ARKO vs CASY vs GLP Stock Comparison

Arko, Caseys General Stores and Global Partners Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARKO ARKO Corp.
$3.84 -10.3% 1M -14.3% 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
$703.93 +17.6% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.79B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.67B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
7 wins
GLP Global Partners Lp
$48.20 +1.5% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.62B
P/E
9.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.46B
Div. yield
0.08%
Fuel Distribution Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Caseys General Stores leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Caseys General Stores 7, Global Partners 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARKOCASYGLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $431.36M $25.79B $1.62B CASY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.7x 33.4x 9.3x GLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.9x 34.1x 7.8x GLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +13.8% +20.4% GLP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% 4.1% 0.8% CASY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% 18.5% 14.9% CASY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.9x 2.6x CASY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.08% GLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.3% +32.5% +5.3% CASY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.7%/yr +30.1%/yr +15.1%/yr CASY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.3% 37.0% 30.2% GLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 58/100 48/100 CASY

Percentile Scorecard

ARKOCASYGLP

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

AxisARKOCASYGLP
Valuation 97 #2 of 40 21 #32 of 40 64 #9 of 23
Growth 11 #34 of 38 87 #6 of 38 56 #9 of 19
Profitability 29 #26 of 36 86 #6 of 36 18 #15 of 18
Financial Health 39 #25 of 40 69 #13 of 40 30 #17 of 24
Shareholder Returns 15 #24 of 28 30 #20 of 28 71 #6 of 18
Overall 38 58 48
  • ARKO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • CASY ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • GLP ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARKOCASYGLPSPY
1 month -10.3%+17.6%+1.5% -0.8%
3 months -52.0%-17.5%0.0% +3.5%
6 months -40.8%-12.5%+4.5% +7.0%
Year to date -15.4%+27.4%+15.2% +12.2%
1 year -14.3%+32.5%+5.3% +13.0%
3 years -49.6%+162.2%+61.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.4%+37.9%+17.4% +23.1%
5 years -59.8%+272.5%+101.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.7%+30.1%+15.1% +11.0%
10 years —+510.7%+201.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+19.8%+11.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARKOCASYGLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.3%37.0%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.4%35.2%30.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.63-0.140.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.250.880.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-36.2%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.6%-23.2%-10.7% -1.8%
52-week high $8.64$916.28$54.00 $779.14
52-week low $3.81$513.19$39.58 $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.

MultipleARKOCASYGLP
P/E now vs peer median 47.6xmedian 22.0x 33.7xmedian 22.0x 9.4xmedian 9.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 1.4xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 9.8x 13.9xmedian 9.8x 6.0xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 17.8x 40.1xmedian 17.8x 8.2xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.0x 6.4xmedian 3.0x 2.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.19median 1.18 1.78median 1.18 -1.03median 0.35

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 monthsARKOCASYGLP
Revenue $7.93B $18.67B $21.46B
Gross profit – $4.45B $1.20B
Operating income $97.79M $1.55B $331.81M
Net income $19.16M $772.81M $195.20M
Free cash flow $36.75M $648.93M $199.43M
EPS (diluted) $0.08 $20.81 $5.11
Cash & equivalents $245.56M $524.06M $23.91M
Total debt $674.51M $2.43B $1.31B
Shares (diluted) 115.88M 37.14M 34.12M
Enterprise value -$726.39M $23.79B $1.45B

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
MetricARKOCASYGLP
P/E 47.6x 33.7x 9.4x
P/FCF 11.7x 40.1x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 2.8x 18.7x 5.0x
P/S 0.1x 1.4x 0.1x
P/B 0.9x 6.4x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 6.4x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x 13.9x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 18.0x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 1.5x 0.1x
EV/FCF 23.2x 43.0x 14.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 20.1x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.19 1.78 -1.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARKOCASYGLP
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% 13.8% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 8.8% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.8% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% 22.5% 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 16.8% -0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.4% 32.9% 71.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% 18.6% -6.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 33.6% 80.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 19.0% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.8% 17.5% -8.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 18.5% -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -60.2% -2.6% -20.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.7% 20.4% -5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARKOCASYGLP
Gross margin – 23.8% 5.6%
EBITDA margin 2.9% 10.8% 2.2%
Operating margin 1.2% 8.3% 1.5%
Pretax margin 0.3% 5.4% 0.9%
Net margin 0.1% 4.1% 0.8%
FCF margin 0.5% 3.5% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 2.0% 7.4% 1.5%
Return on equity 4.1% 19.2% 26.7%
Return on assets 0.5% 8.6% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 6.3% 18.5% 14.9%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 20.3% 11.2%
Asset turnover 2.2x 2.1x 5.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.1x 1.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARKOCASYGLP
Debt / assets 19.0% 26.6% 32.5%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.6x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.9x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 18.4x 3.7x 6.6x
Liabilities / assets 86.8% 55.1% 81.4%
Equity / assets 13.2% 44.9% 18.6%
Interest coverage 1.1x 16.9x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.54 6.35 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARKOCASYGLP
Dividend yield 3.1% 0.3% 6.4%
Net buyback yield -45.2% 0.8% –
Shareholder yield -42.0% 1.2% 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 70.2% – 66.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 36.6% – 64.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.0% – 5.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – -2.1%

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.

ConsensusARKOCASYGLP
Forward P/E 34.9xFY2026 34.1xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $20.66FY2026 $6.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -26.7%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +193.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +16.7% -41.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.25BFY2026 $20.19BFY2026 $26.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +41.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.0% -0.8% +37.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARKOCASYGLP
Held by institutions 64.6% 88.9% 49.8%
Institutions holding 152 1,081 115
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +3.8% +1.7%
Institutions buying 87 554 60
Institutions selling 48 385 17
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.44 3.53

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.

ARKOCASYGLP
ARKO 1.00 0.21 0.07
CASY 0.21 1.00 0.11
GLP 0.07 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARKO, CASY and GLP?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arko (ARKO) $431.36M, Caseys General Stores (CASY) $25.79B, Global Partners (GLP) $1.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARKO, CASY and GLP?

Global Partners (GLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arko (ARKO) 47.7x, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 33.4x, Global Partners (GLP) 9.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Partners (GLP) is cheapest (Arko (ARKO) 34.9x, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 34.1x, Global Partners (GLP) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Partners (GLP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arko (ARKO) -2.1%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +13.8%, Global Partners (GLP) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) has the highest net margin (Arko (ARKO) 0.1%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 4.1%, Global Partners (GLP) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Caseys General Stores (CASY) leads (Arko (ARKO) 6.3%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 18.5%, Global Partners (GLP) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caseys General Stores (CASY) returned the most: Arko (ARKO) -14.3%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +32.5%, Global Partners (GLP) +5.3%. Over five years, Caseys General Stores (CASY) compounded fastest (Arko (ARKO) -16.7%/yr, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +30.1%/yr, Global Partners (GLP) +15.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Global Partners (GLP) has the highest dividend yield: Arko (ARKO) 0.03%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 0.00%, Global Partners (GLP) 0.08%. Caseys General Stores (CASY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Partners (GLP) has been the steadiest (Arko (ARKO) 56.3%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 37.0%, Global Partners (GLP) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.