Carriage Services, Inc.
CSV · Price history
Price at last available close
$35.82
+$4.44 (+14.15%) 1M
2026-10-27
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Company & revenue
About Carriage Services, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Carriage Services, Inc. (CSV) delivers a comprehensive array of funeral and cemetery services, along with associated merchandise, throughout the United States. Its operations are structured into two distinct segments: Funeral Home Operations and Cemetery Operations. The Funeral Home Operations segment offers various services, including consultation, the use of funeral home facilities for visitations and memorial services, transportation, and the removal and preparation of remains.
How they make money
Carriage Services operates as a provider of death care services and products in the United States. The company generates revenue primarily through the provision of funeral and cemetery services, including the sale of funeral home and cemetery merchandise such as caskets, vaults, and markers, as well as through the management of pre-need funeral and cemetery contracts.
Products & services
Funeral services, cemetery interment services, funeral merchandise (caskets, urns, vaults), cemetery merchandise (markers, monuments, mausoleum spaces), and pre-need funeral and cemetery planning.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
- Individual consumers seeking funeral and cemetery servicesSource
Customer concentration
The company does not have a significant concentration of revenue from any single customer, as its business model relies on a large volume of individual consumer transactions.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Casket and funeral merchandise manufacturers — Various third-party manufacturers that supply caskets, urns, and other funeral-related merchandise.Source
Competitors
Strengths
Sources
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
49
Weak
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
56
Fair
Financial Strength
52
Business Quality / Moat
63
Management
63
Growth Quality
30
Risk / Durability
70
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Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
67
Fully Valued
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
65/100
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as moderate rather than unusually attractive.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
- •Valuation scores attractively
- •Elevated debt risk
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for CSV
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •What is driving CSV's revenue decline, and does the latest company filing suggest the weakness is temporary or structural?
- •How long can CSV fund negative free cash flow using its current cash position before it may need more debt or new shares?
- •Is CSV's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •Is CSV's valuation discount tied to a temporary concern or to a longer-term business risk?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
49
Opportunity Score
67
Market Cap
$568.9M
P/E Ratio
10.9
EPS
$2.85
52-Week High
$52.10
52-Week Low
$30.11
Beta
0.78
Intrinsic Value
$47.52
Analyst Target
$48.00
Shares Outstanding
15.6M
Total Revenue
$417.2M
Total Debt
$549.3M
Dividend Yield (TTM)
1.26%
Liquidation Value / Share
$17.87
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$0.45
Momentum & Volatility Signals
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Building upward momentum
Low movement
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Notices for CSV
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Elevated debt risk
Total debt is at least one year of revenue • Free cash flow is negative • Cash covers less than 20% of total debt
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on CSV.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Decentralized operating model allowing for local market responsiveness.
- +High-performance culture and leadership transformation.
Potential downside factors
- −Debt risk (elevated): Total debt is at least one year of revenue.
- −Free cash flow is negative.
- −Cash covers less than 20% of total debt.
- −Sensitivity to changes in the death rate and economic conditions.
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Scores
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Score Changes
6 historical score records availablePrevious Score
48
Sep 17, 2026
Change
+0.8
points
Current Score
49
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
CSV increased 0.8 points because Valuation improved by 3 points.
Positive Contributors
- + Valuation improved by 3 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
49
Projected Change
-0.2 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 0.2 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
UndervaluedCurrent Price
$35.82
Model Intrinsic Value
$47.52
Difference
−$11.70
-24.6% vs IV
Margin of Safety
24.6%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $417.2M | $417.4M | $404.2M | $382.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $270.7M | $270.8M | $260.8M | $258.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $146.5M | $146.7M | $143.4M | $124.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $37.7M | $48.6M | $59.0M | $42.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $48.8M | $48.6M | $61.6M | $43.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $115.7M | $124.3M | $106.4M | $103.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $97.7M | $98.0M | $81.8M | $81.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $27.6M | $28.4M | $32.1M | $36.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $62.7M | $70.3M | $50.1M | $46.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $18.1M | $18.8M | $17.1M | $13.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $44.5M | $51.5M | $33.0M | $33.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $2.85 | $3.29 | $2.17 | $2.24 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 15.65M | 15.43M | 14.97M | 14.80M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 15.84M | 15.63M | 15.44M | 15.46M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$102.9M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$0.77
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+1.8%
Cash Change
+82.4%
Margin Change
+0.4 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
- Cash position grew
What Weakened
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, cash levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included debt levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 0.8%. EPS increased 4.1%. Cash increased 82.4%. Total debt increased 1.8%. Net income margin improved by 0.4 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
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