Overview
Casey's General Stores fiscal Q1 diluted EPS up 19.5% to $5.77
Inside same-store sales up 4.3% yr/yr, driven by summer merchandising plan
Same-store fuel gallons sold up 1.7% yr/yr, aided by store count increase
Outlook
Casey's expects fiscal 2026 EBITDA to increase 10% to 12%
Company anticipates inside same-store sales to rise 2% to 5%
Casey's projects same-store fuel gallons sold between -1% and 1%
Company plans to open at least 80 stores in fiscal 2026
Result Drivers
INSIDE SALES - Driven by summer merchandising plan and efficient execution, leading to 4.3% increase in same-store sales
FUEL SALES - Same-store fuel gallons increased 1.7%, supported by a rise in store count and maintaining a healthy fuel margin
OPERATING EXPENSES - Higher due to operating 221 additional stores, partially offset by reduced same-store labor hours
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 EPS
$5.77
Q1 Net Income
$215.36 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 11 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the food retail & distribution peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Caseys General Stores Inc is $541.00, about 6.5% above its September 5 closing price of $505.64
The stock recently traded at 30 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 28 three months ago
Press Release: ID:nBw8vz3DLa
(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)