Southern (SO) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Southern's Times Interest Earned 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.
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Southern (SO) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Southern reported Times Interest Earned of 2.27, down 6.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 2.25, down 12.7% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Times Interest Earned 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%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Times Interest Earned is -0.68 (Q4 2021) to 4.29 (Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 673.9%), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a decline of 37.6%).
- Business Quant data shows SO's Times Interest Earned at 2.59 (Q1 2026), 1.02 (Q4 2025) and 3.44 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 172.18 Bn | 170.30 Bn | - | 2,624.00 |
| 2 | Southern | 106.86 Bn | 97.91 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 2.23 |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 97.23 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 2.82 |
| 4 | National Grid | 85.13 Bn | 57.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 70.60 Bn | 68.98 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 2.13 |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 57.38 Bn | 60.06 Bn | - | 0.59 |
| 7 | Sempra | 54.97 Bn | 54.10 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 1.22 |
| 8 | Entergy | 50.09 Bn | 39.27 Bn | - | 1.96 |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 48.73 Bn | 43.64 Bn | - | 1.59 |
| 10 | Exelon | 45.85 Bn | 41.17 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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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 |
API Access
Southern Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();