Carriage Services

Name

Carriage Services

Legal name

Carriage Services, Inc.

Website

https://carriageservices.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Funeral Operations: Revenue from funeral home services including burial services, cremation, and memorial services. Q4 2025 funeral operations revenue was $61.1 million, up 9.6% year-over-year.
2. Cemetery Operations: Revenue from cemetery services including burial plots, cemetery maintenance, and cemetery merchandise. Q4 2025 cemetery operations revenue was $33.8 million, up 18.4% year-over-year, with strong growth in cemetery preneed sales.
3. Preneed Sales: Pre-need sales of funeral and cemetery services and merchandise, allowing families to plan ahead. Cemetery preneed sales grew 21.4% in Q3 2025.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Carriage Services is a premier provider of funeral and cemetery (death care) services in the United States, operating 159 funeral homes across 25 states and 28 cemeteries across 9 states. The company delivers burial, cremation, memorial services, cemetery property and merchandise, and pre-need (preneed) planning through locally branded locations that retain their community identity while leveraging shared corporate resources.

Product overview

Carriage Services operates a network of 159 funeral homes and 28 cemeteries across 25 U.S. states, making it a funeral and cemetery services consolidator rather than a single software product. The company's 'Empowered Partnership' model allows acquired businesses to retain their local brand identities while gaining access to shared expertise in operations, marketing, technology, and business strategy. The core product portfolio centers on at-need funeral services (traditional funeral, cremation, burial), cemetery property and services, and preneed (pre-funded) funeral and cemetery planning. Supporting services include veterans memorialization, online tribute/guest book platforms, and floral/tribute purchasing. The network spans California, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Notable acquired brands include Greenlawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home (Bakersfield, CA), Faith Chapel Funeral Homes & Crematory (Pensacola, FL), and Osceola funeral businesses (Orlando, FL).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Funeral Home Services Traditional and contemporary funeral service arrangements including viewing, memorial services, burials, and cremation options. Services are delivered through 159 individually branded funeral home locations across 25 states, each maintaining local community identity.
• Cemetery Services Burial plot sales, cemetery property, grave opening and closing, monument and marker installation, and ongoing cemetery grounds maintenance. Offered through 28 cemeteries across 9 states.
• Cremation Services Cremation options including direct cremation, cremation with memorial services, and cremation with burial. Available at locations equipped with on-site crematories.
• Preneed Planning Pre-arrangement services allowing families to plan and pre-fund funeral and cemetery services in advance, providing financial protection and peace of mind. Cemetery preneed sales grew 21.4% in Q3 2025.
• Veterans Services Specialized funeral and memorial services honoring military service members and veterans, including ceremonial honors, burial benefits coordination, and commemorative products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Q4 2025 revenue of $105.5 million, up 8% year-over-year
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Service Corporation International: Largest publicly traded funeral, cremation, and cemetery operator in North America. Most directly comparable peer to Carriage Services by virtue of identical business model (consolidator of funeral homes and cemeteries, preneed, cemetery property), customer base, and category.
• StoneMor Inc. Publicly traded operator of cemeteries and funeral homes in the US. Comparable to Carriage as a cemetery-heavy death-care operator with similar revenue model (cemetery property, merchandise, services, and preneed).
• Foundation Partners Group: PE-backed consolidator of funeral homes and cemeteries across the US. Closely comparable to Carriage's Empowered Partnership roll-up strategy and target market (independent family-owned funeral operators seeking a partner while retaining local identity).
• Park Lawn Corporation: Canadian publicly traded death-care operator with growing US footprint. Highly comparable business model — consolidator of funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematoria with preneed offerings — and a direct competitor for cross-border M&A targets.
• Everstory Partners: PE-backed operator of funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories across the US. Comparable acquisition-led growth strategy targeting family-owned operators, similar customer base, and similar category positioning.
• NorthStar Memorial Group: PE-backed death-care consolidator focused on acquiring high-quality funeral homes and cemeteries in select US markets. Comparable roll-up strategy and target customer segment as Carriage Services.

Regional players

• Dignity plc: UK-listed funeral services operator offering burial, cremation, and pre-arranged funeral plans. Comparable business model and category, but operates exclusively in the United Kingdom rather than competing head-to-head with Carriage in North America.

Others

• Homesteaders Life Company: Mutual company providing preneed funeral funding products and trust services to funeral homes. An ecosystem participant enabling the preneed revenue stream that Carriage is actively growing (21.4% YoY in Q3 2025), making it a relevant adjacent company rather than a direct competitor.
• Tribute Technology: Death-care technology vendor providing websites, e-commerce, and online tribute/guest book tools to funeral homes — features Carriage also offers via its online tribute platform. Comparable as an enabling technology provider serving the same end customers (funeral homes and the families they serve).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/carriageservices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carriage-services

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A37 records

Investments

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