CASY vs BJ vs COST Stock Comparison

Caseys General Stores, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings and Costco Wholesale Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CASY Caseys General Stores Inc
$703.93 +17.6% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.57B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.67B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
4 wins
COST Costco Wholesale Corp /New
$1,005.16 +8.9% 1M +7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$442.10B
P/E
47.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$303.15B
Div. yield
–
Warehouse Clubs Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 4, Caseys General Stores 4, Costco Wholesale 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCASYBJCOSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.57B $13.39B $442.10B COST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.1x 22.5x 47.9x BJ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.1x 23.3x 47.4x BJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.8% +9.1% +10.1% CASY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 2.6% 3.0% CASY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.5% 21.9% 21.7% BJ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 0.5x -1.1x COST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.5% +15.9% +7.8% CASY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.1%/yr +12.5%/yr +15.5%/yr CASY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 30.8% 20.0% COST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 60/100 51/100 BJ

Percentile Scorecard

CASYBJCOST

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

AxisCASYBJCOST
Valuation 21 #32 of 40 44 #23 of 40 8 #37 of 40
Growth 87 #6 of 38 57 #17 of 38 78 #9 of 38
Profitability 86 #6 of 36 71 #11 of 36 74 #10 of 36
Financial Health 69 #13 of 40 54 #19 of 40 85 #7 of 40
Shareholder Returns 30 #20 of 28 74 #8 of 28 11 #25 of 28
Overall 58 60 51
  • CASY ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • BJ ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • COST ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCASYBJCOSTSPY
1 month +17.6%+13.4%+8.9% -0.8%
3 months -17.5%+12.3%+5.6% +3.5%
6 months -12.5%+14.5%+0.7% +7.0%
Year to date +27.4%+18.1%+16.6% +12.2%
1 year +32.5%+15.9%+7.8% +13.0%
3 years +162.2%+53.6%+85.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +37.9%+15.4%+22.8% +23.1%
5 years +272.5%+79.9%+105.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +30.1%+12.5%+15.5% +11.0%
10 years +510.7%—+565.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +19.8%—+20.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCASYBJCOSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%30.8%20.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.2%29.5%19.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.14-0.45-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.880.520.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-30.1%-31.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-0.3%-8.1% -1.8%
52-week high $916.28$106.62$1,094.32 $779.14
52-week low $513.19$83.82$850.00 $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.

MultipleCASYBJCOST
P/E now vs peer median 33.7xmedian 22.0x 22.8xmedian 22.0x 48.4xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x 1.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 9.8x 12.1xmedian 9.8x 30.0xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.1xmedian 17.8x 37.5xmedian 17.8x 47.5xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 3.0x 6.1xmedian 3.0x 12.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.78median 1.18 3.06median 1.18 3.55median 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 monthsCASYBJCOST
Revenue $18.67B $22.81B $303.15B
Gross profit $4.45B $4.16B $38.88B
Operating income $1.55B $856.70M $11.69B
Net income $772.81M $594.50M $9.23B
Free cash flow $648.93M $358.22M $9.38B
EPS (diluted) $20.81 $4.65 $20.76
Cash & equivalents $524.06M $29.98M $20.21B
Total debt $2.43B $629.25M $6.16B
Shares (diluted) 37.14M 127.74M 444.43M
Enterprise value $23.56B $13.24B $365.38B

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
MetricCASYBJCOST
P/E 33.7x 22.8x 48.4x
P/FCF 40.1x 37.5x 47.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.7x 12.1x 28.2x
P/S 1.4x 0.6x 1.5x
P/B 6.4x 6.1x 12.4x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 6.4x 12.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 12.1x 30.0x
EV/EBIT 18.0x 16.4x 36.8x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.6x 1.4x
EV/FCF 43.0x 39.2x 45.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 12.6x 27.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.78 3.06 3.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASYBJCOST
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.8% 9.1% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 5.5% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% 6.7% 10.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 5.4% 9.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.5% 3.5% 12.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 3.5% 12.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.9% 2.7% 13.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 5.4% 13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.6% 6.5% 14.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 7.4% 13.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 18.9% 18.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 21.9% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.6% 26.9% 19.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.4% 22.7% 11.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASYBJCOST
Gross margin 23.8% 18.2% 12.8%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 5.1% 4.7%
Operating margin 8.3% 3.8% 3.9%
Pretax margin 5.4% 3.6% 4.0%
Net margin 4.1% 2.6% 3.0%
FCF margin 3.5% 1.6% 3.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% 4.9% 5.2%
Return on equity 19.2% 27.5% 26.6%
Return on assets 8.6% 7.5% 10.5%
Return on invested capital 18.5% 21.9% 21.7%
Return on capital employed 20.3% 17.2% 26.7%
Asset turnover 2.1x 2.9x 3.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.9x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASYBJCOST
Debt / assets 26.6% 7.9% 6.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 0.5x -1.1x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 1.8x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 55.1% 72.5% 59.8%
Equity / assets 44.9% 27.5% 40.2%
Interest coverage 16.9x 18.5x 80.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 6.35 4.75 9.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASYBJCOST
Dividend yield 0.3% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 4.0% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 4.0% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusCASYBJCOST
Forward P/E 34.1xFY2026 23.3xFY2026 47.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $20.66FY2026 $4.57FY2026 $21.22FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 +2.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +13.3% +22.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.19BFY2026 $22.89BFY2026 $345.44BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% +14.2% -4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASYBJCOST
Held by institutions 88.9% 100.0% 73.2%
Institutions holding 1,081 638 4,208
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +1.8% +5.0%
Institutions buying 554 325 1,920
Institutions selling 385 232 1,704
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.40 1.13

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.

CASYBJCOST
CASY 1.00 0.26 0.31
BJ 0.26 1.00 0.54
COST 0.31 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CASY, BJ and COST?

Costco Wholesale (COST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caseys General Stores (CASY) $25.57B, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) $13.39B, Costco Wholesale (COST) $442.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, CASY, BJ and COST?

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 33.1x, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 22.5x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 47.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) is cheapest (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 34.1x, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 23.3x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 47.4x). 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%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +9.1%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) has the highest net margin (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 4.1%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 2.6%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) leads (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 18.5%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 21.9%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caseys General Stores (CASY) returned the most: Caseys General Stores (CASY) +32.5%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +15.9%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +7.8%. Over five years, Caseys General Stores (CASY) compounded fastest (Caseys General Stores (CASY) +30.1%/yr, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +12.5%/yr, Costco Wholesale (COST) +15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Costco Wholesale (COST) has been the steadiest (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 37.0%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 30.8%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 20.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CASY, BJ and COST?

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 4. 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.