CASY vs COST vs ACI Stock Comparison

Caseys General Stores, Costco Wholesale and Albertsons Companies 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
7 wins
COST Costco Wholesale Corp /New
$1,003.32 +10.9% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$446.27B
P/E
48.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$303.15B
Div. yield
–
Warehouse Clubs Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Caseys General Stores leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Caseys General Stores 7, Costco Wholesale 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCASYCOSTACILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.00B $446.27B $6.78B COST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.6x 48.4x 208.6x CASY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.8x 47.2x — CASY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.8% +10.1% -5.1% CASY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 3.0% 0.0% CASY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.5% 21.7% 4.2% COST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -1.1x — COST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.2% +6.5% -27.3% CASY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.5%/yr +15.8%/yr -14.7%/yr CASY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 20.0% 39.5% COST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 51/100 36/100 CASY

Percentile Scorecard

CASYCOSTACI

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

AxisCASYCOSTACI
Valuation 21 #32 of 40 8 #37 of 40 62 #16 of 40
Growth 87 #6 of 38 78 #9 of 38 3 #37 of 38
Profitability 83 #7 of 37 72 #11 of 37 22 #29 of 37
Financial Health 69 #13 of 40 85 #7 of 40 3 #39 of 40
Shareholder Returns 30 #20 of 28 11 #25 of 28 93 #3 of 28
Overall 58 51 36
  • CASY ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • COST ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • ACI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCASYCOSTACISPY
1 month +17.1%+10.9%+19.3% -1.0%
3 months -18.8%+7.3%+26.7% +2.9%
6 months -12.5%-0.8%-16.0% +6.4%
Year to date +26.5%+16.3%-18.7% +11.4%
1 year +31.2%+6.5%-27.3% +13.1%
3 years +162.9%+81.8%-35.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +38.0%+22.1%-13.8% +21.5%
5 years +264.4%+108.2%-54.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +29.5%+15.8%-14.7% +10.9%
10 years +509.9%+573.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +19.8%+21.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCASYCOSTACISPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%20.0%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%19.6%45.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.13-0.20-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.33-0.69 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-31.5%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.7%-8.3%-27.3% -2.5%
52-week high $916.28$1,094.32$19.21 $779.14
52-week low $513.19$850.00$11.02 $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.

MultipleCASYCOSTACI
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 21.6x 48.3xmedian 21.6x 208.1xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.5x 1.5xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 9.7x 29.9xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 17.8x 47.4xmedian 17.8x 11.3xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 3.0x 12.4xmedian 3.0x 4.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.76median 1.06 3.55median 1.06 -2.99median 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 monthsCASYCOSTACI
Revenue $18.67B $303.15B $77.19B
Gross profit $4.45B $38.88B $20.93B
Operating income $1.55B $11.69B $452.80M
Net income $772.81M $9.23B $32.50M
Free cash flow $648.93M $9.38B –
EPS (diluted) $20.81 $20.76 $0.07
Cash & equivalents $524.06M $20.21B $282.00M
Total debt $9.79B $23.19B $35.41B
Shares (diluted) 37.14M 444.43M 488.20M
Enterprise value $24.00B $369.55B $5.83B

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
MetricCASYCOSTACI
P/E 33.4x 48.3x 208.1x
P/FCF 39.8x 47.4x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 28.1x –
P/S 1.4x 1.5x 0.1x
P/B 6.3x 12.4x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 12.4x -11.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 29.9x –
EV/EBIT 17.9x 36.8x 34.5x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.4x 0.2x
EV/FCF 42.8x 45.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x 27.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.76 3.55 -2.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASYCOSTACI
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.8% 10.1% -5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 7.8% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% 10.0% -5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 9.4% -1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.5% 12.5% -70.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 12.9% -40.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.9% 13.9% -96.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 13.6% -71.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.6% 14.0% -96.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 13.6% -69.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 18.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 12.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.6% 19.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.4% 11.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASYCOSTACI
Gross margin 23.8% 12.8% 27.1%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 4.7% –
Operating margin 8.3% 3.9% 0.6%
Pretax margin 5.4% 4.0% 0.0%
Net margin 4.1% 3.0% 0.0%
FCF margin 3.5% 3.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% 5.2% –
Return on equity 19.2% 26.6% 2.0%
Return on assets 8.6% 10.5% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 18.5% 21.7% 4.2%
Return on capital employed 20.3% 26.7% 2.5%
Asset turnover 2.1x 3.5x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASYCOSTACI
Debt / assets 26.6% 6.9% 34.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 6.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -1.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.7x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 55.1% 59.8% 94.7%
Equity / assets 44.9% 40.2% 5.3%
Interest coverage 16.9x 80.6x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 6.33 9.33 3.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASYCOSTACI
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.6% 5.8%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.7% 5.8%
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.

ConsensusCASYCOSTACI
Forward P/E 33.8xFY2026 47.2xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $20.68FY2026 $21.24FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +2.3%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +22.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.14BFY2026 $345.31BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 +13.9%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% -4.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASYCOSTACI
Held by institutions 88.9% 73.2% 93.5%
Institutions holding 1,081 4,208 447
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +5.0% +1.7%
Institutions buying 554 1,920 234
Institutions selling 385 1,704 163
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.13 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.

CASYCOSTACI
CASY 1.00 0.31 0.06
COST 0.31 1.00 0.33
ACI 0.06 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CASY, COST and ACI?

Costco Wholesale (COST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caseys General Stores (CASY) $26.00B, Costco Wholesale (COST) $446.27B, Albertsons Companies (ACI) $6.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, CASY, COST and ACI?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 33.6x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 48.4x, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 208.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caseys General Stores (CASY) is cheapest (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 33.8x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 47.2x). 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%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +10.1%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) has the highest net margin (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 4.1%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 3.0%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.0%). On return on invested capital, Costco Wholesale (COST) leads (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 18.5%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 21.7%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caseys General Stores (CASY) returned the most: Caseys General Stores (CASY) +31.2%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +6.5%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -27.3%. Over five years, Caseys General Stores (CASY) compounded fastest (Caseys General Stores (CASY) +29.5%/yr, Costco Wholesale (COST) +15.8%/yr, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -14.7%/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) 36.9%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 20.0%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.