Form 8-K · Current report
Southern Company 8-K, filed Jul 30, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0000092122
- Accession no.
- 0000092122-26-000056
Summary
Southern Company reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of $1.2 billion, or $1.03 per share, compared with $0.9 billion, or $0.80 per share, a year earlier, and adjusted earnings excluding specified items of $1.3 billion, or $1.13 per share. Chairman, President and CEO Chris Womack attributed the results to investment in state-regulated utilities and customer growth, and said the company is planning for long-term demand growth in the Southeast.
Key points
- Second-quarter 2026 operating revenues were $6.98 billion, up 0.1% from $6.97 billion in the second quarter of 2025.
- For the six months ended June 30, 2026, Southern Company reported earnings of $2.5 billion, or $2.24 per share, versus $2.2 billion, or $2.01 per share, a year earlier.
- Adjusted earnings drivers included higher earnings from equity method investments and lower income taxes, partly offset by higher interest expense.
- Excluded items included accelerated depreciation from repowering wind facilities at Southern Power, an estimated loss at Southern Company Gas on Nicor Gas capital investments disallowed by the Illinois Commerce Commission, and debt extinguishment costs.
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Items reported
- 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition
From the filing
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, such information, including the exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. …
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