# The Southern (SO) — Earnings

SO · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/so/earnings

## Most recent quarter

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Fiscal period | Q2 2026 |
| Period end | Jun 30, 2026 |
| EPS actual | $1.13 |
| EPS estimate | $1.01 |
| EPS surprise | +11.81% |
| Revenue surprise | −3.51% |
| Revenue | $7.0B |
| Revenue estimate | $7.2B |
| Reported | Jul 30, 2026 |
| SEC filing | [View filing](https://www.sec.gov:443/Archives/edgar/data/3153/000009212226000054/so-20260630.htm) |
| Earnings call | [Transcript](http://o.thsi.cn/dc-d-stock-america.teleconference/defb33e7-b6ff-cdc8-f078-f5c60293c44e.html) |

Southern reported Q2 2026 results on July 30, 2026. Earnings per share came in at $1.13, ahead of the $1.01 estimate by 11.81%. Revenue was $7.0 billion, 3.51% below the $7.2 billion consensus. Compared with Q2 2025, EPS rose about 23% from $0.92, while revenue was unchanged at $7.0 billion.

Q3 has been the strongest quarter of each year in the table, and Q4 the weakest. Annual EPS was $3.61 in 2022 and $3.64 in 2023, then rose to $4.05 in 2024 and $4.30 in 2025. The first half of 2026 adds up to $2.45, about 14% more than the same period a year earlier. The highest quarter in the table was Q3 2025 at $1.60 per share, and Q1 2026 matched the top revenue figure of $8.4 billion. Over the last 20 quarters, Southern beat the EPS estimate 17 times. The three misses were all small, the largest being Q3 2022 at 1.36% below.

Southern reported Q3 between October 27 and November 4 in each of the past five years. That points to late October or early November 2026 for the next report. It will cover the quarter that has carried the most earnings each year.

## Earnings history

| Fiscal period | Report date | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue estimate | Revenue actual |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Q2 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 | $1.01 | $1.13 | 11.81% | $7.2B | $7.0B |
| Q1 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $1.21 | $1.32 | 8.96% | $8.1B | $8.4B |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 19, 2026 | $0.56 | $0.55 | -0.92% | $6.1B | $7.0B |
| Q3 2025 | Oct 30, 2025 | $1.51 | $1.60 | 6.13% | $7.6B | $7.8B |
| Q2 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | $0.88 | $0.92 | 5.09% | $6.4B | $7.0B |
| Q1 2025 | May 1, 2025 | $1.20 | $1.23 | 2.39% | $7.2B | $7.8B |
| Q4 2024 | Feb 20, 2025 | $0.51 | $0.50 | -1.11% | $5.9B | $6.3B |
| Q3 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | $1.34 | $1.43 | 7.04% | $7.1B | $7.3B |
| Q2 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | $0.93 | $1.09 | 17.02% | $6.1B | $6.5B |
| Q1 2024 | May 2, 2024 | $0.90 | $1.03 | 14.71% | $6.6B | $6.6B |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 15, 2024 | $0.60 | $0.64 | 6.38% | $6.9B | $6.0B |
| Q3 2023 | Nov 2, 2023 | $1.32 | $1.42 | 7.33% | $8.2B | $7.0B |
| Q2 2023 | Aug 3, 2023 | $0.75 | $0.79 | 5.83% | $6.5B | $5.7B |
| Q1 2023 | Apr 27, 2023 | $0.71 | $0.79 | 11.61% | $6.2B | $6.5B |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 16, 2023 | $0.25 | $0.26 | 5.78% | $5.0B | $7.0B |
| Q3 2022 | Oct 27, 2022 | $1.33 | $1.31 | -1.36% | $6.9B | $8.4B |
| Q2 2022 | Jul 28, 2022 | $0.84 | $1.07 | 27.29% | $5.4B | $7.2B |
| Q1 2022 | Apr 28, 2022 | $0.91 | $0.97 | 6.96% | $6.0B | $6.6B |
| Q4 2021 | Feb 17, 2022 | $0.35 | $0.36 | 1.81% | $4.6B | $5.8B |
| Q3 2021 | Nov 4, 2021 | $1.22 | $1.23 | 0.89% | $6.1B | $6.2B |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### When did The Southern (SO) last report earnings?

The Southern last reported on Jul 30, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.

### Did SO beat earnings estimates?

Yes. The Southern reported EPS of $1.13 for Q2 2026 against a $1.01 estimate — a 11.81% beat.

### How much revenue did SO report last quarter?

The Southern reported $7.0B in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $7.2B.

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