NYSE:SO | Dividend Payout | SOUTHERN CO

Matching-period dividends paid divided by positive earnings and free cash flow. Values above 100% are retained; absent dividends are not assumed zero.

Available history
2007-12-31 to 2026-03-31
Data captured

Historical Dividend Payout

DateDividends paidEarnings payoutFCF payout
2026-03-31$776M57.23%
2025-12-31$761M182.93%
2025-03-31$736M55.17%
2024-12-31$734M137.45%
2024-03-31$733M68.44%
2023-12-31$764M82.77%
2023-03-31$742M92.87%
2022-12-31$741M
2022-03-31$702M70.84%405.78%
2021-12-31$700M
2021-03-31$678M61.25%
2020-12-31$677M182.48%
2020-03-31$655M77.88%
2019-12-31$651M159.17%
2019-03-31$623M30.26%
2018-12-31$620M230.48%
2018-03-31$586M62.61%
2017-12-31$584M117.03%
2017-03-31$556M83.61%
2016-12-31$551M268.78%
2016-03-31$497M99.20%
2015-12-31$494M166.33%
2015-03-31$478M91.05%
2014-03-31$451M122.55%
2013-03-31$426M439.18%
2012-12-31$426M106.77%
2012-03-31$410M106.77%
2011-12-31$408M147.29%
2011-03-31$385M87.90%
2010-12-31$382M226.04%
2010-03-31$359M70.25%
2009-12-31$350.07M132.05%
2009-03-31$326.78M230.26%
2008-12-31$325.56M160.86%

Annual Dividend Payout

DateDividends paidEarnings payoutFCF payout
2025-12-31$3.02B69.45%
2024-12-31$2.95B67.12%354.62%
2023-12-31$3.04B76.33%
2022-12-31$2.91B84.80%
2021-12-31$2.78B120.27%
2020-12-31$2.69B86.53%
2019-12-31$2.57B54.17%
2018-12-31$2.43B105.43%
2017-12-31$2.3B248.38%
2016-12-31$2.1B83.19%
2015-12-31$1.96B80.45%326.50%
2014-12-31$1.87B91.88%327.94%
2013-12-31$1.76B103.04%230.03%
2012-12-31$1.69B70.10%1902.25%
2011-12-31$1.6B70.59%116.18%
2010-12-31$1.5B73.33%
2009-12-31$1.37B80.15%
2008-12-31$1.28B70.84%
2007-12-31$1.21B67.62%

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