Southern Co (SO) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Southern (SO) reported Deferred Taxes of $142 million for Q2 2026, up 39.2% from $102 million a year earlier but down 15.5% from the prior quarter.
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Southern Co (SO) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Southern's Deferred Taxes came in at $475 million, down 42.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $618 million, down 1.3% from FY2024.
- By year, Deferred Taxes came in at $626 million in FY2024 (+50.5%), $416 million in FY2023 (-37.9%), $670 million in FY2022 and -$49 million in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Deferred Taxes spans a low of -$138 million in Q4 2021 and a high of $468 million in Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Deferred Taxes gained in two of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 94.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Deferred Taxes in five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 763.6%); the low point was Q4 2024 (a decline of 95.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $168 million (Q1 2026), $263 million (Q4 2025) and -$98 million (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 142.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 168.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 263.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -98.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 102.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 351.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 360.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 199.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 48.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 468.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -18.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -43.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 62.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 368.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 200.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -138.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 190.00 Mn |
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Southern Co Deferred Taxes API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=deferred-taxes&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-taxes", "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=deferred-taxes&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();