The Southern Company (SO) quarterly balance sheet — complete assets, liabilities & equity history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Total Assets | 157.03B | 155.72B | 153.25B | 148.85B | 148.11B | 145.18B | 143.96B | 141.94B | 140.12B | 139.33B | 138.32B | 137.12B | 134.76B | 134.89B | 134B | 130.77B | 128.64B | 127.53B | 127.86B | 125.91B |
| Asset Growth % | 6.02% | 7.26% | 6.45% | 4.87% | 5.7% | 4.2% | 4.07% | 3.52% | 3.98% | 3.29% | 3.22% | 4.85% | 4.76% | 5.77% | 4.81% | 3.86% | 2.59% | 3.74% | 3.82% | 5.16% |
| PP&E (Net) | 118.16B | 114.37B | 112.26B | 110.25B | 108.44B | 106.74B | 104.97B | 104B | 102.54B | 101.94B | 100.37B | 98.87B | 97.75B | 96.7B | 95.68B | 95.02B | 94.12B | 93.46B | 93.74B | 92.46B |
| PP&E / Total Assets % | 75.25% | 73.45% | 73.25% | 74.06% | 73.22% | 73.52% | 72.92% | 73.27% | 73.18% | 73.16% | 72.56% | 72.1% | 72.54% | 71.69% | 71.4% | 72.66% | 73.16% | 73.28% | 73.32% | 73.44% |
| Total Current Assets | 9.96B | 10.92B | 12.63B | 10.8B | 11.82B | 10.69B | 11.04B | 10.99B | 10.54B | 10.43B | 11.09B | 10.98B | 9.55B | 10.42B | 10.36B | 9.78B | 9.3B | 8.96B | 9.67B | 9.55B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 981M | 1.64B | 3.34B | 1.26B | 2.33B | 1.07B | 1.02B | 1.15B | 713M | 748M | 1.68B | 2.12B | 1.05B | 1.92B | 2.01B | 1.72B | 1.66B | 1.8B | 2.08B | 1.58B |
| Receivables | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K |
| Inventory | 3.17B | 3.33B | 3.25B | 3.08B | 3.05B | 3.37B | 3.38B | 3.29B | 3.27B | 3.35B | 3.15B | 2.96B | 2.75B | 2.68B | 2.68B | 2.28B | 2.1B | 2.35B | 2.26B | 2.12B |
| Other Current Assets | 1.53B | 1.81B | 1.8B | 1.63B | 1.72B | 1.67B | 1.83B | 1.86B | 2.14B | 1.96B | 1.93B | 1.64B | 1.73B | 1.76B | 2.03B | 1.72B | 1.73B | 1.52B | 2.1B | 2.58B |
| Long-Term Investments | 4.25B | 0 | 4.88B | 4.19B | 4.05B | 4.04B | 4.06B | 3.93B | 3.91B | 3.79B | 3.58B | 3.68B | 3.65B | 3.59B | 3.32B | 3.46B | 3.7B | 3.82B | 3.72B | 3.74B |
| 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 | 5.16B | 5.16B | 5.28B | 5.28B | 5.28B | 5.28B | 5.28B | 5.28B |
| Intangible Assets | 294M | 300M | 308M | 316M | 324M | 332M | 341M | 350M | 359M | 368M | 377M | 386M | 397M | 406M | 415M | 425M | 435M | 445M | 456M | 466M |
| Other Assets | 19.2B | 24.97B | 17.1B | 18.14B | 18.31B | 18.21B | 18.38B | 17.5B | 17.61B | 17.64B | 17.74B | 18.04B | 18.24B | 18.62B | 18.95B | 16.81B | 15.81B | 15.56B | 14.98B | 14.4B |
| Total Liabilities | 117.12B | 116.85B | 114.97B | 111.51B | 110.89B | 108.51B | 107.05B | 105.83B | 104.51B | 104.11B | 103.02B | 102.47B | 100.19B | 100.36B | 98.29B | 97.51B | 95.72B | 94.97B | 94.35B | 92.87B |
| Total Debt | 76B | 65.82B | 73.75B | 70.82B | 70.12B | 66.28B | 65.08B | 65.52B | 65.25B | 63.49B | 62.31B | 62.4B | 60.55B | 59.13B | 56.65B | 56.46B | 55.92B | 55.47B | 54.58B | 53.91B |
| Net Debt | 75.02B | 64.18B | 70.4B | 69.56B | 67.79B | 65.21B | 64.06B | 64.37B | 64.53B | 62.74B | 60.63B | 60.27B | 59.5B | 57.22B | 54.64B | 54.74B | 54.26B | 53.67B | 52.5B | 52.33B |
| Long-Term Debt | 67.15B | 65.65B | 64.62B | 62.98B | 62.94B | 58.77B | 61.25B | 59.88B | 59.36B | 57.21B | 56B | 55.13B | 52.06B | 50.66B | 50.43B | 51.2B | 50.63B | 50.12B | 48.84B | 47.83B |
| Short-Term Borrowings | 7.37B | 169M | 7.88B | 6.35B | 5.68B | 6.06B | 2.36B | 4.13B | 4.41B | 4.79B | 4.8B | 5.71B | 6.92B | 6.89B | 4.64B | 3.56B | 3.52B | 3.6B | 3.99B | 4.23B |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 1.48B | 0 | 1.24B | 1.49B | 1.5B | 1.45B | 1.46B | 1.5B | 1.48B | 1.49B | 1.5B | 1.55B | 1.57B | 1.58B | 1.58B | 1.7B | 1.77B | 1.75B | 1.74B | 1.85B |
| Total Current Liabilities | 15.32B | 16.89B | 16.73B | 14.57B | 13.77B | 15.99B | 12.16B | 12.03B | 11.46B | 13.47B | 13.21B | 13.24B | 13.89B | 15.72B | 12.8B | 11.49B | 10.43B | 10.92B | 11.26B | 11.66B |
| Accounts Payable | 2.91B | 3.71B | 3.02B | 2.95B | 3.09B | 3.7B | 3.95B | 2.44B | 2.15B | 2.9B | 2.94B | 2.49B | 2.37B | 3.52B | 3.08B | 2.91B | 2.25B | 2.17B | 2.23B | 2.08B |
| Accrued Expenses | 627M | 3.23B | 1.21B | 775M | 600M | 682M | 570M | 702M | 583M | 652M | 573M | 652M | 487M | 614M | 431M | 553M | 404M | 533M | 404M | 510M |
| Deferred Revenue | 478M | 0 | 0 | 468M | 458M | 486M | 491M | 466M | 456M | 503M | 511M | 493M | 475M | 502M | 516M | 461M | 454M | 479M | 493M | 467M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 3.1B | 9.06B | 3.2B | 3.01B | 3.08B | 3.81B | 3.57B | 3.32B | 3.09B | 3.57B | 3.17B | 2.99B | 2.96B | 3.17B | 2.93B | 3.12B | 3.08B | 3.2B | 2.95B | 3.5B |
| Deferred Taxes | 19.08B | 579M | 12.25B | 18.76B | 18.59B | 18.22B | 18.32B | 18.01B | 17.85B | 17.73B | 17.66B | 17.68B | 17.71B | 17.4B | 17.34B | 17.11B | 17.07B | 16.48B | 16.63B | 16.55B |
| Other Liabilities | 14.3B | 33.74B | 20.14B | 13.91B | 14.29B | 14.27B | 14.05B | 14.6B | 14.55B | 14.39B | 14.82B | 15.06B | 15.16B | 15.19B | 16.32B | 16.25B | 16.06B | 15.94B | 16.12B | 15.23B |
| Total Equity | 39.91B | 38.87B | 38.27B | 37.34B | 37.22B | 36.67B | 36.91B | 36.11B | 35.61B | 35.23B | 35.3B | 34.65B | 34.56B | 34.53B | 35.72B | 33.26B | 32.92B | 32.57B | 33.51B | 33.04B |
| Equity Growth % | 7.22% | 5.98% | 3.71% | 3.41% | 4.52% | 4.11% | 4.53% | 4.22% | 3.04% | 2.01% | -1.16% | 4.19% | 4.99% | 6.03% | 6.59% | 0.66% | -1.32% | 0.13% | 2.19% | 2.43% |
| Shareholders Equity | 37.12B | 36.02B | 35B | 34.01B | 33.84B | 33.21B | 33.3B | 32.45B | 31.92B | 31.44B | 31.38B | 30.67B | 30.53B | 30.41B | 31.48B | 28.97B | 28.59B | 28.16B | 28.98B | 28.49B |
| Minority Interest | 2.79B | 2.85B | 3.27B | 3.33B | 3.38B | 3.47B | 3.61B | 3.66B | 3.69B | 3.78B | 3.93B | 3.98B | 4.03B | 4.12B | 4.24B | 4.28B | 4.33B | 4.4B | 4.53B | 4.55B |
| Common Stock | 5.59B | 5.55B | 5.46B | 5.46B | 5.45B | 5.45B | 5.44B | 5.44B | 5.43B | 5.42B | 5.42B | 5.42B | 5.42B | 5.42B | 5.42B | 5.29B | 5.29B | 5.28B | 5.28B | 5.27B |
| Additional Paid-in Capital | 16.29B | 15.74B | 14.42B | 14.33B | 14.23B | 14.15B | 14.05B | 13.95B | 13.85B | 13.78B | 13.75B | 13.74B | 13.71B | 13.67B | 13.66B | 12.03B | 11.99B | 11.95B | 11.93B | 11.89B |
| Retained Earnings | 15.38B | 14.86B | 15.25B | 14.36B | 14.29B | 13.75B | 14.01B | 13.26B | 12.84B | 12.48B | 12.39B | 11.73B | 11.66B | 11.54B | 12.37B | 11.64B | 11.26B | 10.93B | 11.84B | 11.44B |
| Accumulated OCI | -73M | -75M | -80M | -71M | -75M | -78M | -139M | -130M | -140M | -177M | -130M | -168M | -211M | -167M | -157M | -184M | -195M | -237M | -319M | -355M |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 0.87% | 0.27% | 1.13% | 0.59% | 0.91% | 0.37% | 1.07% | 0.85% | 0.81% | 0.62% | 1.03% | 0.62% | 0.64% | -0.06% | 1.11% | 0.86% | 0.81% | -0.17% | 0.87% | 0.3% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 3.44% | 1.08% | 4.53% | 2.36% | 3.61% | 1.45% | 4.2% | 3.35% | 3.19% | 2.42% | 4.07% | 2.42% | 2.5% | -0.24% | 4.28% | 3.36% | 3.16% | -0.64% | 3.32% | 1.13% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.90x | 1.69x | 1.93x | 1.90x | 1.88x | 1.81x | 1.76x | 1.81x | 1.83x | 1.80x | 1.76x | 1.80x | 1.75x | 1.71x | 1.59x | 1.70x | 1.70x | 1.70x | 1.63x | 1.63x |
| Debt / Assets | 48.4% | 42.27% | 48.12% | 47.58% | 47.34% | 45.65% | 45.21% | 46.16% | 46.56% | 45.57% | 45.04% | 45.51% | 44.93% | 43.84% | 42.27% | 43.18% | 43.47% | 43.49% | 42.68% | 42.82% |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 20.85x | 25.51x | 17.53x | 21.65x | 19.82x | 27.08x | 17.26x | 19.81x | 21.77x | 25.16x | 17.98x | 24.18x | 24.27x | 51.18x | 16.65x | 20.57x | 22.87x | 76.89x | 19.32x | 30.91x |
| Book Value per Share | 35.38 | 35.05 | 34.48 | 33.79 | 33.69 | 32.97 | 33.46 | 32.72 | 32.38 | 32.07 | 32.12 | 31.56 | 31.48 | 31.68 | 32.83 | 31.02 | 30.8 | 30.67 | 31.38 | 30.96 |