SCI Stock Analysis: Service International | NYSE

Personal Services | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 10.573m USD | 12M Return: 0.3% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Funeral Operations, Cemetery Properties, Cremation, Memorial Merchandise
Total Rating 39
Safety 63
Buy Signal -1.21
Personal Services
Industry Rotation: +17.1
Market Cap: 10.6B
Avg Turnover: 101M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility25.8%
VaR 5th Pctl4.11%
VaR vs Median-2.83%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-0.05
Rel. Str. IBD23.7
Rel. Str. Peer Group62.5
Character TTM
Beta0.135
Beta Downside0.222
Hurst Exponent0.463
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD21.61%
CAGR/Max DD0.35
CAGR/Mean DD1.00
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of SCI over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-06": 0.92, "2021-09": 1.16, "2021-12": 1.17, "2022-03": 1.34, "2022-06": 0.84, "2022-09": 0.68, "2022-12": 0.92, "2023-03": 0.93, "2023-06": 0.83, "2023-09": 0.78, "2023-12": 0.93, "2024-03": 0.89, "2024-06": 0.79, "2024-09": 0.79, "2024-12": 1.06, "2025-03": 0.98, "2025-06": 0.88, "2025-09": 0.87, "2025-12": 1.14, "2026-03": 0.97,
EPS CAGR: 5.43%
EPS Trend: 91.0%
Last SUE: -0.68
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of SCI over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-06: 987.535, 2021-09: 1034.372, 2021-12: 1043.255, 2022-03: 1112.403, 2022-06: 990.855, 2022-09: 977.72, 2022-12: 1027.683, 2023-03: 1028.709, 2023-06: 1013.414, 2023-09: 1001.859, 2023-12: 1055.796, 2024-03: 1045.382, 2024-06: 1034.016, 2024-09: 1013.958, 2024-12: 1093.023, 2025-03: 1074.167, 2025-06: 1065.444, 2025-09: 1058.096, 2025-12: 1111.527, 2026-03: 1096.454,
Rev. CAGR: 2.54%
Rev. Trend: 99.5%
Last SUE: -0.06
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Altman Z'' In Financial Distress Zone
Choppy
Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan +1.4% 23
Feb -2.3% 12
Mar -0.7% 24
Apr -0.3% 36
May -1.6% 28
Jun -0.2% 25
Jul +7.7% 42
Aug -1.6% 22
Sep -5.0% 10
Oct +0.4% 11
Nov +0.9% 19
Dec -1.2% 20

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: SCI Service International

Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a leading North American deathcare provider operating in the United States and Canada. The company runs an integrated network of funeral homes, cemeteries, crematoria, and combination locations, offering a wide range of services such as embalming, cremation, memorialization, graveside services, and catering, alongside merchandise like caskets, urns, outer burial containers, floral arrangements, and interment rights for developed lots, mausoleum spaces, and cremation niches.

SCI markets its offerings under several brands, including Dignity Memorial, National Cremation Society, Neptune Society, and Funeraria del Angel. The deathcare sector is characterized by high barriers to entry due to zoning restrictions, limited cemetery land availability, and the importance of scale and brand reputation, which has allowed SCI to maintain a leading position through consolidation since its 1962 founding and 1987 IPO. The industry has also been shaped by shifting consumer preferences, particularly the long-term rise in cremation rates over traditional burial, which has driven operators to expand cremation-related products and services.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Aging baby boomer demographics drive sustained funeral volume growth
  • Rising cremation rate pressures traditional burial segment margins
  • Independent funeral home acquisitions accelerate market consolidation and revenue
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 3.5
Net Income: 626.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.30 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -7.92% < 20% (prev -9.01%; Δ 1.09% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.05 > 3% & CFO 965.4m > Net Income 626.3m
Net Debt (4.96b) to EBITDA (1.24b): 3.98 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.57 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (139.9m) vs 12m ago -3.69% < -2%
Gross Margin: 26.21% > 18% (prev 26.28%; Δ -0.08% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 24.14% > 50% (prev 24.34%; Δ -0.21% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.78 > 6 (EBIT TTM 975.5m / Interest Expense TTM 257.9m)
Altman Z'' 0.42
A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 447.7m - Total Current Liabilities 790.6m) / Total Assets 18.6b
B: 0.02 (Retained Earnings 459.0m / Total Assets 18.6b)
C: 0.05 (EBIT TTM 975.5m / Avg Total Assets 17.9b)
D: 0.09 (Book Value of Equity 1.58b / Total Liabilities 17.0b)
Altman-Z'' = 0.42 = B
Beneish M -2.90
DSRI: 1.00 (Receivables 100.3m/97.4m, Revenue 4.33b/4.22b)
GMI: 1.00 (GM 26.28% / 26.21%)
AQI: 1.17 (AQ_t 0.83 / AQ_t-1 0.70)
SGI: 1.03 (Revenue 4.33b / 4.22b)
TATA: -0.02 (NI 626.3m - CFO 965.4m) / TA 18.6b)
Beneish M = -2.90 (Cap -4..+1) = A
What is the price of SCI shares?

As of July 18, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 78.72 with a total of 857,049 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.61%, over one month by +8.47%, over three months by -4.69% and over the past year by +0.30%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 74.80 (which is 5% or 2.1 ATR below the current price).

Is SCI a buy, sell or hold?

Service International has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.67. Therefore, it is recommended to buy SCI.

  • StrongBuy: 4
  • Buy: 2
  • Hold: 0
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the SCI price?
Analysts Target Price 96.3 22.4%
Service International (SCI) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 11 July 2026
Market Cap USD = 10.6b (10.6b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 20.219
P/E Forward = 18.1159
P/S = 2.4409
P/B = 6.6843
P/EG = 1.5086
Revenue TTM = 4.33b USD
EBIT TTM = 975.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.24b USD
Long Term Debt = 5.11b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 57.3m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 5.21b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 50.8m
Net Debt = 4.96b USD (calculated: Debt 5.21b - CCE 258.0m)
Enterprise Value = 15.5b USD (10.6b + Debt 5.21b - CCE 258.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.78 (Ebit TTM 975.5m / Interest Expense TTM 257.9m)
EV/FCF = 33.50x (Enterprise Value 15.5b / FCF TTM 463.6m)
FCF Yield = 2.99% (FCF TTM 463.6m / Enterprise Value 15.5b)
FCF Margin = 10.70% (FCF TTM 463.6m / Revenue TTM 4.33b)
Net Margin = 14.46% (Net Income TTM 626.3m / Revenue TTM 4.33b)
Gross Margin = 26.21% ((Revenue TTM 4.33b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.20b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 26.13% (prev 28.04%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.84 (Enterprise Value 15.5b / Total Assets 18.6b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.95% (Interest Expense 257.9m / Debt 5.21b)
Taxrate = 12.71% (91.2m / 717.6m)
NOPAT = 851.6m (EBIT 975.5m * (1 - 12.71%))
Current Ratio = 0.29 (Total Current Assets 447.7m / Total Current Liabilities 1.52b)
Debt / Equity = 3.29 (Debt 5.21b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.58b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.98 (Net Debt 4.96b / EBITDA 1.24b)
Debt / FCF = 10.69 (Net Debt 4.96b / FCF TTM 463.6m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.59b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.49% (Net Income 626.3m / Total Assets 18.6b)
RoE = 39.46% (Net Income TTM 626.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.59b)
RoCE = 14.58% (EBIT 975.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.59b + L.T.Debt 5.11b))
RoIC = 4.83% (NOPAT 851.6m / Invested Capital 17.6b)
WACC = 5.75% (E(10.6b)/V(15.8b) * Re(6.46%) + D(5.21b)/V(15.8b) * Rd(4.95%) * (1-Tc(0.13)))
Discount Rate = 6.46% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -97.63 | Cagr: -2.69%
[DCF] Terminal Value 74.87% ; FCFF base≈471.5m ; Y1≈457.2m ; Y5≈451.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 15.39 (EV 7.08b - Net Debt 4.96b = Equity 2.12b / Shares 138.0m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -4.10% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 91.04 | EPS CAGR: 5.43% | SUE: -0.68 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 99.49 | Revenue CAGR: 2.54% | SUE: -0.06 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.88 | Chg30d=-9.22% | Revisions=-67% | Analysts=6
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.98 | Chg30d=+1.34% | Revisions=+22% | Analysts=6
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.13 | Chg30d=-1.72% | Revisions=-57% | GrowthEPS=+7.2% | GrowthRev=+2.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.55 | Chg30d=-1.60% | Revisions=-57% | GrowthEPS=+10.3% | GrowthRev=+3.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -52% (up=4, down=16)