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Southern CompanyPrevious close
93.71
Change
+0.72 / +0.77%
P/E (TTM) ?
23.2
Market Cap
$108B
1M
+13.05%
S&P 500 −0.91% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
6.1M / 5.2M
1.17× average
Latest earnings analysisFY2026 Q2Reported 2026-07-30
Southern Company Q2 2026: adjusted EPS $1.13 beats, revenue flat
Southern Company beat on adjusted earnings in the second quarter of 2026 — $1.13 a share against a $1.03 consensus — while revenue stayed flat at $6.98 billion. Read the beat carefully: lower income taxes and construction-related allowance income supplied most of the upside, not the top line. Below we separate what customers actually paid for from what taxes and accounting added.
Read the full analysis →Revenue$6.98BYoY +0.10%
EPS (non-GAAP)$1.13Beatest. $1.03
Next-day move+0.21%
Recent Earnings
Click to read the FinDog analysis| Period | Reported | Revenue | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q2 Quarter ended 2026-06 | 2026-07-30 | $7.0B | Read analysis → |
| FY2026 Q1 Quarter ended 2026-03 | 2026-04-30 | $8.4B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q4 Quarter ended 2025-12 | 2026-02-19 | $29.6B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q3 Quarter ended 2025-09 | 2025-10-30 | $7.8B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q2 Quarter ended 2025-06 | 2025-07-31 | $7.0B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q1 Quarter ended 2025-03 | 2025-05-01 | $7.8B | Pending |
Decision Panel
Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market dataValuation
P/E is at percentile 62 of its 5-year rangeMid-range
5-year range 19.3 – 25.3 · Median 22.6
Last 4 quarters: $0 in buybacks + $3.1B in dividends, 2.82% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
23.2
P/B
2.7
P/S
3.7
Dividend Yield
4.02%
Earnings Reaction
Over the last 6 reports, the stock moved ±0.5% on average on the first trading day after, rising 3 times
Most recent +0.21%
Volatility & Correlation
1-year beta -0.23 · Correlation with S&P 500 -0.17Low beta
Annualized volatility 18% vs. 13% for the S&P 500
Insider Trading
View all →Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions
Buy 0 · $0.00MSell 6 · $0.84MNet selling $0.84M
- 10-01Kim Matthew M.ComptrollerSell$0.01M100 shares · Avg price 82.73
- 09-03Kim Matthew M.ComptrollerSell$0.12M1,400 shares · Avg price 88.87
- 09-03Sena Peter P IIIChairman,President & CEO, SNCSell$0.38M4,266 shares · Avg price 88.59
- 09-01Kim Matthew M.ComptrollerSell$0.01M100 shares · Avg price 88.45
- 08-06Spainhour Sterling A Jr.EVP & CLOSell$0.31M3,333 shares · Avg price 94.02
- 08-03Kim Matthew M.ComptrollerSell$0.01M100 shares · Avg price 94.28
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
View all quarters →Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
| Quarter | Revenue ($B) | YoY | Gross Margin | Net Income ($B) | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q1 | 8.40 | +8.0% | — | 1.36 | 1.20 |
| FY2025 Q4 | 6.98 | +10.1% | — | 0.42 | 0.38 |
| FY2025 Q3 | 7.82 | +7.5% | — | 1.71 | 1.54 |
| FY2025 Q2 | 6.97 | +7.9% | — | 0.88 | 0.79 |
| FY2025 Q1 | 7.78 | +17.0% | — | 1.33 | 1.21 |
| FY2024 Q4 | 6.34 | +4.9% | — | 1.66 | 0.48 |
| FY2024 Q3 | 7.27 | +4.2% | — | 1.54 | 1.39 |
| FY2024 Q2 | 6.46 | +12.4% | — | 1.20 | 1.09 |
| FY2024 Q1 | 6.65 | +2.6% | — | — | 1.03 |
| FY2023 Q4 | 6.05 | −14.2% | — | 3.98 | 0.78 |
| FY2023 Q3 | 6.98 | −16.7% | — | — | 1.29 |
| FY2023 Q2 | 5.75 | −20.2% | — | — | 0.76 |