SO (Southern Co) Total Tax Payable: $623 Mil (As of Mar. 2026)


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80 GF Score
Price $95.61
GF Value $94.23
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Southern Co Total Tax Payable?

Southern Co SO +0.46% 80 Total Tax Payable is $623 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates SO with a GF Score™ of 80/100 and a GF Value™ of $94.23 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 12 warning signs investors should review.

Southern Co's Total Tax Payable for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $623 Mil.

Southern Co's quarterly Total Tax Payable declined from Sep. 2025 ($1,422 Mil) to Dec. 2025 ($1,004 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2025 ($1,004 Mil) to Mar. 2026 ($623 Mil).

Southern Co's annual Total Tax Payable increased from Dec. 2023 ($868 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($1,054 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2024 ($1,054 Mil) to Dec. 2025 ($1,004 Mil).

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Southern Co Total Tax Payable Chart

Southern Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Total Tax Payable
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Southern Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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Southern Co Total Tax Payable Calculation

Total Tax Payable is the taxes liability owed to federal, state, and local tax authorities. It is the carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for statutory income, sales, use, payroll, excise, real, property and other taxes.

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What does a Total Tax Payable of $623 Mil mean?
Southern Co (SO) has a Total Tax Payable of $623 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Tax Payable is the taxes liability owed to federal, state, and local tax authorities. View historical data on Southern Co and its competitors.
Is Southern Co's Total Tax Payable too high?
Southern Co's current Total Tax Payable is $623 Mil. Overall, Southern Co has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Southern Co's Total Tax Payable compare to DUK and AEP?
Southern Co's Total Tax Payable of $623 Mil can be compared against companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Total Tax Payable for an Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Total Tax Payable depends on the Utilities - Regulated industry context. However, Total Tax Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Total Tax Payable mean?
A high Total Tax Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Tax Payable is the taxes liability owed to federal, state, and local tax authorities. View historical data on Southern Co and its competitors. Southern Co's current Total Tax Payable is $623 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Southern Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Southern Co (SO) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $94.23, compared to a current price of $95.61 — trading 1.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Total Tax Payable is $623 Mil. Southern Co's overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 12 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Total Tax Payable calculated?
Total Tax Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Southern Co (SO), the current Total Tax Payable is $623 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Southern Co (SO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Southern Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $95.61 is trading 1.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $94.23. GuruFocus considers Southern Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for SO:

  • Total Tax Payable: $623 Mil
  • GF Value™: $94.23 vs. price of $95.61 (1.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100 with 12 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Southern Co Business Description

Address 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, Northwest, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30308
Southern is one of the largest utilities in the US. The company serves 9 million customers with vertically integrated electric utilities in three states and natural gas distribution utilities in four states. It owns 46 gigawatts of rate-regulated generating capacity, primarily for serving customers in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Subsidiary Southern Power owns 13 gigawatts of natural gas generation and renewable energy across the US and sells the electricity primarily under long-term contracts.
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