H&R Block Inc vs Service Corp International

H&R Block Inc (HRB) is undervalued and Service Corp International (SCI) is overvalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, HRB trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +58%, against -24% for SCI.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

H&R Block Inc (HRB)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $101.68; the price of $42.86 is 58% below that value, and 83% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Service Corp International (SCI)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $63.03; the price of $78.11 is 24% above that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 30/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricHRBSCI
VerdictUndervaluedOvervalued
Price$42.86$78.11
Intrinsic value$101.68$63.03
Margin of safety+58%-24%
Leak Score100/100 (3/12)30/100 (3/12)
Market cap$5.3B$10.6B
Revenue growth, 5 years2.9%4.2%
Operating margin23.9%22.4%
Net margin18.4%12.3%
Return on equity707.5%34.7%
Debt to equity17.893.45
P/E7.5x20.4x
Forward P/E6.2x17.0x
P/B45.3x6.9x
Dividend yield4.3%1.8%

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