Q1 FY2026 · ended Mar 31, 2026 · Revenue $8.04B, +5.9% YoY · Filed Apr 30, 2026
Southern Co (SO) files with the SEC under industry code 4911, Electric Services. In Q1 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, it reported revenue of $8.0 billion and net income of $1.4 billion. Free cash flow was -$1.7 billion. As of Mar 31, 2026 it held $981.0 million in cash and investments and $3.2 billion in total debt.
Revenue
$8.04B
+5.9% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$1.36B
+226.0% vs prior quarter
Operating cash flow
$1.23B
-1.9% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$-1.72B
-44.7% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$1.20
-0.8% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
$0.74
+2.8% vs year-ago quarter
Shares outstanding
1.13B
+2.6% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$-2.17B
Q1 FY2026
Operating margin
24.8%
TTM
Company profile
- Industry
- Electric Services (SIC 4911)
- Listed as
- SO (NYSE), SOJC (NYSE), SOJD (NYSE), SOJE (NYSE), SOJF (NYSE), SOMN (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, GA
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 92122
- Former names
- SOUTHERN CO (until Nov 5, 2026)
Other Electric Services companies
Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 |
Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 |
Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 |
Q2 FY2025 Jun 30, 2025 |
Q1 FY2025 Mar 31, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.0B | $6.8B | $7.8B | $6.7B | $7.6B |
| Operating income | $2.0B | $917.0M | $2.6B | $1.8B | $2.0B |
| Net income | $1.4B | $416.0M | $1.7B | $880.0M | — |
| Diluted EPS | $1.20 | $0.37 | $1.54 | $0.79 | $1.21 |
| Operating cash flow | $1.2B | $2.6B | $3.8B | $2.2B | $1.2B |
| Free cash flow | -$1.7B | -$1.7B | $559.0M | -$619.0M | -$1.2B |
| Total assets | $157.0B | $155.7B | $153.2B | $148.9B | $148.1B |
| Total liabilities | $117.1B | $116.9B | $115.0B | $111.5B | $110.9B |
| Stockholders' equity | $39.9B | $38.9B | $38.3B | $37.3B | $37.2B |
| Cash and investments | $981.0M | $1.6B | $3.3B | $1.3B | $2.3B |
| Total debt | $3.2B | $3.0B | $1.6B | $2.5B | $2.0B |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Nov 5, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Nov 5, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Bylaw or fiscal year change, Other events
|
Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
New debt, Unregistered share sale
|
Aug 6, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Other events
|
Aug 4, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Other events
|
Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 |
All 1010 Southern Co SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.