What does gas marketing services — interest expense mean?

This represents the cost of debt financing specifically allocated to the gas marketing services segment. It reflects the interest paid on borrowings used to fund the segment's operations, infrastructure, or working capital requirements. Tracking this helps assess the segment's leverage and the impact of financing costs on its overall bottom-line contribution.

Southern Company SO Gas marketing services — Interest Expense

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Reportable Segment

$204M+9.1%

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$27M+3.8%

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FIP

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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$109.63B+5.7%

Enterprise value$183.9B—

P/E19.6×—

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: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 gas marketing services — interest expense?: Southern Company (SO) reported gas marketing services — interest expense of $1M in Q1 2026.
What does gas marketing services — interest expense mean?: This represents the cost of debt financing specifically allocated to the gas marketing services segment. It reflects the interest paid on borrowings used to fund the segment's operations, infrastructure, or working capital requirements. Tracking this helps assess the segment's leverage and the impact of financing costs on its overall bottom-line contribution.