75 | 23.69 | 23.04 | 22.90 | 22.82 | 23.49 | 21.66 | 21.25 | 20.90 | 21.66 | 21.21 | 21.47 |
Machinery | 144,160 | - | - | - | 135,395 | - | - | - | 126,863 | 125,573 | 119,852 | 118,690 | 115,976 | 116,838 | 117,418 | 116,259 | 114,277 | 114,166 | 112,783 | 111,579 |
Construction In Progress | 10,534 | 9,239 | 7,686 | 7,221 | 6,389 | 6,232 | 5,231 | 8,225 | 7,784 | 8,496 | 11,992 | 11,510 | 10,896 | 10,773 | 9,770 | 9,337 | 8,771 | 9,611 | 9,264 | 9,525 |
Updated Feb 19, 2026. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Utility template. Financial Sources.