SO
The Southern Company (SO)
Last Price$90.91.2%
Market Cap$99.0B
$26.7B
+5.8% YoY
$4,401.0M
+10.7% YoY
$65.2B
Net Debt to FCF - 118.3x
$551.0M
2.1% margin

SO Income Statement

SO Income Statement Overview

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Dec'15
Dec'16
Dec'17
Dec'18
Dec'19
Dec'20
Dec'21
Dec'22
Dec'23
Dec'24
$26.7B 5.8% YoY
$20.5B 75.5% YoY
76.9% margin
Cost of revenue
$6,175.0M (54.4%) YoY
Operating income
$7,068.0M 21.3% YoY
26.4% margin
Other: $904.0M
Net interest: $2,743.0M
Operating expenses
$19.7B 234.2% YoY
Pre-tax income
$5,229.0M 20.3% YoY
19.6% margin
Net income
$4,401.0M 10.7% YoY
16.5% margin
Income tax
$969.0M
18.5% tax rate
SG&A
$13.4B 2,149.1% YoY
50.1% of revenue

SO Income statement key metrics

Annual
Quarterly
LTM

Revenue

$26.7B +5.8% YoY

Operating Income

$7.1B +21.3% YoY

Net Income

$4.4B +10.7% YoY

SO Balance Sheet

SO Balance Sheet Overview

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Dec'15
Dec'16
Dec'17
Dec'18
Dec'19
Dec'20
Dec'21
Dec'22
Dec'23
Dec'24
Assets
Liabilities
Total assets
$145.2B
Current assets ($10.7B, 7.4% of total)
$1,070.0M (0.7%)
$4,289.0M (3.0%)
Other current assets
$5,335.0M (3.7%)
Non-current assets ($134.5B, 92.6% of total)
$4,037.0M (2.8%)
$332.0M (0.2%)
Other non-current assets
$23.4B (16.1%)
Financial position
$60.5B
$1,070.0M$61.6B
Cash & Short-term Investments
Total Debt

SO Balance Sheet Metrics

Annual
Quarterly
LTM

Assets

$145.2B +4.2% YoY

Liabilities

$108.5B +4.2% YoY

Shareholder's Equity

$36.7B +4.1% YoY

SO Cash Flow Statement

SO Cash Flow Statement Overview

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Dec'15
Dec'16
Dec'17
Dec'18
Dec'19
Dec'20
Dec'21
Dec'22
Dec'23
Dec'24
Cash Beginning of PeriodOperating Cash FlowInvesting Cash FlowFinancing Cash FlowForex Changes on CashCash End of Period$921.0M$9,788.0M($9,400.0M)($208.0M)$0.0$1,101.0M

SO Cash Flow Statement key metrics

Annual
Quarterly
LTM

Operating Cash Flow (OCF)

$9,788.0M +29.6% YoY

Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)

($8,955.0M) +1.6% YoY

Free Cash Flow (FCF)

$833.0M N/A YoY

SO Financials

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Dec'05Dec'06Dec'07Dec'08Dec'09Dec'10Dec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24
% growth
13,554.0
13.9%
14,356.0
5.9%
15,353.0
6.9%
17,127.0
11.6%
15,743.0
(8.1%)
17,456.0
10.9%
17,657.0
1.2%
16,537.0
(6.3%)
17,087.0
3.3%
18,499.0
8.3%
17,527.0
(5.3%)
19,896.0
13.5%
23,031.0
15.8%
23,495.0
2.0%
21,419.0
(8.8%)
20,375.0
(4.9%)
23,113.0
13.4%
29,279.0
26.7%
25,253.0
(13.8%)
26,724.0
5.8%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)5,226.05,695.06,371.07,633.09,943.011,272.010,808.09,392.09,828.011,033.09,849.011,224.012,858.013,842.011,792.010,478.013,052.018,458.013,545.06,175.0
% margin
8,328.0
61.4%
8,661.0
60.3%
8,982.0
58.5%
9,494.0
55.4%
5,800.0
36.8%
6,184.0
35.4%
6,849.0
38.8%
7,145.0
43.2%
7,259.0
42.5%
7,466.0
40.4%
7,678.0
43.8%
8,672.0
43.6%
10,173.0
44.2%
9,653.0
41.1%
9,627.0
44.9%
9,897.0
48.6%
10,061.0
43.5%
10,821.0
37.0%
11,708.0
46.4%
20,549.0
76.9%
Operating Expenses5,366.05,437.05,656.05,988.02,326.02,382.02,618.02,701.04,015.03,793.03,396.04,043.07,622.05,543.04,292.05,077.06,547.05,257.05,882.019,656.0
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)0.00.00.00.0202.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0235.0235.0267.0415.0569.0656.0595.013,382.0
2,962.0
21.9%
3,224.0
22.5%
3,326.0
21.7%
3,506.0
20.5%
3,268.0
20.8%
3,802.0
21.8%
4,231.0
24.0%
4,463.0
27.0%
3,255.0
19.0%
3,673.0
19.9%
4,282.0
24.4%
4,629.0
23.3%
2,551.0
11.1%
4,191.0
17.8%
5,749.0
26.8%
4,885.0
24.0%
3,698.0
16.0%
5,370.0
18.3%
5,826.0
23.1%
7,068.0
26.4%
Interest Income36.041.045.033.023.024.021.040.019.019.023.00.00.00.09.01,836.01,852.02,033.00.00.0
Interest Expense747.0866.0886.0866.0905.0895.0857.0859.0824.0840.0840.01,317.01,694.01,842.01,736.01,821.01,837.02,022.02,446.02,743.0
Pre-tax Income2,186.02,355.02,569.02,657.02,608.03,066.03,487.03,749.02,559.03,035.03,629.03,480.01,068.02,749.06,542.03,496.02,576.04,223.04,345.05,229.0
% effective tax rate
595.0
27.2%
781.0
33.2%
835.0
32.5%
915.0
34.4%
898.0
34.4%
1,026.0
33.5%
1,219.0
35.0%
1,334.0
35.6%
849.0
33.2%
987.0
32.5%
1,194.0
32.9%
951.0
27.3%
142.0
13.3%
449.0
16.3%
1,798.0
27.5%
393.0
11.2%
267.0
10.4%
795.0
18.8%
496.0
11.4%
969.0
18.5%
% margin
1,591.0
11.7%
1,573.0
11.0%
1,734.0
11.3%
1,807.0
10.6%
1,708.0
10.8%
2,040.0
11.7%
2,268.0
12.8%
2,415.0
14.6%
1,710.0
10.0%
2,031.0
11.0%
2,421.0
13.8%
2,493.0
12.5%
880.0
3.8%
2,242.0
9.5%
4,754.0
22.2%
3,134.0
15.4%
2,408.0
10.4%
3,535.0
12.1%
3,976.0
15.7%
4,401.0
16.5%
EPS2.142.122.292.262.072.372.572.711.852.182.602.470.842.204.532.822.263.283.644.02
Diluted EPS2.132.102.282.252.072.372.572.711.852.182.602.470.842.174.502.822.243.263.623.99
% margin
4,351.0
32.1%
4,675.0
32.6%
5,004.0
32.6%
5,310.0
31.0%
4,982.0
31.6%
5,767.0
33.0%
6,399.0
36.2%
6,732.0
40.7%
5,553.0
32.5%
5,935.0
32.1%
6,677.0
38.1%
7,690.0
38.7%
6,163.0
26.8%
8,113.0
34.5%
11,610.0
54.2%
9,197.0
45.1%
8,314.0
36.0%
9,969.0
34.0%
11,745.0
46.5%
13,238.0
49.5%