ACI vs CASY vs GO Stock Comparison

Albertsons Companies, Caseys General Stores and Grocery Outlet Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CASY Caseys General Stores Inc
$703.93 +17.6% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.72B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.67B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Caseys General Stores leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Caseys General Stores 9, Grocery Outlet Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACICASYGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.65B $25.72B $1.27B CASY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 204.6x 33.3x -3.3x CASY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 34.1x 25.6x GO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.1% +13.8% +5.1% CASY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 4.1% -8.0% CASY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 18.5% -27.1% CASY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x -1.8x GO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.0% +32.5% -13.7% CASY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.3%/yr +30.1%/yr -9.5%/yr CASY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 37.0% 56.5% CASY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 58/100 26/100 CASY

Percentile Scorecard

ACICASYGO

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

AxisACICASYGO
Valuation 62 #16 of 40 21 #32 of 40 46 #22 of 40
Growth 3 #37 of 38 87 #6 of 38 14 #33 of 38
Profitability 23 #28 of 36 86 #6 of 36 20 #29 of 36
Financial Health 3 #39 of 40 69 #13 of 40 41 #24 of 40
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 28 30 #20 of 28 7 #26 of 28
Overall 36 58 26
  • ACI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • CASY ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • GO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACICASYGOSPY
1 month +19.9%+17.6%+18.0% -0.8%
3 months +23.1%-17.5%+38.6% +3.5%
6 months -15.6%-12.5%+63.0% +7.0%
Year to date -18.6%+27.4%+29.3% +12.2%
1 year -25.0%+32.5%-13.7% +13.0%
3 years -35.7%+162.2%-51.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -13.7%+37.9%-21.6% +23.1%
5 years -53.7%+272.5%-39.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.3%+30.1%-9.5% +11.0%
10 years —+510.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+19.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureACICASYGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%37.0%56.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%35.2%65.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23-0.140.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.630.88-0.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-36.2%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.6%-23.2%-10.7% -1.8%
52-week high $18.78$916.28$14.62 $779.14
52-week low $11.02$513.19$5.79 $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.

MultipleACICASYGO
P/E now vs peer median 208.4xmedian 22.0x 33.7xmedian 22.0x -3.4xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 1.4xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.8x 13.9xmedian 9.8x -7.2xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 17.8x 40.1xmedian 17.8x 106.9xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.0x 6.4xmedian 3.0x 1.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -3.00median 1.18 1.78median 1.18 0.04median 1.18

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 monthsACICASYGO
Revenue $77.19B $18.67B $4.74B
Gross profit $20.93B $4.45B $1.42B
Operating income $452.80M $1.55B -$374.22M
Net income $32.50M $772.81M -$381.25M
Free cash flow – $648.93M $12.11M
EPS (diluted) $0.07 $20.81 $-3.82
Cash & equivalents $282.00M $524.06M $74.20M
Total debt $35.41B $2.43B $505.60M
Shares (diluted) 488.20M 37.14M 99.77M
Enterprise value $5.70B $23.72B $1.01B

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
MetricACICASYGO
P/E 208.4x 33.7x -3.4x
P/FCF 11.3x 40.1x 106.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.7x 7.0x
P/S 0.1x 1.4x 0.3x
P/B 4.6x 6.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -11.1x 6.4x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 13.9x -7.2x
EV/EBIT 34.5x 18.0x -4.6x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.5x 0.4x
EV/FCF – 43.0x 142.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.1x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.00 1.78 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACICASYGO
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.1% 13.8% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 8.8% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.9% 13.8% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 12.6% 6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -70.6% 22.5% -992.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 16.8% -72.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -96.7% 32.9% -4,788%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.3% 18.6% -94.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -96.2% 33.6% -4,726%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% 19.0% -94.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.5% -5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.5% -10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.6% 146.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.4% -53.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACICASYGO
Gross margin 27.1% 23.8% 30.0%
EBITDA margin – 10.8% -5.1%
Operating margin 0.6% 8.3% -7.9%
Pretax margin 0.0% 5.4% -8.5%
Net margin 0.0% 4.1% -8.0%
FCF margin – 3.5% 0.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 7.4% 3.9%
Return on equity 2.0% 19.2% -47.0%
Return on assets 0.1% 8.6% -12.8%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 18.5% -27.1%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 20.3% -14.5%
Asset turnover 2.9x 2.1x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACICASYGO
Debt / assets 34.3% 26.6% 16.9%
Debt / equity 6.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x -1.8x
Debt / FCF – 3.7x 41.8x
Liabilities / assets 94.7% 55.1% 72.7%
Equity / assets 5.3% 44.9% 27.3%
Interest coverage – 16.9x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.04 6.35 1.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACICASYGO
Dividend yield 4.7% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 0.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 1.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusACICASYGO
Forward P/E – 34.1xFY2026 25.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $20.66FY2026 $0.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.8%FY2026 -32.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +16.7% +37.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $20.19BFY2026 $4.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +15.0%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.8% +2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACICASYGO
Held by institutions 93.5% 88.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 447 1,081 243
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +3.8% -2.2%
Institutions buying 234 554 152
Institutions selling 163 385 65
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.44 2.34

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.

ACICASYGO
ACI 1.00 0.06 0.23
CASY 0.06 1.00 0.22
GO 0.23 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACI, CASY and GO?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Albertsons Companies (ACI) $6.65B, Caseys General Stores (CASY) $25.72B, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) $1.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACI, CASY and GO?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 204.6x, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 33.3x, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -3.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) is cheapest (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 34.1x, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 25.6x). 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%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +13.8%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) has the highest net margin (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.0%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 4.1%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -8.0%). On return on invested capital, Caseys General Stores (CASY) leads (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 4.2%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 18.5%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -27.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caseys General Stores (CASY) returned the most: Albertsons Companies (ACI) -25.0%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +32.5%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -13.7%. Over five years, Caseys General Stores (CASY) compounded fastest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) -14.3%/yr, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +30.1%/yr, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caseys General Stores (CASY) has been the steadiest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 39.5%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 37.0%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 56.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.