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Compared to Estimates, Service Corp. (SCI) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
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For the quarter ended September 2026, Service Corp. (SCI - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.11 billion, up 4.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.97, compared to $0.87 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.34% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.98, the EPS surprise was -1.02%.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
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: $6,022.00 versus $6,018.15 estimated by two analysts on average.
Funeral services performed: 86,278 compared to the 85,470 average estimate based on two analysts.
Revenue- Funeral: $602.6 million versus $595.85 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5% change.
Revenue- Cemetery: $504.6 million compared to the $515.18 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.3% year over year.
Revenue- Cemetery- Core: $459.1 million compared to the $470.54 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.9% year over year.
Revenue- Cemetery- Core- Atneed: $106.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $109.65 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1%.
Revenue- Cemetery- Other: $45.5 million versus $43.13 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +19.7% change.
Revenues- Cemetery- Total recognized preneed revenue: $352.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $360.89 million.
Revenue- Funeral- Non-funeral home preneed sales: $20.9 million compared to the $22.07 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -7.1% year over year.
Revenue- Funeral- Core general agency and other: $64.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $57.69 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.3%.
Gross profit- Funeral: $104.9 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $107.21 million.
Gross profit- Cemetery: $167.4 million compared to the $178.43 million average estimate based on three analysts.
Shares of Service Corp. have returned +7.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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Compared to Estimates, Service Corp. (SCI) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
For the quarter ended September 2026, Service Corp. (SCI - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.11 billion, up 4.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.97, compared to $0.87 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.34% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.98, the EPS surprise was -1.02%.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
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:View all Key Company Metrics for Service Corp. here>>>
Shares of Service Corp. have returned +7.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.