What does reportable segment — income taxes (benefit) mean?

This represents the tax expense or benefit attributable to the segment's pre-tax income, adjusted for various tax credits and regulatory treatments. It reflects the effective tax rate applied to the segment's earnings. Changes in this metric can be driven by tax law changes or specific investment tax credits.

Southern Company SO Reportable Segment — Income taxes (benefit)

Other segment segments

SOUTHERN POWER CO

-$70M-6,900%

Similar metrics at other companies

ADTReportable Segment — Income tax expense (benefit)

$58.11M+13.9%

SREReportable Segment — Income tax expense (benefit)

$69M+81.6%

SDReportable Segment — Income tax (benefit)

$0—

PNW

PNWReportable Segment — Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

-$1M-117%

CSTLReportable Segment — Income tax expense (benefit)

$109K+126%

FWRGReportable Segment — Income tax benefit

-$749K-5.8%

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:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

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 reportable segment — income taxes (benefit)?: Southern Company (SO) reported reportable segment — income taxes (benefit) of $129M in Q1 2026.
What does reportable segment — income taxes (benefit) mean?: This represents the tax expense or benefit attributable to the segment's pre-tax income, adjusted for various tax credits and regulatory treatments. It reflects the effective tax rate applied to the segment's earnings. Changes in this metric can be driven by tax law changes or specific investment tax credits.