Casey's vs Sprouts Farmers Market
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The short version
- Casey's is the larger business, with $17.6B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $8.8B for Sprouts Farmers Market, about 2.0 times as much.
- Sprouts Farmers Market grew revenue faster (14.1%, against 10.2%).
- Sprouts Farmers Market turned more of its sales into free cash flow (5.3% FCF margin, against 4.1%).
- Sprouts Farmers Market earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (46.9%, against 13.6%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Casey's’s earnings: a P/E of 33.7x against 12.7x for Sprouts Farmers Market.
| Latest fiscal year | CASY · FY26 | SFM · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $25.9B | $6.3B |
| Revenue | $17.6B | $8.8B |
| Free cash flow | $722M | $468M |
| Net income | $714M | $524M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 10.2% | 14.1% |
| 5-year growth | 15.1% | 6.4% |
| Share count change | −0.2% | −2.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 38.8% |
| Operating margin | — | 7.8% |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 6.0% |
| FCF margin | 4.1% | 5.3% |
| Return on capital | 13.6% | 46.9% |
| Return on equity | 19.2% | 38.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.9B | −$244M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.3x | −0.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $284M | $472M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 33.7x | 12.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
Revenue
FY17
CASY $7.5B
SFM $4.7B
FY18
CASY $8.4B
SFM $5.2B
FY19
CASY $9.4B
SFM $5.6B
FY20
CASY $9.2B
SFM $6.5B
FY21
CASY $8.7B
SFM $6.1B
FY22
CASY $13.0B
SFM $6.4B
FY23
CASY $15.1B
SFM $6.8B
FY24
CASY $14.9B
SFM $7.7B
FY25
CASY $15.9B
SFM $8.8B
FY26
CASY $17.6B
SFM —
CASY
SFM
Operating margin
FY17
CASY —
SFM 4.9%
FY18
CASY —
SFM 4.3%
FY19
CASY —
SFM 3.9%
FY20
CASY —
SFM 6.1%
FY21
CASY —
SFM 5.5%
FY22
CASY —
SFM 5.6%
FY23
CASY —
SFM 5.1%
FY24
CASY —
SFM 6.5%
FY25
CASY —
SFM 7.8%
FY26
CASY —
SFM —
CASY
SFM
Free cash flow
FY17
CASY $25.9M
SFM $111M
FY18
CASY −$158M
SFM $117M
FY19
CASY $136M
SFM $172M
FY20
CASY $65.3M
SFM $372M
FY21
CASY $363M
SFM $262M
FY22
CASY $462M
SFM $247M
FY23
CASY $405M
SFM $240M
FY24
CASY $371M
SFM $415M
FY25
CASY $585M
SFM $468M
FY26
CASY $722M
SFM —
CASY
SFM
Return on capital
FY17
CASY 10.6%
SFM 18.4%
FY18
CASY 11.6%
SFM 17.9%
FY19
CASY 9.6%
SFM —
FY20
CASY 11.1%
SFM —
FY21
CASY 12.0%
SFM —
FY22
CASY 11.4%
SFM 27.0%
FY23
CASY 12.6%
SFM 25.2%
FY24
CASY 12.9%
SFM 35.3%
FY25
CASY 12.1%
SFM 46.9%
FY26
CASY 13.6%
SFM —
CASY
SFM
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.