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 ($10.3B against $6.3B).
On earnings, H&R Block is cheaper: it trades at 9.3× trailing earnings, against 18.7× for Service Corp International.
H&R Block grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.2% versus 3.0% for Service Corp International).
Service Corp International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.7% compared with −8.2% at H&R Block.
Both pay dividends: H&R Block yields 3.4% and Service Corp International 1.9%.
Service Corp International scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 11 for H&R Block), 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 | $10.3B |
| Share price | $50.98 | $75.40 |
| Change, 1 year | 6.9% | −5.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 108% | 11.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.39 | 0.57 |
| Employees | 4,600 | 18K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 9.3× (better) | 18.7× |
| P/S | 1.6× (better) | 2.3× |
| P/B | – | 6.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.4× (better) | 15.2× |
| P/FCF | 8.4× (better) | 15.1× |
| PEG | 0.54 (better) | 7.52 |
| FCF yield | 11.9% (better) | 6.6% |
| Fair value | $76.18 | $69.04 |
| Margin of safety | 33.1% (better) | −9.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.2% (better) | 3.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.4% (better) | 4.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 5.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 22.4% (better) | 8.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 5.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 43.7% (better) | 25.9% |
| Operating margin | – | 22.7% |
| Net margin | −8.2% | 12.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | 18.8% (better) | 15.4% |
| Return on equity | – | 35.7% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 11.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 3.28 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.10 (better) | 4.98 |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.9× |
| Current ratio | 0.72 (better) | 0.40 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.50 (better) | 0.76 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.4% (better) | 1.9% |
| Payout ratio | – | 34.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.1% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 3.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% | 5.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 95.2% |
| Held by insiders | 1.6% | 2.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$110K (better) | −$32.7M |
| Short interest, % of float | 13.8% | 4.1% |
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.