CSV vs SCI vs MATW Stock Comparison

Carriage Services, Service Corp International and Matthews International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSV Carriage Services Inc
$35.11 +9.8% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$552.48M
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$417.29M
Div. yield
0.01%
Funeral Services Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
SCI Service Corp International
$82.37 +5.8% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$11.33B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.37B
Div. yield
0.02%
Funeral Services Consumer Discretionary
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Service Corp International leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Service Corp International 9, Carriage Services 2, Matthews International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSVSCIMATWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $552.48M $11.33B $605.50M SCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 21.1x -20.6x CSV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 20.6x 36.6x CSV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.4% +2.9% -31.8% SCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% 12.3% -2.6% SCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 10.7% 0.0% SCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 4.1x 4.4x SCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.06% MATW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.8% +0.9% -19.4% SCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.4%/yr +5.4%/yr -10.7%/yr SCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 24.7% 34.2% SCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 32/100 29/100 SCI

Percentile Scorecard

CSVSCIMATW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCSVSCIMATW
Valuation 53 #16 of 33 16 #28 of 33 28 #24 of 33
Growth 14 #26 of 30 17 #25 of 30 21 #24 of 30
Profitability 36 #19 of 29 79 #7 of 29 14 #25 of 29
Financial Health 11 #35 of 39 3 #38 of 39 21 #31 of 39
Shareholder Returns 8 #13 of 14 46 #8 of 14 62 #6 of 14
Overall 24 32 29
  • CSV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • SCI ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • MATW ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCSVSCIMATWSPY
1 month +9.8%+5.8%+0.5% -0.8%
3 months -12.4%-0.4%-32.4% +3.5%
6 months -32.0%-4.6%-32.7% +7.0%
Year to date -17.0%+5.6%-27.1% +12.2%
1 year -22.8%+0.9%-19.4% +13.0%
3 years +65.8%+53.6%-45.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.4%+15.4%-18.5% +23.1%
5 years -20.1%+29.9%-43.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.4%+5.4%-10.7% +11.0%
10 years +45.3%+216.7%-67.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.8%+12.2%-10.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCSVSCIMATWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%24.7%34.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%24.4%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.22-0.110.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.730.03-0.57 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.4%-28.6%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.0%-6.1%-34.0% -1.8%
52-week high $51.65$87.73$28.85 $779.14
52-week low $30.41$68.77$18.58 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCSVSCIMATW
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 15.5x 21.1xmedian 15.5x -20.4xmedian 15.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x 0.5xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 10.1x 13.3xmedian 10.1x 9.3xmedian 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 14.7x 21.0xmedian 14.7x -7.3xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.0x 7.3xmedian 2.0x 1.2xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.03median 0.35 3.15median 0.35 -0.97median 0.35

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCSVSCIMATW
Revenue $417.29M $4.37B $1.11B
Gross profit $146.58M $1.14B $405.68M
Operating income $91.33M $977.34M $69.77M
Net income $44.61M $537.74M -$29.36M
Free cash flow $37.42M $535.24M -$81.97M
EPS (diluted) $2.82 $3.89 $-0.93
Cash & equivalents $2.55M $260.41M $37.60M
Total debt $526.02M $5.30B $567.26M
Shares (diluted) 15.84M 138.33M 31.44M
Enterprise value $544.09M $10.32B $468.02M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCSVSCIMATW
P/E 12.3x 21.1x -20.4x
P/FCF 14.9x 21.0x -7.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 10.8x -10.0x
P/S 1.3x 2.6x 0.5x
P/B 2.0x 7.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 7.3x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 13.3x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 11.8x 16.7x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 3.7x 1.0x
EV/FCF 28.9x 30.4x -13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x 15.7x -19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.03 3.15 -0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSVSCIMATW
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.4% 2.9% -31.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 2.6% -15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% 1.4% -20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 2.3% -10.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.2% 2.8% 88.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 4.8% 101.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.9% 0.5% 54.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 3.1% 21.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.9% 3.9% 55.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 6.7% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.8% 3.2% -2,968%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 13.1% -35.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.1% -11.4% -125.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.3% 18.4% -49.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSVSCIMATW
Gross margin 35.1% 26.0% 36.6%
EBITDA margin 28.5% 28.1% 10.9%
Operating margin 21.9% 22.4% 6.3%
Pretax margin 15.0% 16.5% 0.7%
Net margin 10.7% 12.3% -2.6%
FCF margin 9.0% 12.2% -7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.7% 23.7% -5.3%
Return on equity 16.3% 34.4% -5.9%
Return on assets 3.3% 2.8% -1.9%
Return on invested capital 8.7% 10.7% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 7.0% 5.4% 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 0.4% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSVSCIMATW
Debt / assets 38.5% 27.6% 37.7%
Debt / equity 1.9x 3.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 4.1x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 14.1x 9.9x -6.9x
Liabilities / assets 79.5% 92.0% 67.7%
Equity / assets 20.5% 8.0% 32.3%
Interest coverage 3.3x 3.8x 1.4x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.18 0.78 1.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSVSCIMATW
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.7% 5.4%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 3.3% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 5.0% 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.9% 35.1% -114.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.0% 35.3% -41.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.7% 6.0% 4.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 5.2% 6.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCSVSCIMATW
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 36.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.53FY2026 $4.00FY2026 $0.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.3%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 -58.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +9.7% +42.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $416.12MFY2026 $4.72BFY2026 $1.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 -27.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% +1.3% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSVSCIMATW
Held by institutions 84.9% 94.2% 95.6%
Institutions holding 160 552 180
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.6% +1.6% +1.5%
Institutions buying 86 231 87
Institutions selling 43 213 49
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.08 1.78

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CSVSCIMATW
CSV 1.00 0.57 0.36
SCI 0.57 1.00 0.22
MATW 0.36 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSV, SCI and MATW?

Service Corp International (SCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carriage Services (CSV) $552.48M, Service Corp International (SCI) $11.33B, Matthews International (MATW) $605.50M.

Which stock is cheaper, CSV, SCI and MATW?

Carriage Services (CSV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carriage Services (CSV) 12.4x, Service Corp International (SCI) 21.1x, Matthews International (MATW) -20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carriage Services (CSV) is cheapest (Carriage Services (CSV) 9.9x, Service Corp International (SCI) 20.6x, Matthews International (MATW) 36.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Service Corp International (SCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carriage Services (CSV) +2.4%, Service Corp International (SCI) +2.9%, Matthews International (MATW) -31.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Service Corp International (SCI) has the highest net margin (Carriage Services (CSV) 10.7%, Service Corp International (SCI) 12.3%, Matthews International (MATW) -2.6%). On return on invested capital, Service Corp International (SCI) leads (Carriage Services (CSV) 8.7%, Service Corp International (SCI) 10.7%, Matthews International (MATW) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Service Corp International (SCI) returned the most: Carriage Services (CSV) -22.8%, Service Corp International (SCI) +0.9%, Matthews International (MATW) -19.4%. Over five years, Service Corp International (SCI) compounded fastest (Carriage Services (CSV) -4.4%/yr, Service Corp International (SCI) +5.4%/yr, Matthews International (MATW) -10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Matthews International (MATW) has the highest dividend yield: Carriage Services (CSV) 0.01%, Service Corp International (SCI) 0.02%, Matthews International (MATW) 0.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Service Corp International (SCI) has been the steadiest (Carriage Services (CSV) 31.3%, Service Corp International (SCI) 24.7%, Matthews International (MATW) 34.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSV, SCI and MATW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Service Corp International (SCI) leads on 9. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.