Service Corporation International (SCI)Consumer Cyclical | Personal Services | Houston, United States | NYSE
81.17 USD
+0.33
(0.414%)
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(Oct. 16, 2026, 2:27 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:11 a.m. EDT
Service Corporation International offers a compelling mix of operational strength and financial fragility. The business generates exceptional returns on equity at 34.7% and maintains healthy profit margins, backed by a nine-year price history showing a 203% gain with the most recent year posting positive growth. However, the balance sheet poses a significant constraint, with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 340% and a current ratio below 0.6, creating liquidity pressure in a cyclical sector. Technically, the stock is struggling, trading below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages with a downward drift over the last two weeks, which contradicts the analyst consensus target of $100. Options flow mirrors this uncertainty, with traders betting on upside potential at higher strikes while protecting downside near current levels. The 1.88% dividend yield provides some cushion but falls short of inflation-adjusted growth. Investors must decide if the high leverage is a manageable risk given the robust earnings generation or a deal-breaker for a long-term hold. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.036952 |
| AutoETS | 0.038943 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.038945 |
| AutoTheta | 0.065757 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 47% |
| H-stat | 20.77 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.227 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.84 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-09-14 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-09-14 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 344.863 |
| Revenue per Share | 31.381 |
| Market Cap | 11,062,106,112 |
| Trailing P/E | 21.25 |
| Forward P/E | 17.65 |
| Beta | 0.82 |
| Profit Margins | 12.30% |
| Website | https://www.sci-corp.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:11 a.m. EDT: Call option interest is concentrated at higher strikes ($85 to $95), suggesting speculative positioning for upside moves, while put volume clusters near the current price ($70 to $77.5) indicating defensive hedging. Implied volatility remains moderate across expirations.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.44% | 1.79% | 1.66% | 1.64% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | 0.360000 | 0.443350 |
| 2026-06-15 | 0.360000 | 0.486750 |
| 2026-03-13 | 0.340000 | 0.427619 |
| 2025-12-15 | 0.340000 | 0.434838 |
| 2025-09-15 | 0.320000 | 0.401455 |
| 2025-06-13 | 0.320000 | 0.407747 |
| 2025-03-14 | 0.320000 | 0.407384 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.300000 | 0.349406 |
| 2024-09-13 | 0.300000 | 0.375516 |
| 2024-06-14 | 0.300000 | 0.414079 |
| 2024-03-14 | 0.300000 | 0.412541 |
| 2023-12-14 | 0.290000 | 0.421267 |
| 2023-09-14 | 0.290000 | 0.470779 |
| 2023-06-14 | 0.270000 | 0.410771 |
| 2023-03-14 | 0.270000 | 0.415002 |
| 2022-12-14 | 0.270000 | 0.389329 |
| 2022-09-14 | 0.250000 | 0.410846 |
| 2022-06-14 | 0.250000 | 0.381330 |
| 2022-03-14 | 0.250000 | 0.406108 |
| 2021-12-14 | 0.230000 | 0.339333 |
| 2021-09-14 | 0.230000 | 0.373013 |
| 2021-06-14 | 0.210000 | 0.389321 |
| 2021-03-12 | 0.210000 | 0.436500 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.210000 | 0.430063 |
| 2020-09-14 | 0.190000 | 0.441347 |
| 2020-06-12 | 0.190000 | 0.498295 |
| 2020-03-12 | 0.190000 | 0.448219 |
| 2019-12-12 | 0.180000 | 0.396476 |
| 2019-09-12 | 0.180000 | 0.379827 |
| 2019-06-13 | 0.180000 | 0.391901 |
| 2019-03-14 | 0.180000 | 0.455350 |
| 2018-12-13 | 0.170000 | 0.385225 |
| 2018-09-13 | 0.170000 | 0.404858 |
| 2018-06-14 | 0.170000 | 0.481450 |
| 2018-03-14 | 0.170000 | 0.438031 |
| 2017-12-14 | 0.150000 | 0.403768 |
| 2017-09-14 | 0.150000 | 0.424689 |
| 2017-06-13 | 0.150000 | 0.464540 |
| 2017-03-13 | 0.130000 | 0.421530 |
| 2016-12-13 | 0.130000 | 0.476365 |
| 2016-09-13 | 0.130000 | 0.499616 |
| 2016-06-13 | 0.130000 | 0.492798 |
| 2016-03-11 | 0.120000 | 0.499792 |
| 2015-12-11 | 0.120000 | 0.462606 |
| 2015-09-11 | 0.120000 | 0.405680 |
| 2015-06-11 | 0.100000 | 0.338295 |
| 2015-03-12 | 0.100000 | 0.394633 |
| 2014-12-11 | 0.090000 | 0.401606 |
| 2014-09-11 | 0.090000 | 0.413983 |
| 2014-06-11 | 0.080000 | 0.395062 |
| 2014-03-12 | 0.080000 | 0.416450 |
| 2013-12-11 | 0.070000 | 0.388457 |
| 2013-09-11 | 0.070000 | 0.378993 |
| 2013-06-12 | 0.070000 | 0.398406 |
| 2013-03-13 | 0.060000 | 0.370142 |
| 2012-12-12 | 0.060000 | 0.419580 |
| 2012-10-11 | 0.060000 | 0.440852 |
| 2012-07-11 | 0.060000 | 0.477327 |
| 2012-04-11 | 0.050000 | 0.465549 |
| 2012-01-11 | 0.050000 | 0.454133 |
| 2011-10-12 | 0.050000 | 0.506073 |
| 2011-07-13 | 0.050000 | 0.436681 |
| 2011-04-13 | 0.050000 | 0.440917 |
| 2011-01-12 | 0.040000 | 0.478469 |
| 2010-10-13 | 0.040000 | 0.457143 |
| 2010-07-13 | 0.040000 | 0.513479 |
| 2010-04-13 | 0.040000 | 0.417101 |
| 2010-01-13 | 0.040000 | 0.487805 |
| 2009-10-13 | 0.040000 | 0.562588 |
| 2009-07-13 | 0.040000 | 0.736648 |
| 2009-04-13 | 0.040000 | 0.987654 |
| 2009-01-14 | 0.040000 | 0.881057 |
| 2008-10-14 | 0.040000 | 0.571429 |
| 2008-07-14 | 0.040000 | 0.425985 |
| 2008-04-11 | 0.040000 | 0.394089 |
| 2008-01-11 | 0.040000 | 0.302572 |
| 2007-10-11 | 0.030000 | 0.227273 |
| 2007-07-12 | 0.030000 | 0.239808 |
| 2007-04-12 | 0.030000 | 0.255319 |
| 2007-01-11 | 0.030000 | 0.280899 |
| 2006-10-12 | 0.025000 | 0.269107 |
| 2006-07-12 | 0.025000 | 0.310945 |
| 2006-04-11 | 0.025000 | 0.312891 |
| 2006-01-11 | 0.025000 | 0.305998 |
| 2005-10-12 | 0.025000 | 0.312500 |
| 2005-07-13 | 0.025000 | 0.300481 |
| 2005-04-13 | 0.025000 | 0.331565 |
| 1999-10-13 | 0.090000 | 1.170732 |
| 1999-07-13 | 0.090000 | 0.508834 |
| 1999-04-13 | 0.090000 | 0.571429 |
| 1999-01-13 | 0.090000 | 0.247423 |
| 1998-10-13 | 0.090000 | 0.257143 |
| 1998-07-13 | 0.090000 | 0.211454 |
| 1998-04-13 | 0.090000 | 0.213650 |
| 1998-01-13 | 0.075000 | 0.205479 |
| 1997-10-10 | 0.075000 | 0.230326 |
| 1997-07-11 | 0.075000 | 0.214669 |
| 1997-04-11 | 0.075000 | 0.229008 |
| 1997-01-14 | 0.060000 | 0.199170 |
| 1996-10-10 | 0.060000 | 0.204255 |
| 1996-07-11 | 0.060000 | 0.222738 |
| 1996-04-11 | 0.060000 | 0.245524 |
| 1996-01-11 | 0.055000 | 0.277603 |
| 1995-10-12 | 0.055000 | 0.271605 |
| 1995-07-12 | 0.055000 | 0.337165 |
| 1995-04-07 | 0.055000 | 0.379310 |
| 1995-01-10 | 0.052500 | 0.383562 |
| 1994-10-07 | 0.052500 | 0.409756 |
| 1994-07-11 | 0.052500 | 0.409756 |
| 1994-04-11 | 0.052500 | 0.424242 |
| 1994-01-10 | 0.052500 | 0.403846 |
| 1993-10-08 | 0.050000 | 0.386473 |
| 1993-07-12 | 0.050000 | 0.462428 |
| 1993-04-12 | 0.050000 | 0.481928 |
| 1993-01-11 | 0.050000 | 0.544218 |
| 1992-10-09 | 0.050000 | 0.583942 |
| 1992-07-10 | 0.050000 | 0.588235 |
| 1992-04-10 | 0.046667 | 0.530809 |
| 1992-01-10 | 0.046667 | 0.551728 |
| 1991-10-09 | 0.046667 | 0.568532 |
| 1991-07-10 | 0.046667 | 0.602155 |
| 1991-04-10 | 0.046667 | 0.525825 |
| 1991-01-10 | 0.046667 | 0.629218 |
| 1990-10-10 | 0.046667 | 0.751683 |
| 1990-07-10 | 0.046667 | 0.717954 |
| 1990-04-09 | 0.046667 | 0.868223 |
| 1990-01-10 | 0.046667 | 0.896006 |
| 1989-10-10 | 0.046667 | 0.842111 |
| 1989-07-10 | 0.046667 | 0.654975 |
| 1989-04-10 | 0.040000 | 0.653061 |
| 1989-01-10 | 0.040000 | 0.700730 |
| 1988-10-11 | 0.040000 | 0.603774 |
| 1988-07-11 | 0.040000 | 0.588957 |
| 1988-04-11 | 0.033333 | 0.439556 |
| 1988-01-11 | 0.033333 | 0.441985 |
| 1987-10-09 | 0.033333 | 0.366969 |
| 1987-07-13 | 0.033333 | 0.347823 |
| 1987-04-10 | 0.026667 | 0.288292 |
| 1987-01-02 | 0.026667 | 0.324328 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.017742157 |
| Address1 | 1,929 Allen Parkway |
| All Time High | 90.99 |
| All Time Low | 0.351852 |
| Ask | 81.33 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,009,820 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 991,581 |
| Average Volume | 991,581 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,009,820 |
| Beta | 0.819 |
| Bid | 81.27 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 11.252 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 81.165 |
| Current Ratio | 0.531 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 81.85 |
| Day Low | 81.095 |
| Debt To Equity | 344.863 |
| Display Name | Service |
| Dividend Date | 1,790,726,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.44 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.78 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.047 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.016 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,217,600 |
| Ebitda | 1,324,062,976 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.30302998 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 12.129 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.676 |
| Enterprise Value | 16,059,711,488 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.19034 |
| Eps Forward | 4.59812 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.82 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,789,430,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 80.5656 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.5994034 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.007439942 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -1.7742157 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 90.99 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -9.824997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.107978866 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 68.41 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 12.754997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.1864493 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 68.41 - 90.99 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 322,151,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.55 |
| Float Shares | 132,593,996 |
| Forward Eps | 4.59812 |
| Forward P E | 17.65178 |
| Free Cashflow | 315,907,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 25,000 |
| Fullday Change | 0.33499908 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.41444895 |
| Fullday Price | 81.165 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.26026 |
| Gross Profits | 1,137,170,944 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03024 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.97452 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 136,291,587 |
| Industry | Personal Services |
| Industry Disp | Personal Services |
| Industry Key | personal-services |
| Ir Website | http://investors.sci-corp.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=108068&p=irol-irhome&alias=03 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,789,430,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.36 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 841,708,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Service Corporation International provides deathcare products and services in the United States and Canada. Its funeral service and cemetery operations comprise funeral service locations, cemeteries, funeral service/cemetery combination locations, crematoria, and other businesses. The company also provides professional services related to funerals and cremations, including the use of funeral home facilities and motor vehicles, arranging and directing services, removal, preparation, embalming, cremation, memorialization, and travel protection, as well as catering services. In addition, it offers funeral merchandise, including burial caskets and related accessories, urns and other cremation receptacles, outer burial containers, flowers, online and video tributes, stationery products, casket and cremation memorialization products, and other ancillary merchandise. Further, the company's cemeteries provide cemetery property interment rights, such as developed lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, and cremation niches; custom inventory, including private mausoleums, family estates, and exclusive cremation memorialization options; and Cemetery merchandise and services, such as memorial cemetery markers and bases, outer burial containers, flowers and floral placement, other ancillary merchandise, graveside services, merchandise installation, and interments. It offers its products and services under the Dignity Memorial, Dignity Planning, National Cremation Society, Advantage Funeral and Cremation Services, Funeraria del Angel, Making Everlasting Memories, Neptune Society, and Trident Society brand names. Service Corporation International was incorporated in 1962 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. |
| Long Name | Service Corporation International |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 11,062,106,112 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_302617 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 537,502,016 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 10,645,735,860 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 81.69 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,037,657,024 |
| Operating Margins | 0.21003 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.35599998 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.43 |
| Phone | 713 522 5141 |
| Previous Close | 80.83 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 19.36955 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 7.2133846 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.5317423 |
| Profit Margins | 0.12302 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.431 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.33499908 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.41444895 |
| Regular Market Day High | 81.85 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 81.095 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 81.095 - 81.85 |
| Regular Market Open | 81.69 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 80.83 |
| Regular Market Price | 81.165 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,175,270 |
| Regular Market Volume | 217,500 |
| Return On Assets | 0.032899998 |
| Return On Equity | 0.34714 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.036 |
| Revenue Per Share | 31.381 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 136,291,587 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0334 |
| Shares Short | 4,554,858 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,256,489 |
| Short Name | Service Corporation Internation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.038399998 |
| Short Ratio | 4.83 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | SCI |
| Target High Price | 105.0 |
| Target Low Price | 97.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 100.33333 |
| Target Median Price | 100.0 |
| Total Cash | 260,411,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.911 |
| Total Debt | 5,303,164,928 |
| Total Revenue | 4,369,364,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.36 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.016825436 |
| Trailing Eps | 3.82 |
| Trailing P E | 21.247383 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.4089 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 79.8548 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.3102036 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.016407324 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 217,500 |
| Website | https://www.sci-corp.com |
| Zip | 77,019 |