SO (Southern Co) Quality Rank


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75 GF Score
Price $97.98
GF Value $94.19
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 12 Warning Signs
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What is Southern Co Quality Rank?

The Quality Rank measures the business quality of a company relative to other companies. It is ranked based on the strength of the balance sheet, as well as the profitability and growth of the business. The ranked companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.

The rank of balance sheet (30%)

The rank of balance sheet is done through the ranking of:
  • Interest coverage
  • Zscore
  • Debt to revenue
  • Equity to asset
  • Cash to debt

The rank of Profitability (70%)

The ranking of Profitability is done by ranking:
  • Operating margin mean rank (10-year mean average profit margine)
  • Operating margin growth rank
  • Fscore
  • Predictability rank
  • Revenue growth rank (5 year), when the growth is higher than 25%, set it as 25%
  • Num of year profit (number of years that is profitable within the last 10 years)
  • ROIC median (10-year median of ROIC)

Southern Co Quality Rank Related Terms

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Is Southern Co (SO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Southern Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $97.98 is trading 4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $94.19. GuruFocus considers Southern Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for SO:

  • Quality Rank:
  • GF Value™: $94.19 vs. price of $97.98 (4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 12 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Southern Co Business Description

Address 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, Northwest, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30308
Southern is one of the largest utilities in the US. The company serves 9 million customers with vertically integrated electric utilities in three states and natural gas distribution utilities in four states. It owns 46 gigawatts of rate-regulated generating capacity, primarily for serving customers in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Subsidiary Southern Power owns 13 gigawatts of natural gas generation and renewable energy across the US and sells the electricity primarily under long-term contracts.
75GF Score

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$97.98
Price
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GF Value