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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Southern (SO)

Southern Company Q4 profit falls to $534 million; full-year rises to $4.4 billion

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Southern Company reported fourth-quarter 2024 GAAP earnings of $534 million, or 49 cents per share, down from $855 million, or 78 cents, a year earlier. For full-year 2024, earnings rose to $4.4 billion, or $4.02 per share, from $4.0 billion, or $3.64, and operating revenues grew 5.8% to $26.7 billion, so shareholders see a weaker fourth quarter against a stronger year.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 GAAP earnings were $534 million, or 49 cents per share, versus $855 million, or 78 cents, in Q4 2023.
  • Excluding the listed items, Q4 2024 earnings were $544 million, or 50 cents per share, versus $700 million, or 64 cents, a year earlier.
  • Full-year 2024 earnings were $4.4 billion, or $4.02 per share, versus $4.0 billion, or $3.64, in 2023.
  • Q4 2024 operating revenues were $6.3 billion, up 4.9%; full-year revenues were $26.7 billion, up 5.8%.

The filing

CompanySouthern (SO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 20, 2025, 8:13 AM ET
Accession number0000092122-25-000020

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 20, 2025.

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