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Service Corporation International (SCI)

Fair Value
Consumer CyclicalPersonal ServicesUnited States

Fundamental

57

Price

$76.15

Market Cap

$10.50B

Part 1 · What the company is worth

Overview

Service Corporation International provides deathcare products and services in the United States and Canada. Its funeral service and cemetery operations comprise funeral service locations, cemeteries, funeral service/cemetery combination locations, crematoria, and other businesses. The company also provides professional services related to funerals and cremations, including the use of funeral home facilities and motor vehicles, arranging and directing services, removal, preparation, embalming, cremation, memorialization, and travel protection, as well as catering services. In addition, it offers funeral merchandise, including burial caskets and related accessories, urns and other cremation receptacles, outer burial containers, flowers, online and video tributes, stationery products, casket and cremation memorialization products, and other ancillary merchandise. Further, the company's cemeteries provide cemetery property interment rights, such as developed lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, and cremation niches; custom inventory, including private mausoleums, family estates, and exclusive cremation memorialization options; and Cemetery merchandise and services, such as memorial cemetery markers and bases, outer burial containers, flowers and floral placement, other ancillary merchandise, graveside services, merchandise installation, and interments. It offers its products and services under the Dignity Memorial, Dignity Planning, National Cremation Society, Advantage Funeral and Cremation Services, Funeraria del Angel, Making Everlasting Memories, Neptune Society, and Trident Society brand names. Service Corporation International was incorporated in 1962 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Revenue

$4.37B

Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)

Net Income

$538M

Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)

Free Cash Flow

$554M

Total Equity

$1.64B

Total Liabilities

$17.02B

Current Ratio

0.53

Interest Coverage

3.78

Debt/EBITDA

4.01

Earnings Per Share

Revenue & Net Income

Free Cash Flow

Income Breakdown

Historical statement

Margins over time

Debt over time

How heavy the debt is

Growth grid

Growth — Revenue

Fair Value Estimation

General caseFairly Valued

Fair Value

$82.94

Current Price

$76.15

Margin of Safety

+8.2%

Fair Value Range

$67.64 - $98.24

Spread across the valuation methods used, not a statistically calibrated confidence interval.

Estimation Methods

Analyst price target:$100.33
Discounted cash flow (DCF):$88.61
Earnings multiple (P/E):$66.04
Graham growth formula:$66.37
Earnings power value (EPV):$63.64
Justified P/B:$73.76
Dividend discount (Gordon):$28.17
P/FFO, funds from operations:Not enough data to compute it
Mid-cycle earnings:$83.64
Revenue multiple:$54.14
Analyst Consensus:Strong Buy (10B / 1H / 0S)
Last Earnings Surprise:+1.45%

Valuation Metrics

P/E Ratio

19.88

ROE

33.1%

P/B Ratio

6.77

P/FCF

16.39

Gross Margin

26.0%

ROIC

4.2%

Profitability Radar

Value Creation (Economic Moat)

ROIC

4.2%

WACC

7.1%

ROIC − WACC

-2.9 pp

ROIC is below the cost of capital — the company is destroying value for every dollar invested.

Fundamental Analysis Criteria

Passed (14)

  • EPS shows upward trend
  • EPS CAGR 14.68%
  • Price CAGR 11.22%
  • P/FCF 16.39
  • Operating Margin 22.4%
  • Positive Free Cash Flow
  • Interest Coverage
  • Debt/EBITDA
  • Return on Tangible Assets
  • ROE 34.0%
  • Analyst Consensus 91% Buy
  • Earnings Quality (OCF/NI) 1.93
  • Share Dilution -2.8%
  • Piotroski F-Score 6/9

Failed (13)

  • ROIC 4.2%
  • Gross Margin 26.0%
  • P/B Ratio 6.77
  • Debt/Equity ratio
  • CapEx intensity
  • Current Ratio
  • Low reliance on intangibles
  • Price below Graham Number
  • DCF valuation (Overvalued)
  • Revenue Growth 5Y 4.2%
  • Earnings Surprise avg -0.2%
  • PEG Ratio 3.43
  • Net Margin Trend 12.3% vs 12.6%

Unavailable (1)

  • Dividend Payout NaN%

Piotroski F-Score

6/9

Mixed signals: some areas need attention

score
criteria

Earnings Quality

1.93

High quality: earnings backed by cash

Share Dilution

-2.8%

Buying back shares. Shareholder friendly

Institutional Holdings

No institutional filings reported for this company.

Governance

Executive Team

NameTitleAge
Mr. Thomas Luke Ryan CPACEO & Chairman60
Mr. Sumner J. Waring IIIPresident56
Mr. Eric D. Tanzberger CPAExecutive VP & CFO56
Mr. John H. FaulkSenior VP & COO49
Ms. Elisabeth G. NashSenior Vice President of Operations Services63
Ms. Tammy R. MooreVP & Chief Accounting Officer58
Ms. Lori E. SpildeSenior VP, General Counsel & Secretary54
Mr. Jay AndrewManaging Director of Corporate Communications-
Mr. Gerry D. HeardVP & Chief Sales Officer60
Ms. Jamie L. PierceVP & Chief Marketing Officer40

Audit Risk

2

Board Risk

7

Compensation Risk

3

Shareholder Rights Risk

2

Part 2 · The price and when to enter

This part won't tell you whether the company is worth owning: it helps you choose when to buy it, once the fundamentals have convinced you. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.

Documents

  • Annual Report (10-K)

    A yearly overview of the business, its financial results, and the risks it faces.

    Filed on 2026-02-12

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  • Quarterly Report (10-Q)

    A snapshot of financial performance for the most recent three-month period.

    Filed on 2026-07-30

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  • Current Report (8-K)

    An announcement of a major event, such as a leadership change or big news.

    Filed on 2026-08-05

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Income History

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