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    Regulated utilities Southern Co and Dominion post positive earnings growth profiles

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    Regulated utilities Southern Co and Dominion post positive earnings growth profiles

    Direct answer

    Defensive utility equities exhibited positive relative performance as both Southern Co. and Dominion Energy outperformed broader indices. Dominion Energy carries a projected 14.15% year-over-year EPS expansion to $1.21 for its October 30 print, supported by 8.97% revenue growth to $4.93 billion. Southern Co. trades at an 18.77 forward P/E heading into its November 5 report, where consensus models $8.34 billion in quarterly revenue.

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    Market Ontology
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    2026-10-13
    Published
    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Regulated utilities Southern Co and Dominion post positive earnings growth profiles”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-10-13. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-10-13/regulated-utilities-southern-co-and-dominion-post-positive-earnings-growth-profi-d5e2ea

    POLICY
    Regulated utilities Southern Co and Dominion post positive earnings growth profiles
    Defensive utility equities exhibited positive relative performance as both Southern Co. and Dominion Energy outperformed broader indices. Dominion Energy carries a projected 14.15% year-over-year EPS expansion to $1.21 for its October 30 print, supported by 8.97% revenue growth to $4.93 billion. Southern Co. trades at an 18.77 forward P/E heading into its November 5 report, where consensus models $8.34 billion in quarterly revenue.
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    DSO
    Regulated utilities Southern Co and Dominion post positive earnings growth profiles
    Defensive utility equities exhibited positive relative performance as both Southern Co. and Dominion Energy outperformed broader indices. Dominion Energy carries a projected 14.15% year-over-year EPS expansion to $1.21 for its October 30 print, supported by 8.97% revenue growth to $4.93 billion. Southern Co. trades at an 18.77 forward P/E heading into its November 5 report, where consensus models $8.34 billion in quarterly revenue.
    → Expanding rate-base revenues and projected top-line gains of 6.56% to 8.97% drive defensive equity inflows into SO and D amid broad-market index weakness.
    Impact
    Defensive utility equities exhibited positive relative performance as both Southern Co. and Dominion Energy outperformed broader indices. Dominion Energy carries a projected 14.15% year-over-year EPS expansion to $1.21 for its October 30 print, supported by 8.97% revenue growth to $4.93 billion. Southern Co. trades at an 18.77 forward P/E heading into its November 5 report, where consensus models $8.34 billion in quarterly revenue.
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    DSO
    Transmission
    Expanding rate-base revenues and projected top-line gains of 6.56% to 8.97% drive defensive equity inflows into SO and D amid broad-market index weakness.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    Drate-base revenue growth and EPS expansion into Q3 reportUp1-4wDominion projected Q3 EPS of $1.21 (+14.15% YoY) and revenue of $4.93B (+8.97% YoY) reporting Oct 30.
    SOdefensive dividend demand and earnings growth into Q3 printUp1-4wSouthern Co projected Q3 EPS of $1.65 (+3.13% YoY) and revenue of $8.34B (+6.56% YoY) reporting Nov 5.

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