Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common stock has been traded on the New York Stock Exchange since May 14, 1974. On December 31, 2025, there were 2,807 holders of record of our common stock. In calculating the number of stockholders, we consider clearing agencies and security position listings as one stockholder for each agency or listing. At December 31, 2025, we had 139,678,199 shares outstanding, net of 2,278,805 treasury shares.
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SCI.
The following graph assumes the total return on $100 invested on December 31, 2020, in SCI Common Stock, the S&P 500 Index, the S&P MidCap 400 Index, and a peer group selected by the Company (the “Peer Group”). The Peer Group comprises Carriage Services, Inc. and Matthews International Corp. Total return data assumes reinvestment of dividends.
For equity compensation plan information, see Part III of this Form 10-K.
FORM 10-K 23
PART II
The following table summarizes our share repurchases during the three months ended December 31, 2025:
Period Total Number of
Shares Purchased Average Price
Paid per Share Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Programs Approximate Dollar Value of
Shares That
May Yet be
Purchased Under the Program (4)
October 1, 2025 — October 31, 2025 (1)
69,704 $ 82.24 55,859 $ 409,832,213
November 1, 2025 — November 30, 2025 (2)
98,113 $ 79.43 97,955 402,051,423
December 1, 2025 — December 31, 2025 (3)
582,546 $ 77.92 582,027 356,699,395
750,363 735,841
(1) Includes 13,845 shares purchased in October 2025 in connection with the surrender of shares by associates to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations under compensation plans.
(2) Includes 158 shares purchased in November 2025 in connection with the surrender of shares by associates to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations under compensation plans.
(3) Includes 519 shares purchased in December 2025 in connection with the surrender of shares by associates to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations under compensation plans.
(4) In May 2025, we announced an increase in our share repurchase authorization to $600.0 million. The share repurchase authorization does not obligate us to acquire a minimum amount of shares. Under the share repurchase authorization, shares may be repurchased in privately negotiated or open market transactions, including under plans complying with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act.
Item 6. [Reserved]
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