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Carriage Services Executive Compensation (FY25)

CSV · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Carlos Quezada
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 12, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 14, 2026
13 filings cited on this page
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Chief executive total compensation — Carlos Quezada: $4,294,842 → $3,859,198 (10.1% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 168:1 → 143:1 (14.9% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Carriage Services' chief executive and what were they paid?
Carlos Quezada was paid $3,859,198 in total compensation as CEO & Vice Chair of the Board (Principal Executive Officer) for fiscal 2025. Quezada's total was 10.1% lower than the $4,294,842 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Carriage Services' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 99.0% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 12, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Carriage Services' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Average and SCI.
What is Carriage Services' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 143:1, against median employee compensation of $26,996.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Carlos Quezada
CEO & Vice Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Rob Franch
Chief Information Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Steven Metzger
President & Secretary
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Shane Pudenz
Vice President of Sales
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Carlos Quezada
CEO & Vice Chair of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Steven Metzger
President & Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
L. Kian Granmayeh
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
◇◇◇———◇◇
Rob Franch
Chief Information Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Shane Pudenz
Vice President of Sales
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Carlos Quezada
CEO & Vice Chair of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Steven Metzger
President & Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
L. Kian Granmayeh
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Rob Franch
Chief Information Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Shane Pudenz
Vice President of Sales
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Kathryn Shanley
Chief Accounting Officer (Interim Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
Served on an interim basis
◇◇————◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Carlos Quezada
CEO & Vice Chair of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Metzger
President & Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Enwright
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rob Franch
Chief Information Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kathryn Shanley
Chief Accounting Officer (Interim Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Carlos R. QuezadaRSU———◇——◇
Carlos R. QuezadaPSU——◇—◇—◇
John EnwrightPSU——◇—◇—◇
John EnwrightRSU———◇——◇
Kathryn ShanleyPSU——◇—◇—◇
Kathryn ShanleyRSU———◇——◇
Rob FranchPSU——◇—◇—◇
Rob FranchRSU———◇——◇
Steven D. MetzgerRSU———◇——◇
Steven D. MetzgerPSU——◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Carlos QuezadaOption◇—◇February 21, 2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇February 23, 2032
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇February 22, 2033
Option◇—◇February 17, 2031
Steven MetzgerOption◇—◇February 21, 2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇February 23, 2032
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇February 17, 2031
Option◇—◇February 22, 2033
Rob FranchOption◇—◇February 21, 2034
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇February 22, 2033
John EnwrightPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Kathryn ShanleyPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Carlos Quezada
CEO & Vice Chair of the Board (Principal Executive Officer) · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
John Enwright
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Kathryn Shanley
Chief Accounting Officer (Interim Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Rob Franch
Chief Information Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Steven Metzger
President & Chief Operating Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donald D. Patteson Jr
Board chair
◇—————◇
Julie Sanders
◇◇————◇
Chad Fargason
◇—————◇
Dr. Edmondo Robinson
◇◇————◇
Somer Webb
◇◇————◇
Douglas B. Meehan
◇—————◇
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Average symbol not shown
  • SCI SAIC
TSR Peer Group
  • Matthews MATW

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 12, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 13, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 14, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 16, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 17, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 18, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 19, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 15, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 16, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 17, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 17, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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- Carlos Quezada (CEO & Vice Chair of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)), FY2025 total compensation $3,859,198 (base salary $850,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001104659-26-036092, filed 2026-03-27]

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Citations

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258 figures on this page: 247 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
247 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001016281-26-000039
  2. 0001104659-26-036092
    CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001016281-25-000083
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001104659-25-029360
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001016281-24-000105
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001016281-23-000076
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001016281-22-000072
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001016281-21-000114
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001016281-20-000103
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001016281-19-000067
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001016281-18-000063
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001016281-17-000068
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001016281-16-000210
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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