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Deathcare Cemetery Revenue Recognized from Backlog

measures cemetery revenue recognized in the current period from sales production that had previously been deferred.

By Lee BaileyPublished Sep 26, 2026

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Research date: Sep 26, 2026Use the dated article and cited sources for the definition, examples, and stated limitations.
Operating-model context: 17 connected conceptsPart of the reviewed Deathcare Funeral & Cemetery Economics; issuer definitions remain distinct where disclosed.
Company examples: 1 reviewed companyRelationships reflect supported examples, not a normalized cross-company KPI ranking.

Recognition releases earlier production
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Deathcare cemetery revenue recognized from backlog measures cemetery revenue recognized in the current period from sales that had previously been deferred.

SCI reported $799.4 million of cemetery revenue recognized from backlog in 2025.

Recognition releases earlier production

The $799.4 million is not new sales production. It is the current-period recognition of obligations created by earlier cemetery sales.

That distinction prevents investors from adding recognized backlog revenue to current production as if both represented new demand.

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SCI reported $1.0136 billion of cemetery sales production deferred to backlog in 2025. The $799.4 million recognized from backlog was about 78.9% of that year's new deferred amount.

The $214.2 million difference is not a complete backlog-change calculation because cancellations, acquisitions, fair-value effects, and other movements can also affect the backlog stock.

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Use this measure with Cemetery Sales Deferred to Backlog and Preneed Backlog.

Production creates potential future revenue, deferral places qualifying sales into backlog, and recognition releases prior backlog into current revenue.

Primary source: Service Corporation International 2025 Form 10-K.

Part of the Deathcare Funeral & Cemetery Economics

Connects comparable funeral volume, revenue per service, cremation mix and gross profit with preneed funding production, cemetery sales and backlog conversion, and the long-duration preneed revenue base.

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Where this concept fits

Cemetery sales production, deferral, and recognitionCurrent relationship
Preneed and atneed cemetery production describe current selling activity, while deferred production enters backlog and later becomes recognized revenue as property, merchandise, and services satisfy recognition conditions. Comparable gross profit shows the mature-location economics that result.
Cemetery Atneed Sales Production Cemetery Preneed Sales ProductionCemetery Revenue from BacklogCurrent conceptCemetery Sales Deferred to Backlog Comparable Cemetery Gross Profit Comparable Cemetery Gross Profit Margin
Funeral volume, revenue per service, mix, and gross profit
Comparable funeral economics connect services performed with average revenue per service, while cremation mix and cost structure shape the resulting gross profit and margin.
Comparable Cremation Rate Funeral Average Revenue per Service Comparable Funeral Gross Profit Comparable Funeral Gross Profit Margin Comparable Funeral Revenue Comparable Funeral Services Performed
Preneed funding production and future funeral demand
Insurance-funded and trust-funded preneed sales production build future funeral obligations through different funding structures. Contract counts separate volume from average contract size, while backlog captures the larger unfulfilled revenue base.
Preneed Backlog Preneed Insurance Contract Count Preneed Insurance Sales Production Preneed Trust Contract Count Preneed Trust Sales Production

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SCIOpen operating-model research →17 of 17 reviewed concepts in Deathcare Funeral & Cemetery EconomicsCemetery sales production, deferral, and recognition6 of 6 bridge concepts supportedContinue through this bridge:Cemetery Atneed Sales Production Cemetery Preneed Sales Production Cemetery Sales Deferred to Backlog Comparable Cemetery Gross Profit Comparable Cemetery Gross Profit Margin

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