Yesway Inc.
Yesway Inc. Class A Common Stock represents ownership in Yesway Inc., a U.S. convenience store operator based in Fort Worth, Texas. The company runs a network of neighborhood retail locations under the Yesway and Allsup’s brands, serving customers with packaged food, beverages, groceries, snacks, and other everyday essentials. Its business is centered on high-frequency consumer demand and local retail convenience, with stores positioned to meet routine shopping needs across multiple communities. As a public equity security, Yesway Inc. Class A Common Stock provides market participants with exposure to the company’s retail operations, brand portfolio, and consumer staples-focused business model. The stock is part of the broader food retail and convenience store segment, where physical store traffic, merchandising mix, and regional presence are important elements of market relevance.
$23.15
+$0.43 (+1.89%)
EOD Oct 16, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 3.46%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue grew 5.8%, steady but not accelerating.
At 59x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration. Net debt of $969M represents 21.2x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.
59.4x earnings, 15.8x FCF. The market is pricing in years of above-average growth. If that thesis breaks, downside from multiple compression alone could be 30%+. This is a stock where you're paying for the future, not the present.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (FY)
$2.67B
▲ +5.8% YoY
Net Income (FY)
$28M
▲ +17.7% YoY
Op. Margin
3.46%
▲ +0.1pp YoY
ROIC
5.06%
▼ -0.5pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (FY)
$46M
▲ +196.0% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (FY)
$147M
▲ +87.0% YoY
Net Debt
$969M
Cash & Equiv.
$13M
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Is Yesway (YSWY) overvalued?
At a P/E of 59.4 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 15.8, Yesway (YSWY) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $5.37 per share, so at $23.15 the stock looks overvalued (76.8% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Yesway scores 45/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 1.4%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from company filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is Yesway's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $5.37 per share for YSWY, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $4.02. At today's $23.15, that puts the stock about 76.8% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is Yesway a high-quality business?+
Yesway scores 45 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 3.5% operating margin and a 5.1% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from company filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does Yesway (YSWY) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, Yesway pays a regular dividend of about $0.31 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 1.4% at the current price. Yesway has grown the dividend at roughly 5.5% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For YSWY's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is Yesway a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. YSWY currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 45/100 on quality (mixed). It also yields about 1.4%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from company filings, not investment advice.
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