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

Southern Company Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Earnings of $2.0 Billion or $1.77 Per Share

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings

Southern Company reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $2.0 billion, or $1.77 per share, compared with $1.7 billion, or $1.55 per share, in the third quarter of 2025. Operating revenues for the quarter rose to $8.8 billion from $7.8 billion in the prior-year period.

Key points

  • Third-quarter 2026 net income as reported was $2.046 billion, or $1.77 per share, versus $1.711 billion, or $1.55 per share, for the third quarter of 2025.
  • Operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2026, increased 13.0% to $8.8 billion from $7.8 billion in the same period of 2025.
  • For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, net income as reported was $4.577 billion, or $4.02 per share, compared with $3.925 billion, or $3.56 per share, for the first nine months of 2025.

The filing

CompanySouthern (SO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 5, 2026, 8:09 AM ET
Accession number0000092122-26-000071

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 5, 2026, 8:16 AM ET, from this filing only.

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