Southern Co (SO) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Southern (SO) reported Cash from Operations of $3.05 billion for Q2 2026, up 40.0% from $2.18 billion a year earlier and up 149.1% from the prior quarter.
Southern Co (SO) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Southern's Cash from Operations came in at $10.65 billion, up 15.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $9.8 billion, up 0.1% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash from Operations came in at $9.79 billion in FY2024 (+29.6%), $7.55 billion in FY2023 (+19.9%), $6.3 billion in FY2022 (+2.2%) and $6.17 billion in FY2021 (-7.9%).
- Five-year quarterly Cash from Operations spans a low of $844 million in Q1 2023 and a high of $3.77 billion in Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Cash from Operations gained in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 10.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash from Operations in five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 97.5%); the low point was Q1 2023 (a decline of 47.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $1.23 billion (Q1 2026), $2.6 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.77 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.77 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.69 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 844.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.18 Bn |
Southern Co Cash from Operations API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "SO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();