Southern Co (SO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Southern's (SO) Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 2.23 for Q2 2026, up 10.5% from 2.02 a year earlier but down 14.0% from the prior quarter.
Southern Co (SO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio at Southern was 2.27, down 6.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 2.25, down 12.7% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Southern's Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.58 in FY2024 (+8.2%), 2.38 in FY2023 (-10.3%), 2.66 in FY2022 (+31.9%) and 2.01 in FY2021 (-25.0%).
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio has run from a low of -0.68 in Q4 2021 to a high of 4.29 in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Coverage Ratio increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 673.9%; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a decline of 37.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio for the three prior quarters was 2.59 (Q1 2026), 1.02 (Q4 2025) and 3.44 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.23 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.59 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.02 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.44 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.02 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.82 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.53 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.42 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.79 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.56 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.90 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.40 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.11 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.09 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.29 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.39 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.68 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.82 |
Southern Co Interest Coverage Ratio API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();