Southern Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Southern free cash flow
In the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, Southern generated $1.23 billion of operating cash flow and spent $2.94 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of -$1.72 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of -20.5% of revenue. Southern returned $776.0 million to shareholders through dividends.
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Southern cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q1 20262026-03-31 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-09-30 | Q2 20252025-06-30 | Q1 20252025-03-31 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-30 | Q2 20242024-06-30 | Q1 20242024-03-31 | Q4 20232023-12-31 | Q3 20232023-09-30 | Q2 20232023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 1.34B | 341.00M | 1.71B | 853.00M | 1.27B | 466.00M | 1.53B | 1.19B | 1.07B | 796.00M | 1.43B | 823.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +5.35% | -26.82% | +11.21% | -28.20% | +18.58% | -41.46% | +7.19% | +44.35% | +34.04% | — | -3.70% | -24.43% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.58B | 1.60B | 1.56B | 1.45B | 1.41B | 1.35B | 1.34B | 1.31B | 1.26B | 1.29B | 1.26B | 1.20B |
| Change in Working Capital | -462.00M | 733.00M | -263.00M | -380.00M | -358.00M | 806.00M | -205.00M | 27.00M | -440.00M | 135.00M | -375.00M | 59.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.23B | 2.60B | 3.77B | 2.18B | 1.25B | 2.17B | 3.62B | 2.69B | 1.31B | 1.81B | 2.84B | 2.06B |
| Capital Expenditures | -2.94B | -4.29B | -3.21B | -2.80B | -2.44B | -2.75B | -2.31B | -2.13B | -1.77B | -2.53B | -2.66B | -2.05B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -3.42B | -4.36B | -3.87B | -2.90B | -2.83B | -2.72B | -2.46B | -1.84B | -2.38B | -2.95B | -2.43B | -2.17B |
| Dividends Paid | -776.00M | -761.00M | -760.00M | -758.00M | -736.00M | -734.00M | -733.00M | -754.00M | -733.00M | -764.00M | -765.00M | -764.00M |
| Debt Issued | 2.39B | 2.20B | 3.95B | 1.75B | 4.57B | 838.00M | 1.36B | 1.60B | 2.36B | 1.16B | 2.27B | 3.56B |
| Debt Repaid | -1.32B | -3.08B | -129.00M | -2.22B | -35.00M | -55.00M | -1.29B | -224.00M | -656.00M | -727.00M | -2.27B | -725.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.54B | 61.00M | 2.17B | -348.00M | 2.81B | 595.00M | -1.32B | -472.00M | 985.00M | 165.00M | -761.00M | 1.14B |
| Net Change in Cash | -653.00M | — | 2.08B | -1.07B | 1.23B | — | -156.00M | 379.00M | -89.00M | — | -354.00M | 1.03B |
| Free Cash Flow | -1.72B | -1.69B | 559.00M | -619.00M | -1.19B | -576.00M | 1.30B | 563.00M | -459.00M | -721.00M | 177.00M | 8.00M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Southern's cash flow statement, from Q1 2026 back to Q2 2023, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, change in working capital. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow SO's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?