What does electric utilities — interest expense(c) mean?

This metric captures the cost of debt financing specifically allocated to the electric utility segment's operations. It includes interest payments on long-term debt, bonds, and other credit facilities used to fund infrastructure projects and working capital. It is a critical measure of the financial leverage and debt-servicing burden carried by the utility segment.

Southern Company SO Electric Utilities — Interest expense(c)

Other segment segments

Reportable Segment

$204M+9.1%

SOUTHERN POWER CO

$27M+3.8%

Similar metrics at other companies

DUKElectric Utilities and Infrastructure — Interest Expense

$535M+9.6%

OTT

OTTRElectric — Interest Expense

$11.74M+10.1%

MDUElectric — Interest Expense

$11.91M+51.0%

AESUtilities — Interest Expense

$77M0.0%

UGIUtilities — Interest Expense, Nonoperating

$30M+20.0%

AWR

AWRElectric: — Interest Expense, Nonoperating

$1.25M+10.3%

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:InterestAndDebtExpense.

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

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What is Southern Company's electric utilities — interest expense(c)?: Southern Company (SO) reported electric utilities — interest expense(c) of $366M in Q1 2026.
What does electric utilities — interest expense(c) mean?: This metric captures the cost of debt financing specifically allocated to the electric utility segment's operations. It includes interest payments on long-term debt, bonds, and other credit facilities used to fund infrastructure projects and working capital. It is a critical measure of the financial leverage and debt-servicing burden carried by the utility segment.