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Southern Company (The)
SO · Southern Company (The) · Utilities
Up next day
7/12
58%
Fell despite growth
3/12
Good earnings ignored
Avg earnings move
±0.8%
typical swing on earnings
Price when beating
-0.2%
avg over 10 beats
Biggest single move
-2.7%
'24.9 · largest reaction
How this stock reacts to earnings
Traits seen across its recent earnings reactions
Beating estimates doesn't always lift it
Up the next day 6 of 10 beats (60%)
Reaction is erratic and hard to predict
Avg -0.2% on a beat, -0.1% on a miss
vs Utilities sector avg (57 peers)
This
-0.2%
Sector
+0.2%
Avg next-day reaction
Earnings number vs guidance — which drives it?
How often the beat/miss matched the actual price move
The number and guidance move the price about equally
Moved opposite to results 5 of last 12 times (42%)
4xBeat but fell
Even a beat sells off if guidance disappoints
1xMissed but rose
Even a miss rebounds if guidance reassures
Earnings timeline · tap a bar for that quarter
Oct 29Before open
'26.7 expectedEst. EPS $1.65
Quarter ended 3/2026
Reported 2026-04-30
Next-day move
+0.0%
After 5 days -4.4%
vs Consensus$1.21→$1.32+8.9% beat
EPS
$1.32
YoY +7%
Revenue
$8.4B
YoY +8%
Next-Q guidance
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N/A
Price around earnings
Earnings trend · last 12 quarters
EPS$1.32YoY +7%
'23.6'26.3
Revenue$8.4BYoY +8%
'23.6'26.3
Price vs earnings · last 12 quarters
↑Up↓Down
Bad news out
weak · up ↑
2x17%
Met expectations
good · up ↑
5x42%
Disappointment
weak · down ↓
1x8%
Good earnings ignored
good · down ↓
4x33%
← ← Weak earningsStrong earnings → →
Mostly 'honest' — good earnings, price up · 5 of 12q (42%)
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