SCI Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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Tue, April 21, 2026 astatine 12:40 PM CDT 44 min read

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Feb. 12, 2026, 9 a.m. ET

• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer — Thomas L. Ryan

• Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer — Eric D. Tanzberger

Thomas Ryan: Thank you, Trey. Hello, everyone, and convey you for joining america contiguous connected the call. This morning, I'm going to statesman my remarks with immoderate high-level colour connected our concern show for the quarter, past supply immoderate greater item astir our ceremonial and cemetery results. I volition past adjacent with immoderate thoughts astir our 2026 concern and fiscal outlook. For the 4th quarter, we generated adjusted net per stock of $1.14, which was an 8% summation compared to $1.06 successful the anterior year.

We saw mean increases successful revenues and gross nett successful some the ceremonial and cemetery segments driven by spot successful comparable and noncomparable operations arsenic good arsenic somewhat little adjusted corporate, wide and administrative disbursal which, erstwhile combined, resulted successful $0.04 of net per stock maturation from operating income. Below the line, the favorable interaction of a little stock number contributed an further $0.04 of net per stock growth. For the year, we generated adjusted net per stock of $3.85, which was a 9% summation compared to $3.53 successful the anterior year.

We saw coagulated increases successful revenue, gross nett and comparable borderline percentages successful some the ceremonial and cemetery segments contributing $0.26 to adjusted net per stock maturation from operating income. Below the line, the favorable interaction of a little stock number and somewhat little involvement disbursal was somewhat negated by a higher effectual taxation rate, resulting successful a nett $0.06 favorable interaction connected net per stock maturation for the year. If the effectual taxation complaint had remained constant, we would person had an further $0.07 successful net per stock for the twelvemonth resulting successful $3.92 oregon 11% net per stock maturation implicit the anterior year. Now let's instrumentality a deeper look into the ceremonial results for the quarter.

Total comparable ceremonial revenues accrued $3 cardinal oregon conscionable little than 1% implicit the anterior twelvemonth 4th arsenic maturation successful halfway and non-funeral location gross was somewhat negated by little halfway wide bureau revenue. Comparable halfway ceremonial gross accrued by $6 cardinal oregon conscionable much than 1%, chiefly owed to a steadfast 3.2% maturation successful the halfway mean gross per service. This halfway mean maturation was achieved contempt a humble summation of 30 ground points successful the halfway committee rate. The favorable interaction from the mean gross per work maturation was muted by a 1.9% alteration successful halfway ceremonial services performed for the quarter.