MUSA vs CASY vs ARKO Stock Comparison

Murphy USA, Caseys General Stores and Arko Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$540.50 +6.5% 1M +37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.87B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.26B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
4 wins
CASY Caseys General Stores Inc
$677.74 +13.0% 1M +28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$25.04B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.67B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
7 wins
ARKO ARKO Corp.
$3.78 -8.0% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$417.89M
P/E
46.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.93B
Div. yield
0.03%
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples

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.

QuestionMUSACASYARKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.87B $25.04B $417.89M CASY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 32.4x 46.2x MUSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 32.8x 34.4x MUSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.2% +13.8% -2.1% MUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.1% 0.1% CASY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.5% 6.3% CASY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x 1.8x CASY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.8% +28.1% -13.9% MUSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.1%/yr +28.8%/yr -17.0%/yr CASY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.9% 37.1% 56.4% CASY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 57/100 39/100 CASY

Percentile Scorecard

MUSACASYARKO

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

AxisMUSACASYARKO
Valuation 54 #19 of 40 18 #33 of 40 97 #2 of 40
Growth 78 #9 of 38 84 #7 of 38 11 #34 of 38
Profitability 94 #3 of 36 83 #7 of 36 29 #26 of 36
Financial Health 13 #35 of 40 69 #13 of 40 41 #24 of 40
Shareholder Returns 11 #25 of 28 33 #19 of 28 19 #23 of 28
Overall 50 57 39
  • MUSA ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • CASY ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • ARKO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMUSACASYARKOSPY
1 month +6.5%+13.0%-8.0% +0.7%
3 months -12.4%-21.9%-53.0% +3.7%
6 months -8.1%-17.6%-42.7% +7.1%
Year to date +33.9%+22.6%-16.7% +12.8%
1 year +37.8%+28.1%-13.9% +11.9%
3 years +49.7%+150.4%-51.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.4%+35.8%-21.2% +22.8%
5 years +231.7%+253.8%-60.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +27.1%+28.8%-17.0% +10.9%
10 years +681.0%+488.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.8%+19.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMUSACASYARKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.9%37.1%56.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%35.7%64.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.69-0.150.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.950.76-0.25 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-36.2%-65.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-26.0%-56.3% -1.2%
52-week high $623.43$916.28$8.64 $779.14
52-week low $356.57$513.19$3.69 $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.

MultipleMUSACASYARKO
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 22.1x 32.4xmedian 22.1x 46.9xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 1.3xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.5x 13.4xmedian 9.5x 3.6xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 16.0x 38.6xmedian 16.0x 11.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 2.8x 6.1xmedian 2.8x 0.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.07median 1.07 1.71median 1.07 -1.17median 1.07

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 monthsMUSACASYARKO
Revenue $23.26B $18.67B $7.93B
Gross profit – $4.45B –
Operating income $980.10M $1.55B $97.79M
Net income $663.30M $772.81M $19.16M
Free cash flow – $648.93M $36.75M
EPS (diluted) $35.75 $20.81 $0.08
Cash & equivalents $161.80M $524.06M $245.56M
Total debt – $2.43B $674.51M
Shares (diluted) 18.55M 37.14M 115.88M
Enterprise value $9.87B $23.03B -$739.85M

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
MetricMUSACASYARKO
P/E 15.0x 32.4x 46.9x
P/FCF 17.2x 38.6x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 18.0x 2.7x
P/S 0.4x 1.3x 0.1x
P/B 12.5x 6.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 15.2x 6.1x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 13.4x 3.6x
EV/EBIT – 17.3x 8.6x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.4x 0.1x
EV/FCF – 41.5x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 19.4x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.07 1.71 -1.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUSACASYARKO
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.2% 13.8% -2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 8.8% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.4% 22.5% -3.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 16.8% -12.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 40.8% 32.9% 29.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 18.6% -27.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 45.9% 33.6% -0.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 19.0% -40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% 17.5% -32.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 18.5% -5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.6% -60.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.4% -22.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUSACASYARKO
Gross margin – 23.8% –
EBITDA margin – 10.8% 2.9%
Operating margin – 8.3% 1.2%
Pretax margin – 5.4% 0.3%
Net margin – 4.1% 0.1%
FCF margin – 3.5% 0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 7.4% 2.0%
Return on equity 84.1% 19.2% 4.1%
Return on assets 12.9% 8.6% 0.5%
Return on invested capital – 18.5% 6.3%
Return on capital employed – 20.3% 3.2%
Asset turnover 4.5x 2.1x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.8x 8.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUSACASYARKO
Debt / assets – 26.6% 19.0%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 3.7x 18.4x
Liabilities / assets 84.7% 55.1% 86.8%
Equity / assets 15.3% 44.9% 13.2%
Interest coverage – 16.9x 1.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 6.23 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUSACASYARKO
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.3% 3.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% -45.9%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 1.2% -42.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 70.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 36.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -3.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.6%

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.

ConsensusMUSACASYARKO
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 32.8xFY2026 34.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $35.60FY2026 $20.66FY2026 $0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 -26.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.9% +16.7% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.85BFY2026 $20.19BFY2026 $8.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.9%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% -0.8% -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUSACASYARKO
Held by institutions 83.0% 88.9% 64.6%
Institutions holding 607 1,082 152
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +3.8% +7.5%
Institutions buying 311 555 87
Institutions selling 190 385 48
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.44 1.81

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.

MUSACASYARKO
MUSA 1.00 0.43 0.17
CASY 0.43 1.00 0.22
ARKO 0.17 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MUSA, CASY and ARKO?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.87B, Caseys General Stores (CASY) $25.04B, Arko (ARKO) $417.89M.

Which stock is cheaper, MUSA, CASY and ARKO?

Murphy USA (MUSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.9x, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 32.4x, Arko (ARKO) 46.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Murphy USA (MUSA) is cheapest (Murphy USA (MUSA) 15.2x, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 32.8x, Arko (ARKO) 34.4x). 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%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +13.8%, Arko (ARKO) -2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caseys General Stores (CASY) has the highest net margin (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 4.1%, Arko (ARKO) 0.1%). On return on invested capital, Caseys General Stores (CASY) leads (Caseys General Stores (CASY) 18.5%, Arko (ARKO) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Murphy USA (MUSA) returned the most: Murphy USA (MUSA) +37.8%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +28.1%, Arko (ARKO) -13.9%. Over five years, Caseys General Stores (CASY) compounded fastest (Murphy USA (MUSA) +27.1%/yr, Caseys General Stores (CASY) +28.8%/yr, Arko (ARKO) -17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Murphy USA (MUSA) 0.00%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 0.00%, Arko (ARKO) 0.03%. Murphy USA (MUSA) and Caseys General Stores (CASY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caseys General Stores (CASY) has been the steadiest (Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.9%, Caseys General Stores (CASY) 37.1%, Arko (ARKO) 56.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.