What is Southern Company's quick ratio?

Southern Company (SO) reported quick ratio of 0.7× in Q1 2026.

What does quick ratio mean?

Can the company cover short-term bills without having to sell inventory first?

How do you interpret quick ratio?

More conservative than the current ratio. A wide gap between the two flags heavy reliance on inventory to meet near-term obligations.

How does quick ratio compare across companies?

Most informative for inventory-heavy businesses; converges with the current ratio for firms that carry little inventory.

Southern Company SO Quick ratio

Quick ratio at other companies

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0.5×—

EntergyETR

1×+0.1×

Dominion EnergyD

0.6×+0.1×

Nextra EnergyNEE

0.4×0.0×

Duke EnergyDUK

0.7×-0.1×

CNP

CenterPoint EnergyCNP

1.2×+0.2×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$8.4B+8.0%

Operating income$2.0B+0.4%

Net income$1.4B+1.7%

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$104.94B+7.1%

Enterprise value$179.21B—

P/E18.8×—

P/S3.3×-0.4×

Profitability

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Operating margin18.7%-2.5pp

Net margin13.1%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9%—

Debt / equity1.9×—

Current ratio0.7×—

Where this comes from

Calculated from Southern Company’s reported figures.

quick assets/total current liabilities=0.7×

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 quick ratio?: Southern Company (SO) reported quick ratio of 0.7× in Q1 2026.
What does quick ratio mean?: Can the company cover short-term bills without having to sell inventory first?
How do you interpret quick ratio?: More conservative than the current ratio. A wide gap between the two flags heavy reliance on inventory to meet near-term obligations.
How does quick ratio compare across companies?: Most informative for inventory-heavy businesses; converges with the current ratio for firms that carry little inventory.