• Carriage Services hosted its Q2 2026 earnings webcast; attendees included CEO & Vice Chairman Carlos Quezada, President Steve Metzger, CFO John Enwright, analysts.
• Q2 revenue $102.9 million; adjusted EBITDA $33.3 million, margin 32.3%; adjusted diluted EPS $0.78; comparable funeral volume -3.5%.
• Management cited soft mortality trends; volume was down each month January-June, turned to strong low single-digit growth in July.
• Updated 2026 outlook: revenue $435-$445 million; adjusted EBITDA $135-$140 million; adjusted diluted EPS $3.35-$3.55; adjusted free cash flow $40-$50 million.
• M&A timing drove most of the revenue-guide cut; McCammon Funeral Home acquisition near Knoxville runs just under 300 calls annually; no divestitures anticipated.

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