The table below shows The Southern Company's cash flow statement by quarter, as reported in the company's quarterly filings. All figures are in US dollars; negative values appear in red.
Line item
Q1 2026
Q1 2025
Q1 2024
Q1 2023
Q1 2022
Q1 2021
Operating cash flow
$1.23B
$1.25B
$1.31B
$844.00M
$1.59B
$1.24B
Capital expenditure
$2.94B
$2.44B
$1.77B
$1.85B
$1.42B
$1.68B
Investing cash flow
-$3.42B
-$2.83B
-$2.38B
-$2.12B
-$1.55B
-$2.24B
Dividends paid
$776.00M
$736.00M
$733.00M
$742.00M
SO operating cash flow (10-K history)
The Southern Company reported operating cash flow of $9.80B for fiscal year 2025. That is up 0.1% from $9.79B in fiscal 2024. Over the 10 fiscal years shown, operating cash flow grew from $4.89B (FY 2016) to $9.80B. Figures come from the company's audited annual reports as filed with the SEC.