Free Trial
$100 Off Ends Tonight! MarketBeat All Access Returns to $249
  • 0Days
  • 0Hours
  • 0Minutes
  • 0Seconds
Save $100 Now
Claim MarketBeat All Access Sale Promotion

Southern (SO) Financials

Southern logo
$94.67 +0.12 (+0.12%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$93.88 -0.79 (-0.84%)
As of 05/22/2026 07:59 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.
Annual Income Statements for Southern

Annual Income Statements for Southern

This table shows Southern's income and expenses over time, based on annual financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/31/2015 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023 12/31/2024 12/31/2025
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
2,367 2,448 4,020 2,226 4,739 3,119 2,393 3,524 3,976 4,401 4,341
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
2,435 2,529 1,992 2,300 4,744 3,103 2,309 3,428 3,849 4,260 4,171
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
2,435 5,594 62,514 2,300 4,744 3,103 2,309 3,428 3,849 4,260 4,171
Total Pre-Tax Income
3,629 3,480 2,428 2,749 6,542 3,496 2,576 4,223 4,345 5,229 4,999
Total Operating Income
4,282 4,486 4,440 4,191 7,736 4,885 3,698 5,370 5,826 7,068 7,285
Total Gross Profit
7,678 19,896 92,326 9,616 9,603 9,897 10,247 10,627 11,776 13,363 14,324
Total Revenue
17,489 19,896 117,579 23,495 21,419 20,375 23,113 29,279 25,253 26,724 29,553
Operating Revenue
17,442 19,896 117,579 23,495 21,419 20,375 23,113 29,279 25,253 26,724 29,553
Total Cost of Revenue
9,811 0.00 25,253 13,879 11,816 10,478 12,866 18,652 13,477 13,361 15,229
Operating Cost of Revenue
9,811 - 25,253 13,879 11,816 10,478 12,866 18,652 13,477 13,361 15,229
Total Operating Expenses
3,396 12,345 24,547 5,425 1,867 5,012 6,549 5,257 5,950 6,295 7,039
Depreciation Expense
2,034 5,425 6,680 3,131 3,038 3,518 3,565 3,663 4,525 4,755 5,501
Other Operating Expenses / (Income)
997 6,923 9,103 1,315 1,230 1,234 1,290 1,411 1,425 1,540 1,538
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-653 -1,006 -5,532 -1,442 -1,194 -1,389 -1,122 -1,147 -1,481 -1,839 -2,286
Interest Expense
840 1,317 4,253 1,842 1,736 1,821 1,837 2,022 2,446 2,743 3,238
Interest & Investment Income
226 261 377 286 290 302 266 375 412 374 452
Other Income / (Expense), net
-39 50 -1,656 114 252 130 449 500 553 530 500
Income Tax Expense
1,194 951 926 449 1,798 393 267 795 496 969 828
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
14 36 92 58 -10 -31 -99 -107 -127 -141 -170
Basic Earnings per Share
$2.60 $2.57 $0.84 $2.18 $4.53 $2.95 $2.26 $3.28 $3.64 $4.02 $3.94
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
910M 951M 1B 1.02B 1.05B 1.06B 1.06B 1.08B 1.09B 1.10B 1.10B
Diluted Earnings per Share
$2.59 $2.55 $0.84 $2.17 $4.50 $2.93 $2.24 $3.26 $3.62 $3.99 $3.92
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
914M 958M 1.01B 1.03B 1.05B 1.07B 1.07B 1.08B 1.10B 1.10B 1.11B
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
884.20M 1.04B 1.00B 1.08B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.13B 1.13B 1.14B 1.16B
Cash Dividends to Common per Share
$2.15 $2.22 $2.30 $2.38 $2.46 $2.54 $2.62 $2.70 $5.56 $5.72 $2.94

Quarterly Income Statements for Southern

This table shows Southern's income and expenses over time, based on quarterly financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/30/2024 12/31/2024 3/31/2025 6/30/2025 9/30/2025 12/31/2025 3/31/2026
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
1,422 854 1,129 1,203 1,535 534 1,334 880 1,711 416 1,356
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
1,432 795 1,071 1,188 1,535 466 1,270 853 1,707 341 1,338
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
1,432 795 1,071 1,188 1,535 466 1,270 853 1,707 341 1,338
Total Pre-Tax Income
1,729 799 1,294 1,478 1,912 545 1,550 1,142 2,111 196 1,566
Total Operating Income
2,110 1,208 1,703 1,939 2,368 1,058 2,010 1,764 2,594 917 2,018
Total Gross Profit
3,754 2,489 3,244 3,505 3,953 2,661 3,741 3,490 4,304 2,789 3,902
Total Revenue
6,980 6,045 6,646 6,463 7,274 6,341 7,775 6,973 7,823 6,982 8,397
Operating Revenue
6,980 6,045 6,646 6,463 7,274 6,341 7,775 6,973 7,823 6,982 8,397
Total Cost of Revenue
3,226 3,556 3,402 2,958 3,321 3,680 4,034 3,483 3,519 4,193 4,495
Operating Cost of Revenue
3,226 3,556 3,402 2,958 3,321 3,680 4,034 3,483 3,519 4,193 4,495
Total Operating Expenses
1,644 1,281 1,541 1,566 1,585 1,603 1,731 1,726 1,710 1,872 1,884
Depreciation Expense
1,143 1,159 1,145 1,182 1,210 1,218 1,286 1,323 1,422 1,470 1,420
Other Operating Expenses / (Income)
341 350 396 384 375 385 445 403 288 402 464
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-381 -409 -409 -461 -456 -513 -460 -622 -483 -721 -452
Interest Expense
620 634 665 694 692 692 714 874 755 895 778
Interest & Investment Income
98 102 103 82 89 100 105 90 123 134 171
Other Income / (Expense), net
141 123 153 151 147 79 149 162 149 40 155
Income Tax Expense
297 4.00 223 290 377 79 280 289 404 -145 228
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
10 -59 -58 -15 0.00 -68 -64 -27 -4.00 -75 -18
Basic Earnings per Share
$1.30 $0.78 $1.03 $1.10 $1.40 $0.49 $1.21 $0.80 $1.55 $0.38 $1.21
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
1.09B 1.09B 1.09B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.12B
Diluted Earnings per Share
$1.29 $0.78 $1.03 $1.09 $1.39 $0.48 $1.21 $0.79 $1.54 $0.38 $1.20
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.11B 1.11B 1.11B 1.11B 1.13B
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
1.13B 1.13B 1.13B 1.14B 1.14B 1.14B 1.14B 1.14B 1.14B 1.16B 1.17B
Cash Dividends to Common per Share
$0.70 - $0.70 $0.72 $0.72 - $0.72 $0.74 $1.48 - $0.74

Annual Cash Flow Statements for Southern

This table details how cash moves in and out of Southern's business through operations, investing, and financing, using annual figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/31/2015 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023 12/31/2024 12/31/2025
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
694 489 155 -628 587 -910 761 208 -1,116 180 539
Net Cash From Operating Activities
6,274 4,894 6,394 6,945 5,781 6,696 6,169 6,302 7,553 9,788 9,802
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
6,847 4,811 6,394 6,945 5,909 6,696 6,169 6,251 7,553 9,788 9,802
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
2,435 2,529 926 2,300 4,744 3,103 2,309 3,428 3,849 4,260 4,171
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
2,435 2,529 926 2,300 4,744 3,103 2,309 3,428 3,849 4,260 4,171
Depreciation Expense
2,395 2,923 3,457 3,549 3,331 3,905 3,973 4,064 4,986 5,266 6,030
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
197 -1,635 2,798 1,008 -2,204 81 584 -1,743 -1,398 -1,723 -1,491
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
1,841 1,053 -787 175 38 -393 -697 502 116 1,985 1,092
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-7,280 -20,047 -7,190 -5,760 -3,392 -7,030 -7,353 -8,430 -9,668 -9,400 -13,959
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-6,824 -20,037 -7,190 -5,760 -3,392 -7,030 -7,353 -8,430 -9,668 -9,400 -13,959
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-5,674 -7,555 -7,423 -8,001 -7,555 -7,522 -7,586 -7,923 -9,095 -8,955 -12,737
Acquisitions
-1,731 -12,124 -1,206 -179 -50 - - - 0.00 0.00 -635
Purchase of Investments
-1,584 -1,160 -811 -1,117 -888 -877 -1,598 -1,125 -1,142 -1,551 -1,702
Divestitures
- 15 97 2,956 5,122 1,049 917 275 164 369 1.00
Sale and/or Maturity of Investments
1,430 1,154 805 1,111 882 871 1,593 1,112 1,121 1,535 1,685
Other Investing Activities, net
665 -377 1,348 -530 -903 -551 -679 -769 -716 -798 -571
Net Cash From Financing Activities
1,700 15,725 951 -1,813 -1,930 -576 1,945 2,336 999 -208 4,696
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
4,883 15,722 951 -1,813 -1,930 -576 1,945 2,336 999 -208 4,696
Repayment of Debt
-7,284 -4,135 -4,212 -8,471 -6,197 -6,719 -4,618 -3,790 -6,063 -4,071 -6,096
Payment of Dividends
-1,977 -2,176 -2,419 -2,578 -2,826 -2,956 -3,128 -3,166 -3,269 -3,139 -3,215
Issuance of Debt
11,836 17,593 7,117 5,628 6,210 8,662 9,117 7,782 10,295 6,859 12,670
Issuance of Common Equity
597 4,440 873 3,641 1,040 437 574 1,808 36 143 1,623
Other Financing Activities, net
2,238 0.00 - 0.00 -157 - - - 0.00 0.00 -286
Cash Interest Paid
809 1,066 1,676 1,794 1,651 1,683 1,718 1,758 2,184 2,538 2,692
Cash Income Taxes Paid
-9.00 -148 -410 172 276 64 93 146 132 176 284

Quarterly Cash Flow Statements for Southern

This table details how cash moves in and out of Southern's business through operations, investing, and financing, using quarterly figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/30/2024 12/31/2024 3/31/2025 6/30/2025 9/30/2025 12/31/2025 3/31/2026
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
-354 -969 -89 379 -156 -160 1,231 -1,067 2,077 -1,702 -653
Net Cash From Operating Activities
2,840 1,813 1,311 2,688 3,616 2,173 1,250 2,181 3,774 2,597 1,226
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
2,820 1,785 1,311 2,684 3,620 1,967 1,250 2,181 3,774 2,597 1,226
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
1,431 796 1,071 1,188 1,535 466 1,270 853 1,707 341 1,338
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
1,431 796 1,071 1,188 1,535 466 1,270 853 1,707 341 1,338
Depreciation Expense
1,263 1,287 1,261 1,311 1,344 1,350 1,411 1,449 1,565 1,605 1,580
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
-493 -285 28 -541 -440 -675 -170 -317 -690 -203 -64
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
619 -13 -1,049 726 1,181 826 -1,261 196 1,192 854 -1,628
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-2,433 -2,947 -2,385 -1,837 -2,456 -2,722 -2,834 -2,900 -3,865 -4,360 -3,421
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-2,433 -2,947 -2,385 -1,837 -2,456 -2,722 -2,834 -2,900 -3,865 -4,360 -3,421
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-2,663 -2,534 -1,770 -2,125 -2,311 -3,381 -2,437 -2,800 -3,215 -4,285 -2,944
Purchase of Investments
-159 -257 -404 -335 -331 -481 -361 -416 -435 -490 -442
Sale and/or Maturity of Investments
159 242 403 335 332 465 361 416 435 473 442
Other Investing Activities, net
191 -397 -614 -57 -171 676 -397 -102 -14 -58 -477
Net Cash From Financing Activities
-761 165 985 -472 -1,316 595 2,815 -348 2,168 61 1,542
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
-761 165 985 -472 -1,316 595 2,815 -348 2,168 61 1,542
Repayment of Debt
-2,190 -1,348 -1,321 -1,417 -1,861 1,366 -1,009 -1,545 -998 -2,544 -1,563
Payment of Dividends
-913 -850 -767 -720 -841 -811 -773 -787 -812 -843 -823
Issuance of Debt
2,271 2,233 3,045 1,618 1,358 838 4,567 1,952 3,950 2,201 3,393
Issuance of Common Equity
4.00 10 28 47 28 31 30 32 28 1,533 535
Cash Interest Paid
651 490 714 521 780 523 756 531 886 519 901
Cash Income Taxes Paid
51 121 -9.00 71 69 45 -1.00 200 32 53 0.00

Annual Balance Sheets for Southern

This table presents Southern's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using annual balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/31/2015 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023 12/31/2024 12/31/2025
Total Assets
73,626 20,801 26,846 116,914 118,700 122,935 127,534 134,891 139,331 145,180 155,720
Total Current Assets
6,526 3,160 3,520 9,583 9,817 8,617 8,965 10,416 10,432 10,694 10,917
Cash & Equivalents
1,404 - - 1,396 1,975 1,065 1,798 1,917 748 1,070 1,639
Accounts Receivable
1,903 - - 3,258 2,981 2,819 2,962 3,716 3,963 3,576 3,753
Inventories, net
1,929 1,262 1,190 2,394 2,388 2,488 2,355 2,677 3,352 4,082 3,333
Prepaid Expenses
495 524 832 432 314 276 330 347 406 294 327
Other Current Assets
651 1,374 1,498 2,103 2,159 1,969 1,520 1,759 1,963 1,672 1,549
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
61,114 0.00 0.00 80,797 83,080 87,634 91,108 94,570 99,844 104,689 114,369
Plant, Property & Equipment, gross
85,367 - - 111,835 113,845 120,031 125,187 129,867 136,711 143,942 156,955
Accumulated Depreciation
24,253 - - 31,038 30,765 32,397 34,079 35,297 37,725 40,126 43,483
Total Noncurrent Assets
5,986 17,641 23,326 26,313 25,803 26,684 27,461 29,905 29,055 29,797 30,434
Long-Term Investments
921 3,864 3,765 12,943 2,482 2,316 1,935 2,045 2,033 2,084 2,032
Goodwill
2.00 12,218 18,202 5,315 5,280 5,280 5,280 5,161 5,161 5,161 5,161
Intangible Assets
317 1,336 1,153 613 536 487 445 406 368 332 300
Noncurrent Deferred & Refundable Income Taxes
2,029 - - 794 798 796 824 866 886 889 948
Employee Benefit Assets
- - - - - - 1,657 2,290 2,079 2,674 3,257
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
2,249 - - 6,117 15,806 17,525 17,062 13,135 12,849 18,454 13,420
Other Noncurrent Nonoperating Assets
468 223 206 531 901 280 258 6,002 5,679 203 5,316
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
78,318 8,944 6,310 116,914 118,700 122,935 127,534 134,891 139,331 145,180 155,720
Total Liabilities
56,175 5,478 4,335 87,584 86,650 90,410 94,967 100,359 104,106 108,506 116,853
Total Current Liabilities
9,129 4,724 3,304 14,286 12,546 12,079 10,921 15,724 13,467 15,993 16,888
Short-Term Debt
4,050 - - 6,113 5,044 4,116 3,597 7,091 4,973 6,256 6,942
Accounts Payable
1,905 2,576 2,530 2,580 2,115 2,312 2,169 3,525 2,898 3,701 3,710
Accrued Expenses
777 - - 1,030 992 1,025 1,070 1,127 1,151 1,261 1,418
Customer Deposits
404 - - 522 496 487 479 502 503 486 475
Current Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
9.00 430 774 21 0.00 130 50 60 8.00 57 22
Other Taxes Payable
494 768 - 635 659 699 641 764 860 997 982
Other Current Liabilities
1,241 950 - 2,488 2,761 2,797 2,382 2,041 2,208 2,360 2,374
Other Current Nonoperating Liabilities
249 - 0.00 897 479 513 533 614 652 682 807
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
46,732 754 1,031 73,456 74,104 78,331 84,046 84,635 90,639 92,513 99,965
Long-Term Debt
24,688 - 300 40,894 41,798 45,073 50,120 50,656 57,210 58,768 65,649
Asset Retirement Reserve & Litigation Obligation
5,110 754 731 11,555 11,755 12,310 13,093 12,049 11,530 11,219 10,975
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
13,728 - - 15,390 16,257 16,177 16,479 17,404 17,731 18,220 18,847
Noncurrent Employee Benefit Liabilities
2,582 - - 2,147 1,814 2,213 1,550 1,238 1,115 1,011 980
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
624 - - 634 2,480 2,558 2,804 1,900 1,746 2,042 3,514
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
21,821 3,099 1,360 29,039 31,759 32,234 32,276 34,532 35,225 36,674 38,867
Total Preferred & Common Equity
20,431 0.00 0.00 24,723 27,505 27,972 27,874 30,408 31,444 33,208 38,867
Total Common Equity
20,431 0.00 0.00 24,761 27,505 27,972 27,874 30,408 31,444 33,208 38,867
Common Stock
10,854 - - 16,258 16,991 17,102 17,229 19,090 19,198 19,595 38,867

Quarterly Balance Sheets for Southern

This table presents Southern's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using quarterly balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 6/30/2023 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/30/2024 12/31/2024 3/31/2025 6/30/2025 9/30/2025 3/31/2026
Total Assets
137,116 138,321 139,331 140,120 141,937 143,956 145,180 148,109 148,853 153,248 157,031
Total Current Assets
10,979 11,088 10,432 10,543 10,993 11,040 10,694 11,817 10,801 12,627 9,961
Cash & Equivalents
2,123 1,676 748 713 1,152 1,018 1,070 2,327 1,264 3,341 981
Accounts Receivable
3,746 2,699 3,963 3,245 3,587 3,728 4,289 3,567 3,666 3,386 3,574
Inventories, net
2,963 3,148 3,352 3,268 3,287 3,385 3,369 3,054 3,075 3,255 3,169
Prepaid Expenses
504 321 406 474 422 391 294 441 482 324 411
Other Current Assets
1,643 1,934 1,963 2,142 1,856 1,829 1,672 1,721 1,630 1,804 1,527
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
96,767 98,254 99,844 100,470 101,888 102,897 104,689 106,329 108,141 110,880 116,102
Plant, Property & Equipment, gross
133,267 135,453 136,711 138,817 140,883 141,547 143,942 146,348 148,574 152,428 160,368
Accumulated Depreciation
36,500 37,199 37,725 38,347 38,995 39,536 40,126 40,909 41,703 42,793 45,186
Total Noncurrent Assets
29,370 27,700 29,055 29,107 29,056 30,019 29,797 29,963 29,911 29,741 30,968
Long-Term Investments
2,000 2,027 2,033 2,068 2,069 2,071 2,084 2,129 2,124 1,999 2,071
Goodwill
5,161 5,161 5,161 5,161 5,161 5,161 5,161 5,161 5,161 5,161 5,161
Intangible Assets
386 377 368 359 350 341 332 324 316 308 294
Noncurrent Deferred & Refundable Income Taxes
892 889 886 888 874 874 889 895 899 911 1,026
Employee Benefit Assets
2,478 2,574 2,079 2,184 2,279 2,375 2,674 2,781 2,881 2,982 3,369
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
18,224 10,819 12,849 12,852 12,731 13,712 12,996 13,009 13,220 13,142 13,666
Other Noncurrent Nonoperating Assets
229 5,853 5,679 5,595 5,592 5,485 5,661 5,664 5,310 5,238 5,381
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
137,116 138,321 139,331 140,120 141,937 143,956 145,180 148,109 148,853 153,248 157,031
Total Liabilities
102,468 103,017 104,106 104,506 105,826 107,051 108,506 110,886 111,511 114,974 117,119
Total Current Liabilities
13,240 13,214 13,467 11,458 12,028 12,165 15,993 13,770 14,570 16,726 15,318
Short-Term Debt
5,710 4,802 4,973 4,409 4,134 2,364 6,256 5,682 6,353 7,685 7,374
Accounts Payable
2,493 2,942 2,898 2,154 2,445 3,950 3,701 3,094 2,948 3,017 2,909
Accrued Expenses
719 936 1,151 618 746 1,065 1,261 683 825 1,206 761
Customer Deposits
493 511 503 456 466 491 486 458 468 489 478
Current Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
76 177 8.00 76 49 37 57 53 20 456 66
Other Taxes Payable
627 862 860 503 722 985 997 600 800 966 557
Other Current Liabilities
2,470 2,014 2,208 2,659 2,764 2,477 2,360 2,584 2,274 2,142 2,415
Other Current Nonoperating Liabilities
652 573 652 583 702 570 682 600 775 602 627
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
123,322 89,803 90,639 93,048 93,798 94,886 92,513 97,116 96,941 98,248 101,801
Long-Term Debt
55,134 56,003 57,210 59,361 59,883 61,254 58,768 62,939 62,983 64,621 67,148
Asset Retirement Reserve & Litigation Obligation
12,059 11,812 11,530 11,646 11,609 11,184 11,219 11,184 10,890 10,806 10,961
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
17,679 17,658 17,731 17,848 18,010 18,317 18,220 18,587 18,757 18,625 19,076
Noncurrent Employee Benefit Liabilities
1,217 1,184 1,115 1,096 1,109 1,064 1,011 983 993 955 941
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
3,139 3,146 1,746 3,097 3,187 3,067 2,042 3,423 3,318 3,241 3,675
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
34,648 35,304 35,225 35,614 36,111 36,905 36,674 37,223 37,342 38,274 39,912
Total Preferred & Common Equity
0.00 35,304 31,444 35,614 36,111 36,905 33,208 37,223 37,342 38,274 39,912
Total Common Equity
0.00 35,304 31,444 35,614 36,111 36,905 33,208 37,223 37,342 38,274 39,912
Common Stock
- 35,304 19,198 35,614 36,111 36,905 19,595 37,223 37,342 38,274 39,912

Annual Metrics And Ratios for Southern

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Southern's official financial filings.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/31/2015 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023 12/31/2024 12/31/2025
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
-5.30% 13.76% 490.97% -80.02% -8.84% -4.87% 13.44% 26.68% -13.75% 5.83% 10.59%
EBITDA Growth
12.74% 11.83% -15.66% 24.45% 45.73% -21.19% -8.97% 22.34% 14.41% 13.19% 7.39%
EBIT Growth
17.93% 6.91% -38.62% 54.63% 85.55% -37.22% -17.31% 41.55% 8.67% 19.11% 2.46%
NOPAT Growth
16.84% 13.47% -15.75% 27.66% 59.99% -22.71% -23.55% 31.51% 18.40% 11.57% 5.56%
Net Income Growth
19.89% 3.86% -21.23% 15.46% 106.26% -34.59% -25.59% 48.46% 12.28% 10.68% -2.09%
EPS Growth
18.81% -1.54% -67.06% 158.33% 107.37% -34.89% -23.55% 45.54% 11.04% 10.22% -1.75%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
7.89% -22.00% 30.65% 8.62% -16.76% 15.83% -7.87% 2.16% 19.85% 29.59% 0.14%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
-1,565.53% 184.41% -113.50% -774.44% 91.57% 93.94% -335.33% 403.41% -157.29% 213.70% 2.46%
Invested Capital Growth
2,950.78% -74.44% 67.68% 244.06% 14.18% 6.15% 5.42% 1.80% 8.07% 4.27% 9.54%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
0.00% 20.40% 394.07% -80.03% -1.94% 1.01% 2.89% 4.57% -3.82% 1.12% 0.00%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
1,205.13% 1.73% 9.57% -7.24% 1.09% 2.02% -9.39% 3.60% 14.23% -1.01% 0.00%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
0.00% -0.46% 20.10% -10.92% 2.66% -0.16% -17.31% 7.20% 21.04% -2.49% 0.00%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
0.00% -1.58% 110.07% -24.66% 1.13% -0.06% -18.53% 5.41% 23.26% -4.68% 0.00%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
0.00% -3.55% 216.19% -36.06% 3.04% -1.62% -21.76% 4.42% 32.04% -7.17% 0.00%
EPS Q/Q Growth
0.00% -3.77% 55.56% -9.21% 3.21% -1.68% -20.00% 3.49% 31.64% -6.99% 0.00%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
304.77% -10.73% 9.32% 4.72% -8.77% 9.41% -5.92% 3.23% 7.52% 3.82% 0.00%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
-7,698.55% 162.11% -111.14% 7.82% -450.53% -103.95% 86.78% -60.63% -788.99% 272.84% 57.27%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
7,935.83% -81.48% 2.38% -6.24% 0.48% 8.38% -1.06% 4.66% 7.28% 3.21% 9.77%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
43.90% 100.00% 78.52% 40.93% 44.83% 48.57% 44.33% 36.30% 46.36% 49.93% 48.47%
EBITDA Margin
37.84% 37.19% 5.31% 33.06% 52.85% 43.78% 35.13% 33.93% 45.00% 48.14% 46.75%
Operating Margin
24.48% 22.55% 3.78% 17.84% 36.12% 23.98% 16.00% 18.34% 23.07% 26.45% 24.65%
EBIT Margin
24.26% 22.80% 2.37% 18.32% 37.29% 24.61% 17.94% 20.05% 25.26% 28.43% 26.34%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
13.92% 12.71% 1.69% 9.79% 22.15% 15.23% 9.99% 11.71% 15.24% 15.94% 14.11%
Tax Burden Percent
67.10% 72.67% 82.04% 83.67% 72.52% 88.76% 89.64% 81.17% 88.58% 81.47% 83.44%
Interest Burden Percent
85.53% 76.72% 87.21% 63.86% 81.90% 69.71% 62.12% 71.94% 68.11% 68.82% 64.21%
Effective Tax Rate
32.90% 27.33% 38.14% 16.33% 27.48% 11.24% 10.36% 18.83% 11.42% 18.53% 16.56%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
13.55% 11.81% 18.26% 8.38% 8.08% 5.68% 4.11% 5.22% 5.88% 6.19% 5.77%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
8.81% 6.90% 12.14% 3.77% 5.85% 2.88% 2.02% 3.35% 3.40% 3.56% 2.95%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
6.80% 8.06% 54.96% 6.31% 7.38% 3.93% 2.99% 5.00% 5.15% 5.66% 5.27%
Return on Equity (ROE)
20.35% 19.88% 73.22% 14.69% 15.46% 9.61% 7.09% 10.22% 11.04% 11.85% 11.04%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
-96.97% 130.39% -32.30% -101.54% -5.16% -0.28% -1.17% 3.43% -1.87% 2.01% -3.33%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
11.22% 9.61% 11.69% 5.99% 6.78% 4.15% 3.31% 4.47% 4.65% 5.34% 5.17%
Return on Assets (ROA)
6.44% 5.36% 8.36% 3.20% 4.03% 2.57% 1.84% 2.61% 2.81% 2.99% 2.77%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
17.37% 15.96% 0.00% 11.62% 13.16% 8.26% 6.09% 8.88% 9.78% 10.66% 10.12%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
11.92% 0.00% 0.00% 9.30% 17.25% 11.09% 8.28% 11.27% 12.24% 12.83% 0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
2,873 3,260 2,747 3,506 5,610 4,336 3,315 4,359 5,161 5,758 6,078
NOPAT Margin
16.43% 16.39% 2.34% 14.92% 26.19% 21.28% 14.34% 14.89% 20.44% 21.55% 20.57%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
4.74% 4.92% 6.13% 4.61% 2.24% 2.80% 2.09% 1.86% 2.48% 2.62% 2.83%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- - - - - - - 4.65% 5.23% 5.59% 5.38%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
56.10% 0.00% 21.48% 59.07% 55.17% 51.43% 55.67% 63.70% 53.64% 50.07% 51.53%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
R&D to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
19.42% 62.05% 20.88% 23.09% 8.72% 24.60% 28.33% 17.95% 23.29% 23.48% 23.82%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
4,243 4,536 2,784 4,305 7,988 5,015 4,147 5,870 6,379 7,598 7,785
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
6,617 7,400 6,241 7,767 11,319 8,920 8,120 9,934 11,365 12,864 13,815
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
1.48 0.00 0.00 1.49 2.06 2.06 2.41 2.41 2.39 2.79 2.74
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
1.51 0.00 0.00 1.96 2.62 2.59 3.03 2.95 2.90 3.35 3.23
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
1.73 1.80 0.32 1.58 2.65 2.82 2.90 2.50 2.97 3.47 3.34
Price to Earnings (P/E)
12.80 14.61 9.34 16.62 11.98 18.44 28.05 20.81 18.89 21.08 22.74
Dividend Yield
6.79% 6.38% 6.44% 6.93% 4.72% 4.85% 4.30% 4.16% 4.19% 4.36% 3.40%
Earnings Yield
7.81% 6.84% 10.71% 6.02% 8.35% 5.42% 3.56% 4.81% 5.30% 4.74% 4.40%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
1.33 3.15 1.91 1.15 1.40 1.37 1.47 1.57 1.53 1.68 1.56
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
3.33 1.78 0.31 3.16 4.84 5.29 5.27 4.53 5.53 5.96 5.82
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
8.80 4.78 5.78 9.56 9.16 12.09 15.00 13.35 12.28 12.39 12.45
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
13.73 7.80 12.95 17.25 12.98 21.51 29.37 22.60 21.88 20.97 22.09
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
20.28 10.85 13.13 21.18 18.49 24.88 36.75 30.43 27.05 27.68 28.29
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
9.29 7.23 5.64 10.70 17.94 16.11 19.75 21.05 18.48 16.28 17.54
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
0.00 0.98 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 46.24 0.00 85.30 0.00
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
1.31 0.00 0.15 1.60 1.46 1.51 1.65 1.71 1.80 1.81 1.91
Long-Term Debt to Equity
1.12 0.00 0.15 1.39 1.30 1.39 1.54 1.51 1.66 1.64 1.72
Financial Leverage
0.77 1.17 4.53 1.67 1.26 1.36 1.48 1.49 1.52 1.59 1.79
Leverage Ratio
3.16 3.71 8.76 4.59 3.84 3.74 3.85 3.91 3.93 3.96 3.98
Compound Leverage Factor
2.70 2.85 7.64 2.93 3.14 2.61 2.39 2.81 2.68 2.72 2.56
Debt to Total Capital
56.66% 0.00% 13.19% 61.58% 59.37% 60.20% 62.26% 63.13% 64.32% 64.38% 65.59%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
7.99% 0.00% 0.00% 8.01% 6.39% 5.04% 4.17% 7.57% 5.04% 6.08% 6.32%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
48.68% 0.00% 13.19% 53.57% 52.98% 55.16% 58.09% 55.56% 59.28% 58.30% 59.27%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
3.06% 100.00% 86.81% 6.04% 5.76% 5.57% 5.44% 4.40% 3.83% 3.37% 2.52%
Common Equity to Total Capital
40.28% 0.00% 0.00% 32.44% 34.86% 34.23% 32.30% 32.46% 31.85% 32.26% 31.89%
Debt to EBITDA
4.34 0.00 0.05 6.05 4.14 5.51 6.62 5.95 5.59 5.15 5.36
Net Debt to EBITDA
3.99 0.00 -0.56 4.21 3.74 5.14 6.16 5.55 5.34 4.91 5.10
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
3.73 0.00 0.05 5.27 3.69 5.05 6.17 5.24 5.15 4.67 4.85
Debt to NOPAT
10.00 0.00 0.11 13.41 8.35 11.34 16.21 13.57 12.30 11.51 12.19
Net Debt to NOPAT
9.19 0.00 -1.26 9.32 7.56 10.56 15.08 12.66 11.76 10.96 11.58
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
8.59 0.00 0.11 11.66 7.45 10.40 15.12 11.94 11.34 10.42 11.01
Altman Z-Score
0.90 5.50 9.93 0.63 0.90 0.78 0.81 0.87 0.86 0.96 0.95
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
14.64% 19.71% 100.00% 20.90% 14.85% 14.09% 14.20% 13.14% 11.33% 10.08% 8.36%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
0.71 0.67 1.07 0.67 0.78 0.71 0.82 0.66 0.77 0.67 0.65
Quick Ratio
0.36 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.40 0.32 0.44 0.36 0.35 0.34 0.32
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
-42,628 35,983 -4,857 -42,475 -3,582 -217 -945 2,868 -1,643 1,868 -3,502
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
111.96% 64.86% 86.14% 86.80% 76.52% 89.02% 81.32% 79.54% 83.05% 102.10% 76.96%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
-50.75 27.32 -1.14 -23.06 -2.06 -0.12 -0.51 1.42 -0.67 0.68 -1.08
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
7.47 3.72 1.50 3.77 3.33 3.68 3.36 3.12 3.09 3.57 3.03
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
0.80 -2.01 -0.24 -0.57 -1.02 -0.45 -0.77 -0.80 -0.63 0.07 -0.91
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
0.46 0.42 4.94 0.33 0.18 0.17 0.18 0.22 0.18 0.19 0.20
Accounts Receivable Turnover
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.87 7.03 8.00 8.77 6.58 6.48 8.06
Inventory Turnover
0.00 0.00 20.60 7.75 4.94 4.30 5.31 7.41 4.49 3.98 3.94
Fixed Asset Turnover
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.26 0.24 0.26 0.32 0.26 0.26 0.27
Accounts Payable Turnover
5.61 0.00 9.89 5.43 5.03 4.73 5.74 6.55 4.22 4.06 4.11
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 53.16 51.95 45.65 41.62 55.50 56.35 45.26
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
0.00 0.00 17.72 47.13 73.86 84.93 68.70 49.24 81.23 91.66 92.65
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
65.07 0.00 36.90 67.19 72.52 77.11 63.56 55.71 86.54 90.00 88.81
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
-65.07 0.00 -19.18 -20.07 54.50 59.77 50.78 35.15 50.19 58.02 49.09
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
43,959 11,236 18,840 64,821 74,013 78,566 82,826 84,317 91,121 95,011 110,049
Invested Capital Turnover
0.82 0.72 7.82 0.56 0.31 0.27 0.29 0.35 0.29 0.29 0.28
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
45,501 -32,723 7,604 45,981 9,192 4,553 4,260 1,491 6,804 3,890 9,580
Enterprise Value (EV)
58,258 35,378 36,056 74,280 103,698 107,879 121,808 132,633 139,579 159,367 171,972
Market Capitalization
30,294 35,776 37,546 37,005 56,768 57,518 67,131 73,336 75,089 92,778 98,717
Book Value per Share
$21.38 $0.00 $0.00 $22.99 $25.24 $25.49 $25.32 $26.92 $27.79 $29.22 $32.65
Tangible Book Value per Share
$21.05 ($13.20) ($18.40) $17.48 $19.90 $20.24 $20.12 $21.99 $22.90 $24.38 $27.70
Total Capital
50,720 3,466 2,275 76,337 78,892 81,714 86,284 93,667 98,715 102,951 112,942
Total Debt
28,738 0.00 300 47,007 46,842 49,189 53,717 59,135 63,490 66,277 74,075
Total Long-Term Debt
24,688 0.00 300 40,894 41,798 45,073 50,120 52,044 58,517 60,021 66,936
Net Debt
26,413 -3,864 -3,465 32,668 42,385 45,808 49,984 55,173 60,709 63,123 70,404
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
5,604 7,545 7,423 8,001 7,555 7,522 7,586 7,923 9,095 9,587 12,737
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
43 -1,564 216 14 340 -411 -157 -134 1,190 -113 -471
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
1,447 -1,564 216 1,410 2,315 654 1,641 1,783 1,938 957 1,168
Net Working Capital (NWC)
-2,603 -1,564 216 -4,703 -2,729 -3,462 -1,956 -5,308 -3,035 -5,299 -5,971
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
438 731 755 1,206 866 1,233 1,006 931 1,312 1,498 1,907
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
21,977 7,770 16,865 35,491 41,963 46,041 50,259 49,785 55,896 58,337 71,182
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
2,374 2,864 3,457 3,462 3,331 3,905 3,973 4,064 4,986 5,266 6,030
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
0.25% -7.86% 0.18% 0.06% 1.59% -2.02% -0.68% -0.46% 4.71% -0.42% -1.59%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
8.27% -7.86% 0.18% 6.00% 10.81% 3.21% 7.10% 6.09% 7.67% 3.58% 3.95%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
-14.88% -7.86% 0.18% -20.02% -12.74% -16.99% -8.46% -18.13% -12.02% -19.83% -20.20%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$2.60 $2.57 $0.84 $2.18 $4.53 $2.95 $2.26 $3.28 $3.64 $4.02 $3.94
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
910M 951M 1B 1.02B 1.05B 1.06B 1.06B 1.08B 1.09B 1.10B 1.10B
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$2.59 $2.55 $0.84 $2.17 $4.50 $2.93 $2.24 $3.26 $3.62 $3.99 $3.92
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
914M 958M 1.01B 1.03B 1.05B 1.07B 1.07B 1.08B 1.10B 1.10B 1.11B
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4.53 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
959.41M 1.04B 1.06B 1.08B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.13B 1.13B 1.14B 1.16B
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
3,118 3,258 2,745 4,326 3,869 4,567 4,833 4,508 5,101 5,741 6,078
Normalized NOPAT Margin
17.83% 16.37% 2.34% 18.41% 18.06% 22.41% 20.91% 15.40% 20.20% 21.48% 20.57%
Pre Tax Income Margin
20.75% 17.49% 2.07% 11.70% 30.54% 17.16% 11.15% 14.42% 17.21% 19.57% 16.92%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
5.05 3.44 0.65 2.34 4.60 2.75 2.26 2.90 2.61 2.77 2.40
NOPAT to Interest Expense
3.42 2.48 0.65 1.90 3.23 2.38 1.80 2.16 2.11 2.10 1.88
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-1.62 -2.28 -1.09 -2.01 0.25 -1.38 -1.87 -1.02 -1.11 -0.73 -1.53
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-3.25 -3.25 -1.10 -2.44 -1.12 -1.75 -2.33 -1.76 -1.61 -1.40 -2.06
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
81.19% 86.04% 121.44% 112.09% 59.57% 95.26% 135.47% 92.36% 84.93% 73.69% 77.08%
Augmented Payout Ratio
85.91% 86.04% 121.44% 112.09% 59.57% 95.26% 135.47% 92.36% 84.93% 73.69% 77.08%

Quarterly Metrics And Ratios for Southern

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Southern's official financial filings.

Metric Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/30/2024 12/31/2024 3/31/2025 6/30/2025 9/30/2025 12/31/2025 3/31/2026
DEI Shares Outstanding
- - - - - - - - - - 1,168,222,198.00
DEI Adjusted Shares Outstanding
- - - - - - - - - - 1,168,222,198.00
DEI Earnings Per Adjusted Shares Outstanding
- - - - - - - - - - 1.16
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
-16.69% -14.22% 2.56% 12.44% 4.21% 4.90% 16.99% 7.89% 0.00% 0.00% 8.00%
EBITDA Growth
2.93% 117.80% 19.98% 29.07% 9.82% -5.00% 14.53% -0.76% 11.64% 0.00% 5.13%
EBIT Growth
-3.18% 499.55% 35.97% 45.95% 11.73% -14.58% 16.33% -7.85% 9.07% 0.00% 0.65%
NOPAT Growth
1.87% 1,144.26% 29.77% 35.20% 8.79% -24.74% 16.84% -15.46% 10.33% 0.00% 4.69%
Net Income Growth
-3.70% 671.94% 34.04% 44.35% 7.19% -41.38% 18.58% -28.20% 0.00% 0.00% 5.35%
EPS Growth
-4.44% 966.67% 30.38% 43.42% 7.75% -38.46% 17.48% -27.52% 0.00% 0.00% -0.83%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
97.50% 41.09% 55.33% 30.74% 27.32% 19.86% -4.65% -18.86% 4.37% 0.00% -1.92%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
-153.95% -301.75% 120.60% -213.83% -98.93% 46.71% -350.79% 82.75% -16.77% 14.58% -194.01%
Invested Capital Growth
5.43% 8.07% 0.19% 58.29% 8.39% 4.27% 5.22% 7.50% 8.90% 9.54% 11.32%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
21.43% -13.40% 9.94% -2.75% 12.55% -12.83% 22.61% -10.32% 12.19% -10.75% 20.27%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
33.36% -25.50% 19.06% 9.11% 13.47% -35.55% 43.55% -5.46% 27.64% -40.53% 46.49%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
57.19% -40.87% 39.44% 12.61% 20.33% -54.79% 89.89% -10.79% 42.42% -65.11% 127.06%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
51.60% -31.22% 17.27% 10.57% 21.98% -52.41% 82.05% -20.00% 59.20% -23.94% 8.07%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
74.00% -44.48% 34.72% 10.92% 29.21% -69.64% 172.53% -32.83% 100.12% -80.02% 292.38%
EPS Q/Q Growth
69.74% -39.53% 32.05% 5.83% 27.52% -65.47% 152.08% -34.71% 94.94% -75.32% 215.79%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
38.13% -36.16% -27.69% 105.03% 34.52% -39.91% -42.48% 74.48% 73.04% -31.19% -52.79%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
-109.31% -113.46% 138.55% -2,697.90% 83.72% 42.82% -3.71% -78.69% -10.20% -30.97% -14.00%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
47.20% 7.28% 2.44% 0.48% 0.80% 3.21% 0.65% 2.66% 2.11% 9.77% -3.26%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
53.78% 41.17% 48.81% 53.91% 54.34% 41.97% 48.12% 50.05% 55.02% 39.95% 46.47%
EBITDA Margin
50.34% 43.31% 46.90% 52.62% 53.05% 39.22% 45.92% 48.40% 55.07% 36.69% 44.69%
Operating Margin
30.23% 19.98% 25.62% 30.00% 32.55% 16.69% 25.85% 25.30% 33.16% 13.13% 24.03%
EBIT Margin
32.25% 22.02% 27.93% 32.34% 34.58% 17.93% 27.77% 27.62% 35.06% 13.71% 25.88%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
20.52% 13.15% 16.12% 18.38% 21.10% 7.35% 16.33% 12.23% 21.82% 4.88% 15.93%
Tax Burden Percent
82.82% 99.50% 82.77% 80.38% 80.28% 85.50% 81.94% 74.69% 80.86% 173.98% 85.44%
Interest Burden Percent
76.81% 60.03% 69.72% 70.72% 76.02% 47.93% 71.79% 59.29% 76.96% 20.48% 72.07%
Effective Tax Rate
17.18% 0.50% 17.23% 19.62% 19.72% 14.50% 18.06% 25.31% 19.14% -73.98% 14.56%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
7.94% 5.72% 5.94% 8.46% 7.81% 4.10% 6.33% 5.66% 0.00% 6.42% 6.13%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
7.28% 4.95% 5.33% 7.51% 7.11% 3.33% 5.66% 4.86% 0.00% 4.56% 5.51%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
9.68% 7.51% 8.46% 8.31% 10.31% 5.29% 8.84% 7.67% 0.00% 8.14% 8.93%
Return on Equity (ROE)
17.62% 13.23% 14.40% 16.77% 18.12% 9.39% 15.17% 13.33% 0.00% 14.56% 15.06%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
-0.22% -1.87% 5.85% -37.23% -1.22% 2.01% 1.34% -1.14% -8.52% -3.33% -4.61%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
6.22% 4.06% 5.17% 6.06% 6.47% 3.37% 5.37% 5.39% 0.00% 2.69% 5.12%
Return on Assets (ROA)
3.96% 2.42% 2.98% 3.44% 3.95% 1.38% 3.16% 2.39% 0.00% 0.96% 3.15%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
17.56% 11.73% 7.31% 8.56% 18.12% 8.44% 15.17% 13.33% 0.00% 13.34% 15.06%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
8.26% 0.00% 11.57% 12.42% 12.43% 0.00% 11.98% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
1,748 1,202 1,410 1,559 1,901 905 1,647 1,318 2,098 1,595 1,724
NOPAT Margin
25.04% 19.88% 21.21% 24.11% 26.14% 14.27% 21.18% 18.90% 26.81% 22.85% 20.53%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
0.67% 0.77% 0.61% 0.95% 0.70% 0.77% 0.66% 0.80% 0.67% 1.86% 0.62%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- 1.22% - - - 0.88% 1.56% 1.24% 1.90% 1.41% 1.51%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
46.22% 58.83% 51.19% 46.09% 45.66% 58.04% 51.88% 49.95% 44.98% 60.05% 53.53%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
R&D to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
23.55% 21.19% 23.19% 23.91% 21.79% 25.28% 22.26% 24.75% 21.86% 26.81% 22.44%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
2,251 1,331 1,856 2,090 2,515 1,137 2,159 1,926 2,743 957 2,173
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
3,514 2,618 3,117 3,401 3,859 2,487 3,570 3,375 4,308 2,562 3,753
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
1.98 2.39 2.24 2.42 2.77 2.79 2.81 2.80 2.78 2.74 2.81
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
2.34 2.90 2.65 2.85 3.26 3.35 3.30 3.29 3.24 3.23 3.25
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
2.66 2.97 3.14 3.34 3.87 3.47 3.76 3.69 0.00 3.34 3.71
Price to Earnings (P/E)
22.99 18.89 18.80 18.94 21.69 21.08 22.71 24.44 0.00 22.74 25.67
Dividend Yield
4.48% 4.19% 4.96% 4.58% 3.93% 4.36% 3.13% 3.16% 3.13% 3.40% 3.07%
Earnings Yield
4.35% 5.30% 5.32% 5.28% 4.61% 4.74% 4.40% 4.09% 0.00% 4.40% 3.90%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
1.49 1.53 1.55 1.62 1.77 1.68 1.76 1.74 1.73 1.56 1.72
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
4.83 5.53 5.54 5.67 6.16 5.96 6.06 6.02 0.00 5.82 6.08
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
12.75 12.28 11.85 11.70 12.54 12.39 12.67 12.84 0.00 12.45 13.11
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
24.07 21.88 20.49 19.67 20.91 20.97 21.36 22.05 0.00 22.09 23.52
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
30.30 27.05 25.67 25.13 26.97 27.68 28.15 29.59 0.00 28.29 29.76
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
18.06 18.48 17.55 17.11 17.28 16.28 17.35 18.51 0.00 17.54 18.76
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
0.00 0.00 26.52 0.00 0.00 85.30 134.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
1.72 1.80 1.79 1.77 1.72 1.81 1.84 1.86 1.89 1.91 1.87
Long-Term Debt to Equity
1.59 1.66 1.67 1.66 1.66 1.64 1.69 1.69 1.69 1.72 1.68
Financial Leverage
1.33 1.52 1.59 1.11 1.45 1.59 1.56 1.58 1.56 1.79 1.62
Leverage Ratio
3.83 3.93 3.92 3.94 3.91 3.96 3.96 3.96 3.95 3.98 3.96
Compound Leverage Factor
2.95 2.36 2.73 2.79 2.97 1.90 2.84 2.35 3.04 0.82 2.85
Debt to Total Capital
63.27% 64.32% 64.17% 63.94% 63.29% 64.38% 64.83% 65.00% 65.39% 65.59% 65.12%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
5.00% 5.04% 4.44% 4.13% 2.35% 6.08% 5.37% 5.96% 6.95% 6.32% 6.44%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
58.27% 59.28% 59.73% 59.81% 60.94% 58.30% 59.46% 59.04% 58.44% 59.27% 58.68%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.00% 3.83% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 3.37% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.52% 0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital
36.73% 31.85% 35.83% 36.06% 36.71% 32.26% 35.17% 35.00% 34.61% 31.89% 34.88%
Debt to EBITDA
6.11 5.59 5.37 5.06 4.90 5.15 5.15 5.22 0.00 5.36 5.32
Net Debt to EBITDA
5.74 5.34 5.13 4.81 4.66 4.91 4.82 4.96 0.00 5.10 5.11
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
5.63 5.15 5.00 4.73 4.71 4.67 4.73 4.74 0.00 4.85 4.80
Debt to NOPAT
14.52 12.30 11.63 10.87 10.53 11.51 11.45 12.02 0.00 12.19 12.09
Net Debt to NOPAT
13.64 11.76 11.12 10.32 10.02 10.96 10.70 11.44 0.00 11.58 11.59
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
13.37 11.34 10.83 10.17 10.14 10.42 10.50 10.92 0.00 11.01 10.89
Altman Z-Score
0.63 0.74 0.68 0.72 0.81 0.81 0.79 0.77 0.58 0.80 0.77
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.34% 11.33% 49.25% 48.97% 0.00% 10.08% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 8.36% 0.00%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
0.84 0.77 0.92 0.91 0.91 0.67 0.86 0.74 0.75 0.65 0.65
Quick Ratio
0.33 0.35 0.35 0.39 0.39 0.34 0.43 0.34 0.40 0.32 0.30
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
-2,624 -5,602 1,235 -32,071 -5,221 -2,985 -3,096 -5,532 -6,096 -7,985 -9,103
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
108.23% 71.55% 74.07% 151.01% 158.18% 64.27% 51.29% 77.89% 117.35% 60.61% 41.64%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
-4.23 -8.84 1.86 -46.21 -7.54 -4.31 -4.34 -6.33 -8.07 -8.92 -11.70
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
4.58 2.86 1.97 3.87 5.23 3.14 1.75 2.50 5.00 2.90 1.58
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
0.35 -1.14 -0.69 1.31 1.92 -1.75 -1.66 -0.71 0.74 -1.89 -2.21
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
0.19 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.00 0.20 0.20
Accounts Receivable Turnover
8.80 6.58 7.65 7.13 8.22 6.48 8.18 7.82 0.00 8.06 8.45
Inventory Turnover
5.20 4.49 4.38 4.21 4.06 3.98 4.43 4.57 0.00 3.94 5.04
Fixed Asset Turnover
0.27 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.27 0.27 0.00 0.27 0.27
Accounts Payable Turnover
5.03 4.22 5.84 5.33 3.85 4.06 5.34 5.39 0.00 4.11 5.23
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
41.48 55.50 47.71 51.21 44.38 56.35 44.63 46.67 0.00 45.26 43.19
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
70.22 81.23 83.27 86.65 89.93 91.66 82.33 79.86 0.00 92.65 72.38
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
72.54 86.54 62.53 68.46 94.87 90.00 68.34 67.70 0.00 88.81 69.82
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
39.17 50.19 68.45 69.40 39.44 58.02 58.62 58.83 0.00 49.09 45.75
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
84,934 91,121 90,890 91,328 92,056 95,011 95,633 98,178 100,250 110,049 106,460
Invested Capital Turnover
0.32 0.29 0.28 0.35 0.30 0.29 0.30 0.30 0.00 0.28 0.30
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
4,372 6,804 175 33,630 7,122 3,890 4,743 6,850 8,194 9,580 10,827
Enterprise Value (EV)
126,867 139,579 140,766 148,062 162,927 159,367 168,779 170,632 173,377 171,972 183,463
Market Capitalization
69,765 75,089 79,777 87,266 102,398 92,778 104,614 104,684 106,411 98,717 111,993
Book Value per Share
$31.20 $27.79 $32.55 $31.83 $32.50 $29.22 $32.72 $32.76 $33.55 $32.65 $34.40
Tangible Book Value per Share
$26.31 $22.90 $27.51 $26.98 $27.66 $24.38 $27.90 $27.95 $28.75 $27.70 $29.70
Total Capital
96,109 98,715 99,384 100,128 100,523 102,951 105,844 106,678 110,580 112,942 114,434
Total Debt
60,805 63,490 63,770 64,017 63,618 66,277 68,621 69,336 72,306 74,075 74,522
Total Long-Term Debt
56,003 58,517 59,361 59,883 61,254 60,021 62,939 62,983 64,621 66,936 67,148
Net Debt
57,102 60,709 60,989 60,796 60,529 63,123 64,165 65,948 66,966 70,404 71,470
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
2,624 2,534 1,770 1,780 2,286 3,381 2,437 2,800 3,216 4,285 2,944
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
1,000 1,190 2,781 1,947 221 -113 1,402 1,320 245 -471 1,036
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
2,676 1,938 3,494 3,099 1,239 957 3,729 2,584 3,586 1,168 2,017
Net Working Capital (NWC)
-2,126 -3,035 -915 -1,035 -1,125 -5,299 -1,953 -3,769 -4,099 -5,971 -5,357
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
316 407 339 371 366 439 377 465 391 1,254 386
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
49,630 55,896 55,276 55,217 55,151 58,337 58,410 60,836 61,976 71,182 66,548
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
1,263 1,287 1,261 1,311 1,344 1,350 1,411 1,449 1,565 1,605 1,580
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
3.81% 4.71% 10.94% 7.45% 0.84% -0.42% 5.03% 4.65% 0.00% -1.59% 3.43%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
10.19% 7.67% 13.75% 11.86% 4.69% 3.58% 13.39% 9.11% 0.00% 3.95% 6.68%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
-8.10% -12.02% -3.60% -3.96% -4.26% -19.83% -7.01% -13.29% 0.00% -20.20% -17.75%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$1.30 $0.78 $1.03 $1.10 $1.40 $0.49 $1.21 $0.80 $1.55 $0.38 $1.21
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
1.09B 1.09B 1.09B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.12B
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$1.29 $0.78 $1.03 $1.09 $1.39 $0.48 $1.21 $0.79 $1.54 $0.38 $1.20
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.10B 1.11B 1.11B 1.11B 1.11B 1.13B
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
1.13B 1.13B 1.13B 1.14B 1.14B 1.14B 1.14B 1.14B 1.14B 1.16B 1.17B
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
1,880 1,202 1,410 1,542 1,901 905 1,647 1,318 2,098 642 1,724
Normalized NOPAT Margin
26.94% 19.88% 21.21% 23.85% 26.14% 14.27% 21.18% 18.90% 26.81% 9.19% 20.53%
Pre Tax Income Margin
24.77% 13.22% 19.47% 22.87% 26.29% 8.59% 19.94% 16.38% 26.98% 2.81% 18.65%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
3.63 2.10 2.79 3.01 3.63 1.64 3.02 2.20 3.63 1.07 2.79
NOPAT to Interest Expense
2.82 1.90 2.12 2.25 2.75 1.31 2.31 1.51 2.78 1.78 2.22
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-0.60 -1.90 0.13 0.45 0.33 -3.24 -0.39 -1.00 -0.63 -3.72 -0.99
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-1.41 -2.10 -0.54 -0.32 -0.56 -3.58 -1.11 -1.70 -1.48 -3.01 -1.57
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
111.29% 84.93% 78.77% 72.45% 69.25% 73.69% 70.53% 76.50% 0.00% 77.08% 77.02%
Augmented Payout Ratio
111.29% 84.93% 78.77% 72.45% 69.25% 73.69% 70.53% 76.50% 0.00% 77.08% 77.02%

Financials Breakdown Chart

Key Financial Trends

Here is a concise, investor-focused summary of Southern Company (SO) using the four most recent years of quarterly statements available in the data you provided (covering 2022–2025 quarters). The goal is to highlight the key trends in revenue, profitability, cash flow, and leverage that may matter to retail investors.

  • Revenue growth: In 2025 Q4, Operating Revenue was 6.982 billion and Total Revenue matched 6.982 billion, up from 2024 Q4 where Operating Revenue was 6.341 billion. This indicates a year-over-year top-line expansion into late 2025.
  • Consistent gross margin: 2025 Q4 gross profit was 2.789 billion on 6.982 billion in revenue (roughly 40%), a level broadly comparable to 2024 Q4 gross margin (about 42%). This suggests stable profitability on a gross basis despite ongoing cost dynamics.
  • Healthy operating cash flow in 2025: 2025 Q4 net cash from continuing operating activities was about 2.60 billion, with 2025 Q3 at about 3.77 billion, indicating solid cash generation from core operations across the year.
  • Dividend coverage signal: Cash dividends per share rose into 2025, with Q3 2025 showing a payout around 1.48 per share, supported by strong quarterly earnings in that period and positive operating cash flow.
  • Asset base growth: Total assets rose from about 148.1 billion in 2024 Q3 to roughly 153.2 billion in 2025 Q3, reflecting ongoing asset growth and capital deployment across the balance sheet.
  • Stable equity base: Total Common Equity hovered around 37.3–38.3 billion across 2024–2025, suggesting a stable capital structure despite growing assets and debt.
  • Ongoing capital expenditure: Purchases of property, plant & equipment (PPE) were substantial in 2025, with around 3.2–4.3 billion in recent quarters, signaling continued infrastructure investment.
  • Earnings volatility: Net income to common shareholders fluctuated meaningfully across quarters (e.g., 1.711 billion in 2025 Q3 versus 0.416 billion in 2025 Q4), highlighting quarterly earnings variability that investors should watch over time.
  • Debt levels trending higher: Long-term debt rose to about 64.6 billion by 2025 Q3 from roughly 62.9 billion in 2024 Q3, indicating higher leverage as the company funds ongoing capex and investments.
  • Free cash flow pressure in pockets: 2025 Q4 investing activities were heavy (net cash from continuing investing activities around -4.36 billion), and with solid CFO but sizable capex, free cash flow can be negative in a given quarter. This reflects the cash impact of ongoing capital investments and could affect liquidity timing if not offset by financing or working capital changes.

Bottom line for investors: Southern Company shows a growing revenue base with stable gross margins and strong operating cash flow, underpinned by meaningful capital investment. However, rising debt to fund capex and occasional quarterly earnings volatility mean investors should monitor leverage, capex pacing, and free cash flow dynamics going forward.

05/25/26 01:34 PM ETAI Generated. May Contain Errors.

Southern Financials - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the most recent income statement we have on file, Southern's financial year ends in December. Their financial year 2025 ended on December 31, 2025.

Southern's net income appears to be on an upward trend, with a most recent value of $4.17 billion in 2025, rising from $2.44 billion in 2015. The previous period was $4.26 billion in 2024. View Southern's forecast to see where analysts expect Southern to go next.

Southern's total operating income in 2025 was $7.29 billion, based on the following breakdown:
  • Total Gross Profit: $14.32 billion
  • Total Operating Expenses: $7.04 billion

Over the last 10 years, Southern's total revenue changed from $17.49 billion in 2015 to $29.55 billion in 2025, a change of 69.0%.

Southern's total liabilities were at $116.85 billion at the end of 2025, a 7.7% increase from 2024, and a 108.0% increase since 2015.

In the past 10 years, Southern's cash and equivalents has ranged from $0.00 in 2016 to $1.98 billion in 2019, and is currently $1.64 billion as of their latest financial filing in 2025.

Over the last 10 years, Southern's book value per share changed from 21.38 in 2015 to 32.65 in 2025, a change of 52.7%.



Financial statements for NYSE:SO last updated on 5/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. New filings and market data are monitored continuously.
From Our Partners