Southern Co (SO) EBIT (2009 - 2026)
Southern (SO) posted EBIT of $1.78 billion for Q2 2026, up 0.7% from $1.76 billion a year earlier but down 12.0% from the prior quarter.
Southern Co (SO) EBIT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBIT at Southern was $7.31 billion, up 1.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $7.29 billion, up 3.1% from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Southern's EBIT was $7.07 billion in FY2024 (+21.3%), $5.83 billion in FY2023 (+8.5%), $5.37 billion in FY2022 (+45.2%) and $3.7 billion in FY2021 (-24.3%).
- Quarterly EBIT has run from a low of -$331 million in Q4 2021 to a high of $2.59 billion in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBIT in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 774.6%; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a decline of 22.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT for the three prior quarters was $2.02 billion (Q1 2026), $917 million (Q4 2025) and $2.59 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.78 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 917.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 138.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -331.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.72 Bn |
Southern Co EBIT API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit", "ticker": "SO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();