Southern Cash Flow Statement
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Southern free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Southern generated $9.80 billion of operating cash flow and spent $12.74 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of -$2.94 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of -9.9% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 452.3% from the prior year's $833.0 million.
Southern returned $3.02 billion to shareholders through dividends.
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Southern cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 4.17B | 4.26B | 3.85B | 3.43B | 2.31B | 3.10B | 4.74B | 2.30B | 926.00M | 2.53B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -2.09% | +10.68% | +12.28% | +48.46% | -25.59% | -34.59% | +106.26% | +148.38% | -63.38% | +3.86% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 6.03B | 5.27B | 4.99B | 4.06B | 3.97B | 3.90B | 3.33B | 3.55B | 3.46B | 2.92B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -268.00M | 188.00M | -338.00M | 217.00M | -613.00M | -208.00M | -124.00M | -41.00M | -663.00M | -199.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 9.80B | 9.79B | 7.55B | 6.30B | 6.17B | 6.70B | 5.78B | 6.95B | 6.39B | 4.89B |
| Capital Expenditures | -12.74B | -8.96B | -9.10B | -7.92B | -7.59B | -7.52B | -7.55B | -8.00B | -7.42B | -7.31B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -13.96B | -9.40B | -9.67B | -8.43B | -7.35B | -7.03B | -3.39B | -5.76B | -7.19B | -20.05B |
| Dividends Paid | -3.02B | -2.95B | -3.04B | -2.91B | -2.78B | -2.69B | -2.57B | -2.42B | -2.30B | -2.10B |
| Share Repurchases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Issued | 12.47B | 6.16B | 8.97B | 5.13B | 8.26B | 8.05B | 5.22B | 2.48B | 5.86B | 16.37B |
| Debt Repaid | -5.46B | -2.22B | -4.29B | -2.16B | -4.33B | -4.46B | -4.35B | -5.53B | -2.93B | -3.15B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 4.70B | -208.00M | 999.00M | 2.34B | 1.95B | -576.00M | -1.93B | -1.81B | 951.00M | 15.72B |
| Net Change in Cash | 539.00M | 180.00M | -1.12B | 208.00M | 761.00M | -910.00M | 459.00M | -628.00M | 155.00M | 571.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | -2.94B | 833.00M | -1.54B | -1.62B | -1.42B | -826.00M | -1.77B | -1.06B | -1.03B | -2.42B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Southern's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow SO's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?