Southern (SO) reported Q2 earnings Thursday of $1.03 per diluted share, up from $0.79 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.01.
Operating revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $6.98 billion, up from $6.97 billion a year earlier.
Analysts expected revenue of $7.23 billion.
Shares of the company were up 3.1% in Thursday's premarket activity.