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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Service Corporation International (SCI) pays a $1.36 annual dividend ($0.36 quarterly), yielding 1.77% at $81.37/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-15. 12 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.77%
Annual Dividend: $1.36 per share
Payout Ratio: 35.6%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-15
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Years of Dividend History: 36
Service Corporation International dividend investors are looking at a deathcare company with a 36-year payment history and a current yield of 1.87%. SCI operates funeral homes, cemeteries, and cremation services across the United States and Canada under brands including Dignity Memorial, Neptune Society, and National Cremation Society. Trailing twelve-month payments total $1.36 per share, paid quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on September 15, 2026. A beta of 0.819 points to below-market price volatility, which suits growth-and-income investors who want dividend expansion without sharp swings in the underlying stock.
Service Corporation International pays out 35.6% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). Deathcare demand is driven by mortality rates and an aging population, both of which underpin the company's ability to sustain its current payout level. The most significant data-supported pressure on Service Corporation International dividend safety is the cyclical sector classification: consumer cyclical stocks can face earnings variability, and any meaningful earnings decline would test even a conservative payout ratio.
Service Corporation International dividend history shows a CAGR of 14.7% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.19 to $1.30 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was a 2.9% dip in 2013, when the annual dividend slipped from $0.28 to $0.27, the only year-over-year decline in the available history. The largest single-year jump was 47.4% in 2012, showing the growth has not been uniform.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +8.4% | $1.02 (2022) | $1.30 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +10.8% | $0.78 (2020) | $1.30 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +11.4% | $0.44 (2015) | $1.30 (2025) |
SCI stock fits growth-and-income investors who want dividend expansion from a deathcare business with a long payment history, and who are willing to accept a low current yield in exchange for that growth rate. At 1.87%, the yield is classified as low (below 2%), and it sits above the 5-year average of 1.55%, meaning the current entry point offers slightly more income than the historical norm. The 35.6% payout ratio leaves meaningful room for future increases. The trade-off is straightforward: the 14.7% annualized growth rate is the headline, not the income level, and investors focused on current cash flow will find the yield modest.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | $0.3600 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.3600 |
| 2026-03-13 | $0.3400 |
| 2025-12-15 | $0.3400 |
| 2025-09-15 | $0.3200 |
| 2025-06-13 | $0.3200 |
| 2025-03-14 | $0.3200 |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.3000 |
| 2024-09-13 | $0.3000 |
| 2024-06-14 | $0.3000 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.0600 |
| 2025 | $1.3000 |
| 2024 | $1.1900 |
| 2023 | $1.1200 |
| 2022 | $1.0200 |
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