Southern (SO) dividend history
Southern paid $3.0B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $2.72 per share.
Dividends per share grew 2.8% a year over 14 years.
At today's price the trailing yield is 3.14%.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Southern's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.72 | +1.4% | $3.0B | — | 69% |
| 2024 | $2.68 | -3.0% | $3.0B | 355% | 67% |
| 2023 | $2.76 | +2.8% | $3.0B | — | 76% |
| 2022 | $2.69 | +3.4% | $2.9B | — | 82% |
| 2021 | $2.60 | +3.1% | $2.8B | — | 116% |
| 2020 | $2.52 | +3.4% | $2.7B | — | 86% |
| 2019 | $2.44 | +3.1% | $2.6B | — | 54% |
| 2018 | $2.37 | +3.7% | $2.4B | — | 109% |
| 2017 | $2.28 | +3.9% | $2.3B | — | 273% |
| 2016 | $2.20 | +2.5% | $2.1B | — | 86% |
| 2015 | $2.14 | +3.5% | $2.0B | 326% | 83% |
| 2014 | $2.07 | +3.6% | $1.9B | 328% | 95% |
| 2013 | $2.00 | +3.8% | $1.8B | 230% | 107% |
| 2012 | $1.93 | +3.9% | $1.7B | 1902% | 72% |
| 2011 | $1.85 | — | $1.6B | 116% | 73% |
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Does Southern pay a dividend?
Southern paid $3.0B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $2.72 per share.
How fast has Southern's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 2.8% a year over 14 years.
From Southern's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.