Fastenal Company (FAST)

NASDAQ: FAST · USD

$50.8

+0.81 (+1.6%)· Recorded snapshot

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StockMarketAgent Research · Analyzed 2026-05-13

Our latest published analysis: FAST rated Reduce

Exceptional underlying business severely overvalued; initiate Reduce on structural multiple compression risk.

Fair value (mid)

$33.2 / share

$25.4 – $41.1

Upside to FV

-24.2%

from $50.8

Confidence

88/100

Moat

9/10

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Market cap	$50.2B
Revenue (ttm)	8.7B
Net income (ttm)	1.4B
EPS (ttm)	$1.17
Shares out	1.1B
P/E (trailing)	43.4x
P/E (forward)	32.0x
Dividend	$0.96 (1.89%)
Volume	8,698,342
Beta	0.71
Price target	$47.8	-5.8%

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 8.7B
Net income (ttm): 1.4B
EPS (ttm): $1.17
P/E (trailing): 43.4x
P/E (forward): 32.0x
Market cap: $50.2B

Item	P1	P2	P3	P4	Trend
Period	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31	Trend
Revenue	$6.98B	$7.35B	$7.55B	$8.20B	+5.5%
Gross profit	$3.22B	$3.35B	$3.40B	$3.69B	+4.7%
Operating income	$1.45B	$1.53B	$1.51B	$1.66B	+4.4%
Net income	$1.09B	$1.16B	$1.15B	$1.26B	+5.0%
EPS (diluted)	$0.95	$1.01	$1.00	$1.09	+4.9%
EBITDA	$1.63B	$1.71B	$1.69B	$1.84B	+4.1%
R&D	—	—	—	—	—
SG&A	$1.76B	$1.83B	$1.89B	$2.04B	+4.9%

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Market & fundamental data

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Cik	0000815556
Company name	Fastenal Company
Country	United States
Country code	US
Cusip	311900104
Employees	24,489
Employees Change	787%
Employees Change Percent	3.32
Enterprise value	$58.5B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
First seen	2026-05-09
In Index	SP500, NASDAQ100
Industry	Industrial Distribution
Industry PE	41.76
Industry PE Fwd	25.68
Isin	US3119001044
Last refreshed	2026-08-07
Market cap	$58.3B
Market cap category	Large-Cap
Price	$50.8
Price currency	USD
Rev Per Employee	357,278.78x
Sector	Industrials
Sector PE	43.95
Sector PE Fwd	27.94
Sic	5200
Symbol	FAST
Website	https://www.fastenal.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings Yield	2.32%
EV Earnings	43.29x
EV Sales Forward	5.97x
EV/EBIT	32.97x
EV/EBITDA	29.94x
EV/FCF	50.64x
EV/Sales	6.69x
FCF yield	1.98%
Forward P/E	38.05x
P/B ratio	14.33x
P/E ratio	43.42x
P/S ratio	6.66x
PE Ratio10 Y	30.33x
PE Ratio3 Y	36.97x
PE Ratio5 Y	34.33x
PEG ratio	3.32x
PS Forward	5.95x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT Margin	20.29%
EBITDA Margin	22.34%
FCF margin	13.21%
Gross margin	44.7%
Gross Profit	$3.9B
Gross Profit Growth	11.63%
Gross Profit Growth Q	12.81%
Gross Profit Growth3 Y	5.8%
Gross Profit Growth5 Y	8.48%
Net Income	$1.4B
Net Income Growth	13.71%
Net Income Growth Q	15.9%
Net Income Growth Quarters	6%
Net Income Growth Years	1%
Net Income Growth3 Y	6.37%
Net Income Growth5 Y	9.27%
Pretax Margin	20.29%
Profit Margin	15.45%
Profit Per Employee	$55,213
Profitable Quarters	$130
Profitable Years	33
ROA	21.52
Roa5y	20.4
ROCE	40.24
ROE	34.33
Roe5y	33.77
ROIC	32.06
Roic5y	30.52

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
Cagr10y	19.92%
Cagr15y	16.12%
Cagr1y	14.23%
Cagr20y	15.46%
Cagr3y	24.86%
Cagr5y	15.63%
Div CAGR10	12.52%
Div CAGR3	12.18%
Div CAGR5	5.2%
EPS Growth	12.81
EPS Growth Q	14.65
EPS Growth Quarters	5
EPS Growth Years	1
EPS Growth3 Y	5.99
EPS Growth5 Y	9.3
FCF Growth	31.97%
FCF Growth Q	-3.68%
FCF Growth3 Y	2.61%
FCF Growth5 Y	4.88%
OCF Growth	24.87%
OCF Growth Q	-4.63%
OCF Growth10 Y	10%
OCF Growth3 Y	3.82%
OCF Growth5 Y	5.78%
Revenue Growth	12.54x
Revenue Growth Q	14.74x
Revenue Growth Quarters	20x
Revenue Growth Years	16x
Revenue Growth3 Y	6.51x
Revenue Growth5 Y	8.96x

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Asset Turnover	$1.7
Assets	$5.3B
Cash	$204.7M
Current Assets	$3.7B
Current Liabilities	$881.8M
Debt	$441.5M
Debt EBITDA	$0.23
Debt Equity	$0.11
Debt FCF	$0.38
Equity	$4.1B
Interest Coverage	394.5
Liabilities	$1.2B
Long Term Assets	$1.6B
Long Term Liabilities	$342.9M
Net Cash	$-236.8M
Net Cash By Market Cap	$-0.41
Net Debt EBITDA	$0.12
Net Debt Equity	$0.06
Net Debt FCF	$0.2
Tangible Book Value	$4.1B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	$3.55
WACC	8.11

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Current ratio	4.18
Inventory Turnover	2.8
Net Working Capital	$2.8B
Quick ratio	2
Working Capital	$2.8B
Working Capital Turnover	$3.21

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback Yield	-0.12%
Dividend Growth	12.94%
Dividend Growth Years	27%
Dividend per share	$0.96
Dividend Years	34
Dividend Yield	1.89%
Ex Div Date	2026-07-28
Last Dividend	$0.26
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Payout Ratio	82.05%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y total return	514.94%
1Y total return	14.22%
200-day SMA	44.4
3Y total return	94.69%
50-day SMA	46.62
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
5Y total return	106.68%
All Time High	50.91
All Time High Change	-0.21%
All Time High Date	2026-08-06
All Time Low	0.03
All Time Low Change	195,284.62%
All Time Low Date	1987-10-27
ATR	1.32
Beta	0.71
Beta1y	0.02
Beta2y	0.53
Ch YTD	26.59
High	50.91
High52	50.91
High52 Date	2026-08-06
High52ch	-0.22%
Low	50.32
Low52	38.97
Low52 Date	2025-11-21
Low52ch	30.36%
Ma50ch	8.96%
Premarket Change Percent	0.84
Premarket Price	$50.41
Premarket Volume	17,731
Price vs 200-day SMA	14.4%
RSI	68.83
RSI Monthly	66.42
RSI Weekly	65.59
Sharpe ratio	0.49x
Sortino ratio	0.91
Total Return	1.77%
Tr YTD	28.67
Tr15y	840.63%
Tr1m	5.1%
Tr1w	8.87%
Tr3m	15.22%

Analyst estimates

Ratings, targets, revisions, and forward estimate fields.

Metric	Value
Analyst Count	18
Analyst Count Top	10
Analyst Price Target Top	$50
Analyst Ratings	Hold
Analyst Ratings Top	Hold
Earnings EPS Estimate	$0.33
Earnings EPS Estimate Growth	13.79
Earnings Revenue Estimate	2,334,680,528x
Earnings Revenue Estimate Growth	12.24x
Operating Income	$1.8B
Operating Income Growth	13.58
Operating Income Growth Q	15.07
Operating Income Growth3 Y	5.77
Operating Income Growth5 Y	9.02
Operating margin	20.29
Price target	$47.84
Price Target Change	$-5.83
Price Target Change Top	$-1.57

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	1,144,204,029%
Float Percent	99.71%
Net Borrowing	-110,000,000
Shares Insiders	0.18%
Shares Institutions	85.56%
Shares Out	1,147,497,573
Shares Qo Q	-0.05%
Shares Yo Y	0.12%
Short Float	2.75%
Short Ratio	3.61
Short Shares	2.74

Other indicators

Additional ticker metrics that do not fit the primary research groupings yet.

Metric	Value
Adjusted FCF	$1.1B
Adjusted OCF	1,389,700,000
Average Volume	9,039,311.7x
Bv Per Share	3.55
CAPEX	$-243.3M
Ch10y	374
Ch15y	543.2
Ch1m	4.53
Ch1w	8.87
Ch1y	11.8
Ch20y	1,000.5
Ch3m	14.6
Ch3y	81.17
Ch5y	83.23
Ch6m	7.33
Change	1.62%
Change From Open	0.67
Close	49.99
Days Gap	0.94
Depreciation Amortization	179,600,000
Dollar Volume	441,875,773.6
Earnings Date	2026-07-14
Earnings Time	bmo
EBIT	$1.8B
EBITDA	$2B
EPS	$1.17
F Score	6
FCF	$1.2B
FCF EV Yield	1.97x
FCF Per Share	$1.01
Financing CF	-1,199,000,000
Fiscal Year End	December
Founded	1,967
Graham Number	9.66142
Graham Upside	-80.98
Income Tax	$423.5M
Investing CF	-232,900,000
Is Primary Listing	1
Is Spac	No
Last Earnings Date	2026-07-14
Last Report Date	2026-06-30
Last Split Date	2025-05-22
Last Split Type	Forward
Last10k Filing Date	2026-02-05
Lynch Fair Value	$10.85
Lynch Upside	-78.65
Ma150	45.45
Ma150ch	11.77%
Ma20	47.08
Ma20ch	7.9%
Net CF	-33,000,000
Next Earnings Date	2026-10-12
Open	50.46
Optionable	Yes
P FCF Ratio	50.43
P FCF Ratio SBC	50.85
P OCF Ratio	41.66
P OCF Ratio SBC	41.95
Payment Date	2026-08-25
Position In Range	81.36
Post Close	50.8
Postmarket Change Percent	0.2
Postmarket Price	$50.9
Ppne	1,471,400,000
Pre Close	49.99
Price Date	2026-08-06
Price EBITDA	$29.82
Ptbv Ratio	14.33
Relative Volume	0.96x
Revenue	8,749,400,000x
SBC By Revenue	0.11x
Share Based Comp	9,500,000
Tax By Revenue	4.84x
Tax Rate	23.85%
Tr20y	1,672.59%
Tr6m	8.5%
Us State	Minnesota
Volume	8,698,342
Z Score	29.71

Frequently asked questions

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What is the latest published FAST stock rating?

Fastenal Company is shown with reduce in the latest published report, analyzed 2026-05-13. The hub links directly to the full analysis surface where the dated rating, fair-value bridge, risks, and scorecard are documented together.

Where can I read the full FAST analysis?

The full latest published report, analyzed 2026-05-13, lives at /stocks/FAST/analysis. The bare ticker page summarizes that read and links to each analysis tab; earlier editions remain under /analysis/archive.

What fair-value range is used for FAST?

The latest published report analyzed 2026-05-13 frames FAST around USD 25 to USD 41. This is a dated valuation range, not a live market price; check the valuation, sensitivity, and bear-case tabs before making a decision.

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