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Casey's General Stores

CASY
53
Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$689.22
+15.59 (+2.31%)
Market Cap
$25.47B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
53
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · filings through Jul 31, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
13/30
Growth
Exceptional
19/20
Cash Flow
Strong
7/10
Stability
Mixed
3/10
Valuation
Good
6/10
Ownership
Weak
2/15
Dividends
Good
3/5

53 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 53.

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§Winston Score History

The full picture

Casey's General Stores runs a chain of convenience stores that also sell gasoline. Most of its locations are in small towns and rural areas across the Midwest and South, where Casey's is often the only nearby option for fuel, snacks, and everyday items. The company is one of the largest convenience store chains in the United States, and it is especially known for its made-from-scratch pizza, which it sells in-store and delivers.

Casey's makes money by selling fuel, food, and merchandise directly to everyday consumers. It operates over 2,700 stores, primarily across 17 states in the middle of the country, giving it a strong regional footprint that is hard for national competitors to replicate quickly. The company's biggest growth driver is expanding its store count through new builds and acquisitions, but it also faces the long-term risk that rising electric vehicle adoption could reduce demand for gasoline, which is a major part of its revenue.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+24.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+27.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.7%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$384M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Casey's General Stores is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 24%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

−0.2% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 37.4M (2022) → 37.3M (2026)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
19.8%
Thin — 19.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.5%
Modest — 6.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
15.7%
Strong — 15.7% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+13.8%
Fast-growing sales (+13.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+33.2%
Earnings growing fast (+33.2% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
180%
Turns 180% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.5%
Thin free cash flow (3.5%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.71
Moderate — manageable debt (0.71)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
33.0x
Pricey — P/E 33.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+8.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (33.0 → 24.5)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.40%
Small dividend — 0.40% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+14.0%
Dividend growing fast (14.0% YoY)
Payout Ratio
11%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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