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

Southern Company Q2 profit rises to $1.03 per share from $0.80 a year earlier

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Southern Company reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of $1.2 billion, or $1.03 per share, up from $0.9 billion, or $0.80 per share, a year earlier. Excluding certain items, earnings were $1.13 per share versus $0.92, and second-quarter revenue was roughly flat at $6.98 billion, so shareholders saw higher profit on nearly unchanged sales.

Key points

  • Q2 2026 earnings $1.2 billion, or $1.03 per share, versus $0.9 billion, or $0.80 per share, in Q2 2025
  • Excluding items, Q2 2026 earnings were $1.13 per share versus $0.92 per share a year earlier
  • Q2 operating revenues were $6.98 billion, up 0.1% from $6.97 billion; six-month revenues rose 4.2% to $15.4 billion
  • Six-month earnings were $2.24 per share versus $2.01, including $296 million in pre-tax accelerated depreciation from wind repowering

The filing

CompanySouthern (SO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 30, 2026, 8:12 AM ET
Accession number0000092122-26-000056

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from this filing 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 July 30, 2026.

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