CSV
Carriage Services, Inc.
CSV has the edge over F overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
F
Ford Motor Company
F offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CSV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
CSV's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
CSV PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8.5x | $27.90 | — |
| Current | 9.5x | $27.90 | — |
| Cheap | 12x | $35.73 | +28% |
| Fair | 16x | $45.74 | +64% |
| Expensive | 40x | $116 | +317% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CSV's PE is in its cheap range at 9.5x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 8.5x.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CSV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CSV's profitability to weaken, with its earnings and revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
F has the edge over CSV on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
CSV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.28 | +12% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.93 | -5.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.78 | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.75 | -8% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.25 | +55% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.11 | +40% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.33 | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.99 | +48% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.10 | -1.9% |
CSV has the edge over F on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
CSV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.3M | -2.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $102.9M | +0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $106.1M | -0.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $105.5M | +8% |
| Q3 2025 | $102.7M | +2% |
| Q2 2025 | $102.1M | -0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $107.1M | +3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $97.7M | -1.1% |
CSV's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $100M last quarter, down 2.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 23% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | -5.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 23% | +1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | -5.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | +5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 29% | +11 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | -2.6 points |
CSV has the edge over F on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F has the edge over CSV on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F's operating margin was 2.9% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
CSV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.9M | +5.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.2M | -58% |
| Q1 2026 | $11M | +3.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.2M | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $18M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.2M | +$6.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $10.6M | -34% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.9M | -44% |
CSV still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $38M over the past year.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $5.1B over the past year.
CSV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -87K shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +23K shares |
| 3 years | +1.6% | +241K shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -2.5M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -2.3M shares |
CSV has the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $11M |
| Q1 2022 | $25.7M |
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has 4.1B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% from the year before.
CSV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.0x | Very low |
CSV has more cash than debt.
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has the edge over CSV on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CSV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.8 | Oversold |
CSV's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
CSV PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | CSV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.5x | 18x | 47% below |
| PE % | 2 | 47 | 45 pts below |
CSV is trading at 9.5x earnings, a 47% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CSV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $32.4 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $34.5 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $40.0 | 30% below |
| 100 week MA | $41.2 | 32% below |
| 200 week MA | $35.2 | 21% below |
CSV is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 21% below its 200-week average.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% below its 200-week average.
CSV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.7 | $30.8 | +20% |
| 2021 | $30.8 | $62.7 | +103% |
| 2022 | $62.7 | $27.5 | -56% |
| 2023 | $27.5 | $25.0 | -9% |
| 2024 | $25.0 | $39.9 | +59% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $42.1 | +5.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $42.1 | $27.9 | -34% |
CSV's yearly returns have swung widely, from +103% in 2021 to −56% in 2022. It's down 34% so far in 2026.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F has the edge over CSV on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.