ACI vs BJ vs CASY Stock Comparison

Albertsons Companies, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings and Caseys General Stores Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 6, Caseys General Stores 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIBJCASYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.78B $13.51B $26.00B CASY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 208.6x 22.7x 33.6x BJ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.2x 33.8x BJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.1% +9.1% +13.8% CASY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 2.6% 4.1% CASY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 21.9% 18.5% BJ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x 0.9x BJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.3% +13.2% +31.2% CASY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr +11.5%/yr +29.5%/yr CASY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 30.8% 36.9% BJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 59/100 58/100 BJ

Percentile Scorecard

ACIBJCASY

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

AxisACIBJCASY
Valuation 62 #16 of 40 39 #25 of 40 21 #32 of 40
Growth 3 #37 of 38 57 #17 of 38 87 #6 of 38
Profitability 22 #29 of 37 69 #12 of 37 83 #7 of 37
Financial Health 3 #39 of 40 54 #19 of 40 69 #13 of 40
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 28 74 #8 of 28 30 #20 of 28
Overall 36 59 58
  • ACI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • BJ 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

PeriodACIBJCASYSPY
1 month +19.3%+17.7%+17.1% -1.0%
3 months +26.7%+13.9%-18.8% +2.9%
6 months -16.0%+12.2%-12.5% +6.4%
Year to date -18.7%+17.6%+26.5% +11.4%
1 year -27.3%+13.2%+31.2% +13.1%
3 years -35.9%+50.2%+162.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -13.8%+14.5%+38.0% +21.5%
5 years -54.7%+72.6%+264.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.7%+11.5%+29.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+509.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+19.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureACIBJCASYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%30.8%36.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%29.5%35.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.24-0.44-0.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.690.430.85 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-30.1%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.3%-0.7%-23.7% -2.5%
52-week high $19.21$106.62$916.28 $779.14
52-week low $11.02$83.82$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.

MultipleACIBJCASY
P/E now vs peer median 208.1xmedian 21.6x 22.6xmedian 21.6x 33.4xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x 1.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x 12.1xmedian 9.7x 13.8xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 17.8x 37.4xmedian 17.8x 39.8xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.0x 6.1xmedian 3.0x 6.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.99median 1.06 3.05median 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 monthsACIBJCASY
Revenue $77.19B $22.81B $18.67B
Gross profit $20.93B $4.16B $4.45B
Operating income $452.80M $856.70M $1.55B
Net income $32.50M $594.50M $772.81M
Free cash flow – $358.22M $648.93M
EPS (diluted) $0.07 $4.65 $20.81
Cash & equivalents $282.00M $29.98M $524.06M
Total debt $35.41B $629.25M $9.79B
Shares (diluted) 488.20M 127.74M 37.14M
Enterprise value $5.83B $13.36B $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
MetricACIBJCASY
P/E 208.1x 22.6x 33.4x
P/FCF 11.3x 37.4x 39.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.0x 18.6x
P/S 0.1x 0.6x 1.4x
P/B 4.6x 6.1x 6.3x
P/Tangible book -11.1x 6.4x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA – 12.1x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 34.5x 16.3x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.6x 1.5x
EV/FCF – 39.0x 42.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.6x 20.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.99 3.05 1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIBJCASY
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.1% 9.1% 13.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 5.5% 8.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.9% 6.7% 13.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 5.4% 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -70.6% 3.5% 22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 3.5% 16.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -96.7% 2.7% 32.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.3% 5.4% 18.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -96.2% 6.5% 33.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% 7.4% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.9% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.9% 18.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.9% -2.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.7% 20.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIBJCASY
Gross margin 27.1% 18.2% 23.8%
EBITDA margin – 5.1% 10.8%
Operating margin 0.6% 3.8% 8.3%
Pretax margin 0.0% 3.6% 5.4%
Net margin 0.0% 2.6% 4.1%
FCF margin – 1.6% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.9% 7.4%
Return on equity 2.0% 27.5% 19.2%
Return on assets 0.1% 7.5% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 21.9% 18.5%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 17.2% 20.3%
Asset turnover 2.9x 2.9x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIBJCASY
Debt / assets 34.3% 7.9% 26.6%
Debt / equity 6.5x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.5x 0.9x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 94.7% 72.5% 55.1%
Equity / assets 5.3% 27.5% 44.9%
Interest coverage – 18.5x 16.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.04 4.74 6.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIBJCASY
Dividend yield 5.8% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 4.1% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 4.1% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusACIBJCASY
Forward P/E – 23.2xFY2026 33.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.57FY2026 $20.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.9%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +13.3% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $22.89BFY2026 $20.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.7%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.2% -0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIBJCASY
Held by institutions 93.5% 100.0% 88.9%
Institutions holding 447 638 1,081
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +1.8% +3.8%
Institutions buying 234 325 554
Institutions selling 163 232 385
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.40 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.

ACIBJCASY
ACI 1.00 0.37 0.06
BJ 0.37 1.00 0.26
CASY 0.06 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACI, BJ and CASY?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Albertsons Companies (ACI) $6.78B, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) $13.51B, Caseys General Stores (CASY) $26.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACI, BJ and CASY?

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 208.6x, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 22.7x, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 33.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) is cheapest (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 23.2x, 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%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +9.1%, 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%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 2.6%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) leads (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 4.2%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 21.9%, 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%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +13.2%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +31.2%. Over five years, Caseys General Stores (CASY) compounded fastest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) -14.7%/yr, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +11.5%/yr, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +29.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) has been the steadiest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 39.5%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 30.8%, 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, BJ 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, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) leads on 6. 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.