Service International (SVC) Price & Analysis
SVC Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
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- 52-Week Range
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- Previous Close
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- Volume
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- Average Volume (3M)
- N/A
- Market Cap
- CHF 8.57B
- Enterprise Value
- CHF 15.45B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- CHF 172.65M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- CHF 5.17B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 16.2
- Beta
- 0.54
- Next Earnings
- Feb 15, 2027
- EPS Estimate
- 0.98
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 1.79%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Revenue And Profitability
Re-accelerating revenue growth alongside solid operating and EBITDA margins indicates continued demand and meaningful operating scale. If maintained, this combination can support earnings resilience and provide resources for reinvestment, acquisitions, debt service, and shareholder returns over the next several quarters.
Cash Generation
Strong operating and free cash flow gives SCI an internal funding base for maintenance investment, acquisitions, debt service, and capital returns. Operating cash flow exceeding reported earnings also provides a useful earnings-quality cushion, although competing uses of cash still require disciplined allocation.
Preneed Backlog And Market Position
A large and growing preneed backlog creates a multi-period revenue pipeline and can improve visibility as contracts are recognized. Maintaining market share while expanding sales production supports SCI’s competitive position and provides a durable base for future funeral and cemetery revenue.
Bears Say
High Leverage
The debt-heavy capital structure limits financial flexibility and makes SCI more sensitive to refinancing conditions and interest-rate changes. Although cash generation is substantial, leverage can constrain investment, acquisitions, and shareholder returns if operating performance weakens or funding costs rise.
Funeral Volume And EPS Pressure
Lower funeral volumes directly pressure revenue absorption and earnings, while the reduced full-year EPS outlook signals that the issue is material rather than purely quarterly noise. Continued volume weakness could limit near-term profit growth and make future guidance more dependent on cost actions.
Margin And Cost Pressure
Rising fixed costs and higher selling compensation reduce operating leverage, while cemetery margin compression shows that revenue growth is not fully converting into profit. Persistent cost inflation or unfavorable compensation economics could limit margin recovery and weaken the durability of earnings growth.
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Company Description
Service International
Service Corporation International (SCI) is a leading provider of comprehensive end-of-life products and services across the United States and Canada. The company structures its extensive operations into two primary divisions: Funeral Services and Cemetery Operations. SCI's physical footprint encompasses a vast network of funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories, including numerous integrated locations that offer both funeral and cemetery services. Their professional offerings span the entire funeral and cremation process, from the logistical aspects of facility and vehicle use to the compassionate arrangement and direction of services. This includes essential tasks such as removal, preparation, embalming, and cremation, alongside memorialization options, travel protection plans, and catering. Clients can also procure a wide array of funeral merchandise. This includes burial caskets and associated accessories, various urns and other cremation receptacles, outer burial containers, floral arrangements, digital and video tributes, stationery, and other items for memorialization. Within its cemetery division, SCI facilitates the acquisition of interment rights for diverse preferences, such as traditional developed lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, and niches for cremated remains. They also provide cemetery-specific merchandise and services like memorial markers, bases, outer burial containers, floral placements, graveside services, and merchandise installation, often available through pre-need arrangements. SCI markets its services and products under several well-recognized brands, including Dignity Memorial, Neptune Society, and National Cremation Society. As of the end of 2021, the company boasted an impressive reach with 1,471 funeral service locations and 488 cemeteries – 299 of which were combined funeral/cemetery sites. This significant network extends across 44 U.S. states, eight Canadian provinces, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. Established in 1962, Service Corporation International maintains its headquarters in Houston, Texas.
- Sector
- Consumercyclical
- Industry
- Personal Products & Services
- CEO
- Thomas Luke Ryan
- Employees
- 25,000
- Website
- www.sci-corp.com
- Address
- 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, TX, 77019, US
Service International (SVC) Earnings & Revenues
SVC Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentNeutral
The call was mixed but cautiously constructive. SCI delivered double-digit adjusted EPS and operating cash flow growth, strong preneed sales production, robust liquidity, and continued capital deployment. However, results were below internal expectations, funeral volumes remained weak, costs increased faster than expected, cemetery revenue recognition was delayed, and full-year EPS guidance was reduced. Management expressed confidence in improving trends and cost actions for 2027, but the near-term outlook remains pressured.
View all CH:SVC earnings summariesSVC Net sales Breakdown
- 56.17% Funeral
- 43.83% Cemetery
