H&R Block vs Service Corp International
HRB and SCI side by side, both in consumer discretionary. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HRB and SCI compare
Service Corp International is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as H&R Block ($10.4B against $6.3B).
On earnings, H&R Block is cheaper: it trades at 9.1× trailing earnings, against 19.0× for Service Corp International.
H&R Block grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.9% versus 3.0% for Service Corp International).
H&R Block keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.6% compared with 12.7% at Service Corp International.
Both pay dividends: H&R Block yields 3.4% and Service Corp International 1.8%.
H&R Block scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 14 for Service Corp International), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HRB | SCI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.3B | $10.4B |
| Share price | $51.31 | $76.37 |
| Change, 1 year | 1.0% | −4.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 103% | 14.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.55 |
| Employees | 4,600 | 18K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 14 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 9.1× (better) | 19.0× |
| P/S | 1.6× (better) | 2.4× |
| P/B | 53.8× | 6.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.5× (better) | 15.4× |
| P/FCF | 8.4× (better) | 15.3× |
| PEG | 0.53 (better) | 7.62 |
| FCF yield | 12.0% (better) | 6.5% |
| Fair value | $78.19 | $66.83 |
| Margin of safety | 34.4% (better) | −14.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.9% (better) | 3.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.4% (better) | 4.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 21.1% (better) | 5.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 28.9% (better) | 8.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 5.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 44.3% (better) | 25.9% |
| Operating margin | – | 22.7% |
| Net margin | 18.6% (better) | 12.7% |
| FCF margin | 19.2% (better) | 15.4% |
| Return on equity | 711% (better) | 35.7% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 11.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 12.69 | 3.28 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.50 (better) | 4.98 |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.9× |
| Current ratio | 1.13 (better) | 0.40 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.48 (better) | 0.76 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.4% (better) | 1.8% |
| Payout ratio | 28.8% | 34.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.1% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 3.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% | 5.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 94.8% |
| Held by insiders | 1.7% | 2.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$13.9M (better) | −$39.3M |
| Short interest, % of float | 15.3% | 3.4% |
Go deeper
- HRB stock overview
- HRB income statement
- HRB valuation and score
- SCI stock overview
- SCI income statement
- SCI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.