What is Southern Company's current debt?

Southern Company (SO) reported current debt of $1.67B in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for Southern Company's current debt?

Over 3 years (2020 to 2025), Southern Company's current debt has grown at a 5.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $609M to $722M.

What does current debt mean?

The portion of long-term debt maturing within the next 12 months, requiring refinancing or repayment from operating cash flows.

Southern Company SO Current Debt

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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$109.1B+4.2%

Enterprise value$183.37B—

P/E19.5×—

P/S3.5×-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:ShortTermBorrowings.

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 current debt?: Southern Company (SO) reported current debt of $1.67B in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Southern Company's current debt?: Over 3 years (2020 to 2025), Southern Company's current debt has grown at a 5.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $609M to $722M.
What does current debt mean?: The portion of long-term debt maturing within the next 12 months, requiring refinancing or repayment from operating cash flows.