MUSA vs CASY vs ACI Stock Comparison

Murphy USA, Caseys General Stores and Albertsons Companies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$531.00 +3.8% 1M +34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.40B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.48B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
4 wins
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
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMUSACASYACILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.40B $24.70B $6.40B CASY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.2x 32.0x 197.0x MUSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 33.8x — MUSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +13.8% -5.1% CASY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 4.1% 0.0% CASY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.3% 18.5% 4.2% MUSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 0.9x — CASY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.8% +30.2% -27.1% MUSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.7%/yr +29.9%/yr -14.5%/yr CASY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 36.9% 39.5% CASY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 58/100 36/100 CASY

Percentile Scorecard

MUSACASYACI

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

AxisMUSACASYACI
Valuation 54 #19 of 40 21 #32 of 40 62 #16 of 40
Growth 65 #14 of 38 87 #6 of 38 3 #37 of 38
Profitability 77 #9 of 36 86 #6 of 36 23 #28 of 36
Financial Health 21 #32 of 40 69 #13 of 40 3 #39 of 40
Shareholder Returns 56 #13 of 28 30 #20 of 28 89 #4 of 28
Overall 54 58 36
  • MUSA ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • CASY 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

PeriodMUSACASYACISPY
1 month +3.8%+16.6%+17.5% -0.2%
3 months -11.7%-18.6%+18.2% +3.9%
6 months +2.1%-11.1%-17.3% +8.2%
Year to date +31.6%+26.2%-20.2% +12.9%
1 year +34.8%+30.2%-27.1% +12.3%
3 years +45.9%+159.8%-37.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.4%+37.5%-14.3% +23.3%
5 years +225.8%+270.0%-54.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +26.7%+29.9%-14.5% +10.9%
10 years +672.5%+509.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.7%+19.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMUSACASYACISPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%36.9%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%35.1%45.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.67-0.14-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.880.82-0.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-36.2%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-23.9%-27.1% -1.2%
52-week high $623.43$916.28$18.78 $779.14
52-week low $356.57$513.19$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.

MultipleMUSACASYACI
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 22.1x 33.4xmedian 22.1x 204.2xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.4xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 9.7x 13.8xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 17.5x 39.7xmedian 17.5x 11.3xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 2.9x 6.3xmedian 2.9x 4.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.89median 1.19 1.76median 1.19 -2.94median 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 monthsMUSACASYACI
Revenue $21.48B $18.67B $77.19B
Gross profit $2.62B $4.45B $20.93B
Operating income $921.40M $1.55B $452.80M
Net income $617.20M $772.81M $32.50M
Free cash flow $541.50M $648.93M –
EPS (diluted) $33.27 $20.81 $0.07
Cash & equivalents $175.40M $524.06M $282.00M
Total debt $2.19B $2.43B $35.41B
Shares (diluted) 18.55M 37.14M 488.20M
Enterprise value $9.03B $22.70B $5.46B

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
MetricMUSACASYACI
P/E 15.9x 33.4x 204.2x
P/FCF 18.0x 39.7x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 18.6x –
P/S 0.5x 1.4x 0.1x
P/B 12.5x 6.3x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 15.2x 6.3x -10.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 13.8x –
EV/EBIT 12.8x 17.8x 34.2x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.5x 0.2x
EV/FCF 21.7x 42.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 19.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.89 1.76 -2.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUSACASYACI
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 13.8% -5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 8.8% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% 13.8% -5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 12.6% -1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% 22.5% -70.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 16.8% -40.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.8% 32.9% -96.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 18.6% -71.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.1% 33.6% -96.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 19.0% -69.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.1% 17.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 18.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.5% -2.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 20.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUSACASYACI
Gross margin 12.2% 23.8% 27.1%
EBITDA margin 5.6% 10.8% –
Operating margin 4.3% 8.3% 0.6%
Pretax margin 3.8% 5.4% 0.0%
Net margin 2.9% 4.1% 0.0%
FCF margin 2.5% 3.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 7.4% –
Return on equity 85.6% 19.2% 2.0%
Return on assets 12.4% 8.6% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 24.3% 18.5% 4.2%
Return on capital employed 23.7% 20.3% 2.5%
Asset turnover 4.3x 2.1x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUSACASYACI
Debt / assets 43.0% 26.6% 34.3%
Debt / equity 2.8x 0.6x 6.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 0.9x –
Debt / FCF 4.0x 3.7x –
Liabilities / assets 84.6% 55.1% 94.7%
Equity / assets 15.4% 44.9% 5.3%
Interest coverage 7.9x 16.9x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 7.40 6.32 3.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUSACASYACI
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.3% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 4.5% 0.8% –
Shareholder yield 5.0% 1.2% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusMUSACASYACI
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 33.8xFY2026 –
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
HoldersMUSACASYACI
Held by institutions 83.0% 88.9% 93.5%
Institutions holding 606 1,081 447
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +3.8% +1.7%
Institutions buying 310 554 234
Institutions selling 190 385 163
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.44 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.

MUSACASYACI
MUSA 1.00 0.43 0.14
CASY 0.43 1.00 0.06
ACI 0.14 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MUSA, CASY and ACI?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.40B, Caseys General Stores (CASY) $24.70B, Albertsons Companies (ACI) $6.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, MUSA, CASY and ACI?

Murphy USA (MUSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Murphy USA (MUSA) 15.2x, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 32.0x, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 197.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Murphy USA (MUSA) is cheapest (Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.9x, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 33.8x). 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: Murphy USA (MUSA) +10.3%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +13.8%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) has the highest net margin (Murphy USA (MUSA) 2.9%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 4.1%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.0%). On return on invested capital, Murphy USA (MUSA) leads (Murphy USA (MUSA) 24.3%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 18.5%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Murphy USA (MUSA) returned the most: Murphy USA (MUSA) +34.8%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +30.2%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -27.1%. Over five years, Caseys General Stores (CASY) compounded fastest (Murphy USA (MUSA) +26.7%/yr, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +29.9%/yr, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -14.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

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

Which is the better stock, MUSA, CASY 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.