Southern has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 10.9%, while the Electric Utilities industry saw earnings growing at 15.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.9% per year. Southern's return on equity is 10.6%, and it has net margins of 14.5%.
Key information
10.88%
Earnings growth rate
9.94%
EPS growth rate
Electric Utilities Industry Growth
7.32%
Revenue growth rate
4.92%
Return on equity
10.62%
Net Margin
14.46%
Last Earnings Update
31 Mar 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Southern makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1SO Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
30,175
4,363
-609
0
31 Dec 25
29,553
4,341
-612
0
30 Sep 25
28,913
4,459
-612
0
30 Jun 25
28,363
4,283
-610
0
31 Mar 25
27,853
4,606
-611
0
31 Dec 24
26,724
4,401
-610
0
30 Sep 24
26,428
4,722
-605
0
30 Jun 24
26,134
4,608
-603
0
31 Mar 24
25,419
4,243
-598
0
31 Dec 23
25,253
3,976
-595
0
30 Sep 23
26,255
3,034
-611
0
30 Jun 23
27,653
3,085
-625
0
31 Mar 23
29,111
3,354
-641
0
31 Dec 22
29,279
3,524
-656
0
30 Sep 22
27,999
3,396
-634
0
30 Jun 22
25,859
3,024
-612
0
31 Mar 22
23,851
2,290
-590
0
31 Dec 21
23,113
2,393
-569
0
30 Sep 21
22,463
2,995
-531
0
30 Jun 21
21,845
3,147
-492
0
31 Mar 21
21,267
3,386
-455
0
31 Dec 20
20,375
3,119
-415
0
30 Sep 20
20,172
3,173
-378
0
30 Jun 20
20,547
3,237
-342
0
31 Mar 20
21,025
3,523
-303
0
31 Dec 19
21,419
4,739
-267
0
30 Sep 19
21,842
4,576
-259
0
30 Jun 19
22,006
4,424
-251
0
31 Mar 19
22,535
3,372
-302
0
31 Dec 18
23,495
2,226
-235
0
30 Sep 18
23,786
2,443
-176
0
30 Jun 18
23,828
2,349
-117
0
31 Mar 18
23,632
1,122
0
0
31 Dec 17
23,031
842
-235
0
30 Sep 17
22,584
544
0
0
30 Jun 17
22,647
613
0
0
31 Mar 17
21,675
2,617
0
0
31 Dec 16
19,896
2,448
0
0
30 Sep 16
18,283
2,522
0
0
30 Jun 16
17,420
2,341
0
0
31 Mar 16
17,298
2,348
0
0
31 Dec 15
17,489
2,367
0
0
30 Sep 15
17,938
2,379
0
0
30 Jun 15
17,876
2,139
0
0
Quality Earnings: 1SO has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1SO's current net profit margins (14.5%) are lower than last year (16.5%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1SO's earnings have grown by 10.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1SO's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: 1SO had negative earnings growth (-5.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Electric Utilities industry average (1.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1SO's Return on Equity (10.6%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/17 14:57
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/17 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
The Southern Company is covered by 30 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.