Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. FTDR scored 68.7, SCI scored 47.0 — FTDR leads.
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FTDR
Frontdoor, Inc.
Personal Services · Quality-Growth
68.7
$79.80 · $5.5B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
21.7
FTDR leads
SCI
Service Corporation International
Personal Services · Quality-Growth
47
$76.91 · $10.5B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestSCI20.1x
Fastest growthFTDR+9.3%
Strongest balance sheetSCI3.45
Highest qualityFTDR87 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueSCI-5%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
FTDR
stronger →← stronger
SCI
87
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
73
72
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
49
51
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
29
FTDR is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
FTDR
SCI
$386mC
FCF
$635mC+
+9.3%B
Rev
+2.9%C
4.17D
D/E
3.45C
21.1xC+
P/E
20.1xB
2.38C
PEG
1.38B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
FTDR
SCI
21% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
5% below
~12%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~3%/yr
-23%
1-yr DCF upside
+5%
-17%
5-yr DCF upside
+6%
-9%
10-yr DCF upside
+7%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
FTDR
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
SCI
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
The companies
FTDRFrontdoor, Inc.
Personal Services · $79.80 · beta 1.53
Why now
Personal Services · market cap $5.5b. 15% off the 52-week high of $93.43. 5 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $97.40 (implying +22% upside).
Moat
Net margin 13% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 96% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 141% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
D/E 4.17 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Beta 1.53 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return.
SCIService Corporation International
Personal Services · $76.91 · beta 0.82
Why now
Personal Services · market cap $10.5b. 15% off the 52-week high of $90.99. 6 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $100.33 (implying +30% upside).
Moat
Net margin 12% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 35% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 118% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
D/E 3.45 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where FTDR and SCI diverge
On the headline score the gap is 21.7 points in favor of FTDR. The widest single difference is Growth, where FTDR leads by 23.1 points.
GrowthFTDR 72.5 · SCI 49.4FTDR +23.1
ValueFTDR 51.3 · SCI 29.0FTDR +22.3
QualityFTDR 87.4 · SCI 72.8FTDR +14.6
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is FTDR or SCI the better stock?
FTDR scores higher: FTDR 68.7, SCI 47.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do FTDR and SCI differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where FTDR leads by 23 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. FTDR leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are FTDR and SCI scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.