Southern Company sets November 5 results date as Southern Company stock gains 1.11 percent

Published on 10/07/2026 at 15:09 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Southern Company stock costs EUR 76.28 on October 7, 2026 after EUR 75.44. The change is plus 1.11 percent, with results due November 5, 2026.

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Southern Company stock (ISIN US8425871071) was trading at EUR 76.28 at Lang & Schwarz on October 7, 2026 at 3:03 p.m. CEST, up plus 1.11 percent versus the prior close of EUR 75.44 on October 6, 2026. According to Southern Company in a release dated September 25, 2026, third-quarter 2026 earnings will be released on November 5, 2026.

Second-quarter earnings split

The scheduled report follows a second-quarter result in which earnings growth outpaced revenue. SageNoodle reported that second-quarter 2026 revenue reached USD 6.977 billion, up 0.10 percent from USD 6.973 billion a year earlier, while reported earnings per share rose 28.80 percent from USD 0.80 to USD 1.03.

The gap between the two measures is the central operating signal. The same September 10, 2026 analysis said the pre-tax margin expanded to 19.70 percent from 16.40 percent, while commercial electricity sales rose 7.30 percent and wholesale sales increased 9.20 percent.

Capital intensity stays central

For investors, the earnings mix matters because Southern Company operates a capital-intensive regulated utility model. The second-quarter analysis said traditional electric utilities added USD 0.20 to year-over-year adjusted earnings per share, while Southern Power detracted USD 0.07 and the higher average share count reduced earnings per share by USD 0.04.

That combination supports the view that regulated investment and commercial power demand are contributing to earnings, but it also limits the value of extrapolating the 28.80 percent reported earnings-per-share increase. Revenue was nearly flat, so future results will depend on demand growth, regulatory recovery, financing costs and execution across generation and transmission projects.

Stock trades above prior close

Southern Company had a market capitalization of USD 98.3 billion as of October 6, 2026. Its primary listing is on the NYSE under ticker SO, and the finance quote showed a USD 81.69 to USD 100.84 52-week range on that date.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Southern Company stock.