Service Corp. (SCI) reported $1.1 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.6%. EPS of $0.90 for the same period compares to $0.88 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.08 billion, representing a surprise of +2.04%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +1.12%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.89.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Service Corp. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Total comparable funeral average revenue per service: $6,016.00 compared to the $6,011.61 average estimate based on two analysts. Funeral services performed: 87,347 versus 85,320 estimated by two analysts on average. Revenue- Funeral: $604.8 million versus $594.3 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.3% change. Revenue- Cemetery: $498.5 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $486.93 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.2%. Revenue- Cemetery- Core: $452.3 million compared to the $447.25 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.5% year over year. Revenues - Cemetery - Total recognized preneed revenue: $341.6 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $337.91 million. Revenue- Cemetery- Core- Atneed: $110.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $109.34 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.3%. Revenue- Funeral- Core general agency and other: $60.1 million compared to the $58.66 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.7% year over year. Revenue- Funeral- Non-funeral home preneed sales: $21.2 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $26.34 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -19.7%. Revenue- Cemetery- Other: $46.2 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $39.76 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +25.2%. Gross profit- Funeral: $110.3 million compared to the $107.78 million average estimate based on three analysts. Gross profit- Cemetery: $163.2 million compared to the $163.77 million average estimate based on three analysts.View all Key Company Metrics for Service Corp. here>>>
Shares of Service Corp. have returned +11.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"
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