---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-056265"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CSV"
cik: "0001016281"
company_name: "CARRIAGE SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:26:59.066028+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carriage Services Q1 2026: Revenue $106.1M, Adj. EBITDA up 2.4%; Announces $100M ATM Equity Program

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.84 vs $1.34 prior year; operating income $25.3M vs $31.6M (includes $7.8M prior-year gain on divestitures).
- Adjusted diluted EPS $0.86 vs $0.96; adjusted EBITDA $33.8M (+2.4%), margin 31.8% vs 30.8%.
- Cemetery revenue up 6.0% to $34.4M; preneed sales production up 10.0%, average price per interment right up 11.0%.
- Comparable funeral volume down 5.8%, but average revenue per contract up 3.1% to $6,099.
- Announced $100M at-the-market equity offering program to fund selective acquisitions and reduce leverage.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-056265
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CSV
- cik: 0001016281
- company_name: CARRIAGE SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000110465926056265/0001104659-26-056265-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000110465926056265/tm2612484d4_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 8030598ff77555a950ade1001c66dac446ec048e
  claim: CARRIAGE SERVICES INC reported first quarter March 31, 2026 results: revenue $106.1 million, net income $13.5 million, EPS $0.84. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: million. Carlos Quezada, Vice Chairman and CEO, stated, "We are pleased by our first-quarter performance, particularly against a strong prior-year comparison. Total revenue of $106.1 million declined modestly by $0.9 million, driven primarily by a 5.8% decrease in comparable funeral volume. However, our cemetery portfolio demonstrated solid growth, finishing the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000110465926056265/0001104659-26-056265-index.htm

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