Southern SO
NYSE SO
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At close: Oct 22, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Southern Co (SO) Equity Income (2009 - 2021)

Updated

Southern's Equity Income was $30 million in Q3 2021, down 9.1% from $33 million a year earlier.

Analysis

Southern Co (SO) Equity Income (2009 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

On a trailing twelve-month basis, Southern's Equity Income was $83 million through Sep 30, 2021, down 43.5% year-over-year; for FY2020, it came in at $153 million, down 5.6% from FY2019.

  • Equity Income shows a four-year compound annual growth rate of 26.9% (FY2016 to FY2020).
  • In earlier years, Equity Income was $162 million in FY2019 (+9.5%), $148 million in FY2018 (+39.6%), $106 million in FY2017 (+79.7%) and $59 million in FY2016.
  • Quarterly Equity Income has moved between -$40 million (Q2 2021) and $48 million (Q4 2020) over five years.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Equity Income was higher in three of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 2.8%.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Equity Income over five years was Q4 2018 (growth of 566.7%); the worst was Q4 2017 (a decline of 80.6%).
  • Per Business Quant data, SO's Equity Income in the three quarters before Q3 2021 was -$40 million (Q2 2021), $45 million (Q1 2021) and $48 million (Q4 2020).
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Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2021 30.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 45.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 48.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 33.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 30.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 42.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 42.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 39.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 33.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 48.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 40.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 36.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 41.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 6.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 32.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 28.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 39.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 31.00 Mn
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