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Carriage Services (CSV) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended June 2026, Carriage Services (CSV - Free Report) reported revenue of $102.95 million, up 0.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.78, compared to $0.74 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $109.05 million, representing a surprise of -5.59%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -4.88%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.82.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Carriage Services performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenue- Funeral operating revenue: $55.66 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $63.31 million.
  • Revenue- Financial revenue: $9.34 million versus $8.5 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Revenue- Ancillary revenue: $0.84 million versus $0.87 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Revenue- Cemetery operating revenue: $33.17 million versus $34 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • EBITDA- Ancillary: $0.13 million versus $0.14 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • EBITDA- Financial: $8.71 million compared to the $7.87 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • EBITDA- Cemetery comparable: $14.77 million compared to the $14.77 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • EBITDA- Funeral comparable: $20.3 million versus $24.72 million estimated by two analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for Carriage Services here>>>

Shares of Carriage Services have returned +3.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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