MATW vs SNFCA vs CSV Stock Comparison

Matthews International, Security National Financial and Carriage Services Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSV Carriage Services Inc
$35.88 +12.2% 1M -21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$569.86M
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$417.29M
Div. yield
1.24%
Funeral Services Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Security National Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Security National Financial 6, Matthews International 3, Carriage Services 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATWSNFCACSVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $594.92M $214.85M $569.86M MATW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.4x 6.4x 12.6x SNFCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.7x — 10.2x CSV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -31.8% -1.1% +2.4% CSV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.6% 11.1% 10.7% SNFCA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% -6.6% 8.7% CSV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x — 4.4x MATW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.40% 0.00% 1.24% MATW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.5% +10.0% -21.7% SNFCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.9%/yr +5.1%/yr -6.5%/yr SNFCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 30.0% 31.4% SNFCA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 39/100 23/100 SNFCA

Percentile Scorecard

MATWSNFCACSV

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

AxisMATWSNFCACSV
Valuation 25 #25 of 33 87 #16 of 119 47 #18 of 33
Growth 21 #24 of 30 24 #87 of 114 14 #26 of 30
Profitability 14 #25 of 29 28 #80 of 110 36 #19 of 29
Financial Health 21 #31 of 39 43 #63 of 110 11 #35 of 39
Shareholder Returns 62 #6 of 14 13 #92 of 106 8 #13 of 14
Overall 29 39 23
  • MATW ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • SNFCA ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • CSV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMATWSNFCACSVSPY
1 month +0.6%+4.2%+12.2% -0.2%
3 months -33.9%-5.7%-12.1% +3.9%
6 months -32.5%-7.8%-28.6% +8.2%
Year to date -27.0%+1.1%-15.2% +12.9%
1 year -18.5%+10.0%-21.7% +12.3%
3 years -45.9%+42.6%+69.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.5%+12.6%+19.2% +23.3%
5 years -43.8%+27.9%-28.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.9%+5.1%-6.5% +10.9%
10 years -67.6%+105.6%+49.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.7%+7.5%+4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMATWSNFCACSVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%30.0%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.2%30.3%34.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.420.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.540.33-0.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-39.5%-69.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.9%-9.0%-30.5% -1.2%
52-week high $28.85$10.01$51.65 $779.14
52-week low $18.58$7.76$30.41 $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.

MultipleMATWSNFCACSV
P/E now vs peer median -20.4xmedian 15.2x 6.4xmedian 10.5x 12.6xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 0.6xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 9.8x —median 7.6x 9.2xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.3xmedian 14.5x 26.2xmedian 8.5x 15.2xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.0x 0.1xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.97median 0.35 0.69median 0.53 1.05median 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 monthsMATWSNFCACSV
Revenue $1.11B $335.96M $417.29M
Gross profit $405.68M $188.72M $146.58M
Operating income $69.77M -$99.03M $91.33M
Net income -$29.36M $37.29M $44.61M
Free cash flow -$81.97M $8.19M $37.42M
EPS (diluted) $-0.93 $1.39 $2.82
Cash & equivalents $37.60M $163.44M $2.55M
Total debt $567.26M $564.03M $526.02M
Shares (diluted) 31.44M 26.89M 15.84M
Enterprise value $457.44M -$1.82B $561.46M

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
MetricMATWSNFCACSV
P/E -20.4x 6.4x 12.6x
P/FCF -7.3x 26.2x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow -10.0x 2.7x 9.3x
P/S 0.5x 0.6x 1.4x
P/B 1.2x 0.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 0.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x – 9.2x
EV/EBIT 16.1x 1.9x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 1.0x -0.5x 2.6x
EV/FCF -13.7x -22.5x 29.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -19.0x -2.3x 17.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.97 0.69 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATWSNFCACSV
Revenue growth (1Y) -31.8% -1.1% 2.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.8% -1.8% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.3% -1.0% 2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.8% -18.6% 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.4% 11.4% -8.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 101.7% -74.1% 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.9% 27.9% -14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 12.1% 12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.0% 27.5% -15.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 9.2% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2,968% 57.6% 17.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.6% 32.0% -4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -125.4% 155.3% 1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.4% -26.9% -8.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATWSNFCACSV
Gross margin 36.6% 56.2% 35.1%
EBITDA margin 10.9% – 28.5%
Operating margin 6.3% -29.5% 21.9%
Pretax margin 0.7% 14.4% 15.0%
Net margin -2.6% 11.1% 10.7%
FCF margin -7.4% 2.4% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin -5.3% 24.0% 14.7%
Return on equity -5.9% 3.7% 16.3%
Return on assets -1.9% 2.3% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 0.0% -6.6% 8.7%
Return on capital employed 5.6% – 7.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 2.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATWSNFCACSV
Debt / assets 37.7% 9.0% 38.5%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.1x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x – 4.4x
Debt / FCF -6.9x 17.6x 14.1x
Liabilities / assets 67.7% – 79.5%
Equity / assets 32.3% 100.0% 20.5%
Interest coverage 1.4x -23.5x 3.3x
Current ratio 1.8x – 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.91 – 1.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATWSNFCACSV
Dividend yield 5.4% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 0.8% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 0.8% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) -114.4% – 15.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) -41.0% – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.7% – 2.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – 2.2%

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.

ConsensusMATWSNFCACSV
Forward P/E 36.7xFY2026 – 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.52FY2026 – $3.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -58.7%FY2026 – +10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.3% – +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.08BFY2026 – $416.12MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -27.7%FY2026 – -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% – +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATWSNFCACSV
Held by institutions 95.6% 41.5% 84.9%
Institutions holding 180 77 160
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -1.3% +7.6%
Institutions buying 87 37 86
Institutions selling 49 22 43
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.68 2.00

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.

MATWSNFCACSV
MATW 1.00 0.29 0.36
SNFCA 0.29 1.00 0.29
CSV 0.36 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MATW, SNFCA and CSV?

Matthews International (MATW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Matthews International (MATW) $594.92M, Security National Financial (SNFCA) $214.85M, Carriage Services (CSV) $569.86M.

Which stock is cheaper, MATW, SNFCA and CSV?

Security National Financial (SNFCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Matthews International (MATW) -20.4x, Security National Financial (SNFCA) 6.4x, Carriage Services (CSV) 12.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carriage Services (CSV) is cheapest (Matthews International (MATW) 36.7x, Carriage Services (CSV) 10.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carriage Services (CSV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Matthews International (MATW) -31.8%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) -1.1%, Carriage Services (CSV) +2.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Security National Financial (SNFCA) has the highest net margin (Matthews International (MATW) -2.6%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) 11.1%, Carriage Services (CSV) 10.7%). On return on invested capital, Carriage Services (CSV) leads (Matthews International (MATW) 0.0%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) -6.6%, Carriage Services (CSV) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Security National Financial (SNFCA) returned the most: Matthews International (MATW) -18.5%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) +10.0%, Carriage Services (CSV) -21.7%. Over five years, Security National Financial (SNFCA) compounded fastest (Matthews International (MATW) -10.9%/yr, Security National Financial (SNFCA) +5.1%/yr, Carriage Services (CSV) -6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Matthews International (MATW) has the highest dividend yield: Matthews International (MATW) 5.40%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) 0.00%, Carriage Services (CSV) 1.24%. Security National Financial (SNFCA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Security National Financial (SNFCA) has been the steadiest (Matthews International (MATW) 34.1%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) 30.0%, Carriage Services (CSV) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Security National Financial (SNFCA) leads on 6. 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.