Southern (SO) EPS (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Southern (SO) posted EPS (Diluted) of $1.03 for Q2 2026, up 29.6% from $0.79 a year earlier but down 14.4% from the prior quarter.
Southern (SO) EPS (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EPS (Diluted) at Southern was $4.08, up 5.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.91, down 2.0% from FY2024.
- Annual EPS (Diluted) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Southern's EPS (Diluted) was $3.99 in FY2024 (+10.3%), $3.62 in FY2023 (+11.1%), $3.26 in FY2022 (+45.5%) and $2.24 in FY2021 (-23.5%).
- Quarterly EPS (Diluted) has run from a low of -$0.20 in Q4 2021 to a high of $1.54 in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EPS (Diluted) increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 53.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EPS (Diluted) in the past five years was Q1 2025, with growth of 298.8%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 61.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, EPS (Diluted) for the three prior quarters was $1.20 (Q1 2026), $0.38 (Q4 2025) and $1.54 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Diluted) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 172.18 Bn | 170.30 Bn | - | 2.28 |
| 2 | Southern | 106.86 Bn | 97.91 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 1.03 |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 97.23 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 1.97 |
| 4 | National Grid | 85.13 Bn | 57.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 70.60 Bn | 68.98 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 0.77 |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 57.38 Bn | 60.06 Bn | - | 0.39 |
| 7 | Sempra | 54.97 Bn | 54.10 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 1.21 |
| 8 | Entergy | 50.09 Bn | 39.27 Bn | - | 1.03 |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 48.73 Bn | 43.64 Bn | - | 0.93 |
| 10 | Exelon | 45.85 Bn | 41.17 Bn | - | 0.39 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.03 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.20 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.54 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.79 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.21 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.39 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.78 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.29 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.35 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.03 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.97 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.03 |
Southern EPS (Diluted) 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=eps-diluted&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-diluted", "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=eps-diluted&ticker=SO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();