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Deathcare Comparable Funeral Gross Profit

measures funeral gross profit from locations included in the issuer's comparable-operation population.

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 profit dollars reconcile to the reported margin
Profit growth can come from volume, unit revenue, or cost conversion
Keep funeral and cemetery profit pools separate
Part of the Deathcare Funeral & Cemetery Economics
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Deathcare comparable funeral gross profit measures comparable funeral revenue remaining after the direct costs included by SCI in its funeral gross-profit presentation.

SCI reported $488.8 million of comparable funeral gross profit in 2025.

The profit dollars reconcile to the reported margin

SCI reported $2.340 billion of comparable funeral revenue.

Dividing $488.8 million by $2.340 billion gives about 20.9%, which reconciles to SCI's reported comparable funeral gross-profit margin.

Profit growth can come from volume, unit revenue, or cost conversion

The gross-profit dollars sit downstream of 347,696 comparable funeral services and the revenue generated around those services.

A change in Comparable Funeral Services Performed can therefore affect profit even if average revenue and margin are unchanged.

Keep funeral and cemetery profit pools separate

SCI reported $638.1 million of comparable cemetery gross profit, but cemetery economics include different sales and recognition mechanics.

Use Comparable Funeral Gross-Profit Margin for conversion and the cemetery measures for segment comparison.

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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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 Rate Funeral Average Revenue per ServiceComparable Funeral Gross ProfitCurrent conceptComparable 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 Margin Comparable Funeral Revenue Comparable Funeral Services Performed Funeral Average Revenue per Service

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