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Casey's General Stores, Inc. (CASY)

Consumer Cyclical | Specialty Retail | Ankeny, United States | NasdaqGS
754.72 USD +17.50 (2.374%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 754.72
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:39 a.m. EDT

Despite a 'Buy' analyst recommendation and strong multi-year fundamentals, CASY (754.72) presents a high-risk, medium-reward trade now due to aggressive put positioning. The massive Open Interest in OTM puts and inflated IV on downside strikes implies a consensus belief that the stock is overextended immediately, despite recent 29% gains off the 52-week low. The long-term thesis of a high-quality compounder remains solid (4 stars) driven by recorded S&P 500 inclusion and low beta, but short-term directional certainty is low due to this defensive options flow; a break below 530 (a major put support wall) would likely trigger a severe swing lower.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.061874
AutoETS0.107173
AutoARIMA0.107173
MSTL0.113464

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 6.03
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.826
Excess Kurtosis -0.34
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-01-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 75.146
Revenue per Share 457.606
Market Cap 27,975,153,664
Trailing P/E 43.30
Forward P/E 38.03
Beta 0.61
Profit Margins 3.83%
Website https://www.caseys.com

As of April 19, 2026, 1:39 a.m. EDT: Options data reveals overwhelming liquidity and open interest in out-of-the-money (OTM) puts, particularly in the 530-610 range for August expiration and lower strikes generally where Implied Volatility (IV) is spiked (ranging from 54% to 168% vs ATM of 28-33%). This suggests institutional or smart money hedging for a significant downside correction or setup of defined-risk bearish strategies. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at-the-money (ATM) and moderately OTM (750-800), suggesting the bullish thesis is priced at the current price level, but the massive put OI walls create a distinct 'short volatility' style setup or heavy congestion that may cause volatility expansion if the price drops. The flow indicates a sidelined sentiment waiting for a trigger event or negative news to break the multi-month consolidation near the 2026 highs.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.09% 0.42% 0.53% 0.60%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-01-30 0.57000 0.093982
2025-10-31 0.57000 0.111174
2025-08-01 0.57000 0.109254
2025-05-01 0.50000 0.110104
2025-02-03 0.50000 0.119670
2024-11-01 0.50000 0.127853
2024-08-01 0.50000 0.131387
2024-04-30 0.43000 0.135626
2024-01-31 0.43000 0.159940
2023-10-31 0.43000 0.159867
2023-07-31 0.43000 0.172321
2023-04-28 0.38000 0.168437
2023-01-31 0.38000 0.163649
2022-10-31 0.38000 0.166173
2022-07-29 0.38000 0.191136
2022-04-29 0.35000 0.177560
2022-01-31 0.35000 0.190636
2021-10-29 0.35000 0.187274
2021-07-30 0.34000 0.176574
2021-04-30 0.34000 0.157390
2021-01-29 0.34000 0.186814
2020-10-30 0.32000 0.195890
2020-07-31 0.32000 0.207822
2020-04-30 0.32000 0.218936
2020-01-31 0.32000 0.206499
2019-10-31 0.32000 0.194856
2019-07-31 0.32000 0.205965
2019-04-30 0.29000 0.228794
2019-01-31 0.29000 0.235839
2018-10-31 0.29000 0.241186
2018-07-31 0.29000 0.278715
2018-04-30 0.26000 0.283690
2018-01-31 0.26000 0.226888
2017-10-31 0.26000 0.240347
2017-07-28 0.26000 0.260617
2017-04-27 0.24000 0.225717
2017-01-30 0.24000 0.225714
2016-10-28 0.24000 0.222702
2016-07-28 0.24000 0.194743
2016-04-28 0.22000 0.211594
2016-01-28 0.22000 0.202409
2015-10-29 0.22000 0.222274
2015-07-30 0.22000 0.236416
2015-04-29 0.20000 0.263718
2015-01-29 0.20000 0.231612
2014-10-30 0.20000 0.268051
2014-07-30 0.20000 0.326180
2014-04-29 0.18000 0.289971
2014-01-30 0.18000 0.286268
2013-10-30 0.18000 0.270267
2013-07-30 0.18000 0.299283
2013-04-29 0.16500 0.313583
2013-01-30 0.16500 0.335564
2012-10-31 0.16500 0.355388
2012-07-30 0.16500 0.308108
2012-04-27 0.15000 0.292260
2012-01-30 0.15000 0.328644
2011-10-28 0.15000 0.340448
2011-07-28 0.15000 0.377551
2011-04-28 0.13500 0.389889
2011-01-28 0.13500 0.358103
2010-10-28 0.13500 0.374193
2010-07-29 0.10000 0.300088
2010-04-29 0.08500 0.249519
2010-01-28 0.08500 0.315842
2009-10-29 0.08500 0.305434
2009-07-30 0.08500 0.355448
2009-04-29 0.07500 0.316328
2009-01-29 0.07500 0.394260
2008-10-30 0.07500 0.288486
2008-07-30 0.07500 0.352213
2008-04-29 0.06500 0.341784
2008-01-30 0.06500 0.305345
2007-10-30 0.06500 0.272533
2007-07-30 0.06500 0.319489
2007-04-27 0.05000 0.227549
2007-01-30 0.05000 0.232454
2006-10-30 0.05000 0.244821
2006-07-28 0.05000 0.261621
2006-04-27 0.04500 0.259987
2006-01-30 0.04500 0.214169
2005-10-28 0.04500 0.255806
2005-07-28 0.04500 0.248227
2005-04-28 0.04000 0.285403
2005-01-28 0.04000 0.280386
2004-10-28 0.04000 0.267196
2004-07-29 0.04000 0.293956
2004-04-29 0.03500 0.256135
2004-01-29 0.03500 0.251664
2003-10-30 0.03500 0.279838
2003-07-30 0.03500 0.279737
2003-04-29 0.02500 0.236129
2003-01-30 0.02500 0.268959
2002-10-30 0.02500 0.263776
2002-07-30 0.02500 0.262086
2002-04-29 0.02500 0.243550
2002-01-30 0.02500 0.207641
2001-10-30 0.02000 0.198213
2001-07-30 0.02000 0.181674
2001-04-27 0.02000 0.208150
2001-01-30 0.02000 0.206382
2000-10-30 0.02000 0.206714
2000-07-28 0.02000 0.214850
2000-04-27 0.01500 0.164958
2000-01-28 0.01500 0.185568
1999-10-28 0.01500 0.146145
1999-07-29 0.01500 0.125332
1999-04-29 0.01500 0.139366
1999-01-28 0.01500 0.140491
1998-10-29 0.01500 0.142639
1998-07-30 0.01500 0.122065
1998-04-29 0.01500 0.123181
1998-01-29 0.01500 0.132451
1997-10-30 0.01500 0.159804
1997-07-30 0.01500 0.167960
1997-04-29 0.01250 0.165800
1997-01-30 0.01250 0.180145
1996-10-30 0.01250 0.180404
1996-07-30 0.01250 0.185930
1996-04-29 0.01250 0.149179
1996-01-30 0.01250 0.138798
1995-10-30 0.01250 0.138949
1995-07-28 0.01250 0.158972
1995-04-25 0.01000 0.146437
1995-01-26 0.01000 0.172479
1994-10-26 0.01000 0.185163
1994-07-26 0.01000 0.210028
1994-04-26 0.01000 0.208261
1994-01-26 0.00925 0.189135
1993-10-26 0.00925 0.221164
1993-07-27 0.00925 0.245681
1993-04-27 0.00750 0.243247
1993-01-26 0.00750 0.231064
1992-10-27 0.00750 0.233197
1992-07-28 0.00750 0.267552
1992-04-27 0.00750 0.250957
1992-01-28 0.00750 0.251444
1991-10-28 0.00750 0.246023
1991-07-26 0.00750 0.409735
1991-04-25 0.00625 0.366300
1991-01-28 0.00625 0.433558
1990-10-26 0.00625 0.589677
1990-07-26 0.00625 0.416427
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.28
dividendYield 0.3
exDividendDate 2026-05-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.21
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0029977486
lastDividendValue 0.57
lastDividendDate 2026-01-30
dividendDate 2026-05-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.6708435
Address1 One SE Convenience Boulevard
All Time High 774.23
All Time Low 0.875
Ask 756.0
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,285,700
Average Daily Volume3 Month 581,037
Average Volume 581,037
Average Volume10Days 1,285,700
Beta 0.605
Bid 753.49
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 2
Book Value 104.17
City Ankeny
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 754.72
Current Ratio 1.042
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 758.7106
Day Low 735.088
Debt To Equity 75.146
Display Name Casey's General Stores
Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Dividend Rate 2.28
Dividend Yield 0.3
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,773,145,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,773,145,800
Earnings Growth 0.498
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.493
Earnings Timestamp 1,773,086,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,780,948,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,780,948,800
Ebitda 1,389,427,968
Ebitda Margins 0.08182
Enterprise To Ebitda 21.825
Enterprise To Revenue 1.786
Enterprise Value 30,324,420,608
Eps Current Year 18.08163
Eps Forward 19.84477
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 17.43
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,777,593,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 515 965 6160
Fifty Day Average 692.808
Fifty Day Average Change 61.911987
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.08936385
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 67.08435
Fifty Two Week High 774.23
Fifty Two Week High Change -19.51001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.025199244
Fifty Two Week Low 430.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 324.71997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.7551627
Fifty Two Week Range 430.0 - 774.23
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 435,504,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.56
Float Shares 36,740,972
Forward Eps 19.84477
Forward P E 38.031178
Free Cashflow 467,817,760
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 23,338
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.24535999
Gross Profits 4,166,704,128
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00471
Held Percent Institutions 0.89403
Implied Shares Outstanding 37,066,933
Industry Specialty Retail
Industry Disp Specialty Retail
Industry Key specialty-retail
Ir Website http://www.caseys.com/investors.html
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,769,731,200
Last Dividend Value 0.57
Last Fiscal Year End 1,745,971,200
Last Split Date 887,673,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Casey's General Stores, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates convenience stores under the Casey's and Casey's General Store names in the United States. Its stores offer pizza, donuts, breakfast items, and sandwiches; and tobacco and nicotine products. The company's stores also provide soft drinks, energy, water, sports drinks, juices, coffee, and tea and dairy products; beer, wine, and spirits; snacks, candy, packaged bakery, and other food items; ice, ice cream, meals, and appetizers; health and beauty aids, automotive products, electronic accessories, and housewares; and breadsticks, wraps, chicken wings and tenders, breakfast croissants and biscuits, breakfast burritos, hash browns, burgers, cookies and brownies, and other seasonal items. In addition, its stores offer motor fuel for sale on a self-service basis; gasoline and diesel fuel; and ATM, lotto/lottery, and prepaid cards, as well as car wash services. The company also operates distribution centers. Casey's General Stores, Inc. was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa.
Long Name Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 27,975,153,664
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_258629
Most Recent Quarter 1,769,817,600
Net Income To Common 650,070,976
Next Fiscal Year End 1,777,507,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 27,887,436,086
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 738.03
Operating Cashflow 1,312,888,064
Operating Margins 0.04975
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.1269
Peg Ratio 2.05
Phone 515 965 6100
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 754.72
Post Market Time 1,776,470,048
Previous Close 737.22
Price Eps Current Year 41.739597
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 7.24508
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.6473339
Profit Margins 0.03828
Quick Ratio 0.609
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.83333
Region US
Regular Market Change 17.5
Regular Market Change Percent 2.37378
Regular Market Day High 758.7106
Regular Market Day Low 735.088
Regular Market Day Range 735.088 - 758.7106
Regular Market Open 738.03
Regular Market Previous Close 737.22
Regular Market Price 754.72
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 356,069
Return On Assets 0.07129
Return On Equity 0.17882
Revenue Growth 0.003
Revenue Per Share 457.606
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 36,959,030
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.026800001
Shares Short 990,124
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 688,930
Short Name Caseys General Stores, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0301
Short Ratio 2.22
Source Interval 15
State IA
Symbol CASY
Target High Price 808.0
Target Low Price 605.0
Target Mean Price 739.625
Target Median Price 744.5
Total Cash 465,019,008
Total Cash Per Share 12.582
Total Debt 2,895,720,960
Total Revenue 16,982,079,488
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.21
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0029977486
Trailing Eps 17.43
Trailing P E 43.300056
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.0455
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 584.30475
Two Hundred Day Average Change 170.41522
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.2916547
Type Disp Equity
Volume 356,069
Website https://www.caseys.com
Zip 50,021