Service Corporation International (SCI)
Provides funeral and cemetery services through local businesses and the Dignity Memorial network.
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Sells funeral and cemetery services and merchandise at the time of need and through preneed arrangements across the United States and Canada. Local operating names sit alongside the Dignity Memorial brand, while clustered properties share resources and selective acquisitions extend the network.
Operates funeral homes, cemeteries, combination properties and crematoria across the United States and Canada. Funeral and Cemetery businesses sell services and merchandise both when a death occurs and through preneed arrangements.
Preserves the local names and goodwill of acquired businesses while co-branding most locations as Dignity Memorial. Nearby properties share preparation, transportation, administrative and personnel resources, extending the cluster model first used in Houston.
Adds locations through selective acquisitions in markets where customer dynamics or scale can support the network, while divesting non-strategic properties. Execution depends on local service quality, trained staff and integrating acquisitions without erasing established community identities.
Operates in regulated local markets and depends on trust investment performance, inflation management, fixed-cost utilization, cybersecurity and competition. The footprint is concentrated in North America.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 22, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | UBS | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $93 | Target: $105 |
| May 1, 2026 | UBS | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $95 | Target: $93 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Truist Financial | Target | Target: $84 | Target: $100 |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Oppenheimer | Target | Target: $91 | Target: $94 |
| Oct 13, 2025 | UBS | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $85 | Target: $95 |
EPSReportedEstimate
RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $260.4M · Total debt $5.30B · Total assets $19.21B · Shareholders' equity $1.54B
- Revenue
- $1.10B
- Operating income
- $231.7M
- Net income
- $124.9M
HistoryDividendAnnual yield
| Institutions | 95.71% | 261.21M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 567 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 0.57% | 1.57M shares | |
| 18 holders · as of Aug 27, 2026 | |||
| Other | 3.72% | 10.14M shares | |
| remainder | |||
272.91M company shares as of Sep 23, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Two share counts disagree (272.91M in the company's Sep 23, 2026 report, 136.62M elsewhere); stakes use the report.
This company has 2 share classes; every stake here is a share of the whole company.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 10.68% | 14.58M · 14.58M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Baillie Gifford & Co (Scottish partnership)Institution | 6.61% | 18.03M | filed Jan 26, 2022 |
FMR LLCInstitution | 5.96% | 8.14M · 8.14M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLCInstitution | 5.09% | 6.95M · 6.95M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 4.39% | 5.99M · 5.99M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | John H. Faulk | officer: SVP, COO | −24,600 | $85.65 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Eric D. Tanzberger | officer: Exec. VP, and CFO | −54,800 | $86.04 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Thomas L. Ryan | director, officer: CEO & Chairman | −253,391 | $85.25 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Tony Coelho | director | −7,700 | $79.87 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Tammy R. Moore | officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer | −5,000 | $80.48 |
- Carriage Services
Closest listed U.S. rival across funeral homes, cemeteries, and preneed sales
- Security National Financial
Regional funeral, cemetery, and preneed rival in the western U.S.
- Matthews International
Adjacent memorial-products rival in caskets, monuments, and cremation
Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Corporation International | $78.33 | +0.28% | $10.67B | 17.4 | 17.8 | 2.4 | +3.6% |
| Carriage Services | $31.32 | −1.69% | $505.7M | 11.4 | 9.0 | 1.2 | +0.8% |
| Security National Financial | $8.64 | −1.88% | $197.1M | 5.7 | — | 0.8 | +3,446.8% |
| Matthews International | $19.75 | −0.79% | $621.2M | — | 24.7 | 0.6 | −29.6% |
| Median | 8.6 | 16.8 | 0.8 | +0.8% |