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Dividends Paid for Southern Company (SO)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$3.06B

YoY change

+2.1%

5Y CAGR

+2.3%

Peak year (2023)

$3.04B

Dividends Paid history chart for Southern Company (SO) from 1994 to 2025

Latest: $3.02B

Dividends Paid growth chart for Southern Company (SO) from 1994 to 2025

Latest: +2.1%

Dividends Paid history table for Southern Company (SO) from 1994 to 2025

  • 2025$3.02B+2.1%
  • 2024$2.95B-2.7%
  • 2023$3.04B+4.4%
  • 2022$2.91B+4.7%
  • 2021$2.78B+3.4%
  • 2020$2.69B+4.5%
  • 2019$2.57B+6.0%
  • 2018$2.42B+5.4%
  • 2017$2.30B+9.3%
  • 2016$2.10B+7.4%
  • 2015$1.96B+5.0%
  • 2014$1.87B+5.9%
  • 2013$1.76B+4.1%
  • 2012$1.69B+5.7%
  • 2011$1.60B+7.0%
  • 2010$1.50B+9.3%
  • 2009$1.37B+7.0%
  • 2008$1.28B+6.2%
  • 2007$1.21B+5.7%
  • 2006$1.14B+3.8%
  • 2005$1.10B+5.1%
  • 2004$1.04B+4.1%
  • 2003$1.00B+4.8%
  • 2002$958.00M+3.9%
  • 2001$922.00M+5.6%
  • 2000$873.00M-5.2%
  • 1999$921.00M-1.3%
  • 1998$933.00M+4.9%
  • 1997$889.00M+5.1%
  • 1996$846.00M+4.3%
  • 1995$811.00M+5.9%
  • 1994$766.00M—

Dividends Paid 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 Dividends Paid at Southern Company (SO)

Dividends Paid for Southern Company (SO): headline value $3.06B · YoY +2.1%. 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 .

In 2025, Southern Company (SO) dividends paid totalled $3.02B – edged up 2.1% year-over-year.

Southern Company dividends paid has grown on net over the period, with a +2.3% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).

Across the available history, dividends paid reached its high of $3.04B in 2023 and its low of $766.00M in 1994.

Southern Company Dividends Paid by Year

Southern Company Dividends Paid 2025: $3.02B

In 2025, Southern Company reported dividends paid of $3.02B, edged up 2.1% from 2024.

Southern Company Dividends Paid 2024: $2.95B

Southern Company dividends paid in 2024 was $2.95B, edged down 2.7% below 2023.

Southern Company Dividends Paid 2023: $3.04B

2023's dividends paid for Southern Company came in at $3.04B, edged up 4.4% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Southern Company Dividends Paid 2022: $2.91B

Southern Company posted dividends paid of $2.91B in 2022, edged up 4.7% from 2021.

Southern Company Dividends Paid 2021: $2.78B

Southern Company dividends paid in 2021 was $2.78B.

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