SCI vs YELP
Service Corp. International and Yelp Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SCI | YELP |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.3B | $1.5B |
| Net income | $542.6M | $145.6M |
| Gross margin | 26.5% | 90.3% |
| Net margin | 12.6% | 9.9% |
| Return on equity | 32.7% | 20.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.80 | $2.24 |
| Dividend / share | $1.30 | · |
| Payout ratio | 33.8% | · |
| Free cash flow | $554.2M | $323.7M |
| Equity | $1.6B | $710.9M |
| Net debt / equity | 2.99× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.55× | 2.99× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.2% | 10.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 1.0% | · |
SCI bills 2.9× the revenue of YELP, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (12.6% against 9.9%).
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 | YELP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.3B | $1.5B |
| FY2024 | $4.2B | $1.4B |
| FY2023 | $4.1B | $1.3B |
| FY2022 | $4.1B | $1.2B |
| FY2021 | $4.1B | $1.0B |
| FY2020 | $3.5B | $872.9M |
| FY2019 | $3.2B | $1.0B |
| FY2018 | $3.2B | $942.8M |
| FY2017 | $3.1B | $850.8M |
| FY2016 | $3.0B | $716.1M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SCI | YELP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $542.6M | $145.6M |
| FY2024 | $518.6M | $132.8M |
| FY2023 | $537.3M | $99.2M |
| FY2022 | $565.3M | $36.3M |
| FY2021 | $802.9M | $39.7M |
| FY2020 | $515.9M | $-19.4M |
| FY2019 | $369.6M | $40.9M |
| FY2018 | $447.2M | $55.4M |
| FY2017 | $546.7M | $153.0M |
| FY2016 | $177.0M | $-1.7M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$2,844,279,000 | SCI |
| FY2024 | +$2,774,315,000 | SCI |
| FY2023 | +$2,762,716,000 | SCI |
| FY2022 | +$2,915,155,000 | SCI |
| FY2021 | +$3,111,304,000 | SCI |
| FY2020 | +$2,638,576,000 | SCI |
| FY2019 | +$2,216,591,000 | SCI |
| FY2018 | +$2,247,401,000 | SCI |
| FY2017 | +$2,244,184,000 | SCI |
| FY2016 | +$2,315,074,000 | SCI |
| FY2015 | +$2,436,330,000 | SCI |
| FY2014 | +$2,616,475,000 | SCI |
| FY2013 | +$2,317,478,000 | SCI |
| FY2012 | +$2,266,863,000 | SCI |
| FY2011 | +$2,232,755,000 | SCI |
| FY2010 | +$2,142,821,000 | SCI |
SCI has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +2.7 pp | SCI |
| FY2024 | +3.0 pp | SCI |
| FY2023 | +5.7 pp | SCI |
| FY2022 | +10.7 pp | SCI |
| FY2021 | +15.5 pp | SCI |
| FY2020 | +16.9 pp | SCI |
| FY2019 | +7.4 pp | SCI |
| FY2018 | +8.2 pp | SCI |
| FY2017 | −0.3 pp | YELP |
| FY2016 | +6.1 pp | SCI |
| FY2015 | +13.9 pp | SCI |
| FY2014 | −3.7 pp | YELP |
| FY2013 | +10.3 pp | SCI |
| FY2012 | +20.4 pp | SCI |
| FY2011 | +26.3 pp | SCI |
| FY2010 | +25.8 pp | SCI |
The higher net margin has changed hands between SCI and YELP over this period.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
YELP's net margin has been more volatile than SCI's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 10.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.4.
16 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 YELP over these 16 fiscal years — SCI led in 14 and YELP in 2.
16 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 YELP's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 10.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.9.
13 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
SCI led in return on equity in every one of the 13 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
13 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.