What is Southern Company's interest expense?

Southern Company (SO) reported interest expense of $589.00M in Q3 2022.

How has Southern Company's interest expense changed year-over-year?

Southern Company's interest expense increased by 10.5% year-over-year, from $533.00M to $589.00M.

What does interest expense mean?

The cost of borrowing money, paid as interest on debt.

Interest Expense

Southern Company Interest Expense increased by 57.5% to $589.00M in Q3 2022 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.5%, from $533.00M to $589.00M. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementIncome Statement

SectionOther Income & Expense

CategoryLeverage

SignalLower is better

VolatilityStable

First reportedQ1 2013

Last reportedQ4 2025

How to read this metric

Increasing interest expense may signal higher debt levels or rising interest rates, which can reduce net profitability.

Detailed definition

Interest expense represents the cost incurred by a company for borrowed funds, such as loans, bonds, or other debt instr...

Peer comparison

Highly dependent on the company's capital structure; peers with lower debt-to-equity ratios will show lower interest expenses.

Metric ID: is_interest_expense

Historical Data

6 periods

	Q2 '21	Q3 '21	Q4 '21	Q1 '22	Q2 '22	Q3 '22
Value	$365.00M	$533.00M	$420.00M	$462.00M	$374.00M	$589.00M
QoQ Change	—	+46.0%	-21.2%	+10.0%	-19.0%	+57.5%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	+2.5%	+10.5%

Range$365.00M – $589.00M

CAGR+46.6%

Avg YoY Growth+6.5%

Median YoY Growth+6.5%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Southern Company's interest expense?: Southern Company (SO) reported interest expense of $589.00M in Q3 2022.
How has Southern Company's interest expense changed year-over-year?: Southern Company's interest expense increased by 10.5% year-over-year, from $533.00M to $589.00M.
What does interest expense mean?: The cost of borrowing money, paid as interest on debt.