04:58 PM EDT, 03/11/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Casey's General Stores (CASY) reported fiscal Q3 earnings late Monday of $2.33 per diluted share, down from $2.67 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $2.14.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jan. 31 was $3.329 billion, down from $3.332 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $3.51 billion.

The company said its board approved a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, payable May 15 to holders of record May 1.

Casey's General Stores said it expects to buy back at least $100 million in shares throughout the fiscal year.

During Q3, Casey's repurchased about $30 million of shares and has about $310 million remaining under the share buyback authorization, it said.

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