CASY
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
CASY has a slight edge over LCID overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
LCID
Lucid Group, Inc.
LCID offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CASY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
CASY's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow and balance sheet are stable.
LCID Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
LCID's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
CASY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 21x | $442 | -38% |
| Fair | 24x | $506 | -28% |
| Forward | 32x | $707 | — |
| Expensive | 34x | $707 | 0% |
| Current | 34x | $707 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CASY's PE is in its expensive range at 34x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 32x next year's earnings.
LCID PE Valuation
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CASY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CASY, with profitability holding steady.
LCID Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect LCID's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CASY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $22.23 | +7.1% |
| Q3 2026 | $20.76 | +33% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.16 | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.42 | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.26 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.58 | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.64 | +9% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.35 | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.35 | +11% |
CASY has the edge over LCID on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LCID Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$13.08 | -$2.57 |
| Q2 2026 | -$13.65 | -$2.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.15 | -$1.25 |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.09 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.51 | +$2.49 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.30 | +$0.40 |
| Q1 2025 | -$11.90 | +$0.40 |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.50 | +$1.10 |
LCID is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $13.08 per share over the past year, against $16.50 at its worst in mid-2023.
CASY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.7B | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.6B | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.9B | +0.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.5B | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.6B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $4B | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.9B | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.9B | -2.9% |
CASY's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $5.7B last quarter, up 24% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.1% | 0 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.4% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.1% | 0 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.1% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.8% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.1% | +1 points |
| Q3 2024 | 5.8% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2024 | 3.4% | -0.5 points |
CASY has the edge over LCID on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LCID Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $350.3M | +4.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $405.3M | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $282.5M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $522.7M | +123% |
| Q3 2025 | $336.6M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $259.4M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $235M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $234.5M | +49% |
LCID has the edge over CASY on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -245% | +35 points |
| Q2 2026 | -267% | +43 points |
| Q1 2026 | -350% | -56 points |
| Q4 2025 | -204% | +109 points |
| Q3 2025 | -280% | +105 points |
| Q2 2025 | -310% | +83 points |
| Q1 2025 | -294% | +128 points |
| Q4 2024 | -313% | +156 points |
LCID's operating margin was −245% last quarter, up 35 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
CASY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $189.7M | -28% |
| Q2 2026 | $207.4M | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $75.8M | -16% |
| Q4 2025 | $176M | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $262.4M | +45% |
| Q2 2025 | $153.1M | +66% |
| Q1 2025 | $90.7M | +$117.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $160M | +9.9% |
CASY has the edge over LCID on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LCID Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1B | -$84.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.5B | -$463.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.4B | -$849M |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.2B | -$417.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$955.5M | -$333M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1B | -$271.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$589.9M | +$125.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$824.8M | -$77.6M |
LCID has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$5.2B over the past year, against −$3.4B the year before.
CASY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -139K shares |
| 1 year | -0.6% | -210K shares |
| 3 years | -0.8% | -314K shares |
| 5 years | -0.5% | -193K shares |
| Available history | 0% | +6.1K shares |
CASY has the edge over LCID on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $44.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $63.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $74.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $31.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $31.3M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $734,000 |
CASY spent $214M buying back its own shares over the past year, about seven times what it spent the year before.
LCID Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.3% | +12.5M shares |
| 1 year | +26% | +82.4M shares |
| 3 years | +73% | +166M shares |
LCID has 395M diluted shares, up 26% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2020 | — |
CASY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2020 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2019 | 2.3x | Moderate |
CASY's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
LCID Net Leverage
LCID's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CASY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 37.7 | Neutral |
CASY's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 38 (neutral).
LCID Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.1 | Oversold |
LCID's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
CASY PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | CASY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 34x | 18x | 89% above |
| PE % | 83 | 47 | 36 pts above |
CASY is trading at 34x earnings, a 89% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
LCID PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CASY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $665.7 | 6.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $738.8 | 4.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $717.3 | 1.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $596.8 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $446.9 | 58% above |
CASY has the edge over LCID on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LCID Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.53 | 7.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.88 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.33 | 56% below |
| 100 week MA | $15.4 | 79% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.9 | 90% below |
LCID is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 90% below its 200-week average.
CASY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $157.4 | $177.7 | +13% |
| 2021 | $177.7 | $194.6 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | $194.6 | $235.3 | +21% |
| 2023 | $235.3 | $274.7 | +17% |
| 2024 | $274.7 | $404.0 | +47% |
| 2025 | $404.0 | $568.8 | +41% |
| 2026 YTD | $568.8 | $706.6 | +24% |
CASY has the edge over LCID on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LCID Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $98.9 | $100.4 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | $100.4 | $376.4 | +275% |
| 2022 | $376.4 | $67.0 | -82% |
| 2023 | $67.0 | $42.1 | -37% |
| 2024 | $42.1 | $32.0 | -24% |
| 2025 | $32.0 | $11.4 | -64% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.4 | $3.25 | -72% |
LCID has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 72% so far in 2026.