SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NYSE:SCI • US8175651046
79.66 USD
+0.93 (+1.18%)
At close: Feb 13, 2026
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After Hours: 2/13/2026, 8:04:00 PM
We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to SCI. SCI was compared to 75 industry peers in the Diversified Consumer Services industry. There are concerns on the financial health of SCI while its profitability can be described as average. SCI has a valuation in line with the averages, but on the other hand it scores bad on growth. SCI also has an excellent dividend rating.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year SCI was profitable.
- In the past year SCI had a positive cash flow from operations.
- SCI had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
- SCI had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 2.91%, SCI is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.33% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Return On Equity of SCI (34.12%) is better than 92.00% of its industry peers.
- Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 4.31%, SCI is in line with its industry, outperforming 60.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- SCI had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.60%. This is significantly below the industry average of 10.84%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.91% | ||
| ROE | 34.12% | ||
| ROIC | 4.31% |
ROA(3y)3.34%
ROA(5y)3.74%
ROE(3y)33.19%
ROE(5y)34.21%
ROIC(3y)4.6%
ROIC(5y)4.88%
1.3 Margins
- Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 12.46%, SCI is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 76.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of SCI has grown nicely.
- The Operating Margin of SCI (23.15%) is better than 89.33% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of SCI has grown nicely.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 26.44%, SCI is doing worse than 70.67% of the companies in the same industry.
- SCI's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 23.15% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 12.46% | ||
| GM | 26.44% |
OM growth 3Y-6.86%
OM growth 5Y2.99%
PM growth 3Y-13.86%
PM growth 5Y1.61%
GM growth 3Y-6.56%
GM growth 5Y2.05%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), SCI is destroying value.
- SCI has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
2.2 Solvency
- SCI has an Altman-Z score of 0.82. This is a bad value and indicates that SCI is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- With a Altman-Z score value of 0.82, SCI perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 49.33% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of SCI is 8.13, which is on the high side as it means it would take SCI, 8.13 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 8.13, SCI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 69.33% of the companies in the same industry.
- SCI has a Debt/Equity ratio of 3.17. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- SCI has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (3.17) than 74.67% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 3.17 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 8.13 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.82 |
ROIC/WACC0.53
WACC8.14%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.56 indicates that SCI may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- SCI has a worse Current ratio (0.56) than 81.33% of its industry peers.
- SCI has a Quick Ratio of 0.56. This is a bad value and indicates that SCI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- With a Quick ratio value of 0.52, SCI is not doing good in the industry: 81.33% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.56 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.52 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 9.07% over the past year.
- SCI shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 5.61% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)9.07%
EPS 3Y0.61%
EPS 5Y5.61%
EPS Q2Q%7.55%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%1.69%
3.2 Future
- SCI is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 10.71% yearly.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 3.65% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y11.62%
EPS Next 2Y10.71%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year3.01%
Revenue Next 2Y3.38%
Revenue Next 3Y3.65%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 20.69, SCI is valued on the expensive side.
- SCI's Price/Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
- When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of SCI to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.68), we can say SCI is valued slightly cheaper.
- SCI is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 18.54.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of SCI indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: SCI is cheaper than 64.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- SCI is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 28.06, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20.69 | ||
| Fwd PE | 18.54 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of SCI indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: SCI is cheaper than 61.33% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, SCI is valued a bit cheaper than 72.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 18.04 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 11.96 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.
- The decent profitability rating of SCI may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)1.78
PEG (5Y)3.69
EPS Next 2Y10.71%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- SCI has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.71%.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.41, SCI pays a better dividend. On top of this SCI pays more dividend than 90.67% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.84, SCI has a dividend comparable with the average S&P500 company.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.71% |
5.2 History
- The dividend of SCI is nicely growing with an annual growth rate of 10.53%!
- SCI has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
- SCI has not decreased its dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record of non decreasing dividend.
Dividend Growth(5Y)10.53%
Div Incr Years11
Div Non Decr Years11
5.3 Sustainability
- 33.57% of the earnings are spent on dividend by SCI. This is a low number and sustainable payout ratio.
- The dividend of SCI is growing around the same rate as the earnings are growing. If this keeps up the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP33.57%
EPS Next 2Y10.71%
EPS Next 3YN/A
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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Earnings (Last)02-11 2026-02-11/amc
Earnings (Next)04-28 2026-04-28/amc
Inst Owners90.73%
Inst Owner Change-2.27%
Ins Owners2.75%
Ins Owner Change-0.04%
Market Cap11.17B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)534.57M
Analysts83.64
Price Target96.21 (20.78%)
Short Float %2.62%
Short Ratio3.97
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.71% |
Yearly Dividend1.2
Dividend Growth(5Y)10.53%
DP33.57%
Div Incr Years11
Div Non Decr Years11
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)3.14%
Min EPS beat(2)2.5%
Max EPS beat(2)3.78%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)2.78%
Min EPS beat(4)0.14%
Max EPS beat(4)4.68%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)0.89%
EPS beat(12)11
Avg EPS beat(12)2.9%
EPS beat(16)15
Avg EPS beat(16)7.72%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.4%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.32%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.48%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.23%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.18%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.48%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.42%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.8%
Revenue beat(16)12
Avg Revenue beat(16)2.23%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)2.29%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.09%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-0.09%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.06%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.09%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20.69 | ||
| Fwd PE | 18.54 | ||
| P/S | 2.6 | ||
| P/FCF | 18.04 | ||
| P/OCF | 11.23 | ||
| P/B | 7.13 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 11.96 |
EPS(TTM)3.85
EY4.83%
EPS(NY)4.3
Fwd EY5.39%
FCF(TTM)4.41
FCFY5.54%
OCF(TTM)7.09
OCFY8.9%
SpS30.61
BVpS11.18
TBVpS-4.14
PEG (NY)1.78
PEG (5Y)3.69
Graham Number31.11
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.91% | ||
| ROE | 34.12% | ||
| ROCE | 5.64% | ||
| ROIC | 4.31% | ||
| ROICexc | 4.37% | ||
| ROICexgc | 4.98% | ||
| OM | 23.15% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 12.46% | ||
| GM | 26.44% | ||
| FCFM | 14.42% |
ROA(3y)3.34%
ROA(5y)3.74%
ROE(3y)33.19%
ROE(5y)34.21%
ROIC(3y)4.6%
ROIC(5y)4.88%
ROICexc(3y)4.67%
ROICexc(5y)4.95%
ROICexgc(3y)5.58%
ROICexgc(5y)5.93%
ROCE(3y)6.04%
ROCE(5y)6.4%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-10.1%
ROICexgc growth 5Y2.9%
ROICexc growth 3Y-9.94%
ROICexc growth 5Y3.38%
OM growth 3Y-6.86%
OM growth 5Y2.99%
PM growth 3Y-13.86%
PM growth 5Y1.61%
GM growth 3Y-6.56%
GM growth 5Y2.05%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover0.23
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 3.17 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 8.13 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.72 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 110.18% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 8.74% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 74.53% | ||
| Profit Quality | 115.77% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.56 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.52 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.82 |
F-Score8
WACC8.14%
ROIC/WACC0.53
Cap/Depr(3y)121.12%
Cap/Depr(5y)111.78%
Cap/Sales(3y)9.04%
Cap/Sales(5y)8.15%
Profit Quality(3y)94.08%
Profit Quality(5y)94.38%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)9.07%
EPS 3Y0.61%
EPS 5Y5.61%
EPS Q2Q%7.55%
EPS Next Y11.62%
EPS Next 2Y10.71%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%1.69%
Revenue Next Year3.01%
Revenue Next 2Y3.38%
Revenue Next 3Y3.65%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y9.97%
EBIT growth 3Y-6.53%
EBIT growth 5Y8.47%
EBIT Next Year42.13%
EBIT Next 3Y16.05%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y64.12%
FCF growth 3Y-3.42%
FCF growth 5Y7.41%
OCF growth 1Y30.48%
OCF growth 3Y0.87%
OCF growth 5Y8.49%
SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL / SCI FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to SCI.
Can you provide the valuation status for SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
How profitable is SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI) stock?
SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.
What is the expected EPS growth for SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI) stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI) is expected to grow by 11.62% in the next year.
How sustainable is the dividend of SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI) stock?
The dividend rating of SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI) is 7 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 33.57%.