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Southern Company SO Traditional Electric Operating Companies — Income taxes (benefit)

Other segment segments

Reportable Segment
$129M+16.2%
SOUTHERN POWER CO
-$70M-6,900%

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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:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

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 traditional electric operating companies — income taxes (benefit)?
Southern Company (SO) reported traditional electric operating companies — income taxes (benefit) of $230M in Q1 2026.
What does traditional electric operating companies — income taxes (benefit) mean?
The net income tax expense or benefit recognized for the utility segment, accounting for both current and deferred tax positions. This reflects the tax impact of the segment's operations, including regulatory tax recovery mechanisms.