Southern Company Q3 Earnings Top on Usage, New Customers

Key Takeaways Southern Company's Q3 EPS rose to $1.60, topping estimates and increasing from $1.43 last year.Revenues reached $7.8 billion, up 7.6% year over year and above the $7.5 billion forecast.Higher retail and wholesale demand lifted sales, while O&M costs fell 1.1% to $1.6 billion.Power supplier The Southern Company (SO) reported third-quarter 2025 earnings per share (excluding certain one-time items) of $1.60, outperforming the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.50 and improving from the year-ago adjus ...