What is Southern Company's change in AP?

Southern Company (SO) reported change in AP of -$555M in Q1 2026.

How has Southern Company's change in AP changed year-over-year?

Southern Company's change in AP decreased by 40.9% year-over-year, from -$394M to -$555M.

What does change in AP mean?

Increase or decrease in amounts owed to suppliers — a key working capital component affecting operating cash flow.

Southern Company SO Change in AP

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-$47M-14.6%

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$8.4B+8.0%

Operating income$2.0B+0.4%

Net income$1.4B+1.6%

EPS (diluted)$1.20-0.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$987.0M-57.7%

Total debt$75.3B—

Total equity$39.9B+7.2%

Total assets$157.03B—

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.2B-1.9%

CapEx$2.9B+20.8%

Free cash flow-$1.7B-44.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$107.89B+11.1%

Enterprise value$182.16B—

P/E19.3×—

P/S3.4×-0.5×

Profitability

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Operating margin18.7%-2.5pp

Net margin13.1%—

FCF margin-5.1%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9%—

Debt / equity1.9×—

Current ratio0.7×—

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Southern Company in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable.

The official record: Southern Company’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Southern Company's change in AP?: Southern Company (SO) reported change in AP of -$555M in Q1 2026.
How has Southern Company's change in AP changed year-over-year?: Southern Company's change in AP decreased by 40.9% year-over-year, from -$394M to -$555M.
What does change in AP mean?: Increase or decrease in amounts owed to suppliers — a key working capital component affecting operating cash flow.