Southern Co (SO) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026)
Southern (SO) recorded Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability of $12.63 billion in Q2 2026, up 2.7% from $12.29 billion a year earlier and up 2.0% from the prior quarter.
Southern Co (SO) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Southern reported Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability of $12.13 billion, up 3.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability has increased for seven straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability came in at $11.73 billion in FY2024 (+6.7%), $10.99 billion in FY2023 (+9.5%), $10.04 billion in FY2022 (+13.2%) and $8.86 billion in FY2021 (+8.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability since Q3 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability has increased for 30 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 5.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability ran from 1.6% in Q1 2026 to 13.2% in Q4 2022.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $12.38 billion (Q1 2026), $12.13 billion (Q4 2025) and $12.25 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.77 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.92 Bn |
Southern Co Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=non-current-deferred-tax-liability&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "non-current-deferred-tax-liability", "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=non-current-deferred-tax-liability&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();