SCI Stock Analysis: Service International | NYSE

Personal Services | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 11.361m USD | 12M Return: 6.1% | US8175651046 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Funeral Operations, Cemetery Properties, Cremation, Memorial Merchandise
Total Rating 51
Safety 57
Buy Signal -0.34
Personal Services
Industry Rotation: -25.6
Market Cap: 11.4B
Avg Turnover: 63.1M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility23.9%
VaR 5th Pctl3.82%
VaR vs Median-2.63%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.19
Rel. Str. IBD44.6
Rel. Str. Peer Group59.5
Character TTM
Beta-0.127
Beta Downside-0.211
Hurst Exponent0.459
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD21.61%
CAGR/Max DD0.53
CAGR/Mean DD1.69
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of SCI over the last years for every Quarter: "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": 0.96, "2025-06": 0.88, "2025-09": 0.87, "2025-12": 1.14, "2026-03": 0.97, "2026-06": 0.9,
EPS CAGR: 5.49%
EPS Trend: 92.0%
Last SUE: 0.24
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of SCI over the last years for every Quarter: 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, 2026-06: 1103.288,
Rev. CAGR: 2.62%
Rev. Trend: 99.5%
Last SUE: 2.53
Qual. Beats: 1

Warnings

Altman Z'' In Financial Distress Zone
Below Avwap Earnings

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan +0.7% 15
Feb -2.3% 16
Mar -0.4% 17
Apr -0.2% 29
May -1.1% 20
Jun -0.1% 7
Jul +7.7% 49
Aug -1.6% 28
Sep -2.2% 2
Oct -0.1% 0
Nov +3.1% 25
Dec -1.1% 14

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) 4.5
Net Income: 628.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.39 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -9.07% < 20% (prev -6.57%; Δ -2.50% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.05 > 3% & CFO 1.04b > Net Income 628.3m
Net Debt (5.09b) to EBITDA (1.25b): 4.07 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.53 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (139.1m) vs 12m ago -3.48% < -2%
Gross Margin: 26.03% > 18% (prev 26.41%; Δ -0.38% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 23.49% > 50% (prev 23.62%; Δ -0.12% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.79 > 6 (EBIT TTM 978.7m / Interest Expense TTM 258.5m)
Altman Z'' 0.38
A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 449.7m - Total Current Liabilities 846.2m) / Total Assets 19.2b
B: 0.02 (Retained Earnings 427.9m / Total Assets 19.2b)
C: 0.05 (EBIT TTM 978.7m / Avg Total Assets 18.6b)
D: 0.09 (Book Value of Equity 1.54b / Total Liabilities 17.7b)
Altman-Z'' = 0.38 = B
Beneish M -3.02
DSRI: 0.97 (Receivables 104.1m/104.4m, Revenue 4.37b/4.25b)
GMI: 1.01 (GM 26.41% / 26.03%)
AQI: 1.00 (AQ_t 0.83 / AQ_t-1 0.83)
SGI: 1.03 (Revenue 4.37b / 4.25b)
TATA: -0.02 (NI 628.3m - CFO 1.04b) / TA 19.2b)
Beneish M = -3.02 (Cap -4..+1) = AA
What is the price of SCI shares?

As of September 02, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 81.43 with a total of 699,444 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.58%, over one month by -5.24%, over three months by +11.87% and over the past year by +6.14%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 77.30 (which is 5.1% or 2.3 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 100.3 23.2%
Service International (SCI) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 31 August 2026
Market Cap USD = 11.4b (11.4b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 21.765
P/E Forward = 19.8807
P/S = 2.6002
P/B = 7.4004
P/EG = 1.6562
Revenue TTM = 4.37b USD
EBIT TTM = 978.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.25b USD
Long Term Debt = 5.11b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 195.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 5.35b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 50.8m
Net Debt = 5.09b USD (calculated: Debt 5.35b - CCE 260.4m)
Enterprise Value = 16.5b USD (11.4b + Debt 5.35b - CCE 260.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.79 (Ebit TTM 978.7m / Interest Expense TTM 258.5m)
EV/FCF = 36.76x (Enterprise Value 16.5b / FCF TTM 447.7m)
FCF Yield = 2.72% (FCF TTM 447.7m / Enterprise Value 16.5b)
FCF Margin = 10.25% (FCF TTM 447.7m / Revenue TTM 4.37b)
Net Margin = 14.38% (Net Income TTM 628.3m / Revenue TTM 4.37b)
Gross Margin = 26.03% ((Revenue TTM 4.37b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.23b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 24.79% (prev 26.13%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.86 (Enterprise Value 16.5b / Total Assets 19.2b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.83% (Interest Expense 258.5m / Debt 5.35b)
Taxrate = 12.74% (91.7m / 720.2m)
NOPAT = 854.0m (EBIT 978.7m * (1 - 12.74%))
Current Ratio = 0.30 (Total Current Assets 449.7m / Total Current Liabilities 1.50b)
Debt / Equity = 3.48 (Debt 5.35b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.54b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.07 (Net Debt 5.09b / EBITDA 1.25b)
Debt / FCF = 11.38 (Net Debt 5.09b / FCF TTM 447.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.58b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.38% (Net Income 628.3m / Total Assets 19.2b)
RoE = 39.72% (Net Income TTM 628.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.58b)
RoCE = 14.63% (EBIT 978.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.58b + L.T.Debt 5.11b))
RoIC = 4.66% (NOPAT 854.0m / Invested Capital 18.3b)
WACC = 5.12% (E(11.4b)/V(16.7b) * Re(5.54%) + D(5.35b)/V(16.7b) * Rd(4.83%) * (1-Tc(0.13)))
Discount Rate = 5.54% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -97.84 | Cagr: -2.69%
[DCF] Terminal Value 74.22% ; FCFF base≈464.1m ; Y1≈433.1m ; Y5≈396.4m
[DCF] Fair Price = 8.61 (EV 6.27b - Net Debt 5.09b = Equity 1.17b / Shares 136.3m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -8.40% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 91.98 | EPS CAGR: 5.49% | SUE: 0.24 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 99.52 | Revenue CAGR: 2.62% | SUE: 2.53 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.99 | Chg30d=+1.08% | Revisions=+22% | Analysts=6
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.19 | Chg30d=+1.36% | Revisions=+38% | GrowthEPS=+8.8% | GrowthRev=+3.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.60 | Chg30d=+0.97% | Revisions=+38% | GrowthEPS=+9.7% | GrowthRev=+3.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +42% (up=12, down=4)