Southern Co (SO) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Southern (SO) reported Other Operating Expenses of $5.2 billion for Q2 2026, down 0.2% from $5.21 billion a year earlier and down 18.5% from the prior quarter.
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Southern Co (SO) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Southern's Other Operating Expenses came in at $22.87 billion, up 8.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $22.27 billion, up 13.3% from FY2024.
- Other Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Other Operating Expenses came in at $19.66 billion in FY2024 (+1.2%), $19.43 billion in FY2023 (-18.7%), $23.91 billion in FY2022 (+23.1%) and $19.42 billion in FY2021 (+25.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Other Operating Expenses since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Other Operating Expenses gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 9.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year Other Operating Expenses in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 39.0%); the low point was Q4 2023 (a decline of 30.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $6.38 billion (Q1 2026), $6.06 billion (Q4 2025) and $5.23 billion (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 852.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 965.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 869.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.04 Bn |
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Southern Co Other Operating Expenses 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();