Service Corp International (SCI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Service Corp International (SCI) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 5.42% in Q2 2026, down 0.20 percentage points from 5.61% a year earlier and down 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Service Corp International (SCI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Service Corp International reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 5.66%, down 0.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four straight years, with a five-year change of -0.68 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.75% in FY2024 (-0.56 pp), 6.31% in FY2023 (-0.05 pp), 6.36% in FY2022 (-1.92 pp) and 8.28% in FY2021 (+1.94 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.21 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 1.91 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 2.34 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 5.44% (Q1 2026), 5.51% (Q4 2025) and 5.54% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.12 Bn | 9.18 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 5.50% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.23 Bn | -2.80 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 13.73% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.19 Bn | -6.29 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 11.25% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.13 Bn | 227.24 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 3.99% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.75 Bn | 4.09 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 25.21% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.56 Bn | 4.27 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 9.88% |
| 7 | Covista | 3.91 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 17.32% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.23 Bn | 50.58 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 25.93% |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.23 Bn | 3.12 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 14.35% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.49 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 204.83 Mn | 0.12% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.50% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.55% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.73% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.04% |
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Service Corp International Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SCI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();