Carriage Services, Inc. (CSV) To Go Ex-Dividend on May 4th

Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 4th will be paid a dividend of 0.1125 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 4th.

Carriage Services has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years. Carriage Services has a payout ratio of 13.4% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Carriage Services to earn $3.74 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.45 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 12.0%.

Carriage Services Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of CSV stock opened at $49.22 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $775.26 million, a P/E ratio of 15.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.92. Carriage Services has a twelve month low of $38.87 and a twelve month high of $52.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.09. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.04.

Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.80 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $105.48 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $103.50 million. Carriage Services had a net margin of 12.34% and a return on equity of 21.22%. Carriage Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.550 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Carriage Services will post 3.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Carriage Services

Carriage Services, Inc operates as a leading provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services in the United States. The company owns and operates a network of funeral homes, cemeteries, crematories and related service facilities, offering a comprehensive suite of end-of-life services. Its portfolio encompasses traditional funeral services, memorials, graveside burials, mausoleum entombment and direct cremation options, alongside personalized tributes and reception arrangements.

In addition to standard funeral and cemetery offerings, Carriage Services provides pre-arrangement planning and financing solutions designed to ease the administrative and financial burden on grieving families.