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Compared to Estimates, Carriage Services (CSV) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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For the quarter ended September 2026, Carriage Services (CSV - Free Report) reported revenue of $100.26 million, down 2.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.59, compared to $0.75 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $109.33 million, representing a surprise of -8.3%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -25.32%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.79.

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.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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: $56.83 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $61.21 million.
  • Revenue- Financial revenue: $6.2 million versus $9.51 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Revenue- Ancillary revenue: $0.81 million compared to the $0.91 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Revenue- Cemetery operating revenue: $32.54 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $35.76 million.
  • EBITDA- Ancillary: $0.12 million versus $0.13 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • EBITDA- Financial: $5.57 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $8.8 million.
  • EBITDA- Cemetery comparable: $13.6 million compared to the $15.99 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • EBITDA- Funeral comparable: $20.41 million versus $22.77 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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

Shares of Carriage Services have returned +4.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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