CASEY’S GENERAL STORES, INC. vs THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY, two Retail stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Casey's builds its profit on gas, snacks, and pizza sold from stores near highways, a $29.0B business keeping 4.07% of sales and returning 18.08% on equity. Sherwin-Williams sells coatings to painters and homeowners, a $85.4B name that keeps 10.86% of revenue, far more per dollar sold. Sherwin runs heavy debt at 2.64 to equity, while Casey's stays more moderate at 0.62. Both trade dear: Casey's at 40.65 times earnings, Sherwin at 33.05. The paint maker returns 3.4% in free cash and 0.92% in dividends against Casey's 2.49% and a token 0.2%. Different aisles, but each depends on steady repeat demand rather than any single sale.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | CASY | SHW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $819.40 | $334.01 |
| Market cap | $30.5B | $82.9B |
| Sector | Retail | Retail |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +10.9% |
| P/E | 42.8 | 32.1 |
| P/B | 7.72 | 18.70 |
| P/S | 1.74 | 3.46 |
| EV/EBITDA | 297.6 | 263.0 |
| Revenue growth | +10.1% | +4.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 49.1% |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 10.9% |
| Return on equity | 18.1% | 58.7% |
| Return on assets | 8.0% | 9.8% |
| FCF yield | 2.4% | 3.5% |
| Dividend yield | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.62 | 2.64 |
| Current ratio | 1.01 | 0.86 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.26 | 6.93 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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