SO
The Southern Company
Stock
$83.72+0.25 (+0.30%)Close Oct 2, 2026
Balance sheet
| Line | Q2 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $3.0B | $1.6B | $1.1B | $748M | $1.9B | $1.8B | $1.1B | $2.0B | $1.4B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $1.4B | $710M | $659M | $628M | $1.3B | $447M | $690M | $417M | $201M |
| Current assets | $12.4B | $10.9B | $10.7B | $10.4B | $10.4B | $9.0B | $8.6B | $9.8B | $9.6B | $10.1B | $9.7B | $6.5B | $5.9B | $5.6B | $6.2B | $6.3B | $5.9B | $5.9B | $5.4B | — |
| Goodwill | $5.2B | $5.2B | $5.2B | $5.2B | $5.2B | $5.3B | $5.3B | $5.3B | $5.3B | $6.3B | $6.3B | $2.0M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Intangible assets | $287M | $300M | $332M | $368M | $406M | $445M | $487M | $536M | $613M | $873M | $970M | $317M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | $162.0B | $155.7B | $145.2B | $139.3B | $134.9B | $127.5B | $122.9B | $118.7B | $116.9B | $111.0B | $109.7B | $78.3B | $70.2B | $64.5B | $63.1B | $59.3B | $55.0B | $52.0B | $48.3B | — |
| Current liabilities | $15.7B | $16.9B | $16.0B | $13.5B | $15.7B | $10.9B | $12.1B | $12.5B | $14.3B | $13.6B | $12.9B | $9.1B | $9.0B | $5.5B | $7.0B | $6.6B | $6.5B | $5.6B | $5.2B | — |
| Long-term debt | $68.8B | $65.6B | $58.8B | $57.2B | $50.7B | $50.1B | $45.1B | $41.8B | $40.7B | $44.5B | $42.6B | $24.7B | $20.6B | $21.3B | $19.3B | $18.6B | $18.2B | $18.1B | $16.8B | — |
| Total liabilities | $119.7B | $116.9B | $108.5B | $104.1B | $100.4B | $95.0B | $90.4B | $86.7B | $87.6B | $85.2B | $82.8B | $56.2B | $48.9B | $44.4B | $43.8B | $40.6B | $37.7B | $36.1B | $34.0B | — |
| Shareholders' equity | $42.3B | $36.0B | $33.2B | $31.4B | $30.4B | $27.9B | $28.0B | $27.5B | $24.7B | $24.2B | $24.8B | $20.6B | $19.9B | $19.0B | $18.3B | $17.6B | $16.2B | $14.9B | $13.3B | $13.1B |
| Shares outstanding | 1.15B | 1.12B | 1.10B | 1.09B | 1.09B | 1.06B | 1.06B | 1.05B | 1.03B | 1.01B | 991.1M | 912.8M | 909.9M | 887.9M | 869.0M | 866.6M | 845.6M | 820.4M | — | — |
| Current ratio | 0.79 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.82 | 0.71 | 0.78 | 0.67 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 1.02 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.91 | 1.05 | 1.03 | — |