Carriage Services to Report Results on Nov. 4 After Quarterly Revenue Reached $102.9 Million
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Carriage Services said it will release its third-quarter 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4, and hold a call to discuss them the following day at 8:00 a.m. Central Time. The call comes as the company balances second-quarter revenue and earnings-per-share growth against pressure from a decline in at-need funeral service volumes. An operational and financial update, including developments in strategic acquisition activity, is also expected alongside the results. The company operates funeral home and cemetery businesses in the United States. In its scheduling announcement, it said the call will be held Thursday, November 5, with a live webcast available.
In the second quarter of 2026, Carriage Services generated revenue of about $102.9 million, up 0.8% year over year. The company reported GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.77, compared with $0.74 in the year-earlier quarter. Adjusted diluted earnings were $0.78 per share, versus $0.74 a year earlier. But the chief executive said low national mortality trends that emerged earlier in the year led to a 3.5% decline in at-need funeral service volumes compared with the second quarter of 2025. This sets revenue and reported earnings growth against a decline in the volume of that business.
As of September 30, 2026, Carriage Services operated 155 funeral homes in 24 states and 28 cemeteries in 9 states. That footprint gives the company a broader operating scale than quarterly results alone suggest, combining funeral services with cemetery management. The upcoming results will give investors a look at third-quarter financial performance following second-quarter figures that showed modest year-over-year revenue growth. The company’s operational and financial update will also be released alongside the results, according to its announcement. The update is expected to include developments in strategic acquisition activity, which the company said it would address in the disclosure.
The company announced on September 30 a new $300 million revolving credit facility, replacing a previous $250 million facility. In the same announcement, it lowered its target leverage range from 3.5 to 4.0 times to 3.0 to 3.5 times. That puts financing and capital allocation alongside core business performance in the context for the upcoming results. The company says its next update will include acquisition developments, while the forthcoming results will show its performance in the third quarter. The scheduled call on November 5 will provide an opportunity to present these updates and discuss the period’s results.
The Eastern Company separately set a date to report results for the third quarter of its fiscal 2026 after the market closes on November 10. The announcement followed second-quarter results showing net sales fell 12% to $61.8 million from $70.2 million in the year-earlier period. In contrast, its backlog stood at $126.2 million at quarter-end, up 45% year over year; the company attributed the increase to aerospace orders and improved demand in some of its core businesses. Its chief executive said sales and gross margin improved from the previous quarter as order execution and demand in core transportation businesses improved, but both remained below year-earlier levels. The next results will be released after the market closes on November 10, according to the company’s schedule.
Eastern reported net income from continuing operations of $5.6 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2026, compared with $2.0 million, or $0.33 per share, a year earlier. The company said both periods included a one-time, noncash bargain purchase gain of $6.5 million. That detail adds to the annual sales decline and backlog increase, two indicators preceding its next disclosure. For Carriage, the schedule begins with the results announcement on November 4, followed by the results call on November 5 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time. The company provided conference call number 2130035 and also made a live webcast available.