SOUTHERN CO (SO) Dividend Safety
- Dividend payout ratio · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Cash dividends paid / net income. Period ending 2026-03-31..
Dividend safety
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-03-31; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| Dividend payout ratio · 12 months | (m) | Cash dividends paid / net income. Period ending 2026-03-31. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Dividend payments · 12 months | (m) | |
| Net income · 12 months | 4.36B USD | Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent |
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Dividend payments · 12 months (USD) | Net income · 12 months (USD) | Dividend payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | (m) | $4.36B | (m) |
| 2025-12-31 | (m) | $4.34B | (m) |
| 2025-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-12-31 | (m) | $4.40B | (m) |
| 2024-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-12-31 | (m) | $3.98B | (m) |
| 2022-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-12-31 | (m) | $4.74B | (m) |
| 2019-09-30 | (m) | $4.58B | (m) |
| 2019-06-30 | (m) | $4.42B | (m) |
| 2019-03-31 | (m) | $3.37B | (m) |
| 2018-12-31 | (m) | $2.23B | (m) |
| 2018-09-30 | (m) | $2.44B | (m) |
| 2018-06-30 | (m) | $2.35B | (m) |
| 2018-03-31 | (m) | $1.12B | (m) |
| 2017-12-31 | (m) | $842.00M | (m) |
| 2017-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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