[10-Q] Casey's General Stores Inc Quarterly Earnings Report

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Casey’s General Stores, Inc. operates 2,895 convenience stores in 19 states, primarily in small communities. For the first quarter of fiscal 2026 the company reported diluted earnings per share of $5.77, up from $4.83 a year earlier, reflecting higher profitability. Same-store sales rose: prepared food and dispensed beverage +5.6%, grocery and general merchandise +3.8%, and fuel gallons sold +1.7%. Fuel margin per gallon improved slightly to $0.410 per gallon.

The company completed the acquisition of Fikes (CEFCO) adding stores and wholesale capability, operates an $850,000 unsecured revolving credit facility with $0 drawn, and had fair value of long-term debt of approximately $2.267 billion at July 31, 2025. Operating expenses rose 14.6% largely from operating 221 more stores and higher labor costs. Management believes litigation and other contingencies are not material to consolidated results.

Positive

• Diluted EPS increased to $5.77 from $4.83 year-over-year for the quarter
• Same-store sales improved: prepared food +5.6% and grocery & general merchandise +3.8%
• Added scale via acquisition of Fikes/CEFCO, increasing store count and wholesale capability
• Strong liquidity posture with an $850,000 revolving facility and $0 drawn at period end

Negative

• Operating expenses rose 14.6%, driven largely by operating 221 more stores and higher labor costs
• Depreciation and amortization increased 15.4% due to store growth, pressuring operating margins
• Pending FLSA collective lawsuits (McColley and Kessler) with ~1,950 opted-in managers across cases

Insights

Securities Analyst

TL;DR: EPS growth, same-store sales gains, and scale from the Fikes acquisition are positive, offset by higher operating costs from store growth and labor.

Casey’s reported a meaningful year-over-year EPS increase to $5.77 driven by higher same-store sales in prepared foods and grocery plus modest fuel margin expansion. The Fikes acquisition added scale and wholesale revenue, though integration is excluded from controls assessment for a defined period. Operating expenses rose 14.6%, primarily from 221 net additional stores and wage pressures, which will pressure margins until new locations mature. Liquidity appears adequate with an unused $850 million revolving facility and a Bank Line with limited encumbrance. Legal exposures (collective FLSA suits) are disclosed as reserved and assessed as non-material by management but remain a potential risk.

Retail Operations Specialist

TL;DR: Execution on food and beverage and store expansion is driving traffic and revenue, but integration and cost control will determine near-term margin sustainability.

Same-store growth of +5.6% in prepared food and +3.8% in grocery indicate successful merchandising and menu execution, with pizza and bakery notably strong. The increase in fuel gallons sold (+1.7%) and sale of 6.1 million RINs for $6,742 demonstrate continued fuel-channel activity and RIN monetization. Growth-related depreciation and operating expense increases are consistent with rapid store additions and acquisitions; management’s capital deployment (≈$119.5 million in property/acquisitions this quarter) supports growth thesis but requires disciplined rollout to protect unit economics.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2025

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-34700 

CASEY’S GENERAL STORES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Iowa						42-0935283
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

One SE Convenience Blvd., Ankeny, Iowa

(Address of principal executive offices)

50021

(Zip Code)

(515) 965-6100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act 

Title of each class			Trading Symbol(s)			Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value per share			CASY			The NASDAQ Global Select Market

Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act

NONE 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

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Accelerated filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☐

Smaller reporting company

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Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

Indicated by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class						Outstanding at September 3, 2025
Common stock, no par value per share						37,181,263 shares

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INDEX

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PART I			FINANCIAL INFORMATION
			Item 1.			Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
						Condensed consolidated balance sheets---as of July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025 (unaudited)			4
						Condensed consolidated statements of income---three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (unaudited)			5
						Condensed consolidated statements of shareholders' equity---three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (unaudited)			6
						Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows---three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (unaudited)			7
						Notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements			9
			Item 2.			Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			14
			Item 3.			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk			21
			Item 4.			Controls and Procedures			21
PART II			OTHER INFORMATION
			Item 1.			Legal Proceedings			21
			Item 1A.			Risk Factors			21
			Item 2			Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			22
			Item 6.			Exhibits			23
SIGNATURE									24

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Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CASEY’S GENERAL STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

			July 31, 2025						April 30, 2025
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			$	458,073					$	326,662
Receivables			195,485						180,746
Inventories			478,880						480,034
Prepaid and other current assets			44,681						24,641
Income taxes receivable			—						770
Total current assets			1,177,119						1,012,853
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net			400,712						417,046
Other assets, net of amortization			118,569						120,082
Goodwill			1,245,976						1,244,893
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,212,598 at July 31, 2025 and $3,122,203 at April 30, 2025			5,428,633						5,413,244
Total assets			$	8,371,009					$	8,208,118

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease obligations			$	98,089					$	94,925
Accounts payable			673,944						620,447
Accrued expenses and current portion of operating lease liabilities			361,268						386,321
Income taxes payable			4,746						—
Total current liabilities			1,138,047						1,101,693
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current maturities			2,373,058						2,413,620
Deferred income taxes			694,362						646,905
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion			419,670						434,707
Insurance accruals, net of current portion			33,887						33,143
Other long-term liabilities			71,307						69,380
Total liabilities			4,730,331						4,699,448
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value			—						—
Common stock, no par value			—						49,605
Retained earnings			3,640,678						3,459,065
Total shareholders’ equity			3,640,678						3,508,670
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity			$	8,371,009					$	8,208,118

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

			Three Months Ended July 31,
			2025						2024
Total revenue			$	4,567,106					$	4,097,737
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization, shown separately below)			3,454,660						3,142,481
Operating expenses			698,176						609,474
Depreciation and amortization			108,963						94,409
Interest, net			26,850						14,067
Income before income taxes			278,457						237,306
Federal and state income taxes			63,102						57,108
Net income			$	215,355					$	180,198
Net income per common share
Basic			$	5.80					$	4.86
Diluted			$	5.77					$	4.83
Basic weighted average shares outstanding			37,148,383						37,087,231
Plus dilutive effect of share-based compensation			203,697						190,463
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding			37,352,080						37,277,694

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

			Shares Outstanding						Common Stock						Retained Earnings						Shareholders' Equity
Balance at April 30, 2025			37,119,083						$	49,605					$	3,459,065					$	3,508,670
Net income			—						—						215,355						215,355
Dividends declared (57 cents per share)			—						—						(21,422)						(21,422)
Repurchase of common stock			(69,687)						(18,931)						(12,320)						(31,251)
Share-based compensation			223,589						15,221						—						15,221
Tax withholdings on employee share-based awards			(92,000)						(45,895)						—						(45,895)
Balance at July 31, 2025			37,180,985						$	—					$	3,640,678					$	3,640,678

			Shares Outstanding						Common Stock						Retained Earnings						Shareholders' Equity
Balance at April 30, 2024			37,008,488						$	27,453					$	2,987,928					$	3,015,381
Net income			—						—						180,198						180,198
Dividends declared (50 cents per share)			—						—						(18,763)						(18,763)
Share-based compensation			169,969						11,036						—						11,036
Tax withholdings on employee share-based awards			(67,306)						(24,932)						—						(24,932)
Balance at July 31, 2024			37,111,151						$	13,557					$	3,149,363					$	3,162,920

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

			Three Months Ended July 31,
			2025						2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income			$	215,355					$	180,198
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			108,963						94,409
Amortization of debt issuance costs			516						278
Change in excess replacement cost over LIFO inventory valuation			8,327						2,431
Share-based compensation			15,221						11,036
Loss on disposal of assets and impairment charges			561						2,475
Deferred income taxes			47,457						7,114
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables			(15,873)						(13,133)
Inventories			(6,868)						(25,378)
Prepaid and other current assets			(20,040)						(7,280)
Accounts payable			35,019						17,431
Accrued expenses			(25,729)						(38,750)
Income taxes			5,595						49,994
Other, net			3,913						529
Net cash provided by operating activities			372,417						281,354
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment			(110,046)						(100,564)
Payments for acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired			(9,495)						(18,113)
Proceeds from sales of assets			17,499						6,688
Net cash used in investing activities			(102,042)						(111,989)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments of long-term debt and finance lease obligations			(42,163)						(29,316)
Payments of cash dividends			(19,655)						(16,611)
Repurchase of common stock and payment of related excise taxes			(31,251)						—
Tax withholdings on employee share-based awards			(45,895)						(24,932)
Net cash used in financing activities			(138,964)						(70,859)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			131,411						98,506
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period			326,662						206,482
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period			$	458,073					$	304,988

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(Continued)

(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

			Three months ended July 31,
			2025						2024
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest, net of amount capitalized			$	26,896					$	11,845
Income taxes, net			10,050						—
Noncash activities:
Purchased property and equipment in accounts payable			64,905						55,768
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities			4,448						221

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

1.    Presentation of Financial Statements

As of July 31, 2025, Casey’s General Stores, Inc. and its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as the "Company" or "Casey’s") operate 2,895 convenience stores in 19 states, primarily in the Midwest. Many of the stores are located in smaller communities, often with populations of less than 20,000.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts and transactions of Casey's General Stores, Inc. and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

2.    Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position as of July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025, the results of operations for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024, and shareholders' equity and cash flows for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024. Although management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, it is suggested that these interim condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company’s most recent audited financial statements and notes thereto. Additionally, see the most recent audited financial statements for our consideration of new accounting pronouncements issued prior to this fiscal year.

Certain amounts in the prior year have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

3.    Revenue and Cost of Goods Sold

The Company recognizes retail sales of prepared food and dispensed beverage, grocery and general merchandise, fuel and other revenue at the time of the sale to the guest. Sales taxes collected from guests and remitted to the government are recorded on a net basis in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

A portion of revenue from sales that include points under our Casey’s Rewards program is deferred. The deferred portion of the sale represents the value of the estimated future redemption of the points. The amounts related to points are deferred until their redemption or expiration. Revenue related to the points issued is expected to be recognized less than one year from the original sale to the guest. As of July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025, the Company recognized a contract liability of $66,254 and $64,077, respectively, primarily related to the Casey's Rewards program, which is included in accrued expenses on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company often receives vendor allowances on the basis of quantitative contract terms that vary by product and vendor or directly on the basis of purchases made. Vendor allowances include rebates and other funds received from vendors to promote their products. These amounts are recognized in the period earned based on the applicable rebate agreement. Reimbursements of an operating expense (e.g., advertising) are recorded as reductions of the related expense.

Renewable identification numbers (“RINs”) are assigned to gallons of renewable fuels produced and are used to track compliance with the renewable fuel standard. At times, we purchase fuel components (ethanol, gasoline, biodiesel or diesel) and blend those components into a finished product in a fuel truck. This process enables the Company to take title to the RIN assigned to each gallon of ethanol or biodiesel produced. RINs are recorded as a reduction in cost of goods sold at the contracted sales price, in the period when the Company transfers the RIN. The Company does not record inventories on the balance sheet related to RINs, as they are acquired at no specified cost to the Company.

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The Company includes in cost of goods sold the costs incurred to acquire fuel and merchandise, including excise taxes, less vendor allowances, vendor rebates and RINs. Warehousing costs are recorded within operating expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

4.    Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations, Lines of Credit and Fair Value Disclosure

The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt (including current maturities) is estimated based on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same or similar issuances. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt was approximately $2,267,000 and $2,285,000 at July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025, respectively. The fair value calculated excludes finance lease obligations of $110,829 and $108,920 outstanding at July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025, respectively, which are included with long-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Interest, net on the condensed consolidated statements of income is net of interest income of $2,977, for the three months ended July 31, 2025, and $2,385, for the three months ended July 31, 2024. Interest, net is also net of interest capitalized of $495, for the three months ended July 31, 2025, and $419, for the three months ended July 31, 2024.

Revolving Facility

The Company has a credit agreement that provides for an $850,000 unsecured revolving credit facility (“Revolving Facility”). Amounts borrowed under the Revolving Facility, bear interest at variable rates based upon, at the Company’s option, either: (a) either Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR, in each case plus 0.10% (with a floor of 0.00%) for the interest period in effect, plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.10% to 1.70% or (b) an alternate base rate, which generally equals the highest of (i) the prime commercial lending rate announced by the Administrative Agent as its “prime rate”, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, and (iii) Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.00%, each plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.10% to 0.70% and each with a floor of 1.00%. The applicable margins and facility fee, in each case, are dependent upon the Company’s quarterly Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined in the credit agreement. The Company had $0 outstanding under the Revolving Facility at July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025.

Bank Line

The Company has an additional unsecured bank line of credit (the "Bank Line") with availability of up to $50,000. As of July 31, 2025, the availability under the Bank Line is encumbered by letters of credit totaling $274. The Bank Line bears interest at a variable rate subject to change from time to time based on changes in an independent index referred to in the Bank Line as the Federal Funds Offered Rate. There was $0 outstanding under the Bank Line at July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025. The Bank Line is due upon demand.

5.    Compensation Related Costs and Share-Based Payments

The 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) was approved by the Company's shareholders on September 5, 2018. Awards under the 2018 Plan may take the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other equity-based and equity-related awards. Each share issued pursuant to a stock option and each share with respect to which a stock-settled stock appreciation right is exercised (regardless of the number of shares actually delivered) is counted as one share against the 2018 Plan share reserve, and each share issued pursuant to an award of restricted stock or restricted stock units (i.e., a "full-value award") is counted as two shares against the share reserve. Restricted stock is transferred immediately upon grant (and may be subject to a holding period), whereas restricted stock units have a vesting period that must expire, and in some cases performance or market conditions that must be satisfied before the stock is transferred. At July 31, 2025, there were 560,838 shares available for grant under the 2018 Plan.

The 2025 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2025 Plan”) was approved by the Board in July and by the Company’s shareholders on September 3, 2025, at the Company’s annual shareholders meeting (the “2025 Plan Effective Date”). The 2025 Plan replaces the 2018 Plan, under which no new awards are allowed to be granted as of the 2025 Plan Effective Date. Outstanding awards under the 2018 Plan continue to be governed by the terms thereof and the award agreements made pursuant thereto, including any such terms that are intended to survive the termination of the 2018 Plan or the settlement of such awards. Shares subject to awards under the 2018 Plan that expire, are forfeited, cancelled, or settled in cash will be added back to the shares available for issuance under the 2025 Plan. There were 1,650,000 shares available for issuance under the 2025 Plan as of the 2025 Plan Effective Date, pursuant to the same form of equity awards as permitted under the 2018 Plan, described above; provided however, each full-value award issued under the 2025 Plan is now counted as one share against 2025 Plan share reserve, instead of two shares, as described above.

We account for share-based compensation by estimating the grant date fair value of time-based and performance-based restricted stock unit awards using the closing price of our common stock on the applicable grant date, or the date on which performance goals for performance-based units are established, if after the grant date. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.

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The time-based awards most commonly vest ratably over a three-year period commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date. The performance-based awards represent a “target” amount; the final amount earned is based on the satisfaction of certain performance measures over a three-year performance period and will range from 0% to 200% of “target." Additionally, if the Company's relative total shareholder return over the performance period is in the bottom or top quartile of the companies comprising the S&P 500, the performance-based shares included will be adjusted downward by 25%, or upward by 25%, respectively (the "TSR Modifier"). The fair value of the awards with the TSR Modifier is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation as of the date of the grant. For market-based awards, the share-based compensation expense will not be adjusted should the target awards vary from actual awards.

We recognize these amounts as an operating expense in our condensed consolidated statements of income ratably over the requisite service period using the straight-line method, as adjusted for certain retirement provisions, and updated estimates of shares to be issued under performance-based awards. All awards have been granted at no cost to the grantee.

Information concerning the unvested restricted stock units under the 2018 Plan is presented in the following table. At July 31, 2025, there were no stock options, stock appreciation rights or other equity-based awards outstanding.

			Shares						Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Unvested at April 30, 2025			499,243						$	262
Granted			96,808						461
Vested			(223,589)						232
Forfeited			(5,148)						282
Performance Award Adjustments			13,829						355
Unvested at July 31, 2025			381,143						$	333

Total share-based compensation costs recorded for employees and non-employee directors for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 were $15,221 and $11,036, respectively, related entirely to restricted stock unit awards. As of July 31, 2025, there was $74,141 of unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted stock units which are expected to be recognized through fiscal 2029, with a weighted average remaining term of 1.5 years. The fair value of restricted stock unit awards vested during the three months ended July 31, 2025 was $111,177 as of the applicable vest date.

6.    Commitments and Contingencies

From time to time we may be involved in legal or administrative proceedings or investigations arising from the conduct of our business operations, including, but not limited to, contractual or other general business disputes; employment, personnel, or accessibility matters; personal injury and property damage claims; claims by federal, state, and local regulatory authorities relating to the sale of products pursuant to licenses and permits issued by those authorities; and, other claims or proceedings. Claims for damages in those actions may be substantial. While the outcome of such litigation, proceedings, investigations, or claims is never certain, it is our opinion, after taking into consideration legal counsel’s assessment and the availability of insurance proceeds and other collateral sources to cover potential losses, that the ultimate disposition of such matters currently pending or threatened, individually or cumulatively, will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

The Company is named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, titled McColley v. Casey’s General Stores, Inc., in which the plaintiff alleges that the Company misclassified its Store Managers as exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The complaint seeks unpaid wages, liquidated damages and attorneys’ fees for the plaintiff and all similarly situated Store Managers who worked at the Company from February 16, 2015, to the present. On March 31, 2021, the Court granted conditional certification, and to-date, approximately 1,400 current and/or former Store Managers remain opted-in to participate in the McColley lawsuit. The Company is also named in a related lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Illinois, titled Kessler v. Casey’s Marketing Company, et al., with substantially the same allegations and seeking the same relief, but instead for the plaintiff and all similarly situated Store Managers located in the state of Illinois from December 19, 2019, to the present. On October 13, 2023, the Court approved conditional certification, and to-date, approximately 550 current and/or former Store Managers remain opted-in to participate in the Kessler lawsuit. Discovery in the McColley case is currently underway. The Company believes that adequate provisions have been made for probable losses related to these matters, and that those, and the reasonably possible losses in excess of amounts accrued, where such range of loss can be estimated, are not material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The Company believes that its Store Managers are properly classified as exempt employees under the FLSA and it intends to continue to vigorously defend these matters.

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7.    Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits was $11,659 and $10,773 at July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025, respectively. If this unrecognized tax benefit were ultimately recognized, $9,211 is the amount that would impact our effective tax rate. The total net amount of accrued interest and penalties for such unrecognized tax benefits was $317 at July 31, 2025, and $266 at April 30, 2025. Net interest and penalties included in income tax expense for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 was a net expense of $51 and $62, respectively.

The State of Illinois is currently examining tax years 2020 and 2021. The Company has no other ongoing federal or state income tax examinations. The federal statute of limitations remains open for the tax years 2021 and forward. Tax years 2020 and forward are subject to audit by state tax authorities depending on open statute of limitations waivers and the tax code of each state.

8.    Segment Reporting

As of July 31, 2025, we operated 2,895 stores in 19 states. Our convenience stores offer a broad selection of merchandise, fuel and other products and services designed to appeal to the convenience needs of our guests. We manage the business on the basis of one operating segment and therefore, have only one reportable segment. Our stores sell similar products and services, use similar processes to sell those products and services, and sell their products and services to similar classes of guests. We make specific disclosures concerning the three broad categories of fuel, grocery and general merchandise, and prepared food and dispensed beverage because it allows us to more effectively discuss trends and operational initiatives within our business and industry. Although we can separate revenues and cost of goods sold within these categories (and further sub-categories), the operating expenses associated with operating a store that sells these products are not separable by these three categories.

Casey’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is the President and Chief Executive Officer. The CODM assesses performance for the segment and decides how to allocate resources and capital based on profitability metrics, such as net income, that is reported on the condensed consolidated statements of income. The CODM considers actual-to-forecast variances on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis for this profit measure when making decisions about resource allocation and assessing company performance. Total asset information by segment is not regularly provided to our CODM or utilized for purposes of assessing performance or allocating resources and, as a result, such information has not been presented below.

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The following table provides information on revenue, significant expenses, and net income related to the single reportable segment:

			Three Months Ended July 31,
			2025						2024
Total revenue			$	4,567,106					$	4,097,737
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
Prepared food & dispensed beverage			192,451						169,088
Grocery & general merchandise			785,900						690,697
Fuel			2,360,105						2,241,094
Other (1)			116,204						41,602
Total cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)			3,454,660						3,142,481
Operating expenses
Same-store employee expense			276,234						252,259
Same-store other expense			134,658						124,093
Same-store credit card fees expense			62,562						58,779
Non same-store operating expense			69,243						40,725
Other (2)			155,479						133,618
Total operating expenses			698,176						609,474
Depreciation & amortization			108,963						94,409
Interest, net			26,850						14,067
Income before income taxes			278,457						237,306
Federal and state income taxes			63,102						57,108
Net income			$	215,355					$	180,198

(1)Other included in total cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) primarily includes activity related to wholesale fuel.

(2)Other included in operating expenses includes expenses for information technology, operations, merchandising, finance, human resources, legal, acquisitions, field operations and service excellence.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Dollars in Thousands).

Overview

As of July 31, 2025, Casey’s General Stores, Inc. and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries operate convenience stores primarily under the names "Casey's" and "Casey’s General Store" (collectively, with the stores below referenced as "GoodStop", "CEFCO", "Bucky's", or "Lone Star Food Store", referred to as "Casey's" or the "Company") throughout 19 states, approximately half of which are located in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois.

During the third quarter of the prior fiscal year, the Company closed on the acquisition of Fikes Wholesale and Group Petroleum Services (collectively "Fikes"), owner of CEFCO Convenience Stores, which added 198 total stores, including 148 additional stores in Texas, as well as 50 stores in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. During the quarter, the Company closed or divested all ten CEFCO stores acquired in Mississippi.

As of July 31, 2025, there were a total of 2,895 stores in operation. Approximately 71% of all stores were opened in areas with populations of fewer than 20,000 persons. The Company competes on the basis of price, as well as on the basis of traditional features of convenience store operations such as location, extended hours, product offerings, and quality of service.

All convenience stores carry a broad selection of food items (which at most stores includes, but is not limited to, freshly prepared foods such as regular and breakfast pizza, donuts, hot breakfast items, and hot and cold sandwiches), beverages, tobacco and nicotine products, groceries, health and beauty aids, automotive products, and other non-food items. As of July 31, 2025, 252 store locations offered car washes. In addition, all but six store locations offer fuel for sale on a self-service basis.

The Company had 64 stores operating under the "GoodStop (by Casey’s)" brand, 11 stores operating under the "Lone Star Food Store" brand, and was also temporarily operating certain locations under the name "Bucky's" as of July 31, 2025. Additionally, the majority of the remaining stores acquired from Fikes are currently operating under the "CEFCO" brand. Similar to most of our store footprint, the "GoodStop", "Lone Star Food Store", "Bucky's", and "CEFCO" locations offer fuel for sale on a self-serve basis, and a broad selection of snacks, beverages, tobacco products, and other essentials. However, some of these locations do not have a kitchen and have limited prepared food offerings.

The Company operates a wholesale network where Casey’s manages fuel wholesale supply agreements to certain dealer sites and other wholesale locations. During the prior year, the Company expanded its fuel wholesale network through the acquisition of Fikes. The dealer and wholesale locations are not operated by Casey's and are not included in our overall store count in the table below. Approximately 3% of total revenue for the three-months ended July 31, 2025, relates to the fuel wholesale network.

The Company operates three distribution centers, through which certain grocery and general merchandise and prepared food and dispensed beverage items are supplied to most of our stores. One distribution center is adjacent to our corporate headquarters, which we refer to as the Store Support Center in Ankeny, Iowa. The other two distribution centers are located in Terre Haute, Indiana and Joplin, Missouri. The Company also self-distributes the majority of fuel to our stores.

The Company’s business is seasonal, and generally experiences higher sales and profitability during the first and second fiscal quarters (May-October), when guests tend to purchase greater quantities of fuel and certain convenience items such as beer, sports drinks, water, soft drinks and ice.

The Company reported diluted earnings per common share of $5.77 for the first quarter of fiscal 2026. For the same quarter a year-ago, diluted earnings per common share was $4.83.

The following table represents the roll forward of store count through the first quarter of fiscal 2026:

			Store Count
Total stores at April 30, 2025			2,904
New store construction			5
Acquisitions			2
Prior acquisitions opened			1
Closed or divested			(17)
Total stores at July 31, 2025			2,895

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Fuel Profitability

The Company, and the retail fuel industry, has experienced historically high average revenue less cost of goods sold per gallon (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Although this has remained relatively consistent, on a longer-term basis, this metric can fluctuate significantly, and sometimes unpredictably, in the short-term. While the Company believes that its average revenue less cost of goods sold per gallon (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) will remain elevated from historical levels for the foreseeable future, it is possible that increased oil and fuel prices, higher interest rates, macroeconomic conditions and/or continuing conflicts or disruptions involving oil producing countries may materially impact the performance of this metric.

Electric Vehicles and Renewable Fuels

Casey's continues its process of implementing an electric vehicle ("EV") strategy and our management team remains committed to understanding if and how the increased demand for, and usage of, EVs impacts consumer behavior across our store footprint and beyond. As consumer demand for alternative fuel options continues to grow, Casey’s has continued to add EV charging stations across our 19-state footprint. As of July 31, 2025, the Company has 230 charging stations at 47 stores, across 13 states. Our EV growth strategy is currently designed to selectively increase our charging stations at locations within our region where we see higher levels of consumer EV buying trends and demand for EV charging. To date, consumer EV demand within our Midwest footprint has been comparatively lower than the levels along the coasts. As EV demand from our guests increases, we are prepared to strategically integrate charging station options at select stores.

The Company also remains committed to offering renewable fuel options at our stores and continues to expand its alternative fuel options in response to evolving guest needs and as part of its environmental stewardship efforts. Currently, almost all of our stores offer fuel with at least 10% of blended ethanol and approximately 42% of our stores offer biodiesel. Every newly built store has the capability to sell renewable fuels, and we aim to continue growing sales of renewable fuels throughout our footprint.

Same-Store Sales

Same-store sales is a common metric used in the convenience store industry. We define same-store sales as the total sales increase (or decrease) for stores open during the full time of both periods being presented. When comparing data, the store must be open for each entire fiscal period being compared. Remodeled stores that remained open or were closed for just a very brief period of time (i.e., less than a week) during the period being compared remain in the same-store sales comparison. If a store is replaced, either at the same location (i.e., razed and rebuilt) or relocated to a new location, it is removed from the comparison until the new store has been open for each entire period being compared. Newly constructed and acquired stores do not enter the calculation until they are open for each entire period being compared.

Same-store sales of prepared food and dispensed beverage increased 5.6% and grocery and general merchandise increased 3.8% during the quarter. The increase in prepared food and dispensed beverage same-store sales was attributable to strong sales of whole pizzas and bakery. The increase in grocery and general merchandise same-store sales was primarily due to sales of non-alcoholic beverages. Additionally, the first quarter results reflected a 1.7% increase in same-store fuel gallons sold.

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Three Months Ended July 31, 2025 Compared to

Three Months Ended July 31, 2024

(Dollars and Amounts in Thousands)

Three Months Ended July 31, 2025			Prepared Food & Dispensed Beverage						Grocery & General Merchandise						Fuel						Other						Total
Revenue			$	458,434					$	1,225,383					$	2,733,659					$	149,630					$	4,567,106
Revenue less cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)			$	265,983					$	439,483					$	373,554					$	33,426					$	1,112,446
			58.0		%				35.9		%				13.7		%				22.3		%				24.4		%
Fuel gallons sold															911,780
Three Months Ended July 31, 2024			Prepared Food & Dispensed Beverage						Grocery & General Merchandise						Fuel						Other						Total
Revenue			$	405,129					$	1,068,978					$	2,555,642					$	67,988					$	4,097,737
Revenue less cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)			$	236,041					$	378,281					$	314,548					$	26,386					$	955,256
			58.3		%				35.4		%				12.3		%				38.8		%				23.3		%
Fuel gallons sold															772,536

Total revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 increased by $469,369 (11.5%) over the comparable period in fiscal 2025, primarily driven by $522,334 of additional revenue from the Fikes acquisition, which included 198 additional convenience stores and a wholesale fuel network. Prepared food and dispensed beverage revenue increased by $53,305 (13.2%), due to an increase in same-store sales of 5.6% driven by strong sales of whole pizzas and bakery, as well as an increase of approximately 7.6% related to store growth, due to operating 221 more stores than a year ago. Grocery and general merchandise revenue increased by $156,405 (14.6%), due to an increase in same-store sales of 3.8% driven by sales of non-alcoholic beverages, as well as an increase of approximately 10.8% related to store growth. Retail fuel revenue increased by $178,017 (7.0%) due to an increase in the number of gallons sold of 139,244 (18.0%). This was partially offset by a decrease in the average retail price per gallon of 9.4%.

The other revenue category primarily consists of activity related to wholesale fuel and car wash revenue, which are both presented gross of applicable costs, as well as lottery, which is presented net of applicable costs. Other revenue increased $81,642 (120.1%) for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 compared to the prior year, driven primarily by an increase in wholesale fuel revenue, as a result of the Fikes acquisition.

Total revenue less cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) was 24.4% of revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, compared to 23.3% for the comparable period in the prior year. Prepared food and dispensed beverage revenue less related cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) decreased to 58.0% of prepared food and dispensed beverage revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, compared to 58.3% for the comparable period in the prior year driven primarily by the acquisition of Fikes, as the CEFCO stores contribute a lower percentage than a typical Casey's store. Grocery and general merchandise revenue less related cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) increased to 35.9% of grocery and general merchandise revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, compared to 35.4% of grocery and general merchandise revenue for the comparable period in the prior year driven primarily by product mix.

Fuel revenue less related cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) was 13.7% of fuel revenue during the first quarter of fiscal 2026, compared to 12.3% for the comparable period in the prior year. Revenue per gallon less cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) per gallon increased to 41.0 cents in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, compared to 40.7 cents for the comparable period in the prior year. The Company sold 6.1 million RINs (renewable identification numbers) for $6,742 during the quarter, compared to the sale of 8.5 million RINs in the first quarter of the prior year, which generated $4,834 (see Note 3, above, for a further description of RINs and how they are generated).

Operating expenses increased $88,702 (14.6%) to $698,176 in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Approximately 10% of the increase is due to operating 221 more stores than the comparable period in the prior year. Same-store employee expense contributed to approximately 1.5% of the increase, as the increases in labor rates were partially offset by a reduction in same-store labor hours.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $14,554 (15.4%) to $108,963 in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, primarily due to operating 221 more stores than a year ago.

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Interest, net increased $12,783 (90.9%) to $26,850 in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, primarily due to issuing incremental debt of $1,100,000 in the prior year to partially fund the acquisition of Fikes.

The effective tax rate decreased to 22.7% in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 compared to 24.1% in the same period of fiscal 2025. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to an increase in excess tax benefits recognized on share-based awards.

Net income increased $35,157 (19.5%) to $215,355 compared to $180,198 in the comparable period. The increase in net income was primarily attributable to higher profitability both inside the store and in fuel, partially offset by increases in operating expenses, depreciation and amortization, and interest expense. See discussion in the paragraphs above for the primary drivers for each of these changes.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

We define EBITDA as net income before net interest expense, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is not considered to be a GAAP measure, and should not be considered as a substitute for net income, cash flows from operating activities or other income or cash flow statement data. This measure has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. We strongly encourage investors to review our financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

We believe EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because securities analysts and other interested parties use this calculation as a measure of financial performance and debt service capabilities, and it is regularly used by management for internal purposes including our capital budgeting process, evaluating acquisition targets, assessing performance, and awarding incentive compensation.

Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, EBITDA, as defined by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. It therefore may not be possible to compare our use of this non-GAAP financial measure with those used by other companies.

The following table contains a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024:

			Three months ended
			July 31, 2025						July 31, 2024
Net income			$	215,355					$	180,198
Interest, net			26,850						14,067
Federal and state income taxes			63,102						57,108
Depreciation and amortization			108,963						94,409
EBITDA			$	414,270					$	345,782

For the three months ended July 31, 2025, EBITDA increased by 19.8%, when compared to the same period a year ago. The increase was primarily attributable to higher profitability both inside the store and in fuel, partially offset by higher operating expenses. See discussion in the preceding sections for the primary drivers for each of these individual changes.

Critical Accounting Policies

Critical accounting policies are those accounting policies that management believes are important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company's critical accounting policies are described in the Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2025, and such discussion is incorporated herein by reference. There have been no changes to these policies in the three months ended July 31, 2025.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Due to the nature of the Company’s business, cash provided by operations is the Company’s primary source of liquidity. The Company finances its inventory purchases primarily from normal trade credit aided by the relatively rapid turnover of inventory. This turnover allows the Company to conduct its operations without large amounts of cash and working capital. As of July 31, 2025, the Company’s ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 1.03 to 1. The ratio at July 31, 2024 and April 30, 2025 was 0.84 to 1 and 0.92 to 1, respectively. The increase in the ratio is primarily attributable to an increase in cash

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and cash equivalents during the quarter. For further information, refer to discussions on the changes in the sections of the statement of cash flow below.

Management believes that the net availability under the Bank Line of approximately $49,726 and the Revolving Facility of $850,000, combined with the current cash and cash equivalents and the future cash flow from operations will be sufficient to satisfy the working capital needs of our business.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $372,417 for the three months ended July 31, 2025, compared to $281,354 for the comparable period in the prior year, an increase of $91,063. Our primary source of operating cash flows is from sales to guests at our stores. The primary uses of operating cash flows are payments to our team members and suppliers, as well as payments for taxes and interest. Cash flow from operations was favorably impacted by improved revenue less cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) of $157,190, offset by an increase in operating expenses of $88,702 and an increase in cash paid for interest of approximately $15,051. Refer to "Three Months Ended July 31, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended July 31, 2024" starting on page 16 for further details on the primary drivers for the changes in revenue, cost of goods sold, operating expenses, and interest. Cash flows from operations can also be impacted by variability in the timing of payments and receipts for certain assets and liabilities, such as wage related accruals, accounts payable, and receivables from credit card companies or our vendors. Operating cash flows were also favorably impacted by an increase of $18,510 due to the timing of inventory purchases, as well as an increase of $17,588 related to accounts payable, due to the timing of payments.

Cash used in investing activities decreased by $9,947. The decrease is primarily attributable to increased proceeds from the sale of assets of $10,811, due to an increase in store divestitures compared to the prior year. During the first three months of fiscal 2026, the Company expended $119,541 for purchases of property and equipment and payments for acquisitions compared to $118,677 for the comparable period in the prior year. Purchases of property and equipment and payments for acquisitions of businesses typically represent the single largest use of excess Company funds. Management believes that by acquiring, building, and reinvesting in stores, the Company will be better able to drive long-term shareholder value.

Cash used in financing activities increased $68,105, from the comparable period of the prior year. The increase was, primarily due to the repurchase and retirement of common stock under our share repurchase program of approximately $31,251, and an increase in payments for tax withholdings on employee shared-based awards of $20,963, due to an increase in the fair value of restricted stock units vested during the quarter.

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As of July 31, 2025, the Company had long-term debt consisting of:

Finance lease liabilities			$	110,829
3.67% Senior notes (Series A) due in 7 installments beginning June 17, 2022, and ending June 15, 2028			63,000
3.75% Senior notes (Series B) due in 7 installments beginning December 17, 2022 and ending December 18, 2028			29,000
3.65% Senior notes (Series C) due in 7 installments beginning May 2, 2025 and ending May 2, 2031			45,000
3.72% Senior notes (Series D) due in 7 installments beginning October 28, 2025 and ending October 28, 2031			50,000
3.77% Senior notes (Series F) due August 22, 2028			250,000
2.85% Senior notes (Series G) due August 7, 2030			325,000
2.96% Senior notes (Series H) due August 6, 2032			325,000
5.23% Senior notes (Series I) due November 2, 2031			150,000
5.43% Senior notes (Series J) due November 2, 2034			100,000
Variable rate term loan facility, requiring quarterly installments ending April 21, 2028			200,000
Variable rate incremental term loan facility, requiring quarterly installments ending October 30, 2029			828,750
Less debt issuance costs			(5,432)
			2,471,147
Less current maturities			(98,089)
			$	2,373,058

The Company has funded purchases of property and equipment and payments for acquisitions of businesses primarily from the issuance of debt, existing cash, and funds generated from operations. Future capital needs required to finance operations, improvements and the anticipated growth in the number of stores are expected to be met from cash generated by operations, the Revolving Facility, the Bank Line, and additional long-term debt or other securities as circumstances may dictate, and are not expected to adversely affect liquidity.

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Cautionary Statements

This Form 10-Q, including but not limited to the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “may,” “will,” "should," “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “continue,” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements represent the Company’s current expectations or beliefs concerning future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, liquidity and related sources and needs, supply chain, results of operations and performance at our stores, business strategy, strategic plans, growth opportunities, integration of acquisitions, acquisition synergies, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives including our long-term strategic plan, wholesale fuel, inventory and ingredient costs and the potential effects of the conflicts in oil producing regions and other geopolitical disruptions on our business. The Company cautions that these statements are further qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the following risk factors described more completely in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025:

Business Operations; Our business and our reputation could be adversely affected by a cyber or data security incident or the failure to protect sensitive guest, Team Member or supplier data, or the failure to comply with applicable regulations relating to data security and privacy; food-safety issues and foodborne illnesses, whether actual or reported, or the failure to comply with applicable regulations relating to the transportation, storage, preparation or service of food, could adversely affect our business and reputation; we may be adversely impacted by increases in the cost of food ingredients and other related costs; a significant disruption to our distribution network, to the capacity of the distribution centers, or timely receipt of inventory could adversely impact our sales or increase our transaction costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our business; we could be adversely affected if we experience difficulties in, or are unable to recruit, hire or retain, members of our leadership team and other distribution, field and store Team Members; any failure to anticipate and respond to changes in consumer preferences, or to introduce and promote innovative technology for guest interaction, could adversely affect our financial results; we rely on our information technology systems, and a number of third-party software providers, to manage numerous aspects of our business, and a disruption of these systems could adversely affect our business; increased credit card expenses could lead to higher operating expenses and other costs for the Company; our operations present hazards and risks which may not be fully covered by insurance, if insured; the dangers inherent in the storage and transport of fuel could cause disruptions and could expose to us potentially significant losses, costs or liabilities; consumer or other litigation could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations; pandemics or disease outbreaks, responsive actions taken by governments and others to mitigate their spread, and guest behavior in response to these events, have, and may in the future, adversely affect our business operations, supply chain and financial results; and, covenants in our Senior Notes and credit facility agreements require us to comply with certain covenants and meet financial maintenance tests and the failure to comply with these requirements could have a material impact to us.

Governmental Actions, Regulations, and Oversight: Compliance with and changes in tax laws could adversely affect our performance; we are subject to extensive governmental regulations; governmental action and campaigns to discourage tobacco and nicotine use and other tobacco products may have a material adverse effect on our revenues and gross profit; and, wholesale cost and tax increases relating to tobacco and nicotine products could affect our operating results.

Industry: General economic and political conditions that are largely out of the Company’s control may adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations; developments related to fuel efficiency, fuel conservation practices, climate change, and changing consumer preferences may decrease the demand for motor fuel; unfavorable weather conditions can adversely affect our business; the volatility of wholesale petroleum costs could adversely affect our operating results; and, the convenience store industry is highly competitive.

Growth Strategies: We may not be able to identify, acquire, and integrate new properties and stores, which could adversely affect our ability to grow our business.

Common Stock: The market price for our common stock has been and may in the future be volatile, which could cause the value of your investment to decline; any issuance of shares of our common stock in the future could have a dilutive effect on your investment; and, Iowa law and provisions in our charter documents may have the effect of preventing or hindering a change in control and adversely affecting the market price of our common stock.

We further caution you that other factors we have not identified may in the future prove to be important in affecting our business and results of operations. We ask you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements because they speak only of our views as of the statement dates. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

The Company’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our investment portfolio and floating rate long-term debt obligations. We place our investments with high-quality credit issuers and, by policy, limit the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer. Our first priority is to attempt to reduce the risk of principal loss. Consequently, we seek to preserve our invested funds by limiting default risk, market risk, and reinvestment risk. We attempt to mitigate default risk by investing in only high-quality credit securities that we believe to be low risk and by positioning our portfolio to respond appropriately to a significant reduction in a credit rating of any investment issuer or guarantor. The portfolio includes only marketable securities with active secondary or resale markets to ensure portfolio liquidity. Based upon the outstanding balance of the Company's term loan facilities as of July 31, 2025, an immediate 100-basis-point move in interest rates would have an approximate annualized impact of $10.2 million on interest expense.

The Company also has exposure to market risks related to the volatility of fuel prices associated with non-store inventoried fuel (pipeline and terminal). The Company utilizes futures contracts to economically hedge the physical products while the bulk fuel is in storage at various terminals and pipelines, until such time the underlying gallons can be delivered to the store. The Company does not speculate in trading financial instruments. All hedges must be matched against recorded physical transactions, inventoried fuel in a pipeline or at a terminal. Derivative contracts outstanding were immaterial to the financial statements as of July 31, 2025 and for the period then ended.

We do from time to time, participate in a forward buy of certain commodities. These contracts are not accounted for as derivatives as they meet the normal purchases exclusion under derivative accounting.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 240.13a-15(e)). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s current disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

We acquired Fikes Wholesale, owner of CEFCO Convenience Stores, and Group Petroleum Services (collectively “Fikes”) on November 1, 2024. We are in the process of incorporating Fikes into our internal controls over financial reporting. We will exclude Fikes' internal controls over financial reporting from the scope of management’s annual assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's controls and procedures for the period May 1, 2025 through October 31, 2025. This exclusion is in accordance with the general guidance issued by the Staff of the SEC that an assessment of a recent business combination may be omitted from management's report on internal control over financial reporting in the first year of consolidation.

There have been no other changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended July 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information required by this Item is set forth in Note 6 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our “risk factors” from those previously disclosed in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table sets forth information with respect to the Company's repurchases of common stock during the quarter ended July 31, 2025:

Period			Total Number of Shares Purchased						Average Price Paid Per Share						Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs						Maximum Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
First Quarter
May 1 - May 31, 2025			56,729						$	449.65					56,729						$	269,601,350
June 1- June 30, 2025			12,958						443.07						12,958						263,859,987
July 1- July 31, 2025			—						—						—						263,859,987
Total			69,687						$	448.43					69,687						$	263,859,987

On, and effective as of, March 3, 2022, the Board authorized a share repurchase program, whereby the Company was authorized to repurchase its outstanding common stock from time-to-time, for an aggregate amount of up to $400 million, exclusive of fees, commissions or other costs (the "Repurchase Program"). The Repurchase Program has no set expiration date. The timing and number of repurchase transactions under the Repurchase Program depends on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, market conditions, corporate considerations, business opportunities, debt agreements, and regulatory requirements. The Repurchase Program can be suspended or discontinued at any time. During the first quarter, we repurchased and retired 69,687 shares of our common stock under our share repurchase program for a total of $31.2 million, excluding fees, commissions and other costs. As of July 31, 2025, $263.9 million remained available for future purchases under this share repurchase program.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit No.			Description
3.1			Second Restatement of the Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation, as amended September 5, 2018, June 28, 2019 and September 4, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-Q filed September 9, 2019)
3.2			Seventh Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed March 7, 2023)
10.1			Casey’s General Stores, Inc. 2025 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A as filed July 23, 2025)
31.1*			Certification of Darren M. Rebelez under Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*			Certification of Stephen P. Bramlage Jr. under Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*			Certification of Darren M. Rebelez under Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2*			Certification of Stephen P. Bramlage Jr. under Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS			XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101. DEF			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

* Filed herewith

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

						CASEY’S GENERAL STORES, INC.
Date: September 8, 2025			By:			/s/ Stephen P. Bramlage Jr.
						Stephen P. Bramlage Jr.
			Its:			Chief Financial Officer
						(Authorized Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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FAQ

What were Casey's (CASY) diluted earnings per share for Q1 fiscal 2026?

Casey’s reported diluted EPS of $5.77 for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, up from $4.83 a year earlier.

How did same-store sales perform at Casey's in the quarter?

Same-store sales increased 5.6% for prepared food and dispensed beverage and 3.8% for grocery and general merchandise; fuel gallons sold rose 1.7%.

How many stores does Casey's operate and how many were added from the Fikes acquisition?

As of July 31, 2025, Casey’s operated 2,895 stores. The prior-year acquisition of Fikes added 198 stores overall, with some divestitures noted.

What is Casey's debt and liquidity position?

The fair value of long-term debt was approximately $2.267 billion at July 31, 2025. The company has an $850 million unsecured revolving credit facility with $0 outstanding at period end and an additional $50 million bank line.

Are there material legal or tax contingencies disclosed?

Management reports FLSA collective lawsuits (McColley and Kessler) with ~1,400 and ~550 opted-in managers respectively, and unrecognized tax benefits of $11,659 at July 31, 2025; management believes these matters are not material to consolidated results.

How much did Casey's spend on property, equipment, and acquisitions this quarter?

During the first three months of fiscal 2026, Casey’s expended $119,541 thousand for purchases of property and equipment and payments for acquisitions.