CASY vs PARR vs COST Stock Comparison

Caseys General Stores, Par Pacific Holdings and Costco Wholesale Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CASY Caseys General Stores Inc
$697.54 +16.6% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$24.70B
P/E
32.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.67B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Par Pacific Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Par Pacific Holdings 7, Costco Wholesale 3, Caseys General Stores 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCASYPARRCOSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.70B $3.57B $436.10B COST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.0x 4.2x 47.3x PARR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.8x 3.0x 46.8x PARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.8% +13.2% +10.1% CASY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 9.9% 3.0% PARR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.5% 34.3% 21.7% PARR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 0.4x -1.1x COST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.2% +82.3% +6.7% PARR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr +36.5%/yr +15.1%/yr PARR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 59.6% 20.0% COST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 70/100 51/100 PARR

Percentile Scorecard

CASYPARRCOST

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

AxisCASYPARRCOST
Valuation 21 #32 of 40 77 #6 of 23 8 #37 of 40
Growth 87 #6 of 38 89 #3 of 19 78 #9 of 38
Profitability 86 #6 of 36 88 #3 of 18 74 #10 of 36
Financial Health 69 #13 of 40 74 #7 of 24 85 #7 of 40
Shareholder Returns 30 #20 of 28 24 #14 of 18 11 #25 of 28
Overall 58 70 51
  • CASY ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • PARR ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • 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

PeriodCASYPARRCOSTSPY
1 month +16.6%-3.8%+7.5% -0.2%
3 months -18.6%-5.9%+2.6% +3.9%
6 months -11.1%+19.0%-0.2% +8.2%
Year to date +26.2%+112.0%+15.1% +12.9%
1 year +30.2%+82.3%+6.7% +12.3%
3 years +159.8%+132.3%+82.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +37.5%+32.5%+22.3% +23.3%
5 years +270.0%+373.5%+102.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.9%+36.5%+15.1% +10.9%
10 years +509.9%+451.7%+557.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.8%+18.6%+20.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCASYPARRCOSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%59.6%20.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%60.5%19.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.14-0.62-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.821.380.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-69.7%-31.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.9%-17.1%-9.3% -1.2%
52-week high $916.28$89.89$1,094.32 $779.14
52-week low $513.19$34.83$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.

MultipleCASYPARRCOST
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 22.1x 4.2xmedian 9.2x 47.7xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.3x 1.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 9.7x 3.3xmedian 7.0x 29.6xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 17.5x 9.0xmedian 8.9x 46.9xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 1.8x 12.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.76median 1.19 0.22median 0.34 3.51median 1.19

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 monthsCASYPARRCOST
Revenue $18.67B $8.62B $303.15B
Gross profit $4.45B $1.99B $38.88B
Operating income $1.55B $1.16B $11.69B
Net income $772.81M $857.72M $9.23B
Free cash flow $648.93M $412.42M $9.38B
EPS (diluted) $20.81 $17.33 $20.76
Cash & equivalents $524.06M $185.00M $20.21B
Total debt $2.43B $739.20M $6.16B
Shares (diluted) 37.14M 49.44M 444.43M
Enterprise value $22.70B $2.88B $359.38B

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
MetricCASYPARRCOST
P/E 33.4x 4.2x 47.7x
P/FCF 39.7x 9.0x 46.9x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 6.7x 27.8x
P/S 1.4x 0.4x 1.5x
P/B 6.3x 1.9x 12.3x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 1.9x 12.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 3.3x 29.6x
EV/EBIT 17.8x 3.7x 36.3x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF 42.7x 10.4x 45.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 7.7x 26.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.76 0.22 3.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASYPARRCOST
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.8% 13.2% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 5.5% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% 126.2% 10.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 16.6% 9.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.5% 1,543% 12.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 18.7% 12.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.9% 4,579% 13.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 11.4% 13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.6% 4,701% 14.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 19.5% 13.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 184.3% 18.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% -9.0% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.6% 1,269% 19.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.4% -15.5% 11.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASYPARRCOST
Gross margin 23.8% 23.1% 12.8%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 15.2% 4.7%
Operating margin 8.3% 13.4% 3.9%
Pretax margin 5.4% 12.8% 4.0%
Net margin 4.1% 9.9% 3.0%
FCF margin 3.5% 4.8% 3.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% 6.4% 5.2%
Return on equity 19.2% 48.4% 26.6%
Return on assets 8.6% 19.4% 10.5%
Return on invested capital 18.5% 34.3% 21.7%
Return on capital employed 20.3% 38.1% 26.7%
Asset turnover 2.1x 2.0x 3.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASYPARRCOST
Debt / assets 26.6% 16.3% 6.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 0.4x -1.1x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 1.8x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 55.1% 56.3% 59.8%
Equity / assets 44.9% 43.7% 40.2%
Interest coverage 16.9x 16.9x 80.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 6.32 4.24 9.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASYPARRCOST
Dividend yield 0.3% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 2.1% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 2.1% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusCASYPARRCOST
Forward P/E 33.8xFY2026 3.0xFY2026 46.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $20.66FY2026 $25.02FY2026 $21.22FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +231.0%FY2026 +2.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% -34.6% +22.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.19BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026 $345.44BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% -12.4% -4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASYPARRCOST
Held by institutions 88.9% 99.0% 73.2%
Institutions holding 1,081 366 4,210
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% -4.1% +5.0%
Institutions buying 554 202 1,921
Institutions selling 385 115 1,705
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.76 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.

CASYPARRCOST
CASY 1.00 0.09 0.31
PARR 0.09 1.00 0.05
COST 0.31 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CASY, PARR and COST?

Costco Wholesale (COST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caseys General Stores (CASY) $24.70B, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) $3.57B, Costco Wholesale (COST) $436.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, CASY, PARR and COST?

Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 32.0x, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 4.2x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 47.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) is cheapest (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 33.8x, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 3.0x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 46.8x). 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%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) +13.2%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) has the highest net margin (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 4.1%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 9.9%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) leads (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 18.5%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 34.3%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) returned the most: Caseys General Stores (CASY) +30.2%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) +82.3%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +6.7%. Over five years, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) compounded fastest (Caseys General Stores (CASY) +29.9%/yr, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) +36.5%/yr, Costco Wholesale (COST) +15.1%/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%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 59.6%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 20.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CASY, PARR 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, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 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.