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.
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.
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From Southern Company's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$29.55B
+10.6%
$3.92
-1.8%
14.7%
FY2024
$26.72B
+5.8%
$3.99
+10.2%
16.5%
FY2023
$25.25B
-13.8%
$3.62
+11.0%
15.7%
FY2022
$29.28B
+26.7%
$3.26
+45.5%
12.0%
FY2021
$23.11B
+13.4%
$2.24
-23.5%
10.4%
Frequently asked questions
When is Southern's next earnings date?
Southern has not announced a report date within the next three weeks. US companies usually report three to six weeks after each quarter ends; this page updates as soon as the date is on the calendar.
What did Southern earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Mar 2026, Southern reported diluted EPS of $1.20 (-0.8% year over year) on revenue of $8.40B (+8.0%).
Where do these numbers come from?
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