SCI · Service Corp International
Market Cap
$11.39B
Shares
136.62M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$83.36
Open$83.54
Day$83.16–84.01
52W close$68.77–87.73
Avg vol 30d1.0M
Short int5.1M · 3.7% float · 5.4d
Short vol56%
Last earningsJul 30, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Jul 30
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 8 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Jul 30, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Buy
Momentum
Neutral
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Strong
Quant / Vol
Low
Market backdrop
VIX 14.4 · calm
Equity put/call 0.62
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
Golden cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+4%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+3%
above
RSI (14)
52
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
77%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−3%
trailing
6-month return
+3%
trailing
YTD return
+7%
this year
Relative strength
−10%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
Golden cross
50d $81 › 200d $80 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-3% holders QoQ · +72 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$28.4M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
3.75% of float · ▼ -22.1% MoM · 5.4 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
550 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
57
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
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
Volatility
24%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−22%
past year
ATR
2.1%
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
Digital investments and corporate
· 2026 Outlook
$25M
Total maintenance, cemetery development, and other capital expen
· 2026 Outlook
$335M
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Oct 29, 2025
Diluted earnings per share excluding special items
· 2025
$3.80 – $3.90
Net cash provided by operating activities excluding special item
· 2025
$910M – $950M
Total maintenance, cemetery development, and other capital expen
· 2025
$315M
Cash taxes expected in 2025
· 2025
$135M
Guided vs delivered
· last 2 settled
Preliminary guidance for 2024 earnings per share
2024
guided $3.40 – $3.90
$3.53
In line
Earnings per share
2023
guided $3.45 – $3.75
$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
50 / 200-day cross
Golden cross
Bullish
Price vs 200-day avg
+4%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+3%
Bullish
RSI (14)
52
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
77%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross)
Golden cross
50d $81 › 200d $80 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-3% holders QoQ · +72 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$28.4M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
3.75% of float · ▼ -22.1% MoM · 5.4 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
550 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $69
Now $83 · 77%
Range high $88
vs 200-day avg +4%
vs 50-day avg +3%
50-day above 200-day golden cross
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 |
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| Adjusted comparable funeral revenue | $511.6M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Cemetery atneed sales production | $109.4M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Cemetery preneed sales production | $400.1M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Cemetery revenue recognized from backlog - atneed | $76.5M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Cemetery revenue recognized from backlog - preneed | $120M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Cemetery sales production deferred to backlog - atneed | $75.4M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Cemetery sales production deferred to backlog - preneed | $203.2M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Cemetery total sales production | $509.5M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Comparable average revenue per service | $6,016 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Comparable cemetery gross profit | $162.2M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Comparable cemetery revenue | $496.9M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Comparable funeral revenue | $592.9M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Comparable services performed | 85,044 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Funeral trust-funded maturities | $106.7M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Funeral trust-funded maturities (number of contracts) | 20,646 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Funeral trust-funded sales production | $82.7M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Funeral trust-funded sales production (number of contracts) | 13,006 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| General agency revenue | $74.7M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Maturities | $7.5M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Maturities (number of contracts) | 774 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Other non-insurance funded third-party maturities | $7.5M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Other non-insurance funded third-party maturities (number of contracts) | 774 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Other non-insurance funded third-party sales production | $13.2M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Other non-insurance funded third-party sales production (number of contracts) | 1,260 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Preneed insurance-funded maturities | $101.6M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Preneed insurance-funded maturities (number of contracts) | 16,251 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Preneed insurance-funded sales production | $232M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Preneed insurance-funded sales production (number of contracts) | 45,661 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Sales production | $13.2M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Sales production (number of contracts) | 1,260 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Total cemetery revenue recognized from backlog | $196.5M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | +7.1% |
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| Total cemetery sales production deferred to backlog | $278.6M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Adjusted cash provided by operating activities non-GAAP | $238.8M | Q2 2026 | — |
| Adjusted earnings per share non-GAAP | $0.9 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Average revenue per service | $5,985 | Q2 FY2026 | — |
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| 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 | — |
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| Comparable cemetery preneed and atneed sales production | $508.4M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| 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 | — |
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| Comparable cremation rate | 64.8% | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| Comparable funeral average revenue per service | $6,016 | Q2 FY2026 | — |
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| Comparable funeral average revenue per service - Atneed | $6,524 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Comparable funeral average revenue per service - Matured preneed | $7,353 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Comparable funeral average revenue per service - Non-funeral home | $1,933 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Comparable funeral average revenue per service - Total | $6,016 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Comparable funeral average revenue per service - Total core | $6,833 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Comparable funeral gross profit | $109.8M | Q2 2026 | — |
| Comparable funeral gross profit percentage | 18.5% | Q2 2026 | — |
| Comparable funeral preneed sales production | 7% | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Comparable funeral preneed sales production - Core average revenue per contract sold | $6,706 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Comparable funeral preneed sales production - Core contracts sold | 38,642 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Comparable funeral preneed sales production - Non-funeral home average revenue per contract sold | $3,141 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Comparable funeral preneed sales production - Non-funeral home contracts sold | 20,420 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Comparable funeral preneed sales production - Total preneed sales | $323.3M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Comparable funeral services performed | 85,044 | Q2 FY2026 | — |
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| Comparable total funeral sales average | 3% | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Core cremation rate | 58% | Q2 FY2026 | — |
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| Earnings excluding special items non-GAAP | $260.1M | Six months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| 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 | — |
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| Net cash provided by operating activities excluding special items non-GAAP | $573.3M | Six months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Preneed cemetery trust fund returns | 7.8% | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Preneed funeral trust fund returns | 8% | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Total comparable cremation rate | 64.8% | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Comparable cemetery preneed sales production | $356.2M | Three months ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Comparable preneed cemetery sales production | 10% | the current quarter | — |
| Comparable preneed funeral sales production | 6% | the current quarter | — |
| Core average revenue per contract sold | $6,706 | Three months ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Growth capital expenditures | $13.4M | Three months ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Maintenance capital expenditures | $66.5M | Three months ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Non-funeral home average revenue per contract sold | $3,169 | Three months ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Non-funeral home contracts sold | 19,858 | Three months ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Preneed and atneed sales production | $466.5M | Three months ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Preneed sales production (cemetery) | $356.2M | Three months ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Recognition rate | 91% | Three months ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Total capital expenditures | $79.9M | Three months ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted effective income tax rate non-GAAP | 24.8% | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Adjusted operating cash flow non-GAAP | $966M | full year of 2025 | — |
| Cemeteries owned and operated | 500 | At December 31, 2025 | — |
| Comparable cemetery preneed and atneed sales production - Merchandise and services | $209.6M | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Comparable cemetery preneed and atneed sales production - Preneed and atneed sales production | $471.1M | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Comparable cemetery preneed and atneed sales production - Preneed sales production | $368.5M | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Comparable cemetery preneed and atneed sales production - Property | $265.1M | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Comparable core average revenue per contract sold | $6,783 | Q4 FY2025 | — |
| Comparable core contracts sold | 34,892 | Q4 FY2025 | — |
| Comparable core cremation rate | 57.8% | Q4 FY2025 | — |
| Comparable non-funeral home average revenue per contract sold | $3,094 | Q4 FY2025 | — |
| Comparable non-funeral home contracts sold | 18,569 | Q4 FY2025 | — |
| Comparable preneed cemetery sales production growth | 2% | fourth quarter of 2025 | — |
| Comparable preneed funeral sales production growth | 11% | fourth quarter of 2025 | — |
| Comparable total funeral sales average growth | 3% | fourth quarter of 2025 | — |
| Comparable total preneed sales | $294.1M | Q4 FY2025 | — |
| Funeral service locations owned and operated | 1,485 | At December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total comparable average revenue per service | $5,884 | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total comparable funeral services performed | 85,831 | Q4 FY2025 | — |
| Trust fund returns - Cemetery perpetual care (three months) | 1.9% | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Trust fund returns - Cemetery perpetual care (twelve months) | 14.7% | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Trust fund returns - Combined trust funds (three months) | 1.9% | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Trust fund returns - Combined trust funds (twelve months) | 15.1% | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Trust fund returns - Preneed cemetery (three months) | 1.9% | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Trust fund returns - Preneed cemetery (twelve months) | 15.6% | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Trust fund returns - Preneed funeral (three months) | 1.8% | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Trust fund returns - Preneed funeral (twelve months) | 14.7% | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 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
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SCI
this stock
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|
$11.39B | +6.9% | +2.9% | 21.8 | 3.7% |
|
ROL
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|
$17.50B | -39.4% | +7.2% | 33.1 | 2.7% |
|
HRB
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|
$6.47B | +20.4% | -1.3% | — | 14.5% |
|
ANDG
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|
$6.30B | +114.9% | +14.6% | — | 2.2% |
|
FTDR
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|
$5.71B | +43.7% | +13.6% | — | 4.6% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Smart Money
Financials
Filings
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCI | +0.1% | -3.3% | +3.3% | -3.3% | +6.9% |
| SPY | +0.5% | +3.0% | +13.4% | +3.0% | +12.8% |
| vs SPY | -0.4% | -6.3% | -10.1% | -6.3% | -5.9% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$0.36
/ share · ex Jun 15, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.36
/ share · ex Sep 15, 2026
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
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