Service Corporation International (SCI) Releases Q1 2026 Earnings: Modest Revenue Gain, EPS Miss and Margin Compression

Service Corporation International (SCI) reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.10 billion, up 2.1% year-over-year, slightly below the Street estimate of $1.11 billion. Diluted earnings per share came in at $0.97, below the consensus estimate of $1.02.

Gross profit: $286.5 million (down 1.7% YoY)

Operating profit: $243.8 million (down 3.1% YoY)

Net income attributable to common shareholders: $135.8 million (down 4.95% YoY)

Cost of sales: $810.0 million (up 3.5% YoY)

Diluted EPS: $0.97 (down 1.02% YoY)

Cash from operating activities: $333.8 million (up 7.3% YoY)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment: $79.9 million (up 2.2% YoY)

Cash and cash equivalents: $258.0 million (up 13.6% YoY)

Total liabilities: $17.0 billion (up 8.5% YoY)

Top-line improvement was modest and fell short of estimates, while margins compressed year-over-year.

Operating cash flow strengthened, supporting the company’s cash position despite higher liabilities.

EPS missed consensus, indicating pressure on profitability even as revenue grew.

Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.

Service Corporation International Insider Trading Activity

Service Corporation International insiders have traded $SCI stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SCI stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

ERIC D TANZBERGER (Exec. VP, and CFO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 80,800 shares for an estimated $6,587,639.
ELISABETH G. NASH (Sr. V.P. Operations Services) sold 42,400 shares for an estimated $3,236,057
SUMNER J III WARING (President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 30,300 shares for an estimated $2,519,233.
TONY COELHO sold 7,700 shares for an estimated $614,970
TAMMY R MOORE (VP, Chief Accounting Officer) sold 5,000 shares for an estimated $402,409

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Service Corporation International Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 210 institutional investors add shares of Service Corporation International stock to their portfolio, and 291 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 1,404,413 shares (-74.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $109,502,081
BLACKROCK, INC. added 1,275,430 shares (+10.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $99,445,277
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. added 1,067,212 shares (+49.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $83,210,519
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC added 575,793 shares (+64.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $44,894,580
BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO removed 527,858 shares (-5.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $41,157,088
MARSHALL WACE, LLP removed 520,447 shares (-94.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $40,579,252
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added 518,296 shares (+62.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $40,411,539

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Service Corporation International Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $SCI recently. We have seen 2 analysts offer price targets for $SCI in the last 6 months, with a median target of $103.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Scott Schneeberger from Oppenheimer set a target price of $97.0 on 04/02/2026
Tomohiko Sano from JP Morgan set a target price of $110.0 on 01/20/2026