SOUTHERN CO Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where SOUTHERN CO's cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from running the business, $9.80B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $13.96B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $4.70B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $539.00M came in.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Commercial paper | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $9.80B | -$13.96B | | -$3.02B | $200.00M* | $1.62B | -$218.00M | $6.11B* | $539.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $9.79B | -$9.40B | | -$2.95B | -$320.00M* | $143.00M | -$181.00M | $3.10B* | $180.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $7.55B | -$9.67B | | -$3.04B | -$1.28B* | $36.00M | -$139.00M | $5.42B* | -$1.12B |
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| 2022-12-31 | $6.30B | -$8.43B | | -$2.91B | $1.50B* | $1.81B | -$145.00M | $2.08B* | $208.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $6.17B | -$7.35B | | -$2.78B | $300.00M* | $73.00M | -$266.00M | $4.62B* | $761.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $6.70B | -$7.03B | | -$2.69B | -$225.00M* | $74.00M | -$325.00M | $2.58B* | -$910.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $5.78B | -$3.39B | | -$2.57B | -$1.50B* | $844.00M | -$157.00M | $1.45B* | $459.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $6.95B | -$5.76B | | -$2.42B | $476.00M* | $1.09B | -$264.00M | -$690.00M* | -$628.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $6.39B | -$7.19B | | -$2.30B | | $793.00M | -$222.00M | $2.68B* | $155.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $4.89B | -$20.05B | $0.00 | -$2.10B | $1.23B | $3.76B | -$512.00M | $13.36B* | $571.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $6.27B | -$7.28B | -$115.00M | -$1.96B | $73.00M | $256.00M | -$116.00M | $3.56B* | $694.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $5.82B | -$6.41B | -$5.00M | -$1.87B | -$676.00M | $806.00M | -$100.00M | $2.48B* | $51.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $6.10B | -$5.74B | -$20.00M | -$1.76B | $662.00M | $695.00M | $42.00M | $59.00M* | $31.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $4.90B | -$5.17B | -$430.00M | -$1.69B | -$30.00M | $397.00M | $19.00M | $1.32B* | -$687.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $5.90B | -$4.18B | $0.00 | -$1.60B | -$438.00M | $723.00M | -$20.00M | $484.00M* | $868.00M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $3.99B | -$4.26B | $0.00 | -$1.50B | $659.00M | $772.00M | -$33.00M | $120.00M* | -$243.00M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $3.26B | -$4.32B | | -$1.37B | -$306.00M | $1.29B | -$25.00M | $1.74B* | $273.00M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $3.46B | -$4.13B | | -$1.28B | -$314.00M | $474.00M | -$29.00M | $2.03B* | $216.00M |
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| 2007-12-31 | $3.43B | -$3.71B | | -$1.21B | -$669.00M | $538.00M | -$46.00M | $1.69B* | $34.00M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-03-31 | $1.23B | -$3.42B | | -$776.00M | | | $300.00M* | $535.00M | -$191.00M | $1.67B* | -$653.00M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $2.60B* | -$4.36B* | | -$761.00M* | | | $0.00* | $1.53B* | -$42.00M* | -$669.00M* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $3.77B* | -$3.87B* | | -$760.00M* | | | $0.00* | $28.00M* | -$26.00M* | $2.93B* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $2.18B* | -$2.90B* | | -$758.00M* | | | $200.00M* | $32.00M* | -$17.00M* | $195.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $1.25B | -$2.83B | | -$736.00M | | | $0.00* | $30.00M | -$133.00M | $3.65B* | $1.23B |
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| 2024-12-31 | $2.17B* | -$2.72B* | | -$734.00M* | | | $0.00* | $31.00M* | -$24.00M* | $1.32B* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $3.62B* | -$2.46B* | | -$733.00M* | | | -$470.00M* | $28.00M* | -$22.00M* | -$119.00M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $2.69B* | -$1.84B* | | -$754.00M* | | | $250.00M* | $56.00M* | -$20.00M* | -$4.00M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $1.31B | -$2.38B | | -$733.00M | | | -$100.00M* | $28.00M | -$115.00M | $1.91B* | -$89.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $1.81B* | -$2.95B* | | -$764.00M* | | | -$680.00M* | $10.00M* | -$19.00M* | $1.62B* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $2.84B* | -$2.43B* | | -$765.00M* | | | $0.00* | $4.00M* | $67.00M* | | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $2.06B* | -$2.17B* | | -$764.00M* | | | -$300.00M* | $7.00M* | -$104.00M* | $2.30B* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $844.00M | -$2.12B | | -$742.00M | | | -$300.00M* | $15.00M | -$83.00M | $1.56B* | -$820.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $1.28B* | -$2.48B* | | -$741.00M* | | | $1.20B* | $5.00M* | $90.00M* | $663.00M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $1.44B* | -$2.49B* | | -$741.00M* | | | -$500.00M* | $1.74B* | -$16.00M* | $847.00M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $1.99B* | -$1.91B* | | -$723.00M* | | | $50.00M* | $23.00M* | -$104.00M* | $734.00M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $1.59B | -$1.55B | | -$702.00M | | | $750.00M* | $38.00M | -$115.00M | -$164.00M* | -$156.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $1.09B* | -$1.50B* | | -$700.00M* | | | $0.00* | $11.00M* | -$42.00M* | $874.00M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $2.18B* | -$1.82B* | | -$700.00M* | -$583.00M* | $2.15B* | $0.00* | $38.00M* | -$57.00M* | -$714.00M* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $1.66B* | -$1.78B* | | -$699.00M* | -$2.09B* | $2.50B* | $0.00* | $10.00M* | -$50.00M* | $273.00M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $1.24B | -$2.24B | | -$678.00M | -$384.00M | $2.15B | $300.00M* | $14.00M | -$117.00M | $449.00M* | $733.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $1.48B* | -$2.14B* | | -$677.00M* | | | $0.00* | $11.00M* | -$26.00M* | -$961.00M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $2.37B* | -$2.24B* | | -$676.00M* | -$28.00M* | $3.25B* | -$650.00M* | $4.00M* | -$129.00M* | -$409.00M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $1.95B* | -$1.77B* | | -$677.00M* | -$963.00M* | $1.64B* | -$40.00M* | $7.00M* | -$38.00M* | -$399.00M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $894.00M | -$889.00M | | -$655.00M | -$1.48B | $2.65B | $465.00M* | $52.00M | -$132.00M | -$717.00M* | $190.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $900.00M* | -$2.32B* | | -$651.00M* | | | $100.00M* | $221.00M* | -$27.00M* | $819.00M* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $2.37B* | -$2.08B* | | -$650.00M* | -$656.00M* | $3.35B* | -$856.00M* | $171.00M* | -$63.00M* | -$37.00M* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $1.77B* | -$1.45B* | | -$646.00M* | -$131.00M* | $170.00M* | $147.00M* | $228.00M* | -$22.00M* | -$41.00M* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $744.00M | $2.45B | | -$623.00M | -$2.43B | $1.22B | -$1.66B* | $224.00M | -$45.00M | -$36.00M* | -$155.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $1.36B* | -$2.26B* | | -$620.00M* | | | $451.00M* | $212.00M* | -$27.00M* | $511.00M* | |
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| 2018-09-30 | $2.33B* | $124.00M* | | -$611.00M* | -$1.12B* | $850.00M* | -$2.67B* | $656.00M* | -$14.00M* | $329.00M* | |
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| 2018-06-30 | $1.75B* | -$1.63B* | | -$608.00M* | -$2.10B* | $500.00M* | $660.00M* | $109.00M* | -$181.00M* | $1.22B* | |
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| 2018-03-31 | $1.51B | -$2.00B | | -$586.00M | -$1.28B | $600.00M | $782.00M | $113.00M | -$42.00M | $1.04B* | $143.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $1.14B* | -$505.00M* | | -$584.00M* | | | $114.00M* | $180.00M* | -$109.00M* | $50.00M* | $289.00M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $2.51B* | -$1.80B* | | -$582.00M* | -$503.00M* | $1.11B* | -$545.00M* | $196.00M* | -$38.00M* | $57.00M* | $408.00M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $1.84B* | -$2.09B* | | -$578.00M* | -$870.00M* | $1.55B* | -$543.00M* | $231.00M* | -$39.00M* | $830.00M* | $339.00M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $896.00M | -$2.80B | | -$556.00M | -$608.00M | $1.41B | $573.00M | $186.00M | -$36.00M | $57.00M* | -$881.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $598.00M* | -$3.41B* | $0.00* | -$551.00M* | | | $573.00M* | $493.00M* | -$327.00M* | $1.93B* | -$694.00M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $2.16B* | -$3.96B* | $0.00* | -$530.00M* | -$1.13B* | $2.05B* | $184.00M* | $1.88B* | -$52.00M* | $177.00M* | $772.00M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $1.26B* | -$10.48B* | $0.00* | -$526.00M* | -$384.00M* | $10.04B* | $177.00M* | $1.11B* | -$103.00M* | $41.00M* | $1.14B* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $878.00M | -$2.20B | $0.00 | -$497.00M | -$888.00M | $2.00B | $294.00M | $270.00M | -$30.00M | -$477.00M* | -$650.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $1.19B* | -$2.40B* | $0.00* | -$494.00M* | | | -$589.00M* | $120.00M* | -$53.00M* | $2.52B* | $295.00M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $2.98B* | -$2.11B* | $0.00* | -$493.00M* | -$1.62B* | $917.00M* | $478.00M* | $20.00M* | -$16.00M* | $146.00M* | $296.00M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $1.19B* | -$1.66B* | $0.00* | -$494.00M* | -$606.00M* | $2.52B* | -$413.00M* | $4.00M* | -$30.00M* | -$820.00M* | -$299.00M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $913.00M | -$1.11B | -$115.00M | -$478.00M | -$333.00M | $550.00M | $597.00M | $112.00M | -$17.00M | $280.00M* | $402.00M |
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| 2014-03-31 | $1.10B | -$1.22B | -$4.00M | -$451.00M | | | -$884.00M | $128.00M | -$46.00M | $1.30B* | -$69.00M |
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| 2013-03-31 | $737.00M | -$1.28B | -$18.00M | -$426.00M | | | $468.00M | $42.00M | $0.00 | $363.00M* | -$113.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $854.00M* | -$1.41B* | -$345.00M* | -$426.00M* | | | $491.00M* | $16.00M* | -$11.00M* | $203.00M* | -$628.00M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $2.29B* | -$967.00M* | | -$430.00M* | | | -$115.00M* | $65.00M* | $11.00M* | -$254.00M* | $597.00M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $1.19B* | -$1.36B* | | -$427.00M* | | | -$580.00M* | $200.00M* | $18.00M* | $579.00M* | -$385.00M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $568.00M | -$1.43B | $0.00 | -$410.00M | | | $174.00M | $116.00M | $1.00M | $707.00M* | -$271.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $1.30B* | -$1.28B* | $0.00* | -$408.00M* | | | $722.00M* | $103.00M* | -$14.00M* | -$624.00M* | -$201.00M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $2.21B* | -$834.00M* | | -$406.00M* | | | -$720.00M* | $138.00M* | -$2.00M* | $694.00M* | $1.08B* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $1.39B* | -$1.18B* | | -$402.00M* | | | -$386.00M* | $289.00M* | -$2.00M* | $317.00M* | $27.00M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $998.00M | -$884.00M | | -$385.00M | | | -$54.00M | $193.00M | -$2.00M | $97.00M* | -$37.00M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $464.00M* | -$1.25B* | | -$382.00M* | | | $948.00M* | $162.00M* | $2.00M* | -$756.00M* | -$812.00M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $2.11B* | -$970.00M* | | -$379.00M* | | | -$533.00M* | $269.00M* | -$22.00M* | $516.00M* | $993.00M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $677.00M* | -$948.00M* | | -$376.00M* | | | $112.00M* | $194.00M* | -$14.00M* | $282.00M* | -$73.00M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $738.00M | -$1.09B | | -$359.00M | | | $132.00M | $147.00M | $1.00M | $78.00M* | -$351.00M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $903.22M* | -$1.46B* | | -$350.07M* | | | -$424.12M* | $617.47M* | -$6.27M* | $805.15M* | $82.72M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $1.74B* | -$1.05B* | | -$348.70M* | | | -$29.97M* | $129.44M* | $595.00K* | -$615.23M* | -$174.98M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $218.48M* | -$683.03M* | | -$343.45M* | | | $26.82M* | $387.71M* | -$3.71M* | $506.84M* | $109.66M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $401.13M | -$1.12B | | -$326.78M | | | $121.27M | $151.38M | -$15.62M | $1.05B* | $255.60M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $827.87M* | -$1.15B* | | -$325.56M* | | | -$376.30M* | $92.80M* | -$17.30M* | $555.25M* | -$389.47M* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $1.23B* | -$955.83M* | | -$323.84M* | | | $213.81M* | $145.75M* | $562.00K* | $306.35M* | $612.05M* |
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