Latest period
$1.23B
YoY change
+0.1%
5Y CAGR
+7.9%
Peak year (2025)
$9.80B
Latest annual
$9.80B
Operating Cash Flow history chart for Southern Company (SO) from 1994 to 2025
Latest: $9.80B
Operating Cash Flow growth chart for Southern Company (SO) from 1994 to 2025
Latest: +0.1%
Operating Cash Flow history table for Southern Company (SO) from 1994 to 2025
| 2025 | $9.80B | +0.1% | +$14.00M | ||
| 2024 | $9.79B | +29.6% | +$2.23B | ||
| 2023 | $7.55B | +19.9% | +$1.25B | ||
| 2022 | $6.30B | +2.2% | +$133.00M | ||
| 2021 | $6.17B | -7.9% | −$527.00M | ||
| 2020 | $6.70B | +15.8% | +$915.00M | ||
| 2019 | $5.78B | -16.8% | −$1.16B | ||
| 2018 | $6.95B | +8.6% | +$550.00M | ||
| 2017 | $6.39B | +30.7% | +$1.50B | ||
| 2016 | $4.89B | -22.0% | −$1.38B | ||
| 2015 | $6.27B | +7.9% | +$459.00M | ||
| 2014 | $5.82B | -4.6% | −$282.00M | ||
| 2013 | $6.10B | +24.5% | +$1.20B | ||
| 2012 | $4.90B | -17.0% | −$1.00B | ||
| 2011 | $5.90B | +47.9% | +$1.91B | ||
| 2010 | $3.99B | +22.3% | +$728.00M | ||
| 2009 | $3.26B | -4.0% | −$135.00M | ||
| 2008 | $3.40B | +0.1% | +$3.00M | ||
| 2007 | $3.40B | +20.4% | +$575.00M | ||
| 2006 | $2.82B | +11.5% | +$290.00M | ||
| 2005 | $2.53B | -6.0% | −$162.00M | ||
| 2004 | $2.69B | -12.2% | −$374.00M | ||
| 2003 | $3.07B | +8.3% | +$235.00M | ||
| 2002 | $2.83B | +18.8% | +$447.00M | ||
| 2001 | $2.38B | -15.4% | −$434.00M | ||
| 2000 | $2.82B | +3.5% | +$95.00M | ||
| 1999 | $2.72B | -0.9% | −$25.00M | ||
| 1998 | $2.75B | +4.7% | +$123.00M | ||
| 1997 | $2.63B | +9.3% | +$224.00M | ||
| 1996 | $2.40B | +3.7% | +$86.00M | ||
| 1995 | $2.31B | +9.7% | +$204.00M | ||
| 1994 | $2.11B | — | — |
- 2025$9.80B+0.1%
- 2024$9.79B+29.6%
- 2023$7.55B+19.9%
- 2022$6.30B+2.2%
- 2021$6.17B-7.9%
- 2020$6.70B+15.8%
- 2019$5.78B-16.8%
- 2018$6.95B+8.6%
- 2017$6.39B+30.7%
- 2016$4.89B-22.0%
- 2015$6.27B+7.9%
- 2014$5.82B-4.6%
- 2013$6.10B+24.5%
- 2012$4.90B-17.0%
- 2011$5.90B+47.9%
- 2010$3.99B+22.3%
- 2009$3.26B-4.0%
- 2008$3.40B+0.1%
- 2007$3.40B+20.4%
- 2006$2.82B+11.5%
- 2005$2.53B-6.0%
- 2004$2.69B-12.2%
- 2003$3.07B+8.3%
- 2002$2.83B+18.8%
- 2001$2.38B-15.4%
- 2000$2.82B+3.5%
- 1999$2.72B-0.9%
- 1998$2.75B+4.7%
- 1997$2.63B+9.3%
- 1996$2.40B+3.7%
- 1995$2.31B+9.7%
- 1994$2.11B—
Operating Cash Flow values are taken from Southern Company's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Operating Cash Flow at Southern Company (SO)
Operating Cash Flow for Southern Company (SO): headline value $1.23B · YoY +0.1%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Southern Company (SO) reported operating cash flow of $9.80B – edged up 0.1% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Southern Company operating cash flow expanded at a +7.9% compound annual rate, sustaining 4 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Across the available history, operating cash flow reached its high of $9.80B in 2025 and its low of $2.11B in 1994.
Southern Company Operating Cash Flow by Year
Southern Company Operating Cash Flow 2025: $9.80B
Southern Company operating cash flow in 2025 was $9.80B, edged up 0.1% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Southern Company Operating Cash Flow 2024: $9.79B
2024's operating cash flow for Southern Company came in at $9.79B, grew 29.6% from 2023.
Southern Company Operating Cash Flow 2023: $7.55B
Southern Company posted operating cash flow of $7.55B in 2023, grew 19.9% from 2022.
Southern Company Operating Cash Flow 2022: $6.30B
In 2022, Southern Company reported operating cash flow of $6.30B, edged up 2.2% from 2021.
Southern Company Operating Cash Flow 2021: $6.17B
Southern Company operating cash flow in 2021 was $6.17B.
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