SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NYSE:SCI • US8175651046
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This SCI fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
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. While SCI is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. SCI is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate. Finally SCI also has an excellent dividend rating.
1. SCI Profitability Analysis
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 each of the past 5 years.
- In the past 5 years SCI always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
- The Return On Assets of SCI (2.91%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- SCI's Return On Equity of 33.12% is amongst the best of the industry. SCI outperforms 93.33% of its industry peers.
- SCI has a Return On Invested Capital (4.14%) which is in line with its industry peers.
- The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for SCI is significantly below the industry average of 11.21%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.91% | ||
| ROE | 33.12% | ||
| ROIC | 4.14% |
ROA(3y)3.06%
ROA(5y)3.61%
ROE(3y)32.96%
ROE(5y)34.95%
ROIC(3y)4.32%
ROIC(5y)4.74%
1.3 Margins
- SCI has a Profit Margin of 12.59%. This is in the better half of the industry: SCI outperforms 80.00% of its industry peers.
- SCI's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- With an excellent Operating Margin value of 22.75%, SCI belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 89.33% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of SCI has remained more or less at the same level.
- SCI has a Gross Margin of 26.46%. This is in the lower half of the industry: SCI underperforms 70.67% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of SCI has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 22.75% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 12.59% | ||
| GM | 26.46% |
OM growth 3Y0.62%
OM growth 5Y-0.9%
PM growth 3Y-2.91%
PM growth 5Y-3.04%
GM growth 3Y-1.99%
GM growth 5Y-1%
2. SCI Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- SCI has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
- SCI has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, SCI has less shares outstanding
- The debt/assets ratio for SCI has been reduced compared to a year ago.
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.
- SCI has a Altman-Z score of 0.82. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: SCI outperforms 52.00% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of SCI is 9.27, which is on the high side as it means it would take SCI, 9.27 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- SCI's Debt to FCF ratio of 9.27 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. SCI outperforms 64.00% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 3.10 is on the high side and indicates that SCI has dependencies on debt financing.
- SCI's Debt to Equity ratio of 3.10 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SCI is outperformed by 74.67% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 3.1 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.27 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.82 |
ROIC/WACC0.52
WACC7.93%
2.3 Liquidity
- SCI has a Current Ratio of 0.55. This is a bad value and indicates that SCI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- SCI's Current ratio of 0.55 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SCI is outperformed by 81.33% of its industry peers.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.50 indicates that SCI may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- SCI has a worse Quick ratio (0.50) than 81.33% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.55 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.5 |
3. SCI Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- SCI shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 9.07%, which is quite good.
- Measured over the past 5 years, SCI shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 5.61% on average per year.
- Looking at the last year, SCI shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 2.93% in the last year.
- SCI shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 4.18% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)9.07%
EPS 3Y0.61%
EPS 5Y5.61%
EPS Q2Q%7.55%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.93%
Revenue growth 3Y1.6%
Revenue growth 5Y4.18%
Sales Q2Q%1.69%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 10.71% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- 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
- When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
- The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
4. SCI Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 21.18, SCI is valued on the expensive side.
- SCI's Price/Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
- SCI's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 26.29.
- The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 18.98, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of SCI.
- SCI's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. SCI is cheaper than 61.33% of the companies in the same industry.
- SCI is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 24.57, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21.18 | ||
| Fwd PE | 18.98 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of SCI is on the same level as its industry peers.
- SCI's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. SCI is cheaper than 64.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 20.63 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.38 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)1.82
PEG (5Y)3.77
EPS Next 2Y10.71%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. SCI Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- SCI has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.66%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.39, SCI pays a better dividend. On top of this SCI pays more dividend than 89.33% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- SCI's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 1.82.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.66% |
5.2 History
- On average, the dividend of SCI grows each year by 10.58%, which is quite nice.
- SCI has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
- SCI has not decreased their dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)10.58%
Div Incr Years11
Div Non Decr Years11
5.3 Sustainability
- SCI pays out 33.83% of its income as dividend. This is a 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.
DP33.83%
EPS Next 2Y10.71%
EPS Next 3YN/A
SCI Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
81.55
-0.17 (-0.21%)
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 Owners91.34%
Inst Owner Change-0.88%
Ins Owners2.8%
Ins Owner Change1.03%
Market Cap11.35B
Revenue(TTM)4.31B
Net Income(TTM)542.61M
Analysts83.64
Price Target96.21 (17.98%)
Short Float %2.85%
Short Ratio3.74
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.66% |
Yearly Dividend1.29
Dividend Growth(5Y)10.58%
DP33.83%
Div Incr Years11
Div Non Decr Years11
Ex-Date03-13 2026-03-13 (0.34)
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)1.18%
Min EPS beat(2)-1.42%
Max EPS beat(2)3.78%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)2.39%
Min EPS beat(4)-1.42%
Max EPS beat(4)4.68%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)0.59%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)1.64%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)6.4%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.49%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.46%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.48%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.09%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.46%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.48%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.04%
Revenue beat(12)7
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.35%
Revenue beat(16)11
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.86%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0.84%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-2.54%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-1.76%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.29%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-1.07%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.98%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.49%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.38%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21.18 | ||
| Fwd PE | 18.98 | ||
| P/S | 2.65 | ||
| P/FCF | 20.63 | ||
| P/OCF | 12.13 | ||
| P/B | 6.98 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.38 |
EPS(TTM)3.85
EY4.72%
EPS(NY)4.3
Fwd EY5.27%
FCF(TTM)3.95
FCFY4.85%
OCF(TTM)6.73
OCFY8.25%
SpS30.74
BVpS11.69
TBVpS-3.79
PEG (NY)1.82
PEG (5Y)3.77
Graham Number31.82
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.91% | ||
| ROE | 33.12% | ||
| ROCE | 5.47% | ||
| ROIC | 4.14% | ||
| ROICexc | 4.2% | ||
| ROICexgc | 4.78% | ||
| OM | 22.75% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 12.59% | ||
| GM | 26.46% | ||
| FCFM | 12.86% |
ROA(3y)3.06%
ROA(5y)3.61%
ROE(3y)32.96%
ROE(5y)34.95%
ROIC(3y)4.32%
ROIC(5y)4.74%
ROICexc(3y)4.38%
ROICexc(5y)4.81%
ROICexgc(3y)5.19%
ROICexgc(5y)5.73%
ROCE(3y)5.73%
ROCE(5y)6.28%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-6.03%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-2.71%
ROICexc growth 3Y-5.18%
ROICexc growth 5Y-2.19%
OM growth 3Y0.62%
OM growth 5Y-0.9%
PM growth 3Y-2.91%
PM growth 5Y-3.04%
GM growth 3Y-1.99%
GM growth 5Y-1%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.23
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 3.1 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.27 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.85 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 114.18% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 9.02% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 3.88 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 71.39% | ||
| Profit Quality | 102.14% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.55 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.5 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.82 |
F-Score7
WACC7.93%
ROIC/WACC0.52
Cap/Depr(3y)116.36%
Cap/Depr(5y)117.39%
Cap/Sales(3y)9.05%
Cap/Sales(5y)8.69%
Profit Quality(3y)101.24%
Profit Quality(5y)92.24%
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)2.93%
Revenue growth 3Y1.6%
Revenue growth 5Y4.18%
Sales Q2Q%1.69%
Revenue Next Year3.01%
Revenue Next 2Y3.38%
Revenue Next 3Y3.65%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y3.01%
EBIT growth 3Y2.23%
EBIT growth 5Y3.24%
EBIT Next Year41.07%
EBIT Next 3Y15.21%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-0.28%
FCF growth 3Y6.72%
FCF growth 5Y-0.98%
OCF growth 1Y-0.22%
OCF growth 3Y4.52%
OCF growth 5Y3.23%
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 3 / 10 to SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI). This can be considered as Overvalued.
How profitable is SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI) stock?
SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI) has a profitability rating of 5 / 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 33.83%.