Southern Operating Expenses 2012-2026 | SO

Southern annual/quarterly operating expenses history and growth rate from 2012 to 2026. Operating expenses can be defined as the sum of all operating expenses for the given industry.
  • Southern operating expenses for the quarter ending March 31, 2026 were $6.379B, a 10.65% increase year-over-year.
  • Southern operating expenses for the twelve months ending March 31, 2026 were $22.882B, a 11.74% increase year-over-year.
  • Southern annual operating expenses for 2025 were $22.268B, a 13.29% increase from 2024.
  • Southern annual operating expenses for 2024 were $19.656B, a 1.18% increase from 2023.
  • Southern annual operating expenses for 2023 were $19.427B, a 18.75% decline from 2022.
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Southern Annual Operating Expenses
(Millions of US $)
2025 $22,268
2024 $19,656
2023 $19,427
2022 $23,909
2021 $19,415
2020 $15,490
2019 $13,683
2018 $19,304
2017 $20,698
2016 $15,410
2015 $13,207
2014 $14,825
2013 $13,832
2012 $12,074
2011 $13,426
Southern Quarterly Operating Expenses
(Millions of US $)
2026-03-31 $6,379
2025-12-31 $6,065
2025-09-30 $5,229
2025-06-30 $5,209
2025-03-31 $5,765
2024-12-31 $5,283
2024-09-30 $4,906
2024-06-30 $4,524
2024-03-31 $4,943
2023-12-31 $4,837
2023-09-30 $4,870
2023-06-30 $4,458
2023-03-31 $5,262
2022-12-31 $6,909
2022-09-30 $6,185
2022-06-30 $5,551
2022-03-31 $5,264
2021-12-31 $6,098
2021-09-30 $4,515
2021-06-30 $4,490
2021-03-31 $4,312
2020-12-31 $4,388
2020-09-30 $3,785
2020-06-30 $3,562
2020-03-31 $3,755
2019-12-31 $4,224
2019-09-30 $3,982
2019-06-30 $3,756
2019-03-31 $1,721
2018-12-31 $4,759
2018-09-30 $3,985
2018-06-30 $5,564
2018-03-31 $4,996
2017-12-31 $4,890
2017-09-30 $4,210
2017-06-30 $7,079
2017-03-31 $4,519
2016-12-31 $4,737
2016-09-30 $4,347
2016-06-30 $3,274
2016-03-31 $3,052
2015-12-31 $2,990
2015-09-30 $3,752
2015-06-30 $3,239
2015-03-31 $3,226
2014-12-31 $3,456
2014-09-30 $4,061
2014-06-30 $3,364
2014-03-31 $3,944
2013-12-31 $3,128
2013-09-30 $3,526
2013-06-30 $3,606
2013-03-31 $3,572
2012-12-31 $2,889
2012-09-30 $3,309
2012-06-30 $3,038
2012-03-31 $2,838
2011-12-31 $3,107
2011-09-30 $3,776
2011-06-30 $3,385
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Utilities Utility - Electric Power Distribution $109.616B $29.553B
Atlanta, GA-based Southern Company is one of the largest utilities in the United States. The company deals with the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. Southern Company serves approximately nine million customers in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and other states, through several wholesale and retail electric and natural gas distribution units, with aggregate generating capacity of 46,000 megawatts, approximately 200,000 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines, with more than 80,000 miles of natural gas pipelines. The company owns Southern Power and Southern Company Gas along with other direct and indirect subsidiaries. Southern Power engages in developing, owning and managing power generation assets, including nuclear energy, renewable energy projects and selling electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market.
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