Sell Your Funeral Home in California
Who is buying funeral homes in California
Funeral homes in California that already have an outside owner
Found by DealSeam's own research, not just press releases. Each company is listed on its owner's website, says so on its own website, now redirects to its owner, or was confirmed owned in DealSeam's September 2026 ownership screen. Many of these sales were never announced.
| Company | City | Owned by | How we know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accu-Care Cremation & Funerals | Fullerton | NorthStar Memorial Group | listed on NorthStar Memorial Group's website ↗ |
| Chapel of the Chimes | Oakland | NorthStar Memorial Group | listed on NorthStar Memorial Group's website ↗ |
| Clairemont Mortuary | San Diego | NorthStar Memorial Group | listed on NorthStar Memorial Group's website ↗ |
| Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park & Crematory | Camarillo | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Darling-Fischer Funeral Homes | San Jose | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Deegan Funeral Chapels | Escalon | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Evans-Brown Mortuary | Lake Elsinore | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Franklin & Downs Funeral Home McHenry Chapel | Modesto | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Fry Memorial Chapel | Tracy | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Grant Miller Chapel | Oakland | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Greenlawn Funeral Homes & Cemeteries | Bakersfield | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Greenwood Mortuary, Crematory and Memorial Park | San Diego | NorthStar Memorial Group | listed on NorthStar Memorial Group's website ↗ |
| Greer Mortuary | Alameda | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Heritage-Dilday Memorial Services | Huntington Beach | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Higgins Mortuary | Antioch | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Jay Chapel Funeral Directors | Madera | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Neptune Society of Northern California | — | Service Corporation International (Dignity Memorial) | listed on Service Corporation International's website ↗ |
| Oakmont Memorial Park | Lafayette | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Ouimet Brothers Concord Funeral Chapel | Concord | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| P.L. Fry & Son Funeral Home | Manteca | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Rolling Hills Memorial Park | Richmond | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary | Whittier | Service Corporation International (Dignity Memorial) | listed on Service Corporation International's website ↗ |
| Skylawn Funeral Home, Crematory and Memorial Park | Half Moon Bay | NorthStar Memorial Group | listed on NorthStar Memorial Group's website ↗ |
| Sunset Lawn Chapel of the Chimes Funeral Home and Memorial Park | Sacramento | NorthStar Memorial Group | listed on NorthStar Memorial Group's website ↗ |
| Trident Society | — | Service Corporation International (Dignity Memorial) | listed on Service Corporation International's website ↗ |
| Universal Chung Wah Funeral Directors | Alhambra | NorthStar Memorial Group | listed on NorthStar Memorial Group's website ↗ |
| Universal Funeral Chapel | Arcadia | NorthStar Memorial Group | listed on NorthStar Memorial Group's website ↗ |
| White's Funeral Home | Azusa | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Wilson & Kratzer Mortuaries | Richmond | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Wood Family Funeral Service | Tehachapi | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Platform | Owner / backer | Type | Headquarters | Scale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Corporation International (Dignity Memorial) | Publicly traded (NYSE: SCI) | Strategic / public | Houston, TX | 1,495 funeral service locations and 505 cemeteries (316 combination) in 44 states, eight Canadian provinces, DC and Puerto Rico at June 30, 2026 | Source ↗ |
| Everstory Partners (formerly StoneMor) | Axar Capital Management | Private equity | Altamonte Springs, FL | More than 460 cemetery, funeral and crematory locations in 23 states and Puerto Rico (Jun 2026). Axar's case study cites 469 properties: 376 cemeteries, 81 funeral homes and 12 crematories | Source ↗ |
| Park Lawn Corporation | Homesteaders Life Company and Birch Hill Equity Partners (via Viridian Holdings LP) | Private equity | Houston, TX | Two Canadian provinces and seventeen U.S. states (Aug 2024); it has since entered Oklahoma (Dec 2025) | Source ↗ |
| Carriage Services | Publicly traded (NYSE: CSV) | Strategic / public | Houston, TX | 155 funeral homes in 24 states and 28 cemeteries in 9 states (Jun 30, 2026) | Source ↗ |
| Rollings Funeral Service | Vineyard Capital Partners (significant investment); founders Greg and Debbie Rollings | Private equity | Peachtree City, GA | With sister company Pinnacle, just under 100 funeral service locations across 20 states (Oct 2025) | Source ↗ |
| NorthStar Memorial Group | Evergreen Investment Advisors, alongside the founder | Private equity | Houston, TX | Nearly 90 locations. Indicative counts are 40 cemeteries, 50 funeral homes and 22 cremation locations | Source ↗ |
| Milestone Funeral Partners | Rosewood Private Investments (PE arm of the family-owned Rosewood Corporation) and Bender Equity, plus funeral-director equity owners | Private equity | Auburn, ME | About 90 funeral homes across New England and upstate New York (May 2026) | Source ↗ |
| Legacy Funeral Group | Michael L. Soper (founder, President and CEO) | Strategic / family-owned | Houston, TX | Not disclosed. Its 2024-2026 announcements add funeral homes in TX, LA, FL and NV | Source ↗ |
| Fidelity Memorial Group | Saw Mill Capital | Private equity | Savannah, GA | Over 50 funeral homes and cemeteries (Mar 2026). It has operated in six states since entering Virginia in the first half of 2026 | Source ↗ |
| Newcomer Funeral Service Group | Newcomer family | Strategic / family-owned | Topeka, KS | Over 50 funeral homes and cemeteries in 10 states | Source ↗ |
| Pinnacle Funeral Service | Vineyard Capital Partners (investor group led by managing partner Jeff Boutwell) | Private equity | St. Petersburg, FL | 29 locations across 6 states (company locations page) | Source ↗ |
| Landmark Funeral Group | Brenton Point Capital Partners | Private equity | Toledo, OH | 26 listed locations in OH, PA and WV, including one monument business (brands page, Oct 2026) | Source ↗ |
Ownership verified October 6, 2026. See every platform's recent deals in the Funeral roll-up tracker →
How many funeral homes are in California
The Census Bureau counted 794 funeral homes in California in 2023, ranking 4th of 50 states. 48% had fewer than five employees and 92% had fewer than 20. 15 had 50 or more.
| Employees | Establishments | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer than 5 | 379 | 48% |
| 5 to 9 | 204 | 26% |
| 10 to 19 | 149 | 19% |
| 20 to 49 | 47 | 6% |
| 50 or more | 15 | 2% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 ↗ (NAICS 812210). An establishment is a single physical location, so an owner with three locations counts three times.
What a funeral home in California is worth
Funeral homes typically sell for 4x-6x EBITDA, or 3x-4.5x SDE for smaller owner-operated funeral homes, with most deals in the About $1.5M median sale price (BizBuySell comps, 2021-2025); the lower-middle market is defined as $500K-$10M in annual revenue range. These are published industry ranges from Atlantic Coast Business Advisors, Sofer Advisors and others, not an appraisal of your home.
What buyers pay more for
- +Low owner dependency
- +Fully funded pre-need trust backlog
- +Owned real estate
- +On-site permitted crematory
What buyers discount
- -Unfunded or mismanaged pre-need trusts
- -Aging crematory retorts
- -No enforceable non-competes
- -Commingled personal and business expenses
How selling through DealSeam works
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Selling a funeral home in California: common questions
How much is a funeral home in California worth?
Funeral homes typically sell for 4x-6x EBITDA, or 3x-4.5x SDE for smaller owner-operated funeral homes, with most deals in the About $1.5M median sale price (BizBuySell comps, 2021-2025); the lower-middle market is defined as $500K-$10M in annual revenue range. Buyers tend to pay more for low owner dependency, fully funded pre-need trust backlog, owned real estate and on-site permitted crematory, and less where they see unfunded or mismanaged pre-need trusts, aging crematory retorts, no enforceable non-competes and commingled personal and business expenses. These are industry-wide ranges from Atlantic Coast Business Advisors, Sofer Advisors and others, not an appraisal of your home.
Who is buying funeral homes in California?
Nationally, the largest groups consolidating funeral homes include Service Corporation International (publicly traded), Everstory Partners (Axar Capital Management) and Park Lawn Corporation (Homesteaders Life Company and Birch Hill Equity Partners); 8 of the 12 platforms we track are private-equity-backed. Our own research found 30 funeral homes in California already owned by these platforms, including Accu-Care Cremation & Funerals (NorthStar Memorial Group), Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park & Crematory (Carriage Services) and Neptune Society of Northern California (Service Corporation International).
How many funeral homes are there in California?
The Census Bureau's County Business Patterns counted 794 funeral homes in California in 2023, ranking 4th of 50 states. 48% had fewer than five employees, 92% had fewer than 20, and 15 had 50 or more.
Does it cost anything to sell through DealSeam?
No. Sellers pay nothing. When a deal closes, the buyer pays DealSeam's fee. There is no listing fee and no retainer.
Will my employees or customers find out I'm thinking about selling?
No. Nothing is listed publicly, and your details go to a buyer only after you approve that introduction.
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Sources
Valuation multiples are published ranges from Atlantic Coast Business Advisors, 2026 Funeral Homes & Cremation Services Industry Report (Feb 2026, Q1 2026 data), Sofer Advisors, A Complete Guide to Funeral Home Valuation, Peak Business Valuation, Valuation Multiples for a Funeral Home and BizBuySell, Funeral Home Business Valuation Benchmarks. Establishment counts are from the U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 812210). Platform ownership comes from each platform's own or press sources, verified October 6, 2026. Companies listed as already owned come from DealSeam's own research: the owner's website, the company's own website, a domain redirect, or a source found in our September 2026 ownership screen, each re-checked before publishing. Named acquisitions are the deals we have recorded from public announcements, each linked to its source; they are not every deal in the state. Ownership in this sector changes often. None of this is investment, legal or tax advice.