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The Southern Company (SO) Working Capital

Annual Working Capital

-$5.30B$2.26B-74.60%

Summary

Current Value
As of today, SO annual working capital is -$5.30B, down -74.60% on
Historical Performance
SO annual working capital is down -170.91% over the past 3 years, and down -94.17% over the past 5 years
All-Time High Comparison
SO annual working capital is currently -659.27% below its historical high of $947.48M set on
3-Year Low Comparison
SO annual working capital is +0.17% above its 3-year low of -$5.31B reached on an earlier date
Sector Comparison
SO annual working capital is higher than 6.36% of companies in Utilities sector

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Performance

SO Performance
MetricDateValue1Y3Y5Y15Y
Annual Working Capital-$5.30B-74.6%-170.9%-94.2%-1933.6%
Quarterly Working Capital-$4.10B-264.4%-68.1%-248.6%-766.5%
Price$89.31+5.2%+32.5%+51.6%+136.5%
Annual Current Assets$10.69B+2.5%+19.3%+8.9%+82.1%
Annual Current Liabilities$15.99B+18.8%+46.4%+27.5%+186.4%
Annual Current Ratio0.67-13.0%-18.3%-14.1%-36.2%
Annual Quick Ratio0.46-13.2%-24.6%-22.0%-29.2%
Annual Shareholders Equity$33.21B+5.6%+17.9%+19.5%+108.1%
Market Cap$98B+5.4%+32.7%+58.0%+208.7%

Working Capital Highs

SO Annual Working Capital Highs Comparison
PeriodHighDateCurrent
3Y-$3.04B-74.6%
5Y-$1.96B-170.9%
All$947.48M-659.3%

Working Capital Lows

SO Annual Working Capital Lows Comparison
PeriodLowDateCurrent
3Y-$5.31BN/A+0.2%
5Y-$5.31B+0.2%
All-$5.31B+0.2%

Working Capital History

YearValueChange
-$5.30B-74.6%
-$3.04B+42.8%
-$5.31B-171.4%
-$1.96B+43.5%
-$3.46B-26.9%
-$2.73B+42.0%
-$4.70B-33.5%
-$3.52B-10.2%
-$3.20B-22.7%
-$2.60B+16.0%
-$3.10B-5,015.9%
$63.00M+107.4%
-$852.00M-179.3%
-$305.00M+48.2%
-$589.00M-303.8%
$289.00M+118.9%
$132.00M+114.7%
-$899.00M+61.5%
-$2.33B-125.5%
-$1.04B-237.1%
-$307.00M+31.0%
-$445.00M+78.3%
-$2.05B-44.6%
YearValueChange
-$1.42B-55.3%
-$912.00M+74.7%
-$3.60B-77.0%
-$2.04B-14.1%
-$1.78B-140.8%
-$741.00M+3.9%
-$771.00M-88.0%
-$410.00M-73.7%
-$236.00M-184.3%
-$83.00M-137.9%
$219.00M-52.4%
$460.00M-7.6%
$498.00M-1.0%
$503.00M-36.2%
$788.97M+1.0%
$781.41M-7.5%
$844.40M-3.7%
$876.48M+0.4%
$872.71M-7.9%
$947.48M+14.0%
$831.03M+56.3%
$531.84M-

FAQ

  • What is the current annual working capital of SO?

    As of today, SO annual working capital is -$5.30B

  • What is 1-year change in SO annual working capital?

    SO annual working capital is down -74.60% year-over-year

  • What is 3-year change in SO annual working capital?

    SO annual working capital is down -170.91% over the past 3 years

  • How far is SO annual working capital from its all-time high?

    SO annual working capital is currently -659.27% below its historical high of $947.48M set on December 1, 1982

  • How does SO annual working capital rank versus sector peers?

    SO annual working capital is higher than 6.36% of companies in Utilities sector

  • When is SO next annual earnings release?

    The next annual earnings release for SO is on

Working Capital Formula

Working Capital = Current AssetsCurrent Liabilities

Data Sources & References

  1. SO Official Website www.southerncompany.com
  2. Most Recent Quarterly Report (10-Q) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212225000084/0000092122-25-000084-index.htm
  3. Most Recent Annual Report (10-K) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212225000018/0000092122-25-000018-index.htm
  4. SO Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/SO
  5. SO Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/so