Latest period
$76.00B
YoY change
-0.7%
5Y CAGR
+5.2%
Peak year (2024)
$66.28B
Latest annual
$65.82B
Total Debt history chart for Southern Company (SO) from 1994 to 2025
Latest: $65.82B
Total Debt growth chart for Southern Company (SO) from 1994 to 2025
Latest: -0.7%
Total Debt history table for Southern Company (SO) from 1994 to 2025
| 2025 | $65.82B | -0.7% | −$459.00M | ||
| 2024 | $66.28B | +4.4% | +$2.79B | ||
| 2023 | $63.49B | +7.4% | +$4.36B | ||
| 2022 | $59.13B | +6.6% | +$3.67B | ||
| 2021 | $55.47B | +8.7% | +$4.43B | ||
| 2020 | $51.04B | +4.8% | +$2.35B | ||
| 2019 | $48.69B | +3.9% | +$1.84B | ||
| 2018 | $46.85B | -7.8% | −$3.94B | ||
| 2017 | $50.79B | +7.0% | +$3.34B | ||
| 2016 | $47.46B | +65.1% | +$18.72B | ||
| 2015 | $28.74B | +16.0% | +$3.96B | ||
| 2014 | $24.78B | +6.4% | +$1.48B | ||
| 2013 | $23.30B | +3.8% | +$861.00M | ||
| 2012 | $22.43B | +5.7% | +$1.21B | ||
| 2011 | $21.22B | +2.3% | +$471.00M | ||
| 2010 | $20.75B | +4.4% | +$869.00M | ||
| 2009 | $19.88B | +8.1% | +$1.50B | ||
| 2008 | $18.39B | +10.8% | +$1.79B | ||
| 2007 | $16.59B | +4.6% | +$731.00M | ||
| 2006 | $15.86B | +5.7% | +$857.00M | ||
| 2005 | $15.01B | +8.3% | +$1.15B | ||
| 2004 | $13.86B | +20.8% | +$2.38B | ||
| 2003 | $11.47B | +1.0% | +$108.00M | ||
| 2002 | $11.37B | +6.9% | +$737.00M | ||
| 2001 | $10.63B | +10.8% | +$1.04B | ||
| 2000 | $9.59B | +0.6% | +$55.00M | ||
| 1999 | $9.54B | -31.0% | −$4.29B | ||
| 1998 | $13.83B | +5.4% | +$704.00M | ||
| 1997 | $13.12B | +36.5% | +$3.51B | ||
| 1996 | $9.61B | -8.0% | −$841.00M | ||
| 1995 | $10.45B | +18.8% | +$1.65B | ||
| 1994 | $8.80B | — | — |
- 2025$65.82B-0.7%
- 2024$66.28B+4.4%
- 2023$63.49B+7.4%
- 2022$59.13B+6.6%
- 2021$55.47B+8.7%
- 2020$51.04B+4.8%
- 2019$48.69B+3.9%
- 2018$46.85B-7.8%
- 2017$50.79B+7.0%
- 2016$47.46B+65.1%
- 2015$28.74B+16.0%
- 2014$24.78B+6.4%
- 2013$23.30B+3.8%
- 2012$22.43B+5.7%
- 2011$21.22B+2.3%
- 2010$20.75B+4.4%
- 2009$19.88B+8.1%
- 2008$18.39B+10.8%
- 2007$16.59B+4.6%
- 2006$15.86B+5.7%
- 2005$15.01B+8.3%
- 2004$13.86B+20.8%
- 2003$11.47B+1.0%
- 2002$11.37B+6.9%
- 2001$10.63B+10.8%
- 2000$9.59B+0.6%
- 1999$9.54B-31.0%
- 1998$13.83B+5.4%
- 1997$13.12B+36.5%
- 1996$9.61B-8.0%
- 1995$10.45B+18.8%
- 1994$8.80B—
Total Debt values are taken from Southern Company's reported balance sheets (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 Total Debt at Southern Company (SO)
According to Southern Company's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $76.00B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual total debt for Southern Company (SO) came in at $65.82B – edged down 0.7% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Southern Company total debt delivered a +5.2% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.
$66.28B stands as the all-time-high annual total debt, posted in 2024, against a low of $8.80B during 1994.
Southern Company Total Debt by Year
Southern Company Total Debt 2025: $65.82B
Southern Company posted total debt of $65.82B in 2025, edged down 0.7% below 2024.
Southern Company Total Debt 2024: $66.28B
In 2024, Southern Company reported total debt of $66.28B, edged up 4.4% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Southern Company Total Debt 2023: $63.49B
Southern Company total debt in 2023 was $63.49B, grew 7.4% from 2022.
Southern Company Total Debt 2022: $59.13B
2022's total debt for Southern Company came in at $59.13B, grew 6.6% from 2021.
Southern Company Total Debt 2021: $55.47B
Southern Company total debt in 2021 was $55.47B.
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