Southern Company (SO) Revenue & Revenue Breakdown


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Southern Company Revenue Highlights


Latest Revenue (Y)

$25.25B

Latest Revenue (Q)

$6.65B

Main Segment (Y)

Electric Utilities

Southern Company Revenue by Period


Southern Company Revenue by Year

DateRevenueChange
2023-12-31$25.25B-13.75%
2022-12-31$29.28B26.68%
2021-12-31$23.11B13.44%
2020-12-31$20.38B-4.87%
2019-12-31$21.42B-8.84%
2018-12-31$23.50B2.01%
2017-12-31$23.03B15.76%
2016-12-31$19.90B13.52%
2015-12-31$17.53B-5.25%
2014-12-31$18.50B8.26%
2013-12-31$17.09B3.33%
2012-12-31$16.54B-6.34%
2011-12-31$17.66B1.15%
2010-12-31$17.46B10.88%
2009-12-31$15.74B-8.08%
2008-12-31$17.13B11.55%
2007-12-31$15.35B6.94%
2006-12-31$14.36B5.92%
2005-12-31$13.55B13.88%
2004-12-31$11.90B5.79%
2003-12-31$11.25B6.65%
2002-12-31$10.55B3.88%
2001-12-31$10.15B0.88%
2000-12-31$10.07B-13.11%
1999-12-31$11.59B1.60%
1998-12-31$11.40B-9.58%
1997-12-31$12.61B21.75%
1996-12-31$10.36B12.83%
1995-12-31$9.18B10.64%
1994-12-31$8.30B-2.26%
1993-12-31$8.49B-

Southern Company generated $25.25B in revenue during NA 2023, up -13.75% compared to the previous quarter, and up 107.48% compared to the same period a year ago.

Southern Company Revenue by Quarter

DateRevenueChange
2024-03-31$6.65B9.94%
2023-12-31$6.04B-13.40%
2023-09-30$6.98B21.43%
2023-06-30$5.75B-11.30%
2023-03-31$6.48B-8.05%
2022-12-31$7.05B-15.89%
2022-09-30$8.38B16.26%
2022-06-30$7.21B8.39%
2022-03-31$6.65B15.28%
2021-12-31$5.77B-7.55%
2021-09-30$6.24B20.01%
2021-06-30$5.20B-12.05%
2021-03-31$5.91B15.50%
2020-12-31$5.12B-8.95%
2020-09-30$5.62B21.65%
2020-06-30$4.62B-7.93%
2020-03-31$5.02B2.12%
2019-12-31$4.91B-18.03%
2019-09-30$6.00B17.60%
2019-06-30$5.10B-5.80%
2019-03-31$5.41B1.41%
2018-12-31$5.34B-13.35%
2018-09-30$6.16B9.45%
2018-06-30$5.63B-11.69%
2018-03-31$6.37B13.20%
2017-12-31$5.63B-9.22%
2017-09-30$6.20B14.20%
2017-06-30$5.43B-5.91%
2017-03-31$5.77B11.39%
2016-12-31$5.18B-17.29%
2016-09-30$6.26B40.67%
2016-06-30$4.45B12.31%
2016-03-31$3.96B11.13%
2015-12-31$3.57B-33.94%
2015-09-30$5.40B24.53%
2015-06-30$4.34B3.68%
2015-03-31$4.18B4.13%
2014-12-31$4.02B-24.76%
2014-09-30$5.34B19.52%
2014-06-30$4.47B-3.81%
2014-03-31$4.64B18.26%
2013-12-31$3.93B-21.73%
2013-09-30$5.02B18.16%
2013-06-30$4.25B8.96%
2013-03-31$3.90B5.24%
2012-12-31$3.70B-26.66%
2012-09-30$5.05B20.76%
2012-06-30$4.18B16.01%
2012-03-31$3.60B-2.49%
2011-12-31$3.70B-31.91%
2011-09-30$5.43B20.06%
2011-06-30$4.52B12.69%
2011-03-31$4.01B6.38%
2010-12-31$3.77B-29.11%
2010-09-30$5.32B26.43%
2010-06-30$4.21B1.22%
2010-03-31$4.16B18.44%
2009-12-31$3.51B-25.02%
2009-09-30$4.68B20.50%
2009-06-30$3.89B5.97%
2009-03-31$3.67B-3.58%
2008-12-31$3.80B-29.93%
2008-09-30$5.43B28.74%
2008-06-30$4.22B14.45%
2008-03-31$3.68B10.25%
2007-12-31$3.34B-

Southern Company generated $6.65B in revenue during Q1 2024, up 9.94% compared to the previous quarter, and up 94.31% compared to the same period a year ago.

Southern Company Revenue Breakdown


Southern Company Revenue Breakdown by Product

Annual Revenue by Product

Product/ServiceDec 22Dec 21Dec 20Dec 19Dec 18
Gas Marketing Services$638.00M----
Wholesale Electric - PPA Capacity Revenues$596.00M$493.00M---
Gas Pipeline Investments$32.00M----
Retail Electric - Residential$6.60B$6.21B$6.61B--
Retail Electric - Other$102.00M$93.00M$124.00M--
Retail Electric - Industrial$3.76B$3.07B$3.22B--
Retail Electric - Commercial$5.37B$4.88B$5.27B--
Other Revenues$1.08B$1.07B---
Other Natural Gas$687.00M$2.67B$2.15B$2.61B$699.00M
Other Natural Gas - Other Natural Gas Revenues$51.00M$36.00M$33.00M$42.00M-
Other Natural Gas - Gas Marketing Services$636.00M$464.00M$391.00M$440.00M-
Natural Gas Distribution - Transportation$1.19B$1.04B$971.00M$907.00M$944.00M
Natural Gas Distribution - Residential$2.84B$1.80B$1.34B$1.41B$1.52B
Natural Gas Distribution - Other$342.00M$269.00M$209.00M$245.00M$230.00M
Natural Gas Distribution - Industrial$84.00M$49.00M$30.00M$35.00M$40.00M
Natural Gas Distribution - Commercial$763.00M$470.00M$340.00M$389.00M$436.00M
Other Electric Revenue$747.00M----
Natural Gas$5.96B----
Wholesale, Non-Affiliates$2.46B$2.46B$2.52B--
Retail$18.20B$14.85B$877.00M$889.00M-
Product and Service, Other$732.00M$708.00M$55.00M--
Electric Utilities$22.87B----
Southern Power$3.37B----
Southern Company Gas$5.96B----
Natural Gas Distribution$5.22B$3.63B$2.89B$2.99B$3.17B
Wholesale Electric - Non-PPA Revenues$250.00M$236.00M---
Other Revenue Sources$3.34B$3.35B---
Retail Electric$15.84B$14.24B$889.00M--
Wholesale Electric - PPA Energy Revenues$2.27B$1.12B---
Wholesale Electric Revenues$3.12B$1.85B---
Wholesale, Affiliates$460.00M$188.00M$364.00M$398.00M$435.00M
Corporate and Other$55.00M----
Gas Distribution Operations$5.27B----
Other Adjustments-$-3.70B$-4.49B$-5.44B-
Alternative Energy-$11.00M$3.00M$-1.00M$-20.00M
Other Natural Gas - Wholesale Gas Services-$2.17B$1.73B$2.10B-
Natural Gas, US Regulated-$4.38B---
Other Natural Gas - Gas Pipeline Investments---$32.00M-
Product And Services, Other And Other Electric Revenues----$1.90B
Wholesale Capacity----$620.00M
Wholesale Energy----$299.00M
Alternative Revenue Programs----$-20.00M
Midstream Operations----$32.00M
Wholesale Gas Services----$101.00M
Non-PPA----$472.00M
PPA Capacity----$580.00M
PPA Energy----$242.00M
Total Retail Electric and Gas Distribution----$18.38B

Southern Company's latest annual revenue breakdown by segment (product or service), as of Dec 22: Electric Utilities (18.92%), Retail (15.05%), Retail Electric (13.10%), Retail Electric - Residential (5.46%), Natural Gas (4.93%), Southern Company Gas (4.93%), Retail Electric - Commercial (4.44%), Gas Distribution Operations (4.36%), Natural Gas Distribution (4.32%), Retail Electric - Industrial (3.11%), Southern Power (2.79%), Other Revenue Sources (2.76%), Wholesale Electric Revenues (2.58%), Natural Gas Distribution - Residential (2.35%), Wholesale, Non-Affiliates (2.03%), Wholesale Electric - PPA Energy Revenues (1.88%), Natural Gas Distribution - Transportation (0.98%), Other Revenues (0.89%), Natural Gas Distribution - Commercial (0.63%), Other Electric Revenue (0.62%), Product and Service, Other (0.61%), Other Natural Gas (0.57%), Gas Marketing Services (0.53%), Other Natural Gas - Gas Marketing Services (0.53%), Wholesale Electric - PPA Capacity Revenues (0.49%), Wholesale, Affiliates (0.38%), Natural Gas Distribution - Other (0.28%), Wholesale Electric - Non-PPA Revenues (0.21%), Retail Electric - Other (0.08%), Natural Gas Distribution - Industrial (0.07%), Corporate and Other (0.05%), Other Natural Gas - Other Natural Gas Revenues (0.04%), and Gas Pipeline Investments (0.03%).

Quarterly Revenue by Product

Product/ServiceJun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Sep 19Jun 19Mar 19Dec 18Sep 18Jun 18
Gas Marketing Services$75.00M-------------------
Electric Utilities$4.76B-------------------
Southern Power$525.00M-------------------
Natural Gas Distribution - Commercial$82.00M$232.00M$270.00M$93.00M$130.00M$270.00M$172.00M$55.00M$73.00M$170.00M$111.00M$41.00M$58.00M$130.00M$42.00M$65.00M$170.00M$45.00M$76.00M-
Natural Gas, US Regulated$852.00M$1.88B$858.00M$1.08B$2.06B$1.39B$498.00M$1.05B------------
Wholesale Electric$47.00M$31.00M$843.00M$56.00M$64.00M$66.00M--------------
Natural Gas Distribution - Transportation$284.00M$319.00M$314.00M$259.00M$276.00M$337.00M$263.00M$239.00M$247.00M$288.00M$248.00M$224.00M$234.00M$264.00M$204.00M$213.00M$256.00M$203.00M$7.00M-
Natural Gas Distribution - Residential$330.00M$896.00M$1.02B$331.00M$474.00M$1.02B$656.00M$218.00M$311.00M$614.00M$432.00M$170.00M$239.00M$496.00M$162.00M$229.00M$601.00M$149.00M$273.00M-
Natural Gas Distribution - Other$51.00M$117.00M$98.00M$49.00M$67.00M$129.00M$82.00M$31.00M$59.00M$97.00M$30.00M$35.00M$49.00M$97.00M$34.00M$50.00M$119.00M$32.00M$58.00M-
Natural Gas Distribution - Industrial$6.00M$23.00M$24.00M$12.00M$16.00M$32.00M$20.00M$6.00M$8.00M$16.00M$9.00M$4.00M$5.00M$12.00M$3.00M$5.00M$17.00M$4.00M$228.00M-
Retail$227.00M$236.00M$3.83B$250.00M$252.00M$217.00M$3.36B$248.00M$219.00M$204.00M$232.00M$199.00M$199.00M$251.00M$215.00M$203.00M$229.00M$254.00M--
Wholesale, Affiliates$18.00M$75.00M$124.00M$187.00M$107.00M$42.00M$68.00M$62.00M$25.00M$33.00M$85.00M$36.00M$25.00M$86.00M$116.00M$117.00M$87.00M$109.00M$134.00M-
Wholesale, Non-Affiliates$393.00M$362.00M$540.00M$835.00M$658.00M$426.00M$633.00M$503.00M$373.00M$355.00M$418.00M$343.00M$286.00M$455.00M$390.00M$352.00M$593.00M$693.00M--
Other Natural Gas$81.00M$242.00M$229.00M$99.00M$100.00M$259.00M$170.00M$56.00M$651.00M$1.79B$703.00M$476.00M$406.00M$566.00M$54.00M-----
Other Natural Gas - Other Natural Gas Revenues$8.00M$11.00M$10.00M$15.00M$10.00M$16.00M$9.00M$11.00M$10.00M$7.00M$11.00M$7.00M$8.00M$7.00M------
Other Natural Gas - Gas Marketing Services$73.00M$231.00M$219.00M$84.00M$90.00M$243.00M$161.00M$45.00M$63.00M$194.00M$133.00M$38.00M$57.00M$163.00M------
Southern Company Gas$852.00M-------------------
Corporate and Other$9.00M-------------------
Natural Gas Distribution$753.00M$1.59B$1.73B$744.00M$963.00M$1.78B$1.19B$549.00M$698.00M$1.19B$830.00M$474.00M$585.00M$999.00M$445.00M$563.00M$1.16B$433.00M--
Gas Pipeline Investments$8.00M-------------------
Gas Distribution Operations$764.00M-------------------
Wholesale Electric Revenues--$756.00M$513.00M----------------
Wholesale Electric - PPA Energy Revenues--$535.00M$340.00M----------------
Wholesale Electric - PPA Capacity Revenues--$153.00M$118.00M----------------
Other Revenue Sources--$705.00M$370.00M----------------
Other Electric Revenue--$193.00M$155.00M$170.00M---------------
Natural Gas--$1.96B-----------------
Other Revenues--$267.00M$283.00M----------------
Retail Electric - Commercial--$1.17B$1.15B$1.53B---------------
Retail Electric - Industrial--$850.00M$768.00M$901.00M---------------
Retail Electric - Other--$23.00M$23.00M$29.00M---------------
Retail Electric - Residential--$1.32B$1.30B$2.15B---------------
Retail Electric--$3.36B$3.24B$251.00M$215.00M$203.00M$21.00M$254.00M$212.00M----------
Wholesale Electric - Non-PPA Revenues--$68.00M$55.00M----------------
Product and Service, Other--$213.00M$195.00M$232.00M$369.00M--------------
Alternative Energy---$-1.00M$2.00M-$8.00M$-1.00M$2.00M$2.00M$-3.00M$-1.00M$-2.00M$9.00M-$1.00M$3.00M$5.00M--
Other Adjustments--------$-1.40B$-2.30B$-1.37B$-1.10B$-873.00M$-1.14B------
Other Natural Gas - Wholesale Gas Services--------$578.00M$1.59B$559.00M$431.00M$341.00M$396.00M------
Wholesale Gas Services--------------$-4.00M$48.00M$66.00M$-10.00M$-15.00M-
Non-PPA--------------$101.00M$91.00M$85.00M$126.00M$106.00M-
PPA Capacity--------------$131.00M$125.00M$127.00M$168.00M$144.00M-
PPA Energy--------------$339.00M$291.00M$227.00M$66.00M$336.00M$302.00M
Alternative Revenue Programs---------------$1.00M$-2.00M$5.00M$-4.00M-
Wholesale Energy-----------------$82.00M$516.00M-
Wholesale Capacity------------------$177.00M-
Midstream Operations------------------$20.00M$18.00M
Total Retail Electric and Gas Distribution------------------$5.04B-

Southern Company's latest quarterly revenue breakdown by segment (product or service), as of Jun 23: Electric Utilities (46.70%), Natural Gas, US Regulated (8.35%), Southern Company Gas (8.35%), Gas Distribution Operations (7.49%), Natural Gas Distribution (7.38%), Southern Power (5.15%), Wholesale, Non-Affiliates (3.85%), Natural Gas Distribution - Residential (3.23%), Natural Gas Distribution - Transportation (2.78%), Retail (2.23%), Natural Gas Distribution - Commercial (0.80%), Other Natural Gas (0.79%), Gas Marketing Services (0.74%), Other Natural Gas - Gas Marketing Services (0.72%), Natural Gas Distribution - Other (0.50%), Wholesale Electric (0.46%), Wholesale, Affiliates (0.18%), Corporate and Other (0.09%), Other Natural Gas - Other Natural Gas Revenues (0.08%), Gas Pipeline Investments (0.08%), and Natural Gas Distribution - Industrial (0.06%).

Southern Company Peer Comparison by Revenue


TickerCompanyLast Year RevenueLast Quarter Revenue
DUKDuke Energy$29.06B$7.17B
SOSouthern Company$25.25B$6.65B
EXCExelon$21.73B$5.36B
AEPAmerican Electric Power Company$18.98B$4.63B
NEENextEra Energy$18.36B$6.11B
EIXEdison$16.34B$4.34B
EDConsolidated Edison$14.66B$3.22B
DDominion Energy$13.69B$3.49B

SO Revenue FAQ


Southern Company's yearly revenue for 2023 was $25.25B, representing a decrease of -13.75% compared to 2022. The company's yearly revenue for 2022 was $29.28B, representing an increase of 26.68% compared to 2021. SO's yearly revenue for 2021 was $23.11B, representing an increase of 13.44% compared to 2020.

Southern Company's quarterly revenue for Q1 2024 was $6.65B, a 9.94% increase from the previous quarter (Q4 2023), and a 2.56% increase year-over-year (Q1 2023). The company's quarterly revenue for Q4 2023 was $6.04B, a -13.40% decrease from the previous quarter (Q3 2023), and a -14.22% decrease year-over-year (Q4 2022). SO's quarterly revenue for Q3 2023 was $6.98B, a 21.43% increase from the previous quarter (Q2 2023), and a -16.69% decrease year-over-year (Q3 2022).

Southern Company's revenue growth rate for the last 3 years (2021-2023) was 9.26%, and for the last 5 years (2019-2023) was 17.90%.

Southern Company's revenue streams in c 22 are Gas Marketing Services, Wholesale Electric - PPA Capacity Revenues, Gas Pipeline Investments, Retail Electric - Residential, Retail Electric - Other, Retail Electric - Industrial, Retail Electric - Commercial, Other Revenues, Other Natural Gas, Other Natural Gas - Other Natural Gas Revenues, Other Natural Gas - Gas Marketing Services, Natural Gas Distribution - Transportation, Natural Gas Distribution - Residential, Natural Gas Distribution - Other, Natural Gas Distribution - Industrial, Natural Gas Distribution - Commercial, Other Electric Revenue, Natural Gas, Wholesale, Non-Affiliates, Retail, Product and Service, Other, Electric Utilities, Southern Power, Southern Company Gas, Natural Gas Distribution, Wholesale Electric - Non-PPA Revenues, Other Revenue Sources, Retail Electric, Wholesale Electric - PPA Energy Revenues, Wholesale Electric Revenues, Wholesale, Affiliates, Corporate and Other, and Gas Distribution Operations. Gas Marketing Services generated $638M in revenue, accounting 0.53% of the company's total revenue Wholesale Electric - PPA Capacity Revenues generated $596M in revenue, accounting 0.49% of the company's total revenue, up 20.89% year-over-year. Gas Pipeline Investments generated $32M in revenue, accounting 0.03% of the company's total revenue Retail Electric - Residential generated $6.6B in revenue, accounting 5.46% of the company's total revenue, up 6.40% year-over-year. Retail Electric - Other generated $102M in revenue, accounting 0.08% of the company's total revenue, up 9.68% year-over-year. Retail Electric - Industrial generated $3.76B in revenue, accounting 3.11% of the company's total revenue, up 22.73% year-over-year. Retail Electric - Commercial generated $5.37B in revenue, accounting 4.44% of the company's total revenue, up 10.09% year-over-year. Other Revenues generated $1.08B in revenue, accounting 0.89% of the company's total revenue, up 0.19% year-over-year. Other Natural Gas generated $687M in revenue, accounting 0.57% of the company's total revenue, down -74.25% year-over-year. Other Natural Gas - Other Natural Gas Revenues generated $51M in revenue, accounting 0.04% of the company's total revenue, up 41.67% year-over-year. Other Natural Gas - Gas Marketing Services generated $636M in revenue, accounting 0.53% of the company's total revenue, up 37.07% year-over-year. Natural Gas Distribution - Transportation generated $1.19B in revenue, accounting 0.98% of the company's total revenue, up 14.26% year-over-year. Natural Gas Distribution - Residential generated $2.84B in revenue, accounting 2.35% of the company's total revenue, up 58.03% year-over-year. Natural Gas Distribution - Other generated $342M in revenue, accounting 0.28% of the company's total revenue, up 27.14% year-over-year. Natural Gas Distribution - Industrial generated $84M in revenue, accounting 0.07% of the company's total revenue, up 71.43% year-over-year. Natural Gas Distribution - Commercial generated $763M in revenue, accounting 0.63% of the company's total revenue, up 62.34% year-over-year. Other Electric Revenue generated $747M in revenue, accounting 0.62% of the company's total revenue Natural Gas generated $5.96B in revenue, accounting 4.93% of the company's total revenue Wholesale, Non-Affiliates generated $2.46B in revenue, accounting 2.03% of the company's total revenue, up 0.12% year-over-year. Retail generated $18.2B in revenue, accounting 15.05% of the company's total revenue, up 22.52% year-over-year. Product and Service, Other generated $732M in revenue, accounting 0.61% of the company's total revenue, up 3.39% year-over-year. Electric Utilities generated $22.87B in revenue, accounting 18.92% of the company's total revenue Southern Power generated $3.37B in revenue, accounting 2.79% of the company's total revenue Southern Company Gas generated $5.96B in revenue, accounting 4.93% of the company's total revenue Natural Gas Distribution generated $5.22B in revenue, accounting 4.32% of the company's total revenue, up 43.94% year-over-year. Wholesale Electric - Non-PPA Revenues generated $250M in revenue, accounting 0.21% of the company's total revenue, up 5.93% year-over-year. Other Revenue Sources generated $3.34B in revenue, accounting 2.76% of the company's total revenue, down -0.33% year-over-year. Retail Electric generated $15.84B in revenue, accounting 13.10% of the company's total revenue, up 11.20% year-over-year. Wholesale Electric - PPA Energy Revenues generated $2.27B in revenue, accounting 1.88% of the company's total revenue, up 102.67% year-over-year. Wholesale Electric Revenues generated $3.12B in revenue, accounting 2.58% of the company's total revenue, up 68.56% year-over-year. Wholesale, Affiliates generated $460M in revenue, accounting 0.38% of the company's total revenue, up 144.68% year-over-year. Corporate and Other generated $55M in revenue, accounting 0.05% of the company's total revenue Gas Distribution Operations generated $5.27B in revenue, accounting 4.36% of the company's total revenue

For the fiscal year ending Dec 22, the largest source of revenue of Southern Company was Electric Utilities. This segment made a revenue of $22.87B, representing 18.92% of the company's total revenue.