CASY vs ACI vs ARKO Stock Comparison

Caseys General Stores, Albertsons Companies and Arko 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
11 wins
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

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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

CASYACIARKO

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureCASYACIARKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%39.5%56.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%45.3%63.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.13-0.240.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.85-0.69-0.28 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-70.1%-65.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.7%-27.3%-55.9% -2.5%
52-week high $916.28$19.21$8.64 $779.14
52-week low $513.19$11.02$3.81 $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.

MultipleCASYACIARKO
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 21.6x 208.1xmedian 21.6x 47.3xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x 3.7xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 17.8x 11.3xmedian 17.8x 11.6xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 3.0x 4.6xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.76median 1.06 -2.99median 1.06 -1.18median 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 monthsCASYACIARKO
Revenue $18.67B $77.19B $7.93B
Gross profit $4.45B $20.93B –
Operating income $1.55B $452.80M $97.79M
Net income $772.81M $32.50M $19.16M
Free cash flow $648.93M – $36.75M
EPS (diluted) $20.81 $0.07 $0.08
Cash & equivalents $524.06M $282.00M $245.56M
Total debt $9.79B $35.41B $3.20B
Shares (diluted) 37.14M 488.20M 115.88M
Enterprise value $24.00B $5.83B -$726.39M

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASYACIARKO
Dividend yield 0.3% 5.8% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 0.8% – -45.5%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 5.8% -42.4%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

CASYACIARKO
CASY 1.00 0.06 0.21
ACI 0.06 1.00 0.12
ARKO 0.21 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CASY, ACI and ARKO?

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

Which stock is cheaper, CASY, ACI and ARKO?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 33.6x, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 208.6x, Arko (ARKO) 47.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caseys General Stores (CASY) is cheapest (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 33.8x, Arko (ARKO) 34.6x). 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: Caseys General Stores (CASY) +13.8%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -5.1%, Arko (ARKO) -2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.