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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended DECEMBER 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Commission file number 1-6402-1 Texas ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 1929 Allen Parkway Houston Texas ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of Each Class Common Stock ( $ 1 par value ) 74-1488375 ( I.R.S. employer identification no . ) 77019 ( Zip code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 713 ) 522-5141 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) SCI Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes Yes Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that Yes the registrant was required to submit such files ) . р DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement in connection with its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ( Part III ) . No No No No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 125-2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer р Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 0 Emerging growth company р Non - accelerated filer If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in 12b - 2 of the act ) . No p The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant ( assuming that the registrant's only affiliates are its executive officers and directors ) was $ 6,690,262,567 based upon a closing market price of $ 38.89 on June 30 , 2020 of a share of common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange . The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock as of February 12 , 2021 was 169,426,435 ( net of treasury shares ) .