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Deathcare Comparable Funeral Average Revenue per Service

measures comparable funeral revenue attributable to normal funeral services divided by comparable services performed.

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.

The reported average does not use total comparable funeral revenue
Numerator discipline matters more than the formula
Mix can change the average without a list-price change
Part of the Deathcare Funeral & Cemetery Economics
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Deathcare comparable funeral average revenue per service measures the revenue SCI assigns to normal comparable funeral services divided by comparable services performed.

SCI reported $5,823 of comparable average revenue per service for 2025.

The reported average does not use total comparable funeral revenue

SCI reported $2.340 billion of comparable funeral revenue and 347,696 comparable funeral services. Dividing those two headline figures gives roughly $6,730 per service, not $5,823.

The difference exists because SCI excludes general agency revenue, non-funeral-home preneed sales revenue, and other revenue from the numerator used for the average-revenue calculation.

Numerator discipline matters more than the formula

The arithmetic is simple only after the correct revenue pool is selected. Using total comparable funeral revenue would create a false unit-economics figure even though the service count is correct.

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Mix can change the average without a list-price change

Pricing, merchandise and service selection, cremation mix, trust-fund income, and customer preferences can all affect the reported average.

Use Comparable Cremation Rate before interpreting movement in $5,823 as pure price realization.

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

Funeral volume, revenue per service, mix, and gross profitCurrent relationship
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 RateFuneral Average Revenue per ServiceCurrent conceptComparable 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
Cemetery sales production, deferral, and recognition
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 Production Cemetery Revenue from Backlog Cemetery Sales Deferred to Backlog Comparable Cemetery Gross Profit Comparable Cemetery Gross Profit Margin

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SCIOpen operating-model research →17 of 17 reviewed concepts in Deathcare Funeral & Cemetery EconomicsFuneral volume, revenue per service, mix, and gross profit6 of 6 bridge concepts supportedContinue through this bridge:Comparable Cremation Rate Comparable Funeral Gross Profit Comparable Funeral Gross Profit Margin Comparable Funeral Revenue Comparable Funeral Services Performed

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Compare funeral unit revenue only after matching SCI's narrower numerator to comparable service volume.

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