The table below shows The Southern Company's cash flow statement line items across its last 6 fiscal years, exactly as reported in the company's audited annual filings. All figures are in US dollars; negative values appear in red.
Line item
FY 2025
FY 2024
FY 2023
FY 2022
FY 2021
FY 2020
Operating cash flow
$9.80B
$9.79B
$7.55B
$6.30B
$6.17B
$6.70B
Capital expenditure
$12.74B
$8.96B
$9.10B
$7.92B
$7.59B
$7.52B
Investing cash flow
-$13.96B
-$9.40B
-$9.67B
-$8.43B
-$7.35B
-$7.03B
Dividends paid
$3.02B
$2.95B
$3.04B
$2.91B
$2.78B
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.
