By Thomas A. Parmalee Better-than-expected mortality trends weighed heavily on funeral call volume during the first half of 2026, but executives at Carriage Services say they are already seeing signs that the business is returning to more typical patterns as the company enters the second half of the year. The…
Read MoreOn Aug. 5, Carriage Services, Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter June 30, 2026. Company Highlights: Consolidated cemetery preneed sales production increased 5%. Consolidated average price per preneed interment right sold grew 17.3%. Consolidated insurance-funded preneed funeral contracts sold grew 21.1%. Funeral consolidated average revenue per contract…
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Carriage Services announced in a news release that it has acquired substantially all the assets of McCammon Ammons Click Funeral Home located in Maryville, Tennessee. Donnie Poteet stated, “The McCammon Ammons Click team has taken great pride in serving the families of Greater Knoxville for more than 100 years. As…
Read MoreBy Thomas A. Parmalee When investors hear “ATM program,” they often think of stock dilution, and their hearts lurch – and not in a good way. But in the case of Carriage Services, which recently reported first-quarter adjusted diluted earnings per share of 86 cents compared with 96 cents in…
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On May 6, Carriage Services, Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2026. Company Highlights: Consolidated cemetery revenue increased 6% over the prior year, primarily driven by a 10% increase in consolidated preneed sales production as the consolidated average price per preneed interment rights sold…
Read MoreOn Feb. 25, Carriage Services announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2025. Company Fourth Quarter and Full Year Highlights: GAAP diluted EPS of $0.77 compared to $0.62 in the prior year quarter, resulting in an increase of 24.2%; Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.75…
Read MoreBy Thomas A. Parmalee When Carriage Services announced a slate of executive promotions and role expansions earlier this year, the moves may have read, at first glance, like a conventional corporate reshuffle. In reality, according to Vice Chairman and CEO Carlos Quezada, the changes represent the culmination of several years…
Read MoreOn Jan. 16, Carriage Services announced a series of executive leadership promotions and appointments that reflect the company’s continued momentum and its deliberate efforts over the past several years to build a durable foundation for sustained growth. Over the last three years, Carriage Services has focused on stabilizing the business,…
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The Funeral Service Foundation proudly recognizes Carriage Services for its continued generosity and leadership within the funeral service profession. With a $100,000 pledge in 2025, Carriage’s total giving now exceeds $250,000, reinforcing the company’s long-standing commitment to advancing the Foundation’s mission of strengthening funeral service and supporting grieving communities. Carriage’s…
Read MoreOn Nov 6, Carriage Services announced its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2025. Company highlights included: Total revenue grew 2% over the prior year quarter, driven by increased operating revenue of 5.2% primarily as a result of 21.4% growth in cemetery preneed sales. Cemetery operating revenue…
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Carriage Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has acquired substantially all the assets of Osceola Memory Gardens, Cemetery, Funeral Homes & Crematory; Porta Coeli Funeral Home & Crematory; Fisk Funeral Home & Crematory; Funeraria Borinquen; and Cremation Care Providers of Central Florida (collectively, "Osceola"), consisting of a combination…
Read MoreBy Thomas A. Parmalee Barcley Cadet, talent acquisition manager at Carriage Services, remembers the words of wisdom his first manager shared with him 11 years ago when he got his start in human resources. “The industry does not matter,” Cadet recalls being told. “It’s always the same process. We are…
Read MoreBy Thomas A. Parmalee Carriage Services reported huge news during its recent quarterly conference call: It’s back in acquisition mode. For the second quarter, the company reported adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.70 compared with $1.38 in the year-ago period, with total revenue of $209.2 million compared with $205.8…
Read MoreOn Aug. 6, Carriage Services, Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. Highlights included: GAAP net income growth of $5.5 million, or 85.7%, over the prior year quarter. GAAP diluted EPS of $0.74 and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.74, compared to $0.40 and $0.63…
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