secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CARRIAGE SERVICES INC (CSV)
CIK:        0001016281
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001016281-26-000016
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Carriage Services Q4 GAAP EPS $0.77 (+24%), revenue $105.5M (+8%); issues 2026 guidance
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- GAAP diluted EPS $0.77 (Q4) vs $0.62 prior year (+24.2%); adjusted diluted EPS $0.75 vs $0.62 (+21.0%).
- Total revenue $105.5M (Q4) grew 8.0% YoY, driven by funeral contract volume up 6.8% and preneed cemetery sales up 25.5%.
- Full year 2025 GAAP diluted EPS $3.25 vs $2.10 (+54.8%); adjusted diluted EPS $3.20 vs $2.65 (+20.8%); revenue $417.4M (+3.3%).
- Completed two acquisitions with >$15M annual revenue; divested non-core assets; leverage ratio improved to 4.0x.
- 2026 guidance: revenue $440-450M, adj. EBITDA $135-140M, adj. diluted EPS $3.35-$3.55, FCF $40-50M, capex $25-30M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628126000016/0001016281-26-000016-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628126000016/csv-20260225.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-26-000016

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