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Fastenal Company - Common Stock

Industrials · Trading Companies & Distributors Website · IPO Aug 1987
$46.30
▼ $-0.33 (-0.71%)
Vol 7.1M
11
Quality Score
ok
Deep Check
2/5 ok
Mkt Cap
$46.1B
P/E
37.6
ROE
32.7%
Margin
15.3%
D/E
5.01
Beta
0.89
Div Yield
2.19%
52W
$35–$51

Wall Street Consensus

23 analysts · Apr 2026
5
Strong Buy
0
Buy
10
Hold
4
Sell
4
Strong Sell
21.7%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

Earnings

Beat rate: 25.0%
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Dec 2025 $0.26 $0.26 $0.00
Sep 2025 $0.30 $0.29 $-0.01
Jun 2025 $0.29 $0.29 +$0.00
Mar 2025 $0.27 $0.26 $-0.01

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2024-1… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1…
Revenue $1.8B $2.0B $2.1B $2.1B $2.0B
Net Income $262.1M $298.7M $330.3M $335.5M $294.0M

Fundamentals Trend

Metric 2025-06-30 2025-09-02 2025-10-02 2025-11-03 2025-12-03 2026-01-02
ROE (TTM) 32.3% 32.3% 32.3% 32.7% 32.7% 32.7%
P/E (TTM) 40.53 47.90 46.40 38.51 37.41 37.56
Net Margin 15.9% 15.3% 15.3% 15.3% 15.3% 15.3%
Gross Margin 45.3% 45.1% 45.1% 45.1% 45.1% 45.1%
D/E Ratio 6.04 6.04 6.04 5.01 5.01 5.01
Current Ratio 4.22 4.22 4.22 4.26 4.26 4.26

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
24.9%
P/S (TTM)
5.76
P/B
11.4
EPS (TTM)
$1.07
CF/Share
$2.29
Rev Growth 3Y
+7.9%
52W High
$50.63
52W Low
$35.30
$35.30 52-Week Range $50.63

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
$308.1M
Net Debt
$165.1M
Cash
$276.8M
Total Debt
$441.9M
As of Dec 31, 2025

How does FAST compare to Trading Companies & Distributors peers?

Peer group: Mid-cap Trading Companies & Distributors ($2B+) · 8 companies

FAST valuation vs Trading Companies & Distributors peers

P/E ratio
37.6
0% below peers (37.6)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
P/S ratio
5.8
10% above peers (5.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
P/B ratio
11.4
26% above peers (9.1)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Pricier
Div yield
2.2%
0% above peers (2.2%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line

FAST profitability vs Trading Companies & Distributors peers

ROE
32.7%
44% above peers (22.7%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg
Net margin
15.3%
1% below peers (15.5%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Gross margin
45.2%
2% below peers (46.2%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
ROA
24.9%
176% above peers (9.0%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier

FAST financial health vs Trading Companies & Distributors peers

D/E ratio
5.0
95% below peers (91.6)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low debt
Current ratio
4.3
8% above peers (3.9)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Beta
0.9
5% below peers (0.9)
vs Peers
vs Industry
More volatile

FAST fundamentals radar

FAST Peer median Industry

FAST profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

FAST vs peers: key metrics

Latest AI Opinion

Grok BUY

Price action shows the stock has pulled back from a recent high of $48.45 in early February 2026 to the current $44.28, trading near the lower end of its 40-48 range over the past few months, presenting a solid entry …

Mar 24, 2026

Insider Activity

Neutral
Buys
0
Sells
0
WISECUP REYNE KAY
Director · Mar 05
36920 shs
WISECUP REYNE KAY
Director · Mar 05
36920 shs
SATTERLEE SCOTT ALAN
Director · Jan 23
15964 shs
SATTERLEE SCOTT ALAN
Director · Jan 23
15964 shs
Last 90 days

Top Holders

Top 5: 34.48%
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13.19%
$6.8B
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9.12%
$4.7B
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4.77%
$2.5B
Charles Schwab Investment M…
4.12%
$2.1B
Geode Capital Management, L…
3.28%
$1.7B
As of Dec 31, 2025

Dividends

$0.90
/ year
Jan 29, 2026 $0.2400
Oct 28, 2025 $0.2200
Jul 29, 2025 $0.2200
Apr 25, 2025 $0.2200
Jan 31, 2025 $0.2150
Oct 25, 2024 $0.1950
Jul 26, 2024 $0.1950
Apr 24, 2024 $0.1950