Service Corporation International Raises Full-Year 2026 Adjusted EPS Guidance
Third-quarter GAAP EPS was $1.03, up from $0.83 a year earlier; adjusted EPS was $0.97 versus $0.87. Revenue grew 5%, or $49.2 million. The company set full-year adjusted EPS guidance at $3.94 to $4.04 and projected fourth-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.10 to $1.20.
Service Corporation International reported third-quarter 2026 GAAP earnings per share of $1.03, up from $0.83 in the third quarter of 2025, and adjusted earnings per share of $0.97, compared to $0.87 in the prior-year period. Consolidated revenue grew by 5%, or $49.2 million, over the third quarter of 2025. The company updated its full-year 2026 adjusted earnings per share guidance to a range of $3.94 to $4.04, while projecting fourth-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings per share between $1.10 and $1.20.
Management attributed the outlook to lower-than-anticipated funeral volumes, increased healthcare costs, and higher expenditures for advertising and selling compensation to support preneed sales growth.