# Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price $756.09, market value $28.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 39.5×** (5-yr avg 27.7×, 3-yr avg 32.6×). Casey's General Stores Inc. trades at 39.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 27.7×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 32.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.04**. A PEG of 1.04 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.6×.
- **Price / book: 7.1×**. The shares trade at 7.1× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.6%** (5-yr avg 4.0%). Free cash flow equals 2.6% of the market value, below its five-year average of 4.0%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 2.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 4.1%**. 4.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 18.1%**. 18.1% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 8.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 10.2%** (3-yr 5.2%/yr, 5-yr 15.1%/yr). Revenue grew 10.2% over the last year, against 15.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 30.9%** (3-yr 17.2%/yr, 5-yr 18.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 30.9%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 21.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 21.2% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.62**. Debt is 0.62 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.34%** ($2.28 per share, trailing). Casey's General Stores Inc. yields 0.34%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 12%** (12% of free cash flow). 12% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 10.8%/yr** (1-yr 15.1%). The dividend has compounded at 10.8% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 7 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (18 analysts). 18 analysts cover Casey's General Stores Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $956.28 (+26% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 52.2%** (YTD 37.0%, 3-mo -0.8%). The shares are up 52.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -18.5%** (52.0% above the low). Trading 19% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 35**. An RSI of 35 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.10** (volatility 34%). Beta of -0.10 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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