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The debt of SOUTHERN CO over the past 10 years

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At the end of fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, SOUTHERN CO had liquid cash of $1.64B and total debt of $72.59B: net debt of $70.95B. It had more debt than liquid cash at all 10 year-ends shown. Total debt was highest at the end of fiscal 2025 ($72.59B) and lowest at the end of fiscal 2019 ($46.84B).

Year by year

Fiscal yearLiquid cashTotal debt*Net cash*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$1.64B$72.59B-$70.95B
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$1.07B$64.82B-$63.75B
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$748M$62B-$61.25B
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$1.92B$57.55B-$55.63B
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$1.8B$53.72B-$51.92B
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$1.06B$49.19B-$48.12B
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$1.98B$46.84B-$44.87B
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$1.4B$46.85B-$45.45B
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$2.13B$50.79B-$48.66B
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$1.98B$47.46B-$45.48B

Fiscal years as SOUTHERN CO reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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