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Casey's (CASY)

Consumer Staples · $25.6B market cap · SEC CIK 0000726958

$698.48 ▲+0.92% on the day close of Nov 10, 2026
70 Screens well
ahead of 70% of the S&P 500 · #9 of 36 in Consumer Staples

Next reports on Dec 7, 2026, with analysts expecting $6.02 in earnings per share.

52-week range $519.46 to $927.85. 25% below its 52-week high and 34% above its low.

The case for CASY

The case against

What the score is made of

Each factor is half a curve over reported figures and half a rank among the other Consumer Staples companies (momentum is judged against fixed thresholds only), and the five are blended by weight. The score is where that blend places it in the S&P 500. It describes the last filing and the current price. It is not a forecast.

Valuewhat you pay for the earnings and cash, against the growth you get62
Growthhow fast revenue and earnings are moving, this year and over five86
Profitabilityhow much of the revenue becomes profit, and how much of that is cash50
Momentumhow the price has behaved lately47
Stabilityhow violently it moves, what it owes and what it pays you56

The financials

Revenue growth

Is the business growing? Yes

Last 12 months+13.8%
Over 5 years+15.1% a year
FY2026 revenue$17.6B (+10%)

Free cash flow

Is it generating real cash? A little

FY2026 free cash flow$722M
Of revenue4%
Of profit101%

Profit margins

Is profitability improving? Holding steady

Gross margin24%
Operating margin6%
Net margin, FY25 → FY26 → now3.4% → 4.1% → 4.1%

Debt vs. cash

Is the balance sheet healthy? Yes, the debt is manageable

Cash$523M
Long-term debt$2.3B
Net debt$1.8B
Years to repay1.7 yrs

Valuation

Is the stock price reasonable? Yes, about fair

P/E33.1×
Fair P/E for its growth32×
P/FCF35.4×
Forward P/E30.4×
EV / EBITDA17.7×

At 33.1× earnings it trades close to the 32× that 16% a year of growth plus a 0.6% dividend would justify. At 35.4× free cash flow it trades close to that same mark.

The financials, five years deep

Pulled from Casey's's XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR. Italic rows are worked out from the others.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue growth
Revenue$17.6B$15.9B$14.9B$15.1B$13.0B
Change on the year+10%+7%−2%+17%—
Free cash flow
Free cash flow$722M$585M$371M$405M$462M
Of revenue4%4%2%3%4%
Profit margins
Net margin4.1%3.4%3.4%3.0%2.6%
Debt vs. cash
Cash$523M$327M$206M$379M$159M
Long-term debt$2.3B$2.4B$1.6B$1.6B$1.7B
Net cash (debt)−$1.8B−$2.1B−$1.4B−$1.2B−$1.5B

What Casey's says it does

The Company As of April 30, 2026, Casey’s General Stores, Inc. and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries operate convenience stores primarily under the names "Casey's" and "Casey’s General Store" (collectively, with the stores below referenced as "GoodStop (by Casey's)" or "CEFCO", referred to as "Casey's" or the "Company") throughout 19 states, approximately half of which are located in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois. As of April 30, 2026, there were 2,944 stores in operation. Approximately 71% of all stores were opened in areas with populations of fewer than 20,000 persons. The Company competes on the basis of traditional features of convenience store operations such as location, extended hours, product offerings, price and quality of service. All stores carry a broad selection of food items (which at most stores includes, but is not limited to, prepared foods such as regular and breakfast pizza, donuts, hot breakfast items,…

Risk factors CASY lists in its 10-K

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