Southern Company reports second-quarter 2025 earnings
Excluding the items described under "Net Income – Excluding Items" in the table below,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
Three Months Ended June |
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Year-To-Date June |
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Net Income – Excluding Items (in millions) |
2025 |
2024 |
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2025 |
2024 |
Net Income – As Reported |
$ 880 |
$ 1,203 |
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$ 2,214 |
$ 2,332 |
Less: |
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Estimated Loss on |
(2) |
17 |
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(4) |
14 |
Tax Impact |
(4) |
(18) |
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(3) |
(17) |
Accelerated Depreciation from Repowering |
(40) |
— |
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(65) |
— |
Tax Impact |
9 |
— |
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14 |
— |
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt |
(129) |
— |
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(129) |
— |
Tax Impact |
32 |
— |
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32 |
— |
Net Income – Excluding Items |
$ 1,014 |
$ 1,204 |
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$ 2,369 |
$ 2,335 |
Average Shares Outstanding – (in millions) |
1,101 |
1,096 |
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1,100 |
1,095 |
Basic Earnings Per Share – Excluding Items |
$ 0.92 |
$ 1.10 |
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$ 2.15 |
$ 2.13 |
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NOTE: For more information regarding these non-GAAP adjustments, see the footnotes accompanying the Financial Highlights page of the earnings package. |
Adjusted earnings drivers for the second quarter 2025, as compared with the same period in 2024, were higher non-fuel operations and maintenance expenses, prior year gains on transmission asset sales, milder weather, and higher income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and interest expense, partially offset by higher utility revenues.
Second-quarter 2025 operating revenues were
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Certain information contained in this release is forward-looking information based on current expectations and plans that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking information includes, among other things, statements concerning the likelihood of achieving 2025 goals.
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Financial Highlights |
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(In Millions Except Earnings Per Share) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Year-To-Date June |
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Net Income – As Reported |
2025 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Traditional Electric Operating Companies |
$ 1,047 |
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$ 1,192 |
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$ 2,073 |
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$ 2,012 |
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51 |
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86 |
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138 |
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182 |
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106 |
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108 |
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524 |
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517 |
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Total |
1,204 |
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1,386 |
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2,735 |
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2,711 |
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Parent Company and Other |
(324) |
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(183) |
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(521) |
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(379) |
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Net Income – As Reported |
$ 880 |
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$ 1,203 |
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$ 2,214 |
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$ 2,332 |
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Basic Earnings Per Share(1) |
$ 0.80 |
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$ 1.10 |
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$ 2.01 |
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$ 2.13 |
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Average Shares Outstanding |
1,101 |
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1,096 |
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1,100 |
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1,095 |
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
Three Months Ended |
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Year-To-Date June |
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Net Income – Excluding Items |
2025 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Net Income – As Reported |
$ 880 |
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$ 1,203 |
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$ 2,214 |
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$ 2,332 |
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Less: |
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Estimated Loss on |
(2) |
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17 |
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(4) |
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14 |
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Tax Impact |
(4) |
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(18) |
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(3) |
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(17) |
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Accelerated Depreciation from Repowering(3) |
(40) |
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— |
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(65) |
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— |
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Tax Impact |
9 |
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— |
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14 |
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— |
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Loss on Extinguishment of Debt(4) |
(129) |
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— |
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(129) |
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— |
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Tax Impact |
32 |
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— |
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32 |
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— |
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Net Income – Excluding Items |
$ 1,014 |
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$ 1,204 |
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$ 2,369 |
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$ 2,335 |
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Basic Earnings Per Share – Excluding Items |
$ 0.92 |
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$ 1.10 |
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$ 2.15 |
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$ 2.13 |
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See Notes on the following page. |
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Financial Highlights |
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Notes |
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(1) |
Dilution is not material in any period presented. Diluted earnings per share was |
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(2) |
Earnings include income tax charges of |
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(3) |
Earnings for the three and six months ended |
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(4) |
Earnings for the three and six months ended |
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Significant Factors Impacting EPS |
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Three Months Ended |
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Year-To-Date June |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Change |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Change |
Earnings Per Share – |
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As Reported(1) |
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Significant Factors: |
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Traditional Electric Operating Companies |
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$ 0.06 |
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(0.03) |
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(0.04) |
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— |
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0.01 |
Parent Company and Other |
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(0.13) |
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(0.14) |
Increase in Shares |
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(0.01) |
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(0.01) |
Total – As Reported |
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Three Months Ended |
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Year-To-Date June |
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
2025 |
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2024 |
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Change |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Change |
Earnings Per Share – |
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Excluding Items |
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$ 0.02 |
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Total – As Reported |
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Less: |
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Estimated Loss on |
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— |
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— |
Accelerated Depreciation from Repowering(3) |
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(0.03) |
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(0.05) |
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt(4) |
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(0.09) |
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(0.09) |
Total – Excluding Items |
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$ 0.02 |
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See Notes on the following page. |
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Significant Factors Impacting EPS |
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Notes |
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(1) |
Dilution is not material in any period presented. Diluted earnings per share was |
(2) |
Earnings include income tax charges of |
(3) |
Earnings for the three and six months ended |
(4) |
Earnings for the three and six months ended |
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EPS Earnings Analysis |
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Description |
Three Months Ended June 2025 vs. 2024 |
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Year-To-Date June 2025 vs. 2024 |
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6¢ |
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5¢ |
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Retail Revenue Impacts |
14 |
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38 |
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Weather |
(7) |
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1 |
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Wholesale and Other Operating Revenues |
3 |
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13 |
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Non-Fuel Operations and Maintenance Expenses(1) |
(7) |
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(16) |
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Depreciation and Amortization |
(5) |
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(12) |
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Interest Expense and Other |
(8) |
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(15) |
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Income Taxes |
(9) |
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(8) |
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Total Traditional Electric Operating Companies |
(13)¢ |
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6¢ |
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— |
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1 |
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— |
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1 |
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Parent Company and Other |
(4) |
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(5) |
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Increase in Shares |
(1) |
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(1) |
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Total Change in EPS (Excluding Items) |
(18)¢ |
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2¢ |
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Estimated Loss on |
— |
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— |
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Accelerated Depreciation from Repowering(3) |
(3) |
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(5) |
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Loss on Extinguishment of Debt(4) |
(9) |
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(9) |
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Total Change in EPS (As Reported) |
(30)¢ |
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(12)¢ |
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See Notes on the following page. |
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EPS Earnings Analysis |
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Notes |
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(1) |
Excludes gains/losses on asset sales, which are included in "Interest Expense and Other." Includes non-service cost-related benefits income. |
(2) |
Earnings include income tax charges of |
(3) |
Earnings for the three and six months ended |
(4) |
Earnings for the three and six months ended |
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Consolidated Earnings |
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As Reported |
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Three Months Ended June |
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Year-To-Date June |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Change |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Change |
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(in millions) |
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(in millions) |
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Retail electric revenues: |
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Fuel |
$ 1,139 |
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$ 1,061 |
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$ 78 |
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$ 2,356 |
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$ 2,072 |
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$ 284 |
Non-fuel |
3,619 |
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3,425 |
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194 |
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7,002 |
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6,355 |
|
647 |
Wholesale electric revenues |
681 |
|
627 |
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54 |
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1,425 |
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1,198 |
|
227 |
Other electric revenues |
220 |
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210 |
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10 |
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463 |
|
409 |
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54 |
Natural gas revenues |
979 |
|
831 |
|
148 |
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2,818 |
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2,538 |
|
280 |
Other revenues |
335 |
|
309 |
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26 |
|
684 |
|
537 |
|
147 |
Total operating revenues |
6,973 |
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6,463 |
|
510 |
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14,748 |
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13,109 |
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1,639 |
Fuel and purchased power |
1,376 |
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1,254 |
|
122 |
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2,918 |
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2,448 |
|
470 |
Cost of natural gas |
255 |
|
149 |
|
106 |
|
929 |
|
754 |
|
175 |
Cost of other sales |
167 |
|
167 |
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— |
|
366 |
|
298 |
|
68 |
Non-fuel operations and maintenance |
1,685 |
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1,388 |
|
297 |
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3,305 |
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2,860 |
|
445 |
Depreciation and amortization |
1,323 |
|
1,182 |
|
141 |
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2,608 |
|
2,327 |
|
281 |
Taxes other than income taxes |
403 |
|
384 |
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19 |
|
848 |
|
780 |
|
68 |
Total operating expenses |
5,209 |
|
4,524 |
|
685 |
|
10,974 |
|
9,467 |
|
1,507 |
Operating income |
1,764 |
|
1,939 |
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(175) |
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3,774 |
|
3,642 |
|
132 |
Allowance for equity funds used during |
80 |
|
51 |
|
29 |
|
153 |
|
109 |
|
44 |
Earnings from equity method investments |
10 |
|
31 |
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(21) |
|
43 |
|
77 |
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(34) |
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized |
874 |
|
694 |
|
180 |
|
1,588 |
|
1,358 |
|
230 |
Other income (expense), net |
162 |
|
151 |
|
11 |
|
310 |
|
302 |
|
8 |
Income taxes |
289 |
|
290 |
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(1) |
|
569 |
|
513 |
|
56 |
Net income |
853 |
|
1,188 |
|
(335) |
|
2,123 |
|
2,259 |
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(136) |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
(27) |
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(15) |
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(12) |
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(91) |
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(73) |
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(18) |
Net income attributable to |
$ 880 |
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$ 1,203 |
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$ (323) |
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$ 2,214 |
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$ 2,332 |
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$ (118) |
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Certain prior year data may have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation. |
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Kilowatt-Hour Sales and Customers |
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Three Months Ended June |
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Year-To-Date June |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% Change |
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Weather |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% Change |
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Weather |
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(in millions) |
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(in millions) |
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Kilowatt-Hour Sales |
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Total Sales |
49,858 |
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49,897 |
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(0.1) % |
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98,344 |
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96,426 |
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2.0 % |
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Total |
37,194 |
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37,007 |
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0.5 % |
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3.0 % |
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73,636 |
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72,261 |
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1.9 % |
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1.3 % |
Residential |
11,565 |
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11,889 |
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(2.7) % |
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2.8 % |
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24,198 |
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23,765 |
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1.8 % |
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0.3 % |
Commercial |
12,836 |
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12,666 |
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1.3 % |
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3.5 % |
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24,688 |
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24,140 |
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2.3 % |
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2.0 % |
Industrial |
12,668 |
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12,318 |
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2.8 % |
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2.8 % |
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24,492 |
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24,086 |
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1.7 % |
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1.7 % |
Other |
125 |
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134 |
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(6.9) % |
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(6.6) % |
|
258 |
|
270 |
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(4.3) % |
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(4.6) % |
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Total Wholesale Sales |
12,664 |
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12,890 |
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(1.8) % |
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N/A |
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24,708 |
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24,165 |
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2.2 % |
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N/A |
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Period Ended June |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% Change |
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(in thousands) |
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Regulated Utility Customers |
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Total Regulated Utility Customers |
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8,941 |
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8,873 |
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0.8 % |
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Traditional Electric Operating Companies |
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4,568 |
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4,518 |
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1.1 % |
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4,373 |
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4,355 |
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0.4 % |
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Financial Overview |
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As Reported |
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Three Months Ended June |
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Year-To-Date June |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% Change |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% Change |
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(in millions) |
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(in millions) |
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Operating Revenues |
$ 6,973 |
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$ 6,463 |
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7.9 % |
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$ 14,748 |
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$ 13,109 |
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12.5 % |
Earnings Before Income Taxes |
1,142 |
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1,478 |
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(22.7) % |
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2,692 |
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2,772 |
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(2.9) % |
Net Income Available to Common |
880 |
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1,203 |
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(26.8) % |
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2,214 |
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2,332 |
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(5.1) % |
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Operating Revenues |
$ 1,968 |
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$ 1,873 |
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5.1 % |
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$ 3,980 |
|
$ 3,664 |
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8.6 % |
Earnings Before Income Taxes |
496 |
|
471 |
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5.3 % |
|
981 |
|
889 |
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10.3 % |
Net Income Available to Common |
381 |
|
369 |
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3.3 % |
|
755 |
|
702 |
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7.5 % |
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Operating Revenues |
$ 3,110 |
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$ 2,875 |
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8.2 % |
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$ 6,148 |
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$ 5,273 |
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16.6 % |
Earnings Before Income Taxes |
843 |
|
954 |
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(11.6) % |
|
1,538 |
|
1,470 |
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4.6 % |
Net Income Available to Common |
607 |
|
762 |
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(20.3) % |
|
1,204 |
|
1,199 |
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0.4 % |
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Operating Revenues |
$ 400 |
|
$ 364 |
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9.9 % |
|
$ 821 |
|
$ 706 |
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16.3 % |
Earnings Before Income Taxes |
76 |
|
76 |
|
— % |
|
148 |
|
136 |
|
8.8 % |
Net Income Available to Common |
59 |
|
61 |
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(3.3) % |
|
114 |
|
111 |
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2.7 % |
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Operating Revenues |
$ 546 |
|
$ 524 |
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4.2 % |
|
$ 1,113 |
|
$ 997 |
|
11.6 % |
Earnings Before Income Taxes |
22 |
|
84 |
|
(73.8) % |
|
44 |
|
108 |
|
(59.3) % |
Net Income Available to Common |
51 |
|
86 |
|
(40.7) % |
|
138 |
|
182 |
|
(24.2) % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Revenues |
$ 979 |
|
$ 831 |
|
17.8 % |
|
$ 2,818 |
|
$ 2,538 |
|
11.0 % |
Earnings Before Income Taxes |
139 |
|
144 |
|
(3.5) % |
|
686 |
|
691 |
|
(0.7) % |
Net Income Available to Common |
106 |
|
108 |
|
(1.9) % |
|
524 |
|
517 |
|
1.4 % |
|
See Financial Highlights pages for discussion of certain significant items occurring during the periods. |
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