The Southern Company Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call

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Financial Performance

  • Q3 2025 adjusted EPS was $1.60, which is:
    • $0.10 above management’s prior estimate.
    • $0.17 higher than Q3 2024, reflecting continued operational momentum.
  • Year‑to‑date (YTD) adjusted EPS reached $3.76 versus $3.56 in the first three quarters of 2024.
  • Primary EPS drivers vs. 2024:
    • Positive: Increased regulated utility investment, strong customer growth, higher usage.
    • Negative: Milder weather, higher depreciation/amortization, higher interest costs.
  • Q4 2025 adjusted EPS expected at $0.54, positioning full‑year EPS at the top of the $4.30 guidance range.

Operational & Sales Trends

  • Weather‑normal retail electricity sales up 1.8% YTD vs. 2024, on track for the highest annual increase since 2010 (ex‑pandemic).
  • Q3 2025 sector performance (weather‑normal vs. Q3 2024):
    • Commercial sales up 3.5%, driven heavily by data centers (up 17%).
    • Residential sales up 2.7%, supported by 12,000 new electric customers—well above historical norms.
    • Industrial usage up across key segments (primary metals, paper, transportation), each exceeding 4% YTD growth.
  • Economic development activity strong, with 22 new or expanded business announcements in Q3 representing:
    • Nearly 5,000 potential new jobs.

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Operator: Good afternoon. My name is Diego, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to The Southern Company Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the call over to Greg MacLeod, Director, Investor Relations. Thank you. Please go ahead, sir. Greg MacLeod: Thanks, Diego. Good afternoon, and welcome to The Southern Company's Third quarter 2025 earnings call. Joining me today are Chris Womack, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company; and David Poroch, Chief Financial Officer. Let me remind you that we will make forward-looking statements today in addition to providing historical information. Various important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, including those discussed in our Form 10-K, Form 10-Qs and subsequent securities filings. In addition, we will present non-GAAP financial information on this call. Reconciliations to the applicable GAAP measure are included in the financial information we released this morning as well as the slides for this conference call, which are both available on our Investor Relations website at investor.southerncompany.com. At this time, I'll turn the call over to Chris. Christopher Womack: Thank you, Greg, and good afternoon to everyone, and we thank you for joining us for today's update. Southern Company continu

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