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Southern Company (The)’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $29.6 billion, up 10.6% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +13.0%
- EPS
- +14.2%
- Free cash flow
- +362.1%
- Total debt
- +1.32%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Southern Company (The) (SO) Free cash flow margin
Southern Company (The)'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 33.6%, up 43.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−9.93%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.1% (fiscal 2016) to 15.6% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of −11.7% and above the Utilities sector median of −9.94%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −9.93% | (14.43) |
| FY2024 | 4.50% | 9.96 |
| FY2023 | −5.46% | (0.86) |
| FY2022 | −4.60% | (2.44) |
| FY2021 | −2.16% | (3.25) |
| FY2020 | 1.09% | (14.54) |
| FY2019 | 15.6% | 7.54 |
| FY2018 | 8.09% | 12.14 |
| FY2017 | −4.05% | 8.02 |
| FY2016 | −12.1% | (15.50) |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| SO Southern Company (The) | 33.6% |
| NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare | 0.00% |
| EXC Exelon Corporation compare | −9.96% |
| DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare | −15.3% |
| AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare | −17.3% |
| ETR Entergy Corporation compare | −26.2% |
| D Dominion Energy Inc. compare | −32.7% |
| XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare | −51.2% |
| NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. compare | −62.5% |
| Utilities Regulated Electric industry median | −11.7% |
| Utilities sector median | −9.94% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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