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SCI · Service Corp International

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$83.21 +0.85 (+1.03%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$11.35B
Shares
136.62M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$83.21 Open$82.94 Day$82.33–83.91 52W close$68.77–87.73 Avg vol 30d1.1M Short int6.6M · 4.8% float · 4.7d Short vol74% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 30

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 30, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +4%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +5%
      above
      RSI (14) 54
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 76%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +8%
      trailing
      6-month return 0%
      trailing
      YTD return +7%
      this year
      Relative strength −12%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $79 › 200d $80 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -4% holders QoQ · +70 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$28.4M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      4.81% of float · ▼ -9.6% MoM · 4.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      546 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 60
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +3%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 26%
      expanding
      EPS growth +8%
      Y/Y
      Buyback $567.5M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $4.9B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 24%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −22%
      past year
      ATR 2.5%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 29, 2026
      Cash taxes expected in 2026 (at the midpoint of diluted earnings · 2026 Outlook $120M
      Development of cemetery property · 2026 Outlook $170M
      Capital improvements at existing field locations · 2026 Outlook $140M
      Total maintenance, cemetery development, and other capital expen · 2026 Outlook $335M
      Digital investments and corporate · 2026 Outlook $25M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 29, 2025
      Diluted earnings per share excluding special items · 2025 $3.80 – $3.90
      Total maintenance, cemetery development, and other capital expen · 2025 $315M
      Cash taxes expected in 2025 · 2025 $135M
      Net cash provided by operating activities excluding special item · 2025 $910M – $950M
      Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
      Preliminary guidance for 2024 earnings per share 2024
      guided $3.40 – $3.90
      $3.53 In line

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +4% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      54 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      76% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $79 › 200d $80 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -4% holders QoQ · +70 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$28.4M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      4.81% of float · ▼ -9.6% MoM · 4.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      546 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $69 Now $83 · 76% Range high $88
      vs 200-day avg +4% vs 50-day avg +5%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted earnings per share non-GAAP $0.9 Q2 2026
      Average revenue per service $5,985 Q2 FY2026
      Cemeteries 505 as of June 30, 2026
      Cemetery perpetual care trust fund returns 7.4% Three months ended June 30, 2026
      Combination locations 316 as of June 30, 2026
      Combined trust fund returns 7.7% Three months ended June 30, 2026
      Comparable cemetery preneed and atneed sales production $508.4M Q2 2026
      Comparable cemetery preneed sales production - Merchandise and services $225.3M Q2 2026
      Comparable cemetery preneed sales production - Property $288.5M Q2 2026
      Comparable cemetery recognition rate 88.8% Q2 2026
      Comparable cremation rate 64.8% Q2 FY2026
      Comparable funeral average revenue per service $6,016 Q2 FY2026
      Comparable funeral average revenue per service - Atneed $6,524 Q2 2026
      Comparable funeral average revenue per service - Matured preneed $7,353 Q2 2026
      Comparable funeral average revenue per service - Non-funeral home $1,933 Q2 2026
      Comparable funeral average revenue per service - Total core $6,833 Q2 2026
      Comparable funeral gross profit $109.8M Q2 2026
      Comparable funeral gross profit percentage 18.5% Q2 2026
      Comparable funeral preneed sales production - Core average revenue per contract sold $6,706 Q2 2026
      Comparable funeral preneed sales production - Core contracts sold 38,642 Q2 2026
      Comparable funeral preneed sales production - Non-funeral home average revenue per contract sold $3,141 Q2 2026
      Comparable funeral preneed sales production - Non-funeral home contracts sold 20,420 Q2 2026
      Comparable funeral preneed sales production - Total preneed sales $323.3M Q2 2026
      Comparable funeral services performed 85,044 Q2 FY2026
      Core cremation rate 58% Q2 FY2026
      Earnings excluding special items non-GAAP $260.1M Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Families served annually 700,000 as of June 30, 2026
      Funeral service locations 1,495 as of June 30, 2026
      Funeral services performed 181,033 Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Net cash provided by operating activities excluding special items non-GAAP $573.3M Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Preneed cemetery trust fund returns 7.8% Three months ended June 30, 2026
      Preneed funeral trust fund returns 8% Three months ended June 30, 2026
      Comparable cemetery preneed sales production 10% Q1 2026
      Adjusted operating cash flow non-GAAP $966M Full year 2025
      Capital deployed toward acquisitions $101M Full year 2025
      Comparable preneed cemetery sales production 2% Q4 2025
      Comparable preneed cemetery sales production (full year) 4% Full year 2025
      Comparable preneed funeral sales production 11% Q4 2025
      Net cash provided by operating activities excluding cash taxes and special items non-GAAP $1.11B Full year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Personal Services — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      SCI
      Service Corp International
      this stock
      $11.35B +6.7% +2.9% 21.7 4.8%
      ROL
      Rollins Inc
      $17.51B -39.6% +7.2% 33.1 4.0%
      HRB
      H&R Block Inc
      $6.44B +19.9% -1.3% 14.0%
      FTDR
      Frontdoor, Inc.
      $5.67B +42.6% +13.6% 4.4%
      ANDG
      Andersen Group Inc.
      $5.17B +73.6% +14.6% 2.5%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      546
      % held
      95.1%
      Net QoQ
      +1.6M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      440
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      6.6M
      Days to cover
      4.7d
      Change
      -700.0K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      74%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      4.9K
      Value
      $418.2K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      44.3%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$28.4M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 3
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      April McClain Delaney
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $4.3B
      Net income (FY)
      $542.6M
      EPS diluted
      $3.80
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $600.0M
      Remaining
      $567.5M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2026
      This year
      15
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $4.7M
      Shares
      54.8K
      Filed
      Aug 3, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls Upcoming
      Next call
      Sep 22, 2026
      Last call
      Aug 7, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      SCI -1.4% +7.6% -0.3% -3.5% +6.7%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -1.0% +4.7% -11.9% -6.4% -6.1%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.36 / share · ex Jun 15, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.36 / share · ex Sep 15, 2026
      Raised 5.9%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.36 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.63%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $600.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $32.50M
      Remaining
      $567.50M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 89089 CUSIP 817565104 13F (30d) 511 filings 477 filers Visit website Investor relations