# Service Corporation International (SCI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price $82.21, market value $11.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 21.5×** (5-yr avg 18.7×, 3-yr avg 20.3×). Service Corporation International trades at 21.5× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 18.7×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 17.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 2.34**. A PEG of 2.34 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 2.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.6×.
- **Price / book: 7.3×**. The shares trade at 7.3× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.7%** (5-yr avg 5.0%). Free cash flow equals 5.7% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 5.0%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 26.0%**. Service Corporation International keeps 26.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 22.4%**. 22.4% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 12.6%**. 12.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 33.1%**. 33.1% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 11.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 11.8%.
- **Return on assets: 2.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.9%** (3-yr 1.6%/yr, 5-yr 4.2%/yr). Revenue grew 2.9% over the last year, against 4.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 7.6%** (3-yr 2.5%/yr, 5-yr 5.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 7.6%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 6.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 6.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 3.14**. Debt is 3.14 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.75%** ($1.36 per share, trailing). Service Corporation International yields 1.75%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 34%** (30% of free cash flow). 34% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 12**. 12 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 10.8%/yr** (1-yr 8.3%). The dividend has compounded at 10.8% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 7 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (6 analysts). 6 analysts cover Service Corporation International; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $100.33 (+22% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 6.4%** (YTD 6.4%, 3-mo 18.5%). The shares are up 6.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -9.6%** (20.2% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.01** (volatility 24%). Beta of -0.01 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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