Southern Company (SO) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 178 recorded SO dividend payments, running from January 26, 1982 to May 18, 2026 — 45 calendar years. Together those payments total $65.49 per share. SO has most often paid quarterly.
SO has increased its payment rate for 25 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the SO payment rate compounded at +2.9% a year, and +3.1% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 45 years of recorded history, SO's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
SO dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.94 | 4 | $0.740 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | $2.86 | 4 | $0.720 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | $2.78 | 4 | $0.700 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | $2.70 | 4 | $0.680 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | $2.62 | 4 | $0.660 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | $2.54 | 4 | $0.640 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | $2.46 | 4 | $0.620 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | $2.38 | 4 | $0.600 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | $2.30 | 4 | $0.580 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | $2.22 | 4 | $0.560 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | $2.15 | 4 | $0.543 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | $2.08 | 4 | $0.525 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | $2.01 | 4 | $0.507 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | $1.94 | 4 | $0.490 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | $1.87 | 4 | $0.473 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | $1.80 | 4 | $0.455 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | $1.73 | 4 | $0.438 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | $1.66 | 4 | $0.420 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | $1.60 | 4 | $0.403 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | $1.54 | 4 | $0.388 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | $1.48 | 4 | $0.373 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | $1.42 | 4 | $0.354 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | $1.39 | 4 | $0.347 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | $1.36 | 4 | $0.339 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | $1.21 | 4 | $0.335 | +63.7% |
| 2000 | $0.819 | 4 | $0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | $0.819 | 4 | $0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | $0.819 | 4 | $0.205 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | $0.794 | 4 | $0.199 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | $0.770 | 4 | $0.192 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | $0.745 | 4 | $0.186 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | $0.721 | 4 | $0.180 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | $0.696 | 4 | $0.174 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | $0.672 | 4 | $0.168 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | $0.654 | 4 | $0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | $0.654 | 4 | $0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | $0.654 | 4 | $0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | $0.654 | 4 | $0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | $0.654 | 4 | $0.163 | +4.9% |
| 1986 | $0.631 | 4 | $0.156 | +6.3% |
| 1985 | $0.596 | 4 | $0.147 | +6.7% |
| 1984 | $0.559 | 4 | $0.137 | +5.9% |
| 1983 | $0.527 | 4 | $0.130 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | $0.507 | 4 | $0.127 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Recent SO dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | $0.760 |
| February 17, 2026 | $0.740 |
| November 17, 2025 | $0.740 |
| August 18, 2025 | $0.740 |
| May 19, 2025 | $0.740 |
| February 18, 2025 | $0.720 |
| November 18, 2024 | $0.720 |
| August 19, 2024 | $0.720 |
| May 17, 2024 | $0.720 |
| February 16, 2024 | $0.700 |
| November 17, 2023 | $0.700 |
| August 18, 2023 | $0.700 |
| May 12, 2023 | $0.700 |
| February 17, 2023 | $0.680 |
| November 18, 2022 | $0.680 |
| August 12, 2022 | $0.680 |
| May 13, 2022 | $0.680 |
| February 18, 2022 | $0.660 |
| November 12, 2021 | $0.660 |
| August 13, 2021 | $0.660 |
| May 14, 2021 | $0.660 |
| February 12, 2021 | $0.640 |
| November 13, 2020 | $0.640 |
| August 14, 2020 | $0.640 |
| May 15, 2020 | $0.640 |
| February 14, 2020 | $0.620 |
| November 15, 2019 | $0.620 |
| August 16, 2019 | $0.620 |
| May 17, 2019 | $0.620 |
| February 15, 2019 | $0.600 |
| November 16, 2018 | $0.600 |
| August 17, 2018 | $0.600 |
| May 18, 2018 | $0.600 |
| February 16, 2018 | $0.580 |
| November 17, 2017 | $0.580 |
| August 17, 2017 | $0.580 |
| May 11, 2017 | $0.580 |
| February 16, 2017 | $0.560 |
| November 17, 2016 | $0.560 |
| August 11, 2016 | $0.560 |
| May 12, 2016 | $0.560 |
| February 11, 2016 | $0.543 |
| November 12, 2015 | $0.543 |
| August 13, 2015 | $0.543 |
| May 14, 2015 | $0.543 |
| February 12, 2015 | $0.525 |
| October 30, 2014 | $0.525 |
| July 31, 2014 | $0.525 |
| May 1, 2014 | $0.525 |
| January 30, 2014 | $0.507 |
| October 31, 2013 | $0.507 |
| August 1, 2013 | $0.507 |
| May 2, 2013 | $0.507 |
| January 31, 2013 | $0.490 |
| November 1, 2012 | $0.490 |
| August 2, 2012 | $0.490 |
| May 3, 2012 | $0.490 |
| February 2, 2012 | $0.473 |
| November 3, 2011 | $0.473 |
| July 28, 2011 | $0.473 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 178 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
SO dividend history questions
How many dividends has SO paid?
DivTrkr has 178 recorded SO dividend payments between January 26, 1982 and May 18, 2026, totalling $65.49 per share across 45 calendar years.
Has SO ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 45 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the SO dividend growing?
The SO payment rate compounded at +2.9% a year over the last five complete years and +3.1% a year over the last ten.
How often does SO pay a dividend?
SO has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current SO dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track SO free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.