v3.26.1
Financing and Leases (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Credit Arrangements
At June 30, 2026, committed credit arrangements with banks were as follows:
Expires
Company20262027202820292031TotalUnusedExpires within
One Year
(in millions)
Southern Company parent(a)
$— $— $500 $— $2,500 $3,000 $2,999 $— 
Alabama Power(b)
15 — — 650 700 1,365 1,365 15 
Georgia Power(c)
— — — — 2,050 2,050 2,042 — 
Mississippi Power(a)
— — — 125 150 275 275 — 
Southern Power(a)(d)
— — — — 600 600 600 — 
Southern Company Gas(e)
— — — — 1,600 1,600 1,598 — 
SEGCO— 30 — — — 30 30 30 
Southern Company$15 $30 $500 $775 $7,600 $8,920 $8,909 $45 
(a)Arrangement expiring in 2031 represents a $3.25 billion combined arrangement for Southern Company, Mississippi Power, and Southern Power allowing for flexible sublimits. Pursuant to the combined facility, the allocations among Southern Company, Mississippi Power, and Southern Power may be adjusted.
(b)Includes $15 million expiring in 2026 at Alabama Property Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alabama Power, of which $15 million was unused at June 30, 2026. Alabama Power is not party to this arrangement.
(c)Georgia Power had $26 million of letters of credit outstanding under an uncommitted letter of credit facility at June 30, 2026.
(d)Does not include Southern Power Company's $75 million and $100 million continuing letter of credit facilities for standby letters of credit, expiring in 2027 and 2029, respectively, of which $17 million and $4 million, respectively, was unused at June 30, 2026. In addition, Southern Power Company had $23 million of letters of credit outstanding under an uncommitted letter of credit facility at June 30, 2026. Southern Power's subsidiaries are not parties to its bank credit arrangements or letter of credit facilities.
(e)Southern Company Gas, as the parent entity, guarantees the obligations of Southern Company Gas Capital, which is the borrower of $800 million of the credit arrangement expiring in 2031. Southern Company Gas' committed credit arrangement expiring in 2031 also includes $800 million for which Nicor Gas is the borrower and which is restricted for working capital needs of Nicor Gas. Pursuant to the multi-year credit arrangement expiring in 2031, the allocations between Southern Company Gas Capital and Nicor Gas may be adjusted.
Schedule of Forward Contracts Indexed to Issuer's Equity
The table below reflects shares of Southern Company common stock sold and settled under separate initially priced forward sale contracts with forward purchasers during the six months ended June 30, 2026.
Shares Sold
Initial Forward Price per Share
To be Settled On or Before
Forward Price Per Share SettledShares Issued to SettleSettlement Date
Sold during 2025 (2024 ATM Program)
3,255,866$89.4692December 31, 2026$89.24433,255,866March 2, 2026
2,314,487$92.7805June 30, 2027$92.87232,314,487March 2, 2026
3,850,000$90.6617December 31, 2026$90.23623,850,000June 1, 2026
2,470,306$94.5394June 30, 2027$93.89132,470,306June 1, 2026
1,590,200$93.4524June 30, 2027$93.40381,590,200June 1, 2026
4,000,000$90.8141June 30, 2027$90.63584,000,000June 12, 2026
2,876,034$92.2437June 30, 2027$91.96642,876,034June 12, 2026
3,015,668$93.4521June 30, 2027$93.12903,015,668June 12, 2026
    3,130,641(a)
$88.2823December 31, 2026$88.06201,070,641June 16, 2026
2,346,903$91.1610June 30, 2027$90.94252,346,903June 16, 2026
911,448$94.2411June 30, 2027$93.9331911,448June 16, 2026
Sold during 2026 (2024 ATM Program)
1,467,305$96.3883March 31, 2028N/AN/AN/A
1,896,549$97.5815March 31, 2028N/AN/AN/A
1,903,317$95.5086March 31, 2028N/AN/AN/A
Sold during 2026 (2026 ATM Program)
1,713,535$93.2987June 30, 2028N/AN/AN/A
1,909,112$92.4821June 30, 2028N/AN/AN/A
1,994,083$95.1457June 30, 2028N/AN/AN/A
    600,094(b)
$95.9974June 30, 2028N/AN/AN/A
(a)The total number of shares sold under this forward sale contract is 3,130,641, of which 1,070,641 shares were settled during the six months ended June 30, 2026. The other 2,060,000 shares were settled in December 2025.
(b)The total number of shares sold under this forward sale contract is 1,940,548, of which the remaining 1,340,454 shares were sold subsequent to June 30, 2026. The initial forward price was determined after the completion of sales by the forward seller in July 2026.
Schedule of Shares Used to Compute Diluted Earnings Per Share Shares used to compute diluted EPS were as follows:
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025

(in millions)
As reported shares1,137 1,101 1,130 1,100 
Effect of stock-based compensation3 6 3 6 
Effect of convertible senior notes
— 1 — 1 
Effect of forward sale contracts1 — 1 — 
Diluted shares1,141 1,108 1,134 1,107