Southern (SO) Revenue & Revenue Breakdown


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Southern Revenue Highlights


Latest Revenue (Y)

$25.25B

Latest Revenue (Q)

$7.27B

Main Segment (Y)

Electric Utilities

Southern Revenue by Period


Southern 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 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 Revenue by Quarter

DateRevenueChange
2024-09-30$7.27B12.55%
2024-06-30$6.46B-2.75%
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 generated $7.27B in revenue during Q3 2024, up 12.55% compared to the previous quarter, and up 126.55% compared to the same period a year ago.

Southern Revenue Breakdown


Southern Revenue Breakdown by Product

Annual Revenue by Product

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

Southern'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%), Southern Company Gas (4.93%), Natural 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/ServiceSep 24Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Sep 19Jun 19Mar 19Dec 18Sep 18
Natural Gas Distribution$610.00M$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-
Natural Gas Distribution - Industrial$4.00M$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-
Natural Gas Distribution - Residential$212.00M$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-
Natural Gas Distribution - Other$45.00M$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-
Electric Utilities$557.00M$4.76B------------------
Wholesale Electric - PPA Energy Revenues$222.00M$535.00M$340.00M-----------------
Wholesale Electric - PPA Capacity Revenues$125.00M$153.00M$118.00M-----------------
Wholesale Electric - Non-PPA Revenues$67.00M$68.00M$55.00M-----------------
Retail Electric-$3.36B$3.24B$251.00M$215.00M$203.00M$21.00M$254.00M------------
Retail Electric - Residential-$1.32B$1.30B$2.15B----------------
Retail Electric - Other-$23.00M$23.00M$29.00M----------------
Retail Electric - Industrial-$850.00M$768.00M$901.00M----------------
Retail Electric - Commercial-$1.17B$1.15B$1.53B----------------
Other Revenues$9.00M$267.00M$283.00M-----------------
Other Natural Gas$57.00M$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$6.00M$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$51.00M$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-----
Natural Gas Distribution - Transportation$294.00M$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-
Natural Gas Distribution - Commercial$55.00M$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-
Other Revenue Sources$177.00M$705.00M$370.00M-----------------
Gas Distribution Operations-$764.00M------------------
Gas Marketing Services-$75.00M------------------
Gas Pipeline Investments-$8.00M------------------
Southern Company Gas-$852.00M------------------
Southern Power-$525.00M------------------
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-------------
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-
Corporate and Other-$9.00M------------------
Product and Service, Other---$213.00M$195.00M$232.00M$369.00M-------------
Natural Gas---$1.96B----------------
Other Electric Revenue---$193.00M$155.00M$170.00M--------------
Wholesale Electric Revenues---$756.00M$513.00M---------------
Alternative Energy----$-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-----
Non-PPA---------------$101.00M$91.00M$85.00M$126.00M-
Alternative Revenue Programs----------------$1.00M$-2.00M$5.00M-
Wholesale Gas Services---------------$-4.00M$48.00M$66.00M$-10.00M-
PPA Capacity---------------$131.00M$125.00M$127.00M$168.00M-
PPA Energy---------------$339.00M$291.00M$227.00M$66.00M$336.00M
Wholesale Energy------------------$82.00M$516.00M
Wholesale Capacity-------------------$177.00M
Midstream Operations-------------------$20.00M
Total Retail Electric and Gas Distribution-------------------$5.04B

Southern's latest quarterly revenue breakdown by segment (product or service), as of Sep 24: Natural Gas Distribution (24.49%), Electric Utilities (22.36%), Natural Gas Distribution - Transportation (11.80%), Wholesale Electric - PPA Energy Revenues (8.91%), Natural Gas Distribution - Residential (8.51%), Other Revenue Sources (7.11%), Wholesale Electric - PPA Capacity Revenues (5.02%), Wholesale Electric - Non-PPA Revenues (2.69%), Other Natural Gas (2.29%), Natural Gas Distribution - Commercial (2.21%), Other Natural Gas - Gas Marketing Services (2.05%), Natural Gas Distribution - Other (1.81%), Other Revenues (0.36%), Other Natural Gas - Other Natural Gas Revenues (0.24%), and Natural Gas Distribution - Industrial (0.16%).

Southern Peer Comparison by Revenue


TickerCompanyLast Year RevenueLast Quarter Revenue
DUKDuke Energy$29.06B$8.15B
SOSouthern$25.25B$7.27B
EXCExelon$21.73B$6.15B
AEPAmerican Electric Power$18.98B$5.42B
NEENextEra Energy$18.36B$7.57B
EIXEdison$16.34B$5.37B
EDConsolidated Edison$14.66B$3.22B
DDominion Energy$13.69B$3.94B

SO Revenue FAQ


What is Southern’s yearly revenue?

Southern'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.

What is Southern’s quarterly revenue?

Southern's quarterly revenue for Q3 2024 was $7.27B, a 12.55% increase from the previous quarter (Q2 2024), and a 4.21% increase year-over-year (Q3 2023). The company's quarterly revenue for Q2 2024 was $6.46B, a -2.75% decrease from the previous quarter (Q1 2024), and a 12.44% increase year-over-year (Q2 2023). SO'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).

What is Southern’s revenue growth rate?

Southern'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%.

What are Southern’s revenue streams?

Southern's revenue streams in c 22 are Retail Electric - Other, Retail Electric - Residential, Retail Electric, Wholesale Electric - Non-PPA Revenues, Wholesale Electric - PPA Capacity Revenues, Wholesale Electric - PPA Energy Revenues, Wholesale Electric Revenues, Wholesale, Affiliates, Corporate and Other, Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Marketing Services, Gas Pipeline Investments, Southern Company Gas, Southern Power, Electric Utilities, Other Revenue Sources, Natural Gas Distribution, Product and Service, Other, Retail, Wholesale, Non-Affiliates, Natural Gas, Other Electric Revenue, Natural Gas Distribution - Commercial, Natural Gas Distribution - Industrial, Natural Gas Distribution - Other, Natural Gas Distribution - Residential, Natural Gas Distribution - Transportation, Other Natural Gas - Gas Marketing Services, Other Natural Gas - Other Natural Gas Revenues, Other Natural Gas, Other Revenues, Retail Electric - Commercial, and Retail Electric - Industrial. Retail Electric - Other generated $102M in revenue, accounting 0.08% of the company's total revenue, up 9.68% year-over-year. 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 generated $15.84B in revenue, accounting 13.10% of the company's total revenue, up 11.20% 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. Wholesale Electric - PPA Capacity Revenues generated $596M in revenue, accounting 0.49% of the company's total revenue, up 20.89% 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 Gas Marketing Services generated $638M in revenue, accounting 0.53% of the company's total revenue Gas Pipeline Investments generated $32M in revenue, accounting 0.03% of the company's total revenue Southern Company Gas generated $5.96B in revenue, accounting 4.93% of the company's total revenue Southern Power generated $3.37B in revenue, accounting 2.79% of the company's total revenue Electric Utilities generated $22.87B in revenue, accounting 18.92% of the company's total revenue Other Revenue Sources generated $3.34B in revenue, accounting 2.76% of the company's total revenue, down -0.33% year-over-year. Natural Gas Distribution generated $5.22B in revenue, accounting 4.32% of the company's total revenue, up 43.94% 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. Retail generated $18.2B in revenue, accounting 15.05% of the company's total revenue, up 22.52% year-over-year. Wholesale, Non-Affiliates generated $2.46B in revenue, accounting 2.03% of the company's total revenue, up 0.12% year-over-year. Natural Gas generated $5.96B in revenue, accounting 4.93% of the company's total revenue Other Electric Revenue generated $747M in revenue, accounting 0.62% of the company's total revenue Natural Gas Distribution - Commercial generated $763M in revenue, accounting 0.63% of the company's total revenue, up 62.34% 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 - Other generated $342M in revenue, accounting 0.28% of the company's total revenue, up 27.14% 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 - Transportation generated $1.19B in revenue, accounting 0.98% of the company's total revenue, up 14.26% 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. 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 generated $687M in revenue, accounting 0.57% of the company's total revenue, down -74.25% 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. Retail Electric - Commercial generated $5.37B in revenue, accounting 4.44% of the company's total revenue, up 10.09% 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.

What is Southern’s main source of revenue?

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