What is Southern Company's intangible assets — net?

Southern Company (SO) reported intangible assets — net of $219.00M in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for Southern Company's intangible assets — net?

Over 3 years (2020 to 2025), Southern Company's intangible assets — net has grown at a -18.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $412.00M to $225.00M.

What does intangible assets — net mean?

The value of non-physical assets with a limited lifespan, like patents or licenses.

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '23

Non-Current Assets

Intangible assets — net

Southern Company Intangible assets — net decreased by 2.7% to $219.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Over 3 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Intangible assets — net shows a downward trend with a -18.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement

SectionNon-Current Assets

CategoryCapital Allocation

SignalHigher is better

VolatilityStable

First reportedQ1 2016

Last reportedQ3 2023

How to read this metric

Higher values indicate significant investment in proprietary technology or market access, though they require monitoring for potential impairment.

Detailed definition

This represents the net value of identifiable intangible assets with a limited useful life, such as patents, licenses, o...

Peer comparison

Common in technology, pharmaceutical, and defense firms that acquire or develop proprietary intellectual property.

Metric ID: non_current_assets_finite_lived_intangible_assets_net

Historical Data

10 periods

	Q2 '21	Q3 '21	Q4 '21	Q1 '22	Q2 '22	Q3 '22	Q4 '22	Q3 '23	Q4 '25	Q1 '26
Value	$391.00M	$380.00M	$370.00M	$360.00M	$350.00M	$340.00M	$331.00M	$302.00M	$225.00M	$219.00M
QoQ Change	—	-2.8%	-2.6%	-2.7%	-2.8%	-2.9%	-2.6%	-8.8%	-25.5%	-2.7%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	-10.5%	-10.5%	-10.5%	-11.2%	—	—

Range$219.00M – $391.00M

CAGR-22.7%

Avg YoY Growth-10.7%

Median YoY Growth-10.5%

Current Streak9+ quarters decline