Casey's General Stores (CASY)
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Rating:73Outperform
Price Target:
$1,020.00
▲(35.15% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:06/11/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (growth, improving margins, and solid free cash flow) and a positive earnings outlook with continued capital returns. Offsetting factors include a demanding valuation and technical indicators that suggest the stock may be stretched in the near term despite a strong longer-term uptrend.
Positive Factors
Free Cash Flow Generation
Sustained, growing free cash flow provides durable funding for capital expenditure, store rollouts, dividends, and the expanded buyback program. Strong FCF reduces reliance on external financing and supports long-term strategic investments and shareholder returns.
Negative Factors
Operating Expense Pressure
Sustained wage inflation, higher credit-card fees, and incremental store operating costs represent a structural headwind to margins. If expense growth outpaces inside-margin gains, it can compress operating leverage and limit earnings upside over a multi-quarter horizon.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Free Cash Flow Generation
Sustained, growing free cash flow provides durable funding for capital expenditure, store rollouts, dividends, and the expanded buyback program. Strong FCF reduces reliance on external financing and supports long-term strategic investments and shareholder returns.
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Casey's General Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Market Cap
$33.86B
Dividend Yield0.39%
Average Volume (3M)549.07K
Price to Earnings (P/E)46.4
Beta (1Y)0.43
Revenue Growth10.16%
EPS Growth30.86%
CountryUS
Employees23,338
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustrySpecialty Retail
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)19.28
Shares Outstanding36,959,030
10 Day Avg. Volume774,404
30 Day Avg. Volume549,072
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.38
Price to Book (P/B)7.71
Price to Sales (P/S)1.74
P/FCF Ratio42.23
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.91
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.76
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit7.14
Enterprise Value/Ebitda22.25
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$923.90Price Target Upside22.42% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering12
EPS Forecast (FY)21.15
Revenue Forecast (FY)$20.28B
Casey's General Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Casey's General Stores, Inc., including its various subsidiaries, manages and operates a widespread chain of convenience stores across the United States, primarily under the "Casey's" and "Casey's General Store" banners. These retail locations pro...
How the Company Makes Money
Casey’s makes money primarily through a combination of (1) retail fuel sales and (2) inside-store sales, with an additional contribution from (3) prepared food and dispensed beverages. Fuel: The company sells gasoline and other motor fuels at its ...
Casey's General Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jun 09, 2026
(Q4-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Sep 09, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call communicated strong, broad-based financial and operational results — record EPS, EBITDA and free cash flow, meaningful inside-store and fuel momentum, successful product rollouts, disciplined balance sheet and an aggressive replenishment of capital returns and buybacks. Near-term headwinds include elevated operating expense growth, remodel cadence noise, sensitivity to fuel and commodity volatility, and tougher comps in late FY'27. Overall, positives materially outweigh the risks discussed.Positive Updates
Record Annual Profitability
Diluted earnings per share reached a record $19.16 and net income was $714 million for fiscal 2026, each up 31% year-over-year.
Negative Updates
Rising Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses rose 10.1% in Q4 (up $67 million); contributors include operating 40 more stores (~2% of increase), same-store employee expense (~1.5%) from higher labor rates, higher credit card fees (~1%), and elevated performance-based compensation and discretionary charitable contributions (~4%).
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Q4-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Annual Profitability
Diluted earnings per share reached a record $19.16 and net income was $714 million for fiscal 2026, each up 31% year-over-year.
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Company Guidance
Casey’s FY‑27 guidance calls for inside same‑store sales up 2%–5% with inside margin above 42%, same‑store fuel gallons roughly flat (−1% to +1%), and total operating expenses up about 5%–7%; the company expects EBITDA to increase 8%–10% (implying ~35% on a 2‑year stack at the midpoint), plans to open at least 120 stores (even M&A/new‑build mix), anticipates ~ $200M in share repurchases, net interest expense of ~ $95M, D&A of ~ $490M, PP&E spend of ~ $800M (including CEFCO conversions), and a tax rate of ~24%–26%. Management noted the EBITDA outlook is modeled on a mid‑$0.40s per‑gallon fuel margin, said May trends were consistent with the annual guidance, current cheese costs are modestly favorable, and Q1 operating expense is expected to be up high‑single digits (partly from higher credit card fees).Casey's General Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
71
Positive
Cash Flow
80
Positive
| Breakdown | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 17.56B | 15.94B | 14.86B | 15.09B | 12.95B |
| Gross Profit | 4.32B | 3.75B | 3.35B | 3.07B | 2.76B |
| EBITDA | 1.39B | 1.21B | 1.07B | 960.29M | 801.29M |
| Net Income | 714.45M | 546.52M | 501.97M | 446.69M | 339.79M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 8.94B | 8.44B | 6.35B | 5.94B | 5.51B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 522.99M | 326.66M | 206.48M | 378.87M | 158.88M |
| Total Debt | 3.32B | 2.96B | 1.75B | 1.67B | 1.69B |
| Total Liabilities | 4.98B | 4.93B | 3.33B | 3.28B | 3.26B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.95B | 3.51B | 3.02B | 2.66B | 2.24B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 721.62M | 584.63M | 370.95M | 405.38M | 462.27M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.38B | 1.09B | 892.95M | 881.95M | 788.74M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -755.43M | -1.73B | -825.36M | -545.03M | -1.16B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -425.78M | 755.99M | -239.98M | -116.93M | 191.59M |
Casey's General Technical Analysis
Positive
754.72
Price Trends
803.42
Positive
734.40
Positive
642.73
Positive
Market Momentum
12.83
Negative
65.19
Neutral
91.80
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CASY, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 754.72 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 812.11, below the 50-day MA of 803.42, and above the 200-day MA of 642.73, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 12.83 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 65.19 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 91.80 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CASY.
Casey's General Risk Analysis
Casey's General disclosed 26 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Casey's General reported the most risks in the "Production" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Casey's General Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 Outperform | $33.86B | 46.44 | 17.55% | 0.39% | 10.16% | 30.86% | |
64 Neutral | $11.49B | 20.82 | 89.51% | 0.53% | -1.25% | 21.59% | |
62 Neutral | $16.39B | 15.21 | 42.57% | 1.80% | 4.64% | 1.15% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
61 Neutral | $16.25B | 14.46 | 38.34% | 5.46% | 0.99% | 31.91% | |
60 Neutral | $20.04B | 21.62 | 18.08% | 2.33% | 41.22% | -25.28% | |
50 Neutral | $14.07B | 237.62 | 1.31% | 3.33% | 4.79% | -92.77% |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
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Casey's General Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesStock BuybackDividendsFinancial Disclosures
Casey’s General Enhances Governance and Executive Compensation Framework
Positive
Jun 9, 2026
On June 3–4, 2026, Casey’s board and its Compensation and Human Capital Committee approved significant changes to executive pay, governance, and capital allocation following a record fiscal 2026 in which diluted EPS rose 30.9% to $19.1...
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Casey’s General Adds Veteran Finance Leader to Board
Positive
Jun 8, 2026
On June 4, 2026, Casey’s General Stores expanded its board from eleven to twelve directors and appointed veteran finance executive Stanley J. Sutula III as a director and Audit Committee member, with his election to be considered at the Sept...
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