CARRIAGE SERVICES INC

8. TRUST INVESTMENTS

Preneed trust investments represent trust fund assets that we are generally permitted to withdraw as the services and merchandise are provided to customers. Preneed funeral and cemetery contracts are secured by payments from customers, less amounts not required by law to be deposited into trust. These earnings are recognized in Other revenue on our Consolidated Statements of Operations, when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Trust management fees charged by our wholly owned registered investment advisory firm are included as revenue in the period in which they are earned. Our investments are diversified across multiple industry segments using a balanced allocation strategy to minimize long-term risk. We do not intend to sell and it is likely that we will not be required to sell the securities prior to their anticipated recovery.

Cemetery perpetual care trust investments represent a portion of the proceeds from the sale of cemetery property interment rights that we are required by various state laws to deposit into perpetual care trust funds. The income earned from these perpetual care trusts offsets maintenance expenses for cemetery property and memorials. This trust fund income is recognized in Other revenue.

Changes in the fair value of our trust fund assets (Preneed funeral, cemetery and perpetual care trust investments) are offset by changes in the fair value of our trust fund liabilities (Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus) and reflected in Other, net. There is no impact on earnings until such time the services are performed, or the merchandise is delivered, causing the contract to be withdrawn from the trust in accordance with state regulations and the gain or loss is allocated to the contract.

We rely on our trust investments to provide funding for the various contractual obligations that arise upon maturity of the underlying preneed contracts. Because of the long-term relationship between the establishment of trust investments and the required performance of the underlying contractual obligations, the impact of current market conditions that may exist at any given time is not necessarily indicative of our ability to generate profit on our future performance obligations.

Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments

The components of Preneed cemetery trust investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (in thousands):

The cost and market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments at March 31, 2026, are detailed below (in thousands):

The cost and market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments at December 31, 2025 are detailed below (in thousands):

There were no fixed income securities (excluding mutual funds) within our preneed cemetery trust investments in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Preneed cemetery trust investment security transactions recorded in Other, neton our Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows (in thousands):

Purchases and sales of investments in the preneed cemetery trusts are as follows (in thousands):

Preneed Funeral Trust Investments

Preneed funeral trust investments represent trust fund assets that we are permitted to withdraw as services and merchandise are provided to customers. Preneed funeral contracts are secured by payments from customers, less retained amounts not required to be deposited into trust.

The components of Preneed funeral trust investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (in thousands):

The cost and market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments at March 31, 2026 are detailed below (in thousands):

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities (excluding mutual funds) included above are as follows (in thousands):

The cost and market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments at December 31, 2025 are detailed below (in thousands):

The following table summarizes our fixed income securities (excluding mutual funds) within our preneed funeral trust investment in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2026, aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):

The following table summarizes our fixed income securities (excluding mutual funds) within our preneed funeral trust investment in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2025, aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):

Preneed funeral trust investment security transactions recorded in Other, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows (in thousands):

Purchases and sales of investments in the preneed funeral trusts are as follows (in thousands):

Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments

Care trusts’ corpus on our Consolidated Balance Sheets represent the corpus of those trusts plus undistributed income. The components of Care trusts’ corpus are as follows (in thousands):

The following table reflects the cost and market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds at March 31, 2026 (in thousands):

The following table reflects the cost and market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds at December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

There were no fixed income securities (excluding mutual funds) within our perpetual care trust investment in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in Other, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows (in thousands):

Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in Other revenue are as follows (in thousands):

Purchases and sales of investments in the perpetual care trusts are as follows (in thousands):