secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CARRIAGE SERVICES INC (CSV)
CIK:        0001016281
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-05T20:33:07+00:00
Accession:  0001016281-26-000051
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Carriage Services Q2 2026 adjusted EPS $0.78, revenue $102.9M; confirms 2026 EPS midpoint
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- GAAP diluted EPS $0.77 vs $0.74 YoY; adjusted diluted EPS $0.78 vs $0.74.
- Revenue $102.9M (+0.8% YoY); at-need volume down 3.5% but offset by pricing gains.
- Adjusted consolidated EBITDA $33.3M (+3.1%); margin expanded 70bps to 32.3%.
- Preneed cemetery sales production up 5.0%; insurance-funded preneed funeral contracts up 21.1%.
- Completed acquisition of one funeral home; leverage ratio at 4.0x; confirms 2026 EPS midpoint guidance.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628126000051/0001016281-26-000051-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628126000051/csv-20260805.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-26-000051

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