Source: Southern Company's 10-K / 10-Q XBRL data on SEC EDGAR · fetched Nov 05, 2026
Revenue, net income & free cash flow
Income statement
fiscal years · USD
Fiscal year
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
Revenue
$19.90B
$23.03B
$23.50B
$21.42B
$20.38B
$23.11B
$29.28B
$25.25B
$26.72B
$29.55B
Operating income
$4.49B
$2.33B
$4.19B
$7.74B
$4.88B
$3.70B
$5.37B
$5.83B
$7.07B
$7.29B
Pre-tax income
$3.48B
$1.07B
$2.75B
$6.54B
$3.50B
$2.58B
$4.22B
$4.34B
$5.23B
$5.00B
Income tax
$951.00M
$142.00M
$449.00M
$1.80B
$393.00M
$267.00M
$795.00M
$496.00M
$969.00M
$828.00M
Net income
$2.45B
$842.00M
$2.23B
$4.74B
$3.12B
$2.39B
$3.52B
$3.98B
$4.40B
$4.34B
EBITDA
$7.41B
$5.79B
$7.74B
$11.07B
$8.79B
$7.67B
$9.43B
$10.81B
$12.33B
$13.31B
EPS (basic)
$2.57
$0.84
$2.18
$4.53
$2.95
$2.26
$3.28
$3.64
$4.02
$3.94
EPS (diluted)
$2.55
$0.84
$2.17
$4.50
$2.93
$2.24
$3.26
$3.62
$3.99
$3.92
Diluted shares
958.00M
1.01B
1.02B
1.05B
1.06B
1.07B
1.08B
1.10B
1.10B
1.11B
Operating margin
22.5%
10.1%
17.8%
36.1%
24.0%
16.0%
18.3%
23.1%
26.4%
24.7%
Net margin
12.3%
3.7%
9.5%
22.1%
15.3%
10.4%
12.0%
15.7%
16.5%
14.7%
Balance sheet
fiscal years · USD
Fiscal year
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
Cash & equivalents
$1.98B
$2.13B
$1.40B
$1.98B
$1.06B
$1.80B
$1.92B
$748.00M
$1.07B
$1.64B
Total current assets
$9.72B
$10.07B
$9.58B
$9.82B
$8.62B
$8.96B
$10.42B
$10.43B
$10.69B
$10.92B
Goodwill
$6.25B
$6.27B
$5.32B
$5.28B
$5.28B
$5.28B
$5.16B
$5.16B
$5.16B
$5.16B
Total assets
$109.70B
$111.00B
$116.91B
$118.70B
$122.94B
$127.53B
$134.89B
$139.33B
$145.18B
$155.72B
Total current liabilities
$12.92B
$13.59B
$14.29B
$12.55B
$12.08B
$10.92B
$15.72B
$13.47B
$15.99B
$16.89B
Short-term debt
$2.24B
$2.44B
$2.92B
$2.06B
$609.00M
$1.44B
$2.61B
$2.31B
$1.34B
$722.00M
Long-term debt
$42.63B
$44.46B
$40.74B
$41.80B
$45.07B
$50.12B
$50.66B
$57.21B
$58.77B
$65.65B
Total debt
$44.87B
$46.90B
$43.65B
$43.85B
$45.68B
$51.56B
$53.27B
$59.52B
$60.11B
$66.37B
Total liabilities
$82.80B
$85.15B
$87.58B
$86.65B
$90.41B
$94.97B
$100.36B
$104.11B
$108.51B
$116.85B
Shareholders' equity
$24.76B
$24.17B
$24.72B
$27.50B
$27.97B
$27.87B
$30.41B
$31.44B
$33.21B
$36.02B
Cash flow
fiscal years · USD
Fiscal year
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
Operating cash flow
$4.89B
$6.39B
$6.95B
$5.78B
$6.70B
$6.17B
$6.30B
$7.55B
$9.79B
$9.80B
Capital expenditures
$7.31B
$7.42B
$8.00B
$7.55B
$7.52B
$7.59B
$7.92B
$9.10B
$8.96B
$12.74B
Free cash flow
-$2.42B
-$1.03B
-$1.06B
-$1.77B
-$826.00M
-$1.42B
-$1.62B
-$1.54B
$833.00M
-$2.94B
Investing cash flow
-$20.05B
-$7.19B
-$5.76B
-$3.39B
-$7.03B
-$7.35B
-$8.43B
-$9.67B
-$9.40B
-$13.96B
Financing cash flow
$15.72B
$951.00M
-$1.81B
-$1.93B
-$576.00M
$1.95B
$2.34B
$999.00M
-$208.00M
$4.70B
Dividends paid
$2.10B
$2.30B
$2.42B
$2.57B
$2.69B
$2.78B
$2.91B
$3.04B
$2.95B
$3.02B
Share buybacks
$0
$0
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Stock-based compensation
$3.00M
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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Depreciation & amortization
$2.92B
$3.46B
$3.55B
$3.33B
$3.90B
$3.97B
$4.06B
$4.99B
$5.27B
$6.03B
Income statement
quarters · USD
Quarter ended
Jun 2023
Sep 2023
Dec 2023
Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Revenue
$5.75B
$6.98B
$6.04B
$6.65B
$6.46B
$7.27B
$6.34B
$7.78B
$6.97B
$7.82B
$6.98B
$8.40B
Operating income
$1.29B
$2.11B
$1.21B
$1.70B
$1.94B
$2.37B
$1.06B
$2.01B
$1.76B
$2.59B
$917.00M
$2.02B
Pre-tax income
$921.00M
$1.73B
$800.00M
$1.29B
$1.48B
$1.91B
$545.00M
$1.55B
$1.14B
$2.11B
$196.00M
$1.57B
Income tax
$98.00M
$297.00M
$4.00M
$223.00M
$290.00M
$377.00M
$79.00M
$280.00M
$289.00M
$404.00M
-$145.00M
$228.00M
Net income
$838.00M
$1.42B
$855.00M
$1.13B
$1.20B
$1.53B
$534.00M
$1.33B
$880.00M
$1.71B
$416.00M
$1.36B
EBITDA
$2.49B
$3.37B
$2.49B
$2.96B
$3.25B
$3.71B
$2.41B
$3.42B
$3.21B
$4.16B
$2.52B
$3.60B
EPS (basic)
$0.77
$1.30
$0.78
$1.03
$1.10
$1.40
$0.49
$1.21
$0.80
$1.55
$0.38
$1.21
EPS (diluted)
$0.76
$1.29
$0.78
$1.03
$1.09
$1.39
$0.48
$1.21
$0.79
$1.54
$0.38
$1.20
Diluted shares
1.10B
1.10B
0
1.10B
1.10B
1.10B
0
1.10B
1.11B
1.11B
1.00M
1.13B
Operating margin
22.4%
30.2%
20.0%
25.6%
30.0%
32.6%
16.7%
25.9%
25.3%
33.2%
13.1%
24.0%
Net margin
14.6%
20.4%
14.1%
17.0%
18.6%
21.1%
8.4%
17.2%
12.6%
21.9%
6.0%
16.1%
Balance sheet
quarters · USD
Quarter ended
Jun 2023
Sep 2023
Dec 2023
Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Cash & equivalents
$2.12B
$1.68B
$748.00M
$713.00M
$1.15B
$1.02B
$1.07B
$2.33B
$1.26B
$3.34B
$1.64B
$981.00M
Total current assets
$10.98B
$11.09B
$10.43B
$10.54B
$10.99B
$11.04B
$10.69B
$11.82B
$10.80B
$12.63B
$10.92B
$9.96B
Goodwill
$5.16B
$5.16B
$5.16B
$5.16B
$5.16B
$5.16B
$5.16B
$5.16B
$5.16B
$5.16B
$5.16B
$5.16B
Total assets
$137.12B
$138.32B
$139.33B
$140.12B
$141.94B
$143.96B
$145.18B
$148.11B
$148.85B
$153.25B
$155.72B
$157.03B
Total current liabilities
$13.24B
$13.21B
$13.47B
$11.46B
$12.03B
$12.16B
$15.99B
$13.77B
$14.57B
$16.73B
$16.89B
$15.32B
Short-term debt
$1.65B
$1.73B
$2.31B
$2.44B
$1.33B
$722.00M
$1.34B
$514.00M
$988.00M
$144.00M
$722.00M
$1.67B
Long-term debt
$55.13B
$56.00B
$57.21B
$59.36B
$59.88B
$61.25B
$58.77B
$62.94B
$62.98B
$64.62B
$65.65B
$67.15B
Total debt
$56.78B
$57.73B
$59.52B
$61.81B
$61.22B
$61.98B
$60.11B
$63.45B
$63.97B
$64.77B
$66.37B
$68.82B
Total liabilities
$102.47B
$103.02B
$104.11B
$104.51B
$105.83B
$107.05B
$108.51B
$110.89B
$111.51B
$114.97B
$116.85B
$117.12B
Shareholders' equity
$34.65B
$35.30B
$31.44B
$35.61B
$36.11B
$36.91B
$33.21B
$37.22B
$37.34B
$38.27B
$36.02B
$39.91B
Cash flow
quarters · USD
Quarter ended
Jun 2023
Sep 2023
Dec 2023
Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Operating cash flow
$2.06B
$2.84B
$1.81B
$1.31B
$2.69B
$3.62B
$2.17B
$1.25B
$2.18B
$3.77B
$2.60B
$1.23B
Capital expenditures
$2.05B
$2.66B
$2.53B
$1.77B
$2.12B
$2.31B
$2.75B
$2.44B
$2.80B
$3.21B
$4.29B
$2.94B
Free cash flow
$8.00M
$177.00M
-$721.00M
-$459.00M
$563.00M
$1.30B
-$576.00M
-$1.19B
-$619.00M
$559.00M
-$1.69B
-$1.72B
Investing cash flow
-$2.17B
-$2.43B
-$2.95B
-$2.38B
-$1.84B
-$2.46B
-$2.72B
-$2.83B
-$2.90B
-$3.87B
-$4.36B
-$3.42B
Financing cash flow
$1.14B
-$761.00M
$165.00M
$985.00M
-$472.00M
-$1.32B
$595.00M
$2.81B
-$348.00M
$2.17B
$61.00M
$1.54B
Dividends paid
$764.00M
$765.00M
$764.00M
$733.00M
$754.00M
$733.00M
$734.00M
$736.00M
$758.00M
$760.00M
$761.00M
$776.00M
Depreciation & amortization
$1.20B
$1.26B
$1.29B
$1.26B
$1.31B
$1.34B
$1.35B
$1.41B
$1.45B
$1.56B
$1.60B
$1.58B
Quarterly figures are rebuilt from the year-to-date totals companies report — Q4 is the full year minus the first nine months, since no 10-Q is filed for it. Values are as filed; later restatements replace earlier ones. Fiscal years are labelled by the calendar year in which they end.