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Yesway Inc Class A
(NASDAQ:YSWY)
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Rating:63Neutral
Price Target:
$23.00
▼(-5.39% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/17/26
The score is driven primarily by improving operating/cash performance and a broadly positive earnings outlook with raised EBITDA guidance. These positives are tempered by high and rising leverage with thin net margins, while technicals are constructive but somewhat stretched; valuation is also less supportive due to a negative P/E.
Positive Factors
Raised EBITDA Outlook
Higher full-year EBITDA guidance reflects management’s expectation that recent operating improvements can persist beyond one quarter. Stronger projected earnings support continued investment, debt repayment, and store expansion, while also indicating improved execution across fuel and inside merchandise operations.
Negative Factors
High and Rising Leverage
Higher leverage and a shrinking equity base reduce financial flexibility if operating conditions weaken. Debt obligations can absorb cash that might otherwise fund stores or improvements, while management’s willingness to consider temporarily higher leverage for acquisitions could increase balance-sheet risk.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Raised EBITDA Outlook
Higher full-year EBITDA guidance reflects management’s expectation that recent operating improvements can persist beyond one quarter. Stronger projected earnings support continued investment, debt repayment, and store expansion, while also indicating improved execution across fuel and inside merchandise operations.
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Yesway Inc Class A (YSWY) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$1.57B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)314.14K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)-0.60
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUS
Employees5,662
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryGrocery Stores
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-1.07
Shares Outstanding31,185,560
10 Day Avg. Volume307,667
30 Day Avg. Volume314,144
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.06
Price to Book (P/B)1.84
Price to Sales (P/S)0.23
P/FCF Ratio13.53
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.67
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.84
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit16.27
Enterprise Value/Ebitda37.32
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$29.57Price Target Upside21.64% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering8
EPS Forecast (FY)1.79
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.29B
Yesway Inc Class A Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Yesway, Inc. owns and operates convenience stores in the United States. The company’s store offers packaged bakery items, bottled water, salty snacks, bagged candy, jerky, chips, milk, bread, eggs, packaged beverages, meat snacks, chocolate, and n...
Yesway Inc Class A Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 13, 2026
(Q2-2026)
| % Change Since: |
Next Earnings Date:Nov 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The earnings call was broadly positive: the company reported record quarterly performance with strong adjusted EBITDA growth (+35%), marked fuel margin expansion ($0.526/gallon, +27.4% YoY), inside merchandise sales growth (+4.4% YoY) and improved store contribution (+29.5%). Robust cash generation and a raised full-year EBITDA outlook support an optimistic view on growth execution and balance sheet progress. Key risks include modest same-store traffic and comp growth, rising operating expenses driven by card fees, dependence on temporarily elevated fuel margins tied to geopolitical volatility (which management expects to normalize), the pending sale of 29 stores that affects comparables, and meaningful debt outstanding ($618M) with potential short-term leverage increases for acquisitions. Overall the positives around margin expansion, cash generation, strategic diesel mix and raised guidance outweigh the headwinds but warrant monitoring of fuel margin normalization and leverage decisions.Positive Updates
Record Quarter and Adjusted EBITDA Growth
Second quarter was the strongest in company history with adjusted EBITDA of $71 million, up 35% year-over-year, driven by broad-based execution across fuel and inside merchandising.
Negative Updates
Modest Same-Store Traffic and Inside Comp Growth
Same-store inside merchandise sales growth was modest at 1.2% (1.5% excl. Iowa/Kansas) and management reported modestly lower traffic in Q2; sequential improvement was noted in July but comps remain modest.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Quarter and Adjusted EBITDA Growth
Second quarter was the strongest in company history with adjusted EBITDA of $71 million, up 35% year-over-year, driven by broad-based execution across fuel and inside merchandising.
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Company Guidance
Yesway raised full‑year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to $235–$245 million (from $210–$220 million), reaffirmed same‑store inside merchandise sales growth of 1.25%–3.25%, maintained capex guidance of $85–$95 million, and expects to open 6–8 new stores in 2026 (inclusive of the 2 opened in H1); the outlook assumes the planned sale of 29 Iowa/Kansas stores will close by year‑end and that second‑half fuel margins will moderate to the low ~$0.40 per gallon range (management declined to formalize a longer‑term fuel forecast), while noting July trends—mid‑$0.40 fuel margin, positive gallons and improving same‑store merchandise—could produce upside.Yesway Inc Class A Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
54
Neutral
Balance Sheet
34
Negative
Cash Flow
63
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 920.77M | 2.67B | 2.53B | 2.53B | 1.50B | 560.81M |
| Gross Profit | 160.68M | 581.07M | 510.44M | 481.14M | 197.48M | 39.24M |
| EBITDA | 70.05M | 159.41M | 147.30M | 156.62M | 107.54M | -6.69M |
| Net Income | -31.28M | 11.30M | 23.35M | 38.56M | 26.61M | -35.95M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 2.07B | 1.97B | 1.87B | 1.69B | 1.22B | 1.17B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 81.61M | 12.70M | 32.72M | 19.68M | 102.95M | 49.20M |
| Total Debt | 952.32M | 981.40M | 944.28M | 771.04M | 610.05M | 766.15M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.21B | 1.22B | 1.29B | 1.09B | 686.60M | 867.17M |
| Stockholders Equity | 393.81M | 335.30M | 573.65M | 601.89M | 532.58M | 306.12M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 112.45M | 45.63M | -47.52M | -101.62M | 17.75M | -33.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 197.09M | 147.19M | 78.71M | 70.02M | 47.19M | -20.19M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -88.70M | -96.28M | -123.88M | -85.30M | -26.59M | -835.29M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -54.77M | -47.03M | 58.20M | -34.73M | 33.16M | 892.88M |
Yesway Inc Class A Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 Neutral | $571.40M | 10.86 | 10.19% | 2.34% | 3.66% | -6.66% | |
63 Neutral | $1.57B | -35.90 | -1.36% | ― | ― | ― | |
62 Neutral | $1.56B | 15.05 | 6.30% | 0.78% | 1.02% | 84.32% | |
61 Neutral | $1.84B | 18.93 | 7.15% | 1.83% | 4.50% | -3.08% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
54 Neutral | $6.15B | -436.00 | -2.78% | 5.05% | 2.26% | -106.73% | |
53 Neutral | $1.28B | -3.34 | -40.07% | ― | 5.12% | -4889.01% |
* General Sector Average
YSWY
Yesway Inc Class A
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3.54
16.67%
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