CSV
Carriage Services, Inc.
CSV has the edge over LCID overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
LCID
Lucid Group, Inc.
LCID offers stronger fundamentals, 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.
LCID Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
LCID's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
LCID PE Valuation
LCID 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.
LCID Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect LCID's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 LCID on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LCID Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$13.08 | -$2.57 |
| Q2 2026 | -$13.65 | -$2.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.15 | -$1.25 |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.09 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.51 | +$2.49 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.30 | +$0.40 |
| Q1 2025 | -$11.90 | +$0.40 |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.50 | +$1.10 |
LCID is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $13.08 per share over the past year, against $16.50 at its worst in mid-2023.
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 LCID on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LCID Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $350.3M | +4.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $405.3M | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $282.5M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $522.7M | +123% |
| Q3 2025 | $336.6M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $259.4M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $235M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $234.5M | +49% |
LCID has the edge over CSV on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -245% | +35 points |
| Q2 2026 | -267% | +43 points |
| Q1 2026 | -350% | -56 points |
| Q4 2025 | -204% | +109 points |
| Q3 2025 | -280% | +105 points |
| Q2 2025 | -310% | +83 points |
| Q1 2025 | -294% | +128 points |
| Q4 2024 | -313% | +156 points |
LCID's operating margin was −245% last quarter, up 35 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
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 has the edge over LCID on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LCID Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1B | -$84.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.5B | -$463.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.4B | -$849M |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.2B | -$417.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$955.5M | -$333M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1B | -$271.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$589.9M | +$125.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$824.8M | -$77.6M |
LCID has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$5.2B over the past year, against −$3.4B the year before.
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 LCID 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 |
LCID Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.3% | +12.5M shares |
| 1 year | +26% | +82.4M shares |
| 3 years | +73% | +166M shares |
LCID has 395M diluted shares, up 26% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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.
LCID Net Leverage
LCID's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
LCID Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.1 | Oversold |
LCID's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (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.
LCID PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
LCID 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.
LCID Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.53 | 7.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.88 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.33 | 56% below |
| 100 week MA | $15.4 | 79% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.9 | 90% below |
LCID is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 90% 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 has the edge over LCID on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LCID Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $98.9 | $100.4 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | $100.4 | $376.4 | +275% |
| 2022 | $376.4 | $67.0 | -82% |
| 2023 | $67.0 | $42.1 | -37% |
| 2024 | $42.1 | $32.0 | -24% |
| 2025 | $32.0 | $11.4 | -64% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.4 | $3.25 | -72% |
LCID has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 72% so far in 2026.