Service Corp International is a personal services company that provides funeral and cemetery services and products from its locations throughout the United States and Canada. The company segments its operations into funeral service and cemetery business functions.
It is a $10.5B consumer company. Revenue grew 2.9% over the last year, it keeps 12¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~7.6 years of free cash flow. It trades at 19.5× earnings — in the cheapest third of its own history.
- Website
- sci-corp.com
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Employees
- 25 187
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong valuation, profitability and quality; Growth and Health lag behind.
Valuation80
- P/E vs own history32th pct · 20/25
- FCF yield6.1% · 20/25
- P/S2.4x · 20/25
- EV/EBITDA11.9x · 20/25
Growth38
- Revenue CAGR1.0% · 6/25
- Net income CAGR-9.3% · 0/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y13.8% · 20/25
- Fwd implied growth11.9% · 12/25
Profitability77
- ROIC11.5% · 12/25
- ROE34.0% · 25/25
- Net margin12.3% · 20/25
- Operating margin22.4% · 20/25
Health22
- Altman Zn/a · 0/25
- Current ratio0.53 · 0/25
- Interest coverage3.9x · 10/25
- Net cash / debtD/A 26% · 12/25
Quality92
- Piotroski F7/9 · 22/25
- Beneish M-2.50 · 20/25
- FCF conversion118% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 3.9% · 25/25
Moat55
- ROIC >12% years3/8 yrs · 6/25
- Median gross margin26.3% · 6/25
- FCF-positive years8/8 yrs · 25/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 5.8% · 18/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2021FinancialBest year on record$803M net income
- FY2016FinancialProfitable every year on record8 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $1B$3.03B in first reported year
- FY2016FinancialPositive free cash flow every year since8-year streak
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- Piotroski F-Score 7/9 — fundamentally strong checklist
Watch-outs
- Net debt equals ~7.6 years of free cash flow
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+2.9% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$538M TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year+2.5% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$635M TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligations~7.6y of cash flow to repay
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$10.5B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-23.1% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it8/8 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 10/100
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 1.80%
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 19.5
Peer comparisonService Corporation International vs 6 largest consumer cyclical peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCI this company | $10.5B | 19.5 | +2.9% | 12.3% | Strained |
| AMZN Amazon.Com Inc | $2.8T | 20.9 | +15.8% | 17.4% | Mixed |
| TSLA Tesla, Inc. | $1.5T | 397.1 | +11.8% | 3.7% | Strong |
| NFLX NetFlix Inc | $292.8B | 21.4 | +16.0% | 28.2% | Solid |
| HD Home Depot, Inc. | $290.4B | 20.4 | -16.0% | 8.7% | Solid |
| DIS The Walt Disney Company | $186.5B | 21.7 | +4.6% | 8.7% | Solid |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation | $166.9B | 18.9 | +6.3% | 31.7% | Strained |
Head-to-head: SCI vs AMZN · SCI vs TSLA · SCI vs NFLX
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
Live data and quarterly detail: stockcv.com/SCI
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Deeper analysis of SCI on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $76.91 · market cap $10.5B.