MUSA vs BDL vs CASY Stock Comparison

Murphy USA, Flanigans Enterprises and Caseys General Stores Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$516.78 -0.6% 1M +30.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.50B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.26B
Div. yield
0.49%
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
3 wins
BDL Flanigans Enterprises Inc
$53.15 +18.6% 1M +67.8% 1Y
Market cap
$98.79M
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.29M
Div. yield
1.13%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
CASY Caseys General Stores Inc
$670.02 +10.5% 1M +25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$24.76B
P/E
32.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.67B
Div. yield
0.35%
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Caseys General Stores leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Caseys General Stores 5, Flanigans Enterprises 4, Murphy USA 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMUSABDLCASYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.50B $98.79M $24.76B CASY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.4x 14.9x 32.0x MUSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x — 32.4x MUSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.2% +7.1% +13.8% MUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.1% 4.1% CASY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.6% 18.5% CASY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 0.9x BDL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.49% 1.13% 0.35% BDL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.4% +67.8% +25.9% BDL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.0%/yr +12.7%/yr +28.5%/yr CASY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.6% 58.7% 37.1% CASY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 68/100 57/100 BDL

Percentile Scorecard

MUSABDLCASY

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

AxisMUSABDLCASY
Valuation 54 #19 of 40 96 #3 of 50 18 #33 of 40
Growth 81 #8 of 38 91 #5 of 47 87 #6 of 38
Profitability 94 #3 of 36 49 #24 of 46 83 #7 of 36
Financial Health 13 #35 of 40 80 #11 of 51 69 #13 of 40
Shareholder Returns 11 #25 of 28 23 #25 of 32 30 #20 of 28
Overall 51 68 57
  • MUSA ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • BDL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CASY ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMUSABDLCASYSPY
1 month -0.6%+18.6%+10.5% +0.9%
3 months -16.2%+43.3%-22.7% +5.9%
6 months +0.5%+83.3%-14.3% +8.5%
Year to date +28.1%+79.6%+21.2% +13.3%
1 year +30.4%+67.8%+25.9% +12.4%
3 years +42.0%+88.3%+149.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.4%+23.5%+35.7% +23.5%
5 years +217.1%+81.7%+249.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +26.0%+12.7%+28.5% +11.0%
10 years +646.7%+129.6%+481.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.3%+8.7%+19.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMUSABDLCASYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.6%58.7%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%63.5%35.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.680.60-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.771.160.70 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-41.2%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%0.0%-26.9% -0.9%
52-week high $623.43$53.15$916.28 $779.14
52-week low $356.57$27.55$513.19 $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.

MultipleMUSABDLCASY
P/E now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 21.7x 14.9xmedian 20.8x 32.0xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.3x 6.2xmedian 13.0x 13.2xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 17.1x 21.4xmedian 17.6x 38.2xmedian 17.1x
P/B now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 3.2x 6.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 1.02 0.28median 1.08 1.69median 1.02

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 monthsMUSABDLCASY
Revenue $23.26B $215.29M $18.67B
Gross profit – $124.08M $4.45B
Operating income $980.10M $11.46M $1.55B
Net income $663.30M $10.35M $772.81M
Free cash flow – $4.62M $648.93M
EPS (diluted) $35.75 $3.57 $20.81
Cash & equivalents $161.80M $28.84M $524.06M
Total debt – $92.23M $2.43B
Shares (diluted) 18.55M 1.86M 37.14M
Enterprise value $9.50B $18.52M $22.76B

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
MetricMUSABDLCASY
P/E 14.4x 14.9x 32.0x
P/FCF 17.2x 21.4x 38.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 6.1x 17.8x
P/S 0.4x 0.5x 1.3x
P/B 12.0x 1.2x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 14.5x 1.2x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA – 6.2x 13.2x
EV/EBIT – 8.8x 17.2x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 21.9x 41.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.3x 6.3x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 0.28 1.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUSABDLCASY
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.2% 7.1% 13.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 8.0% 8.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.3% 13.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.4% 50.1% 22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 9.1% 16.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 40.8% 51.1% 32.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 12.5% 18.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 45.9% 53.6% 33.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 52.3% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% 89.1% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 17.8% 18.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 75.9% -2.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 45.7% 20.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUSABDLCASY
Gross margin – 57.6% 23.8%
EBITDA margin – 7.6% 10.8%
Operating margin – 5.3% 8.3%
Pretax margin – 5.2% 5.4%
Net margin – 3.1% 4.1%
FCF margin – 2.1% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 7.5% 7.4%
Return on equity 84.1% 12.4% 19.2%
Return on assets 12.9% 6.8% 8.6%
Return on invested capital – 9.6% 18.5%
Return on capital employed – 8.7% 20.3%
Asset turnover 4.5x 1.4x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUSABDLCASY
Debt / assets – 20.0% 26.6%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x 0.9x
Debt / FCF – 6.8x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 84.7% 46.5% 55.1%
Equity / assets 15.3% 53.5% 44.9%
Interest coverage – 10.3x 16.9x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 1.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 1.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.19 6.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUSABDLCASY
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.1% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 1.1% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusMUSABDLCASY
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 – 32.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $35.60FY2026 – $20.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 – +7.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.9% – +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.85BFY2026 – $20.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.9%FY2026 – +15.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% – -0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUSABDLCASY
Held by institutions 83.0% 10.4% 88.9%
Institutions holding 606 12 1,081
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +0.8% +3.8%
Institutions buying 310 4 554
Institutions selling 190 3 385
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.33 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.

MUSABDLCASY
MUSA 1.00 -0.04 0.44
BDL -0.04 1.00 -0.07
CASY 0.44 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MUSA, BDL and CASY?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.50B, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) $98.79M, Caseys General Stores (CASY) $24.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, MUSA, BDL and CASY?

Murphy USA (MUSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.4x, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 14.9x, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 32.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Murphy USA (MUSA) is cheapest (Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.5x, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 32.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Murphy USA (MUSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Murphy USA (MUSA) +20.2%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +7.1%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +13.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) has the highest net margin (Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 3.1%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Caseys General Stores (CASY) leads (Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 9.6%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 18.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) returned the most: Murphy USA (MUSA) +30.4%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +67.8%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +25.9%. Over five years, Caseys General Stores (CASY) compounded fastest (Murphy USA (MUSA) +26.0%/yr, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +12.7%/yr, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +28.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) has the highest dividend yield: Murphy USA (MUSA) 0.49%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 1.13%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 0.35%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caseys General Stores (CASY) has been the steadiest (Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.6%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 58.7%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MUSA, BDL and CASY?

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 5. 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.