SCI vs UNF
Service Corp. International and Unifirst Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SCI | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.3B | $2.4B |
| Net income | $542.6M | $148.3M |
| Gross margin | 26.5% | 36.6% |
| Net margin | 12.6% | 6.1% |
| Return on equity | 32.7% | 6.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.80 | $7.98 |
| Dividend / share | $1.30 | · |
| Payout ratio | 33.8% | 16.6% |
| Free cash flow | $554.2M | $142.5M |
| Equity | $1.6B | $2.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 2.99× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.55× | 3.18× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.2% | 6.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 1.0% | 1.8% |
SCI bills 1.8× the revenue of UNF, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (12.6% against 6.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | SCI | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.3B | $2.4B |
| FY2024 | $4.2B | $2.4B |
| FY2023 | $4.1B | $2.2B |
| FY2022 | $4.1B | $2.0B |
| FY2021 | $4.1B | $1.8B |
| FY2020 | $3.5B | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $3.2B | $1.8B |
| FY2018 | $3.2B | $1.7B |
| FY2017 | $3.1B | $1.6B |
| FY2016 | $3.0B | $1.5B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SCI | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $542.6M | $148.3M |
| FY2024 | $518.6M | $145.5M |
| FY2023 | $537.3M | $103.7M |
| FY2022 | $565.3M | $103.4M |
| FY2021 | $802.9M | $151.1M |
| FY2020 | $515.9M | $135.8M |
| FY2019 | $369.6M | $179.1M |
| FY2018 | $447.2M | $163.9M |
| FY2017 | $546.7M | $70.2M |
| FY2016 | $177.0M | $125.0M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$1,876,882,000 | SCI |
| FY2024 | +$1,758,948,000 | SCI |
| FY2023 | +$1,866,731,000 | SCI |
| FY2022 | +$2,107,839,000 | SCI |
| FY2021 | +$2,316,927,000 | SCI |
| FY2020 | +$1,707,350,000 | SCI |
| FY2019 | +$1,421,409,000 | SCI |
| FY2018 | +$1,493,685,000 | SCI |
| FY2017 | +$1,504,073,000 | SCI |
| FY2016 | +$1,563,091,000 | SCI |
| FY2015 | +$1,529,436,000 | SCI |
| FY2014 | +$1,599,114,000 | SCI |
| FY2013 | +$1,194,951,000 | SCI |
| FY2012 | +$1,148,141,000 | SCI |
| FY2011 | +$1,181,914,000 | SCI |
| FY2010 | +$1,164,613,000 | SCI |
| FY2009 | +$1,040,104,000 | SCI |
SCI has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +6.5 pp | SCI |
| FY2024 | +6.4 pp | SCI |
| FY2023 | +8.5 pp | SCI |
| FY2022 | +8.6 pp | SCI |
| FY2021 | +11.1 pp | SCI |
| FY2020 | +7.2 pp | SCI |
| FY2019 | +1.5 pp | SCI |
| FY2018 | +4.4 pp | SCI |
| FY2017 | +13.3 pp | SCI |
| FY2016 | −2.7 pp | UNF |
| FY2015 | −0.7 pp | UNF |
| FY2014 | −2.6 pp | UNF |
| FY2013 | −2.6 pp | UNF |
| FY2012 | −1.1 pp | UNF |
| FY2011 | −0.4 pp | UNF |
| FY2010 | −1.6 pp | UNF |
| FY2009 | −1.5 pp | UNF |
The higher net margin has changed hands between SCI and UNF over this period.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SCI's net margin has been more volatile than UNF's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 4.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.6.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between SCI and UNF over these 17 fiscal years — SCI led in 9 and UNF in 8.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SCI's return on equity has been more volatile than UNF's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 11.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.4.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between SCI and UNF over these 17 fiscal years — SCI led in 13 and UNF in 4.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.