ACI vs ARKO vs CASY Stock Comparison

Albertsons Companies, Arko and Caseys General Stores Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARKO ARKO Corp.
$3.81 -9.9% 1M -15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$431.36M
P/E
47.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.93B
Div. yield
0.03%
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
CASY Caseys General Stores Inc
$699.26 +17.1% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$26.00B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.67B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
11 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Caseys General Stores leads on 11 of the 12 questions below (Caseys General Stores 11). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIARKOCASYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.78B $431.36M $26.00B CASY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 208.6x 47.7x 33.6x CASY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 34.6x 33.8x CASY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.1% -2.1% +13.8% CASY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 0.1% 4.1% CASY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 6.3% 18.5% CASY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 0.9x CASY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.3% -15.5% +31.2% CASY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr -17.2%/yr +29.5%/yr CASY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 56.2% 36.9% CASY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 38/100 58/100 CASY

Percentile Scorecard

ACIARKOCASY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACIARKOCASY
Valuation 62 #16 of 40 97 #2 of 40 21 #32 of 40
Growth 3 #37 of 38 11 #34 of 38 87 #6 of 38
Profitability 22 #29 of 37 28 #27 of 37 83 #7 of 37
Financial Health 3 #39 of 40 33 #27 of 40 69 #13 of 40
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 28 19 #23 of 28 30 #20 of 28
Overall 36 38 58
  • ACI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • ARKO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • CASY ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACIARKOCASYSPY
1 month +19.3%-9.9%+17.1% -1.0%
3 months +26.7%-52.0%-18.8% +2.9%
6 months -16.0%-43.3%-12.5% +6.4%
Year to date -18.7%-16.1%+26.5% +11.4%
1 year -27.3%-15.5%+31.2% +13.1%
3 years -35.9%-49.2%+162.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -13.8%-20.2%+38.0% +21.5%
5 years -54.7%-61.2%+264.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.7%-17.2%+29.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+509.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+19.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureACIARKOCASYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%56.2%36.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%63.9%35.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.240.61-0.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.280.85 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-65.4%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.3%-55.9%-23.7% -2.5%
52-week high $19.21$8.64$916.28 $779.14
52-week low $11.02$3.81$513.19 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACIARKOCASY
P/E now vs peer median 208.1xmedian 21.6x 47.3xmedian 21.6x 33.4xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 1.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x 3.7xmedian 9.7x 13.8xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 17.8x 11.6xmedian 17.8x 39.8xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x 6.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.99median 1.06 -1.18median 1.06 1.76median 1.06

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACIARKOCASY
Revenue $77.19B $7.93B $18.67B
Gross profit $20.93B – $4.45B
Operating income $452.80M $97.79M $1.55B
Net income $32.50M $19.16M $772.81M
Free cash flow – $36.75M $648.93M
EPS (diluted) $0.07 $0.08 $20.81
Cash & equivalents $282.00M $245.56M $524.06M
Total debt $35.41B $3.20B $9.79B
Shares (diluted) 488.20M 115.88M 37.14M
Enterprise value $5.83B -$726.39M $24.00B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACIARKOCASY
P/E 208.1x 47.3x 33.4x
P/FCF 11.3x 11.6x 39.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 2.8x 18.6x
P/S 0.1x 0.1x 1.4x
P/B 4.6x 0.9x 6.3x
P/Tangible book -11.1x 1.3x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA – 3.7x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 34.5x 8.7x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.1x 1.5x
EV/FCF – 23.1x 42.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 5.5x 20.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.99 -1.18 1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIARKOCASY
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.1% -2.1% 13.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -4.8% 8.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.9% – 13.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -70.6% -3.1% 22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.0% -12.9% 16.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -96.7% 29.4% 32.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.3% -27.3% 18.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -96.2% -0.6% 33.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% -40.0% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -32.8% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% 18.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -60.2% -2.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -22.7% 20.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIARKOCASY
Gross margin 27.1% – 23.8%
EBITDA margin – 2.9% 10.8%
Operating margin 0.6% 1.2% 8.3%
Pretax margin 0.0% 0.3% 5.4%
Net margin 0.0% 0.1% 4.1%
FCF margin – 0.5% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 2.0% 7.4%
Return on equity 2.0% 4.1% 19.2%
Return on assets 0.1% 0.5% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 6.3% 18.5%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 3.2% 20.3%
Asset turnover 2.9x 2.2x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 8.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIARKOCASY
Debt / assets 34.3% 19.0% 26.6%
Debt / equity 6.5x 1.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 0.9x
Debt / FCF – 18.4x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 94.7% 86.8% 55.1%
Equity / assets 5.3% 13.2% 44.9%
Interest coverage – 1.1x 16.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.04 2.53 6.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIARKOCASY
Dividend yield 5.8% 3.1% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – -45.5% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 5.8% -42.4% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 70.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 36.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -3.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACIARKOCASY
Forward P/E – 34.6xFY2026 33.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.11FY2026 $20.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -26.7%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.2% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $8.25BFY2026 $20.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.0%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -2.0% -0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIARKOCASY
Held by institutions 93.5% 64.6% 88.9%
Institutions holding 447 152 1,081
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +7.5% +3.8%
Institutions buying 234 87 554
Institutions selling 163 48 385
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.81 1.44

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACIARKOCASY
ACI 1.00 0.12 0.06
ARKO 0.12 1.00 0.21
CASY 0.06 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACI, ARKO and CASY?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Albertsons Companies (ACI) $6.78B, Arko (ARKO) $431.36M, Caseys General Stores (CASY) $26.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACI, ARKO and CASY?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 208.6x, Arko (ARKO) 47.7x, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 33.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caseys General Stores (CASY) is cheapest (Arko (ARKO) 34.6x, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 33.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Albertsons Companies (ACI) -5.1%, Arko (ARKO) -2.1%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +13.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) has the highest net margin (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.0%, Arko (ARKO) 0.1%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Caseys General Stores (CASY) leads (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 4.2%, Arko (ARKO) 6.3%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 18.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caseys General Stores (CASY) returned the most: Albertsons Companies (ACI) -27.3%, Arko (ARKO) -15.5%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +31.2%. Over five years, Caseys General Stores (CASY) compounded fastest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) -14.7%/yr, Arko (ARKO) -17.2%/yr, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +29.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.00%, Arko (ARKO) 0.03%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 0.00%. Albertsons Companies (ACI) and Caseys General Stores (CASY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caseys General Stores (CASY) has been the steadiest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 39.5%, Arko (ARKO) 56.2%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACI, ARKO and CASY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Caseys General Stores (CASY) leads on 11. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.