Stock Analysis
Service Corporation InternationalSCI
P/E 20.63×· 5Y range 12.09–32.98×· 49th percentile of history
Sector: Consumer Cyclical · Industry: Personal Services
AnalystsStrong Buy11 analystsP/E 20.6× sits at the 49th percentile of its 5.059548254620124-year history.
Cash covers 5% of debt · Q2 2026.
PMP Verdict
Mixed fundamentals, fairly valued
Strengths
- Quality92
- Profitability77
Risks
- Financial Health25
- Growth26
Mixed picture — no clear quality or value edge.
Bull Case
- ✓Piotroski F-Score 7/9 — high earnings quality
- ✓ROE 35.0% — efficient capital deployment
What's happening with SCI
Profile
Strong earnings quality and profitability; financial health and growth lag behind.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation64/100 · Moderate
- P/E vs own history (49th pct)12/25
- FCF yield (5.7%)20/25
- P/S (2.5x)20/25
- EV/EBIT (16.5x)12/25
- Growth26/100 · Weak
- Revenue CAGR (1.0%)6/25
- Net income CAGR (-9.3%)0/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (-5.3%)0/25
- Fwd implied growth (18.4%)20/25
- Profitability77/100 · Strong
- ROIC (11.7%)12/25
- ROE (35.0%)25/25
- Net margin (12.3%)20/25
- Operating margin (22.4%)20/25
- Financial Health25/100 · Weak
- Altman Z (0.59)3/25
- Current ratio (0.53)0/25
- Interest coverage (3.7x)10/25
- Net cash / debt (D/A 26%)12/25
- Quality92/100 · Strong
- Piotroski F (7/9)22/25
- Beneish M (-2.50)20/25
- FCF conversion (118%)25/25
- Margin stability (σ 4.2%)25/25
- Moat55/100 · Moderate
- ROIC >12% years (3/8 yrs)6/25
- Median gross margin (26.3%)6/25
- FCF-positive years (8/8 yrs)25/25
- Worst-year net margin (worst 5.8%)18/25
Risk Flags
- ⚠Altman Z 0.6 — distress-zone balance sheet
About Service Corporation International
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. Show more
The company segments its operations into funeral service and cemetery business functions. At its funeral service locations, it provides all professional services, facilities, vehicles, and merchandise related to funerals and cremations. Cemetery locations provide cemetery property, memorial markers, and graveyard services to customers. The company derives the majority of its revenue from its funeral services segment. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Headquarters: HOUSTON, TX · Employees: 25,187 · Website ↗
Price History
Weekly Candlestick Chart — up to 5Y
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
TTM Snapshot
trailing twelve months · YoYValuation
64BP/E (TTM)20.6xB
Grade B: FairPrice / TTM EPS (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 12.1x–33.0x · 49th pct
P/FCF17.4xB
Grade B: FairPrice / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative
FCF Yield5.7%A
Grade A: ValueTTM (OCF − CapEx) / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: 2.8%–6.2% · 91st pct
P/S (TTM)2.54xB
Grade B: FairPrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 2.1x–3.8x · 26th pct
EV/EBIT16.5xB
Grade B: FairEnterprise value / TTM EBIT (D&A not in our data) — capital-structure neutral — vs own 5Y history: 11.2x–23.3x · 47th pct
EV/Sales3.7xB
Grade B: FairEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E17.4xB
Grade B: FairPrice / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B Ratio7.21xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio1.70B
Grade B: FairFinnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield1.71%A
Grade A: PaysTTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio35.1%A
Grade A: SafeDividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
Profitability
77B+ROIC11.7%C
Grade C: AverageNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROE35.0%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA2.9%D
Grade D: WeakReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin12.3%A
Grade A: HighNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin22.4%C
Grade C: AverageTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin26.0%D
Grade D: LowGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin14.5%C
Grade C: AverageFCF / Revenue
True FCF Margin14.1%A
Grade A: HighTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost
Growth
26ERevenue CAGR1.0%D
Grade D: LowCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR-9.3%D
Grade D: LowCompound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)-5.3%D
Grade D: LowCompound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth18.4%C
Grade C: MedAnalyst forward EPS (normalized basis) vs our GAAP TTM EPS — different bases, so extreme values usually mark cyclically depressed TTM earnings, not real growth
Dilution (5Y)-20.6%A
Grade A: BuybacksShare count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income3.4%A
Grade A: LowStock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue0.4%A
Grade A: LowTTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
25EAltman Z-Score0.59D
Grade D: DistressBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio0.53xD
Grade D: LowCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio0.49xD
Grade D: Low(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage3.7xC
Grade C: OkEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt Repayment7.9yC
Grade C: AverageYears to repay net debt via FCF
Net Debt/EBIT5.2xD
Grade D: HighLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity3.45xD
Grade D: HighDebt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt0.05xD
Grade D: ThinCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
92A+Piotroski F-Score7/9A
Grade A: StrongFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-2.50A
Grade A: SafeEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion118.1%A
Grade A: StrongFCF / Net Income
Margin Stability4.2%A
Grade A: StableEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue9.2%C
Grade C: AverageTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover0.23xD
Grade D: LowRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
Insider Transactions
SEC Form 4 · 8 recordsP/S codes are the directional signal; grants, option exercises and tax withholding carry none. Form 4 doesn't flag 10b5-1 plans — scheduled sales may appear within open-market sells.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LUND VICTOR L Filed | LUND VICTOR L | SellI | -193900 | |
TANZBERGER ERIC D Filed | TANZBERGER ERIC D | Option exercise | -54600 | |
TANZBERGER ERIC D Filed | TANZBERGER ERIC D | SellOpen market sale | -54800 | |
TANZBERGER ERIC D Filed | TANZBERGER ERIC D | Option exercise | +54.8K | |
Faulk John H Filed | Faulk John H | Option exercise | -24600 |
Show 3 more filingsShow fewer filings
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Faulk John H Filed | Faulk John H | SellOpen market sale | -24600 | |
Faulk John H Filed | Faulk John H | Option exercise | +24.6K | |
RYAN THOMAS L Filed | RYAN THOMAS L | Option exercise | -17498 |
Option exercise (M) rows report a derivative leg, not an open-market sale — a paired negative entry is the option position being consumed.
More metrics — Moat, Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Moat
55CROIC >12% Years3/8 yrsD
Grade D: WeakShare of completed fiscal years with ROIC > 12% — measures multi-year capital-return durability
Gross Margin (Med.)26.3%D
Grade D: WeakMedian annual gross margin across available fiscal years — pricing-power durability
FCF-Positive Years8/8 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with positive free cash flow
Net Margin Floor5.8%A
Grade A: DurableWeakest annual net margin across completed fiscal years — recession/downcycle resilience
Per Share
EPS (TTM)$3.94
Own TTM net income / shares — same earnings basis as P/E
Cash / Share$1.91
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$11.25
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$5.30B
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$260.41M
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$5.04B
Total Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$1.54B
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability1.09xC
Grade C: AdequateTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$11.09B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta0.78B
Grade B: DefensivePrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Jun 2026 · Ratio snapshot Oct 17, 2026
Key Insights: Service Corporation International (SCI)
SCI is up 0.67% at the last close. Service Corporation International meets 7 of 9 Piotroski F-Score criteria, placing its fundamental strength in the top tier of US-listed stocks. Altman Z-Score of 0.59 is below the 1.81 distress threshold — an elevated financial-risk flag.
- Beneish M-Score of -2.50 suggests a low likelihood of earnings manipulation.
- Takes ~7.9 years to repay net debt from free cash flow.
- Return on equity of 35.0% is well above the market average.
See how SCI ranks on the Capex Tracker — top 50 capital spenders compared.
Recent Market Moves
See all SCI moves →| Date | Session | Price | Move | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | After-hours | 79.44 | +2.07% | 2.37 |
Frequently Asked Questions about SCI
What is the current Service Corporation International (SCI) stock price?
SCI is trading at $81.37 at the last market close, up 0.67% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks SCI pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is SCI stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates Service Corporation International's financial health at 25/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is SCI stock overvalued?
Service Corporation International trades at a trailing P/E of 20.6 and our valuation score rates it 64/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does Service Corporation International report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for SCI. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does Service Corporation International operate in?
Service Corporation International operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, within the Personal Services industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does Service Corporation International do?
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.
About Service Corporation International (SCI) Stock
Service Corporation International (SCI) is a US-listed stock operating in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Personal Services industry. As of the latest update, Service Corporation International is trading at $81.37, up 0.67% on the day with a market capitalization of $11.1 billion. The financial health score for SCI is 25/100, which indicates poor financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for SCI stock.
SCI Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
On PreMarketPrice, you can track Service Corporation International (SCI) across multiple dimensions:
- Pre-market price & movement: Real-time SCI stock price with percentage change, updated continuously during pre-market and regular trading hours.
- Valuation & P/E history: Historical P/E, P/S, and P/B ratios for SCI with trend analysis and normalized valuation multiples.
- Financial statements: Revenue, net income, assets, liabilities, and equity for Service Corporation International across multiple reporting periods.
- Financial health score: A composite score of 25/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for SCI.
- Sector peers: Compare SCI against 4 other consumer cyclical stocks on key financial metrics.
Is SCI a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate Service Corporation International (SCI) as an investment. The financial health score of 25/100 suggests poor financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
Data on this page is sourced from real-time market feeds, Polygon.io, and Finnhub.Service Corporation International (SCI) trades on NYSE/NASDAQ. Pre-market trading occurs 4:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET. Regular market hours are 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET.