Carriage Services to Report Q3 Earnings With Analysts Expecting 6.5% Revenue Growth

Carriage Services will report third-quarter earnings after market close, with analysts expecting revenue growth of 6.5% year on year, according to TradingView. The funeral services company reported revenues of $102.9 million last quarter, flat year on year.

Carriage Services' Third-Quarter Expectations

Analysts expect Carriage Services' revenue to grow 6.5% year on year this quarter, improving from the 2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. The company missed analysts' revenue expectations last quarter, a slower period in which it also posted a significant miss of analysts' EPS estimates and full-year revenue guidance slightly missing analysts' expectations. Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days. Carriage Services has missed Wall Street's revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.

Among peers in the consumer discretionary - specialized consumer services segment, Pool delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 3.7%, beating analysts' expectations by 2%, and LKQ reported a revenue decline of 5.1%, falling short of estimates by 1.6%. Pool traded up 15.4% following the results while LKQ was also up 8%. Carriage Services carries an average analyst price target of $51, compared to the current share price of $34.98.

Carriage Services' Funeral Home Footprint

Carriage Services operates 159 funeral homes across 25 states and cemetery operations across 9 states, according to akta.pro company records. The company acquired McCammon Ammons Click Funeral Home in Maryville, Tennessee, in May 2026, marking its entry into the Greater Knoxville market. In February 2026, Carriage Services promoted Steve Metzger to President and Chief Operating Officer, effective February 2, 2026, consolidating Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Corporate Development under a single leader aligned with its stated 2030 Vision.

Carriage Services' Recent Quarterly Results

Carriage Services reported second-quarter revenues of $102.9 million, missing analyst estimates by 5.5%, Yahoo reported in August 2026. On its second-quarter earnings call, the company reported adjusted earnings of $0.78 per diluted share and EBITDA of $33.3 million, despite a 3.5% decline in comparable funeral volume attributed to weaker-than-expected mortality trends beginning in January, Ticker Report reported. In September 2026, analysts rated Carriage Services a buy with a $51 target, Markets Daily reported.