Southern Co. (SO Quick QuoteSO - Free Report) reported $6.97 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.9%. EPS of $0.91 for the same period compares to $1.09 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.56 billion, representing a surprise of +6.24%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +4.6%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.87.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Southern Co. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Operating Revenues- Natural Gas revenues: $979 million compared to the $917.14 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Operating Revenues- Southern Company Natural Gas: $979 million versus $855.44 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +17.8% change.
• Operating Revenues- Southern Power: $546 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $552.52 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.2%.
• Operating Revenues- Georgia Power - Wholesale Revenues: $107 million compared to the $70.97 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +69.8% year over year.
• Operating Revenues- Georgia Power - Other Revenues: $238 million versus $225.21 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.7% change.
• Operating Revenues- Mississippi Power - Retail Revenues: $274 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $243.08 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.2%.
• Operating Revenues- Mississippi Power - Other Revenues: $9 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $12.08 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -10%.
• Operating Revenues- Southern Company Gas - Gas Distribution Operations: $885 million compared to the $781.07 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +18.2% year over year.
• Operating Revenues- Southern Company Gas - Gas Pipeline Investments: $8 million compared to the $23.68 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of 0% year over year.
• Operating Revenues- Southern Company Gas - Gas Marketing Services: $83 million versus $74.82 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +18.6% change.
• Operating Revenues- Retail Electric: $4.76 billion compared to the $4.3 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.1% year over year.
• Operating Revenues- Alabama Power: $1.97 billion compared to the $1.92 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.1% year over year.

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Shares of Southern Co. have returned +4.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.