Southern Company

SO US Utilities Electric Utilities
S&P 500
$87.17
-0.66%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

SO
Southern Company
Utilities›Electric Utilities
$87.17
Close used for this calculation
$76.66Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
52/100
Profitability17/25
Returns13/25
Balance Sheet9/25
Efficiency13/25
Growth8/25
Good
Quality radar
52Prof.17/25Ret.13/25Eff.13/25B.Sht9/25Growth8/25

Consensus fair value

$76.66
Near FV
▼ -12.1% against the close used
Model range $21.48 – $153.18
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$21.48Fair value$76.66Bull$153.18
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $84.0852W high $99.72

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

Southern Company closed at $87.17, 13.7% above the consensus fair value of $76.66 drawn from 9 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 52/100 — Good. P/E of 22.2x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$63.56
-27.1%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=5.5%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$53.07
-39.1%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=3.92, BVPS=31.93 · outside Graham range (P/E 22.2, P/B 2.7) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$78.40
-10.1%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=3.92, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$21.48
-75.4%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=3.92, g=5.5%
EV/EBITDA
$153.18
+75.7%
(EBITDA × 12.7x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=13.32B
Dividend Discount (DDM)
$68.55
-21.4%
D1 ÷ (r − g) where D1 = D0×(1+g)
D0=2.94, r=10%, g=5.5%
Book Value (P/B)
$46.41
-46.8%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=31.93, ROE=12.1%, g=5.5%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$87.17
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 8.6% | Historical: 5.5%
Margin of Safety
$48.76
-44.1%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=65.01, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.