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Carriage Services, Inc. (CSV)

Consumer Cyclical | Personal Services | Houston, United States | NYSE
39.41 USD +1.54 (4.067%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 39.41
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:59 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is defined by a stark disconnect between the company's operational reality and its recent price action. Fundamentally, the business is deteriorating: revenue is flat while earnings have plunged by roughly 37%, and the stock trades at a premium to book value despite these headwinds. The recent rally to $46 was a sharp anomaly driven by a massive one-time gain, which has since evaporated, leaving the stock to retrace significantly. While the dividend yield of 1.2% provides a small cushion, it is not enough to offset the risk of a shrinking earnings base. The options market is cautious, with traders betting on a bounce to $50 but hedging against a drop to $40, mirroring the mixed sentiment. With no clear path to restoring profitability and a balance sheet weighed down by debt, the stock remains a hold rather than a buy.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.189015
AutoETS0.189018
MSTL0.196194
AutoTheta0.237268

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 5.91
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.181
Excess Kurtosis -1.02
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-03
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-03
Debt to Equity Ratio 204.559
Revenue per Share 26.854
Market Cap 625,528,448
Trailing P/E 14.33
Forward P/E 10.48
Beta 0.84
Profit Margins 10.58%
Website https://www.carriageservices.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:59 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest rebound to the $50 strike, evidenced by significant open interest there in both July and October expirations. However, the lack of out-of-the-money call volume suggests limited aggressive bullish sentiment. Conversely, heavy put volume at the $40 strike in October indicates a defensive floor is being established, reflecting uncertainty about whether the recent recovery can sustain itself against the broader downtrend.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.24% 1.00% 1.33% 1.31%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-04 0.113 0.239103
2026-02-02 0.113 0.259830
2025-11-03 0.113 0.256294
2025-08-04 0.113 0.248461
2025-05-05 0.113 0.283848
2025-02-03 0.113 0.279357
2024-11-04 0.113 0.301012
2024-08-05 0.113 0.387783
2024-05-03 0.113 0.434615
2024-02-02 0.113 0.455645
2023-11-03 0.113 0.486022
2023-08-04 0.113 0.363111
2023-05-05 0.113 0.409569
2023-02-03 0.113 0.345989
2022-11-04 0.113 0.470833
2022-08-05 0.113 0.308070
2022-05-06 0.113 0.273608
2022-02-04 0.113 0.232081
2021-11-08 0.113 0.226589
2021-08-06 0.100 0.270197
2021-05-07 0.100 0.258799
2021-02-05 0.100 0.284819
2020-11-06 0.100 0.369686
2020-08-07 0.088 0.381448
2020-05-08 0.075 0.472888
2020-02-07 0.075 0.313676
2019-11-07 0.075 0.295043
2019-08-09 0.075 0.334076
2019-05-10 0.075 0.386001
2019-02-08 0.075 0.400213
2018-11-09 0.075 0.436046
2018-08-13 0.075 0.322581
2018-05-11 0.075 0.291829
2018-02-09 0.075 0.291036
2017-11-10 0.075 0.301326
2017-08-10 0.050 0.205423
2017-05-11 0.050 0.185391
2017-02-09 0.050 0.189681
2016-11-09 0.050 0.200884
2016-08-12 0.050 0.210526
2016-05-11 0.025 0.106428
2016-02-10 0.025 0.122429
2015-11-10 0.025 0.106610
2015-08-12 0.025 0.106610
2015-05-12 0.025 0.102333
2015-02-11 0.025 0.114260
2014-11-10 0.025 0.129467
2014-08-13 0.025 0.139899
2014-05-13 0.025 0.158128
2014-02-11 0.025 0.120482
2013-11-08 0.025 0.129534
2013-08-12 0.025 0.134409
2013-05-14 0.025 0.144928
2013-02-11 0.025 0.174216
2012-11-08 0.025 0.230415
2012-08-15 0.025 0.282486
2012-05-11 0.025 0.331126
2012-02-09 0.025 0.420875
2011-11-09 0.025 0.431034
2011-08-10 0.025 0.479846
2011-05-13 0.025 0.417362
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.45
dividendYield 1.19
exDividendDate 2026-05-04
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.45
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.011882757
lastDividendValue 0.113
lastDividendDate 2026-05-04
dividendDate 2026-06-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.19305348
Address1 3,040 Post Oak Boulevard
Address2 Suite 300
All Time High 66.33
All Time Low 1.0625
Ask 40.0
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 8
Average Daily Volume10 Day 126,710
Average Daily Volume3 Month 120,452
Average Volume 120,452
Average Volume10Days 126,710
Beta 0.839
Bid 38.94
Bid Size 600
Board Risk 2
Book Value 16.818
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 39.41
Current Ratio 1.151
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 39.705
Day Low 38.46
Debt To Equity 204.559
Display Name Carriage Services
Dividend Date 1,780,272,000
Dividend Rate 0.45
Dividend Yield 1.19
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,158,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,158,800
Earnings Growth -0.373
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.355
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,097,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,960,000
Ebitda 122,040,000
Ebitda Margins 0.29302
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.576
Enterprise To Revenue 2.806
Enterprise Value 1,168,667,392
Eps Current Year 3.452
Eps Forward 3.762
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.75
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,777,852,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 41.3784
Fifty Day Average Change -1.968399
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.04757069
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -19.305347
Fifty Two Week High 52.1
Fifty Two Week High Change -12.689999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.24357004
Fifty Two Week Low 37.11
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.2999992
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.061977882
Fifty Two Week Range 37.11 - 52.1
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 839,597,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.26
Float Shares 14,344,458
Forward Eps 3.762
Forward P E 10.47581
Free Cashflow 45,259,752
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,248
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.38591
Gross Profits 160,727,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.09473
Held Percent Institutions 0.81257004
Implied Shares Outstanding 15,872,328
Industry Personal Services
Industry Disp Personal Services
Industry Key personal-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,777,852,800
Last Dividend Value 0.113
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Carriage Services, Inc. provides funeral and cemetery services, and merchandise in the United States. It operates through two segments, Funeral Home Operations and Cemetery Operations. The Funeral Home Operations segment provides consultation services; funeral home facilities for visitation and memorial services; transportation services; removal and preparation of remains; cremation services; and related funeral merchandise, as well as engages in the sale of caskets and urns. The Cemetery Operations segment sells interment rights for grave sites, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, and niches; related cemetery merchandise, including memorial markers, outer burial containers, and monuments; and interments, inurnments, and installation of cemetery merchandise services. Carriage Services, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Long Name Carriage Services, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 625,528,448
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_356618
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 43,551,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 601,085,061
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 38.16
Operating Cashflow 61,799,000
Operating Margins 0.24080999
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.16360001
Peg Ratio 0.84
Phone 713 332 8400
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 39.41
Post Market Time 1,783,981,589
Previous Close 37.87
Price Eps Current Year 11.416571
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.3433225
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.5019015
Profit Margins 0.10582
Quick Ratio 0.908
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.54
Regular Market Change Percent 4.06655
Regular Market Day High 39.705
Regular Market Day Low 38.46
Regular Market Day Range 38.46 - 39.705
Regular Market Open 38.16
Regular Market Previous Close 37.87
Regular Market Price 39.41
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 123,612
Return On Assets 0.04659
Return On Equity 0.17989
Revenue Growth -0.009
Revenue Per Share 26.854
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 15,872,328
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0294
Shares Short 466,060
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 382,805
Short Name Carriage Services, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.035099998
Short Ratio 2.85
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol CSV
Target High Price 65.0
Target Low Price 56.0
Target Mean Price 60.0
Target Median Price 60.0
Total Cash 2,908,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.183
Total Debt 546,046,976
Total Revenue 416,491,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.45
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.011882757
Trailing Eps 2.75
Trailing P E 14.330909
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.835
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 43.4306
Two Hundred Day Average Change -4.0205994
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.09257527
Type Disp Equity
Volume 123,612
Website https://www.carriageservices.com
Zip 77,056