SCI
Service Corporation International
SCI's fundamentals are mixed: it turned 15% of its revenue into free cash flow, while its operating margin held steady at 23%. At 19x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 20x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
SCI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
SCI's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
SCI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $60.18 | -20% |
| Forward | 18x | $74.97 | — |
| Current | 19x | $74.97 | — |
| Fair | 20x | $80.86 | +7.9% |
| Expensive | 22x | $88.36 | +18% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SCI's PE is in its fair range at 19x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SCI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SCI's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
SCI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.22 | +4.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.03 | +9.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.83 | +4.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.79 | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.80 | +7.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.69 | +7% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.67 | +6.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.62 | +3.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.53 | 0% |
SCI earned $4.03 per share over the past year, up 9.2% from the year before.
SCI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +4.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +3.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +1.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +4.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +3% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | +2.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +3.5% |
SCI's revenue has grown year over year for 14 quarters in a row: $1.1B last quarter, up 4.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 22% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | +0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 21% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 24% | +1.1 points |
SCI's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 1.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SCI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $197.4M | +31% |
| Q2 2026 | $142.9M | +71% |
| Q1 2026 | $253.9M | +9% |
| Q4 2025 | $87.2M | -43% |
| Q3 2025 | $150.7M | -7.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $83.4M | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $233M | +66% |
| Q4 2024 | $151.8M | -17% |
SCI's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for six years: $681M over the past year, up 10% from the year before.
SCI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -4.2M shares |
| 3 years | -9.9% | -15.1M shares |
| 5 years | -19% | -32.8M shares |
| Available history | -26% | -48.3M shares |
SCI has 137M diluted shares, down 3% from a year ago, with $378M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $52.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $123.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $143.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $58.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $78.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $193.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $130.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $56.2M |
SCI spent $378M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 18% from the year before.
SCI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.0x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.0x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 4.0x | Elevated |
SCI's net debt is about 4.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
SCI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.6 | Neutral |
SCI's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (neutral).
SCI PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | SCI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 18x | 3.2% above |
| PE % | 34 | 47 | 13 pts below |
SCI is trading at 19x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
SCI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $77.7 | 3.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $80.2 | 6.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $79.7 | 5.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $79.5 | 5.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $74.6 | 0.5% above |
SCI has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 0.5% above its 200-week average.
SCI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $46.1 | $48.7 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | $48.7 | $69.7 | +43% |
| 2022 | $69.7 | $70.2 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | $70.2 | $68.5 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | $68.5 | $80.8 | +18% |
| 2025 | $80.8 | $78.0 | -3.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $78.0 | $75.0 | -3.8% |
SCI has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 3.8% so far in 2026.