(Radio Iowa) – The Ankeny-based Casey’s convenience store chain reported good earnings for the just completed fiscal year on the back of increased sales and more stores. Company C-E-O Darin Rebelez says the company set another record for diluted earnings per share, finishing at 14 dollars and 64 cents, ($14.64), a nine percent increase from the prior year.

The company also generated a record 547 million in net income. Rebelez says fiscal year 2025 was the largest store growth year in the company’s history with 35 new builds and 235 units purchase. He says the company expects to add around 80 new stores in the new fiscal year, with a continued mix of purchased stores and new ones.