Southern Company Q2 EPS falls to $0.80 from $1.10 as revenue rises 7.9%
Southern Company reported second-quarter 2025 GAAP earnings of $0.9 billion, or $0.80 per share, down from $1.10 per share a year earlier, while operating revenues rose 7.9% to $7.0 billion. Excluding certain items such as a $129 million loss on debt extinguishment, adjusted earnings were $0.92 per share, versus $1.10 in the second quarter of 2024, so shareholders saw lower quarterly profit despite higher sales.
Key points
- Q2 2025 GAAP net income was $880 million, or $0.80 per share, versus $1,203 million, or $1.10 per share, in Q2 2024.
- Excluding items, Q2 2025 earnings were $1,014 million, or $0.92 per share, compared with $1.10 per share a year earlier.
- Six-month 2025 GAAP EPS was $2.01, down from $2.13, while adjusted EPS rose to $2.15 from $2.13.
- Operating revenues were $14.7 billion for the first six months of 2025, up 12.5% from $13.1 billion.
The filing
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