Southern Company (SO)

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About

Business overview of The Southern Company (SO)
Southern is one of the largest utilities in the U.S. The company serves 9 million customers with vertically integrated electric utilities in three states and natural gas distribution utilities in four states. It owns 50 gigawatts of rate-regulated generating capacity, primarily for serving customers in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Subsidiary Southern Power owns 13 gigawatts of natural gas generation and renewable energy across the U.S. and sells the electricity primarily under long-term contracts.

Key Insights

Critical company metrics and information
  • Share Price

    $84.15
  • Market Cap

    $92.20 Billion
  • Total Outstanding Shares

    1.10 Billion Shares
  • Total Employees

    28,100
  • Dividend

    $0.72 Per Share Quarterly
  • IPO Date

    October 4, 1949
  • SIC Description

    Electric Services
  • Homepage

    https://www.southerncompany.com

Historical Stock Splits

Execution DateSplit Amount
No Historical Stock Splits

Cash Flow Statement

October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
MetricValue
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities$9.43 Billion
Net Cash Flow, Continuing$-835.00 Million
Net Cash Flow$-835.00 Million
Net Cash Flow From Investing Activities, Continuing$-9.63 Billion
Net Cash Flow From Financing Activities$-638.00 Million
Net Cash Flow From Investing Activities$-9.63 Billion
Net Cash Flow From Financing Activities, Continuing$-638.00 Million
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities, Continuing$9.43 Billion

Income Statement

October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
MetricValue
Net Income/Loss Available To Common Stockholders, Basic$4.72 Billion
Costs And Expenses$19.21 Billion
Net Income/Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest$-132.00 Million
Benefits Costs and Expenses$20.94 Billion
Common Stock Dividends$2.84
Income Tax Expense/Benefit, Deferred$635.00 Million
Basic Average Shares$1.10 Billion
Operating Expenses$19.21 Billion
Interest And Debt Expense$2.69 Billion
Basic Earnings Per Share$4.31
Diluted Average Shares$1.10 Billion
Net Income/Loss Attributable To Parent$4.72 Billion
Operating Income/Loss$7.22 Billion
Preferred Stock Dividends And Other Adjustments$0.00
Income Tax Expense/Benefit$894.00 Million
Revenues$26.43 Billion
Diluted Earnings Per Share$4.29
Net Income/Loss$4.59 Billion
Income/Loss From Continuing Operations After Tax$4.59 Billion
Nonoperating Income/Loss$-1.73 Billion
Participating Securities, Distributed And Undistributed Earnings/Loss, Basic$0.00
Income/Loss From Equity Method Investments$141.00 Million
Income/Loss From Continuing Operations Before Tax$5.48 Billion
Income/Loss Before Equity Method Investments$5.34 Billion

Balance Sheet

October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
MetricValue
Equity Attributable To Parent$36.91 Billion
Other Current Liabilities$8.21 Billion
Current Liabilities$12.16 Billion
Other Current Assets$10.65 Billion
Current Assets$11.04 Billion
Intangible Assets$341.00 Million
Accounts Payable$3.95 Billion
Fixed Assets$102.90 Billion
Assets$143.96 Billion
Equity Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest$0.00
Equity$36.91 Billion
Noncurrent Liabilities$94.89 Billion
Liabilities$107.05 Billion
Other Non-current Assets$29.68 Billion
Noncurrent Assets$132.92 Billion
Prepaid Expenses$391.00 Million
Liabilities And Equity$143.96 Billion

Historical Dividends

Current dividend: $0.72 Per Share Quarterly
Announcement DatePayment DateRecord DateAmountFrequency
Oct 15, 2024Dec 6, 2024Nov 18, 2024$0.72Quarterly
Jul 15, 2024Sep 6, 2024Aug 19, 2024$0.72Quarterly
Apr 22, 2024Jun 6, 2024May 20, 2024$0.72Quarterly
Jan 18, 2024Mar 6, 2024Feb 20, 2024$0.7Quarterly
Oct 16, 2023Dec 6, 2023Nov 20, 2023$0.7Quarterly
Jul 17, 2023Sep 6, 2023Aug 21, 2023$0.7Quarterly
Apr 17, 2023Jun 6, 2023May 15, 2023$0.7Quarterly
Jan 20, 2023Mar 6, 2023Feb 21, 2023$0.68Quarterly
Oct 18, 2022Dec 6, 2022Nov 21, 2022$0.68Quarterly
Jul 18, 2022Sep 6, 2022Aug 15, 2022$0.68Quarterly
Apr 19, 2022Jun 6, 2022May 16, 2022$0.68Quarterly
Jan 14, 2022Mar 7, 2022Feb 22, 2022$0.66Quarterly
Oct 18, 2021Dec 6, 2021Nov 15, 2021$0.66Quarterly
Jul 19, 2021Sep 7, 2021Aug 16, 2021$0.66Quarterly
Apr 19, 2021Jun 7, 2021May 17, 2021$0.66Quarterly
Jan 15, 2021Mar 8, 2021Feb 16, 2021$0.64Quarterly
Oct 19, 2020Dec 7, 2020Nov 16, 2020$0.64Quarterly
Jul 20, 2020Sep 8, 2020Aug 17, 2020$0.64Quarterly
Apr 20, 2020Jun 8, 2020May 18, 2020$0.64Quarterly
Jan 17, 2020Mar 6, 2020Feb 18, 2020$0.62Quarterly
Oct 21, 2019Dec 6, 2019Nov 18, 2019$0.62Quarterly
Jul 15, 2019Sep 6, 2019Aug 19, 2019$0.62Quarterly
Apr 15, 2019Jun 6, 2019May 20, 2019$0.62Quarterly
Jan 17, 2019Mar 6, 2019Feb 19, 2019$0.6Quarterly
Oct 15, 2018Dec 6, 2018Nov 19, 2018$0.6Quarterly
Jul 16, 2018Sep 6, 2018Aug 20, 2018$0.6Quarterly
Apr 16, 2018Jun 6, 2018May 21, 2018$0.6Quarterly
Jan 19, 2018Mar 6, 2018Feb 20, 2018$0.58Quarterly
Oct 16, 2017Dec 6, 2017Nov 20, 2017$0.58Quarterly
Jul 17, 2017Sep 6, 2017Aug 21, 2017$0.58Quarterly
Apr 17, 2017Jun 6, 2017May 15, 2017$0.58Quarterly
Jan 13, 2017Mar 6, 2017Feb 21, 2017$0.56Quarterly
Oct 17, 2016Dec 6, 2016Nov 21, 2016$0.56Quarterly
Jul 18, 2016Sep 6, 2016Aug 15, 2016$0.56Quarterly
Apr 18, 2016Jun 6, 2016May 16, 2016$0.56Quarterly
Jan 14, 2016Mar 7, 2016Feb 16, 2016$0.5425Quarterly
Oct 19, 2015Dec 4, 2015Nov 16, 2015$0.5425Quarterly
Jul 20, 2015Sep 5, 2015Aug 17, 2015$0.5425Quarterly
Apr 20, 2015Jun 6, 2015May 18, 2015$0.5425Quarterly
Jan 16, 2015Mar 6, 2015Feb 17, 2015$0.525Quarterly
Oct 20, 2014Dec 6, 2014Nov 3, 2014$0.525Quarterly
Jul 21, 2014Sep 6, 2014Aug 4, 2014$0.525Quarterly
Apr 21, 2014Jun 6, 2014May 5, 2014$0.525Quarterly
Jan 17, 2014Mar 6, 2014Feb 3, 2014$0.5075Quarterly
Oct 21, 2013Dec 6, 2013Nov 4, 2013$0.5075Quarterly
Jul 15, 2013Sep 6, 2013Aug 5, 2013$0.5075Quarterly
Apr 15, 2013Jun 6, 2013May 6, 2013$0.5075Quarterly
Jan 18, 2013Mar 6, 2013Feb 4, 2013$0.49Quarterly
Oct 15, 2012Dec 6, 2012Nov 5, 2012$0.49Quarterly

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