What is the latest published FAST stock rating?

Fastenal Company is shown with Sell 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 is used for FAST?

The latest published report analyzed 2026-05-13 gives FAST a fair value of USD 33 and a potential value of USD 41. These are dated research outputs, not live market prices; review the valuation assumptions, sensitivity analysis, and material risks before making a decision.

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FAST Stock: Fundamentals & Analysis | StockMarketAgent.AI

Fastenal Company (FAST)

NASDAQ: FAST · USD

$51.4

+0.11 (+0.2%)· Recorded snapshot

StockMarketAgent Research · Analyzed 2026-05-13

Our latest published analysis: FAST rated Sell

Fastenal Company's published Sell conclusion compares the analysis-date price with fair value and potential value. Read the full report for assumptions, evidence, and material risks.

Fair value

$33.2 / share

Potential value

$41.1 / share

Upside to FV

-24.2%

from $51.4

Moat

9/10

Wide

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9-phase methodology · same model in each published edition

Market cap	$50.2B

Revenue (ttm)	9.1B

Net income (ttm)	1.4B

EPS (ttm)	$1.23

Shares out	1.1B

P/E (trailing)	41.8x

P/E (forward)	32.0x

Dividend	$1.04 (2.03%)

Volume	3,665,947

Beta	0.69

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 9.1B
Net income (ttm): 1.4B
EPS (ttm): $1.23
P/E (trailing): 41.8x
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	$1.52B	$1.66B	+4.5%
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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ALLE	Allegion plc	15.2B	22.5x	3.5x	19.4%	+8.8%	+7.2%	Hold

Sensitivity: Ke × terminal growth

The highlighted base cell is anchored to valuation synthesis sensitivity reference ($33.17). It is the reference value for this grid, not a separate standalone fair-value claim.

Ke ↓ / g →	2.0%	2.5%	3.0%	3.5%	4.0%
5.8%	$42.0	$48.3	$57.0	$58.1	$58.1
6.8%	$33.2	$37.1	$42.0	$48.3	$57.0
7.8%	$27.4	$30.0	$33.2	$37.1	$42.0
8.8%	$23.4	$25.3	$27.4	$30.0	$33.2
9.8%	$20.4	$21.8	$23.4	$25.3	$27.4

Scorecard

Published factor rows and weighted composite

Valuation1.5

Management7.7

Balance Sheet8.5

Profitability7.5

Revenue Growth6.0

Risk Assessment9.0

Competitive Moat9.0

Earnings Quality6.5

Capital Efficiency8.5

Weighted composite

7.1/10

Above average

Category	Score	Reading
Valuation	1.5
Management	7.7
Balance Sheet	8.5
Profitability	7.5
Revenue Growth	6.0
Risk Assessment	9.0
Competitive Moat	9.0
Earnings Quality	6.5
Capital Efficiency	8.5

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Profile and market data

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

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0000815556
Company name	Fastenal Company
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	311900104
Earnings date	2026-10-14
Earnings time	bmo
Employees	21,749
Employees change	181
Employees growth	0.84%
Enterprise value	$59.2B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-09-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1967
In index	SP500, NASDAQ100
Industry	Industrial Distribution
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US3119001044
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-05
Last earnings date	2026-10-14
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	2025-05-22
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$59B
Market cap category	Large-Cap
Next earnings date	2027-01-19
Options	Yes
Price	$51.40
Price currency	USD
Sector	Industrials
SIC code	5200
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	FAST
U.S. state	Minnesota
Website	https://www.fastenal.com

Valuation

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

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	41.45x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	30.72x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	38.01x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	34.67x
Earnings yield	2.39%
EV/Earnings	41.6x
EV/EBIT	31.64x
EV/EBITDA	28.86x
EV/FCF	50.13x
EV/Sales	6.5x
FCF / EV yield	1.99%
FCF yield	2%
Forward EV/Sales	5.85x
Forward P/E	37.08x
Forward P/S	5.83x
Graham number	10.00446
Graham upside	-80.46%
Industry forward P/E	24.34x
Industry P/E	33.97x
Lynch fair value	$12.02
Lynch upside	-76.54%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	50.35x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	41.27x
P/B ratio	14.25x
P/E ratio	41.79x
P/FCF ratio	49.93x
P/OCF ratio	40.98x
P/S ratio	6.47x
PEG ratio	3.05x
Price / tangible book value	14.16x
Price/EBITDA ratio	28.74x
Sector forward P/E	26.24x
Sector P/E	40.28x

Profitability

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

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	20.54%
EBITDA margin	22.51%
Effective tax rate	24.01%
FCF margin	12.96%
Gross margin	44.61%
Operating margin	20.54%
Pretax margin	20.55%
Profit margin	15.62%
Profit per employee	$65,208
Profitable quarters	131
Profitable years	34
Revenue per employee	$417,458
ROA	21.96%
ROA (5Y)	20.4%
ROCE	41.25%
ROE	35.26%
ROE (5Y)	33.77%
ROIC	32.59%
ROIC (5Y)	30.52%
SBC / revenue	0.11%
Tax / revenue	4.93%

Growth

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

Metric	Value
EPS growth	15.04%
EPS growth (Q)	20.69%
EPS growth (QoQ)	6.06%
EPS growth 10Y	11.1%
EPS growth 3Y	7.51%
EPS growth 5Y	9.82%
EPS growth quarters	6
EPS growth years	1
FCF growth	21.94%
FCF growth (Q)	6.43%
FCF growth (QoQ)	72.42%
FCF growth 3Y	-0.68%
FCF growth 5Y	8.7%
Gross profit growth	12.17%
Gross profit growth (Q)	14.38%
Gross profit growth 3Y	6.81%
Gross profit growth 5Y	8.58%
Net income growth	15.63%
Net income growth (Q)	19.7%
Net income growth (QoQ)	4.91%
Net income growth 3Y	7.73%
Net income growth 5Y	9.77%
Net income growth quarters	7
Net income growth years	1
OCF growth	18.44%
OCF growth (Q)	8.97%
OCF growth (QoQ)	58.68%
OCF growth 10Y	10.43%
OCF growth 3Y	1.27%
OCF growth 5Y	8.93%
Operating income growth	15.36%
Operating income growth (Q)	20.23%
Operating income growth 3Y	7.33%
Operating income growth 5Y	9.56%
Revenue growth	13.53%
Revenue growth (Q)	15.47%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	3.2%
Revenue growth 10Y	8.72%
Revenue growth 3Y	7.62%
Revenue growth 5Y	9.24%
Revenue growth quarters	21
Revenue growth years	16

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-257M
Depreciation and amortization	$179.6M
EBIT	$1.9B
EBITDA	$2B
EPS	$1.23
FCF per share	$1.03
Financing cash flow	$-1.3B
Free cash flow	$1.2B
Free cash flow minus SBC	$1.2B
Gross profit	$4.1B
Income taxes	$448M
Investing cash flow	$-250M
Net borrowing	$-95M
Net cash flow	$-76.2M
Net income	$1.4B
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$1.4B
Operating income	$1.9B
Revenue	$9.1B
Stock-based compensation	$10M

Financial strength

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

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	27.67
Book value per share	$3.62
Debt / EBITDA	0.2
Debt / equity	0.11
Debt / FCF	0.38
Interest coverage	490.66
Long-term assets	$1.7B
Long-term liabilities	$371M
Net cash (debt)	$-239.8M
Net cash / market cap	-0.41%
Net debt / EBITDA	0.12
Net debt / equity	0.06
Net debt / FCF	0.2
Piotroski F-Score	6
Property, plant and equipment	$1.5B
Shareholders' equity	$4.1B
Tangible book value	$4.1B
Tangible book value per share	$3.62
Total assets	$5.5B
Total cash	$211.9M
Total debt	$451.7M
Total liabilities	$1.3B
WACC	7.99%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	1.71
Current assets	$3.8B
Current liabilities	$974.2M
Current ratio	3.93
Inventory turnover	2.87
Net working capital	$2.8B
Quick ratio	1.88
Working capital	$2.9B
Working capital turnover	3.26

Dividends and buybacks

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

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-0.04%
Dividend growth	14.29%
Dividend growth (10Y)	12.79%
Dividend growth (3Y)	12.62%
Dividend growth (5Y)	12.3%
Dividend growth years	27
Dividend payment date	2026-11-25
Dividend payment years	34
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$1.04
Dividend yield	2.03%
Ex-dividend date	2026-10-28
FCF payout ratio	97.49%
Last dividend	$0.26
Payout ratio	81.3%
Shareholder yield	1.99%

Performance and technicals

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

Metric	Value
10Y price change	434.69%
10Y return CAGR	21.34%
10Y total return	591.86%
150-day SMA	$47.71
15Y price change	436.26%
15Y return CAGR	14.73%
15Y total return	685.05%
1D price change	0.21%
1M price change	1.92%
1M total return	2.44%
1W price change	-2.08%
1W total return	-1.58%
1Y price change	20.83%
1Y return CAGR	24.1%
1Y total return	24.08%
20-day SMA	$51.25
200-day SMA	$47.12
20Y price change	909.82%
20Y return CAGR	14.96%
20Y total return	1,526.06%
3M price change	7.89%
3M total return	9.04%
3Y price change	78.44%
3Y return CAGR	24.19%
3Y total return	91.56%
50-day SMA	$50.43
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
52-week high	$52.92
52-week high date	2026-08-11
52-week low	$38.97
52-week low date	2025-11-21
5Y price change	84.99%
5Y return CAGR	15.85%
5Y total return	108.68%
6M price change	13.52%
6M total return	15.33%
All-time high	$52.92
All-time high date	2026-08-11
All-time low	$0.03
All-time low date	1987-10-27
Average true range (ATR)	$1.27
Average volume	8.1M
Beta (1Y)	0.14
Beta (2Y)	0.5
Beta (5Y)	0.69
Change from 52-week high	-2.86%
Change from 52-week low	31.9%
Change from all-time high	-2.86%
Change from all-time low	197,592.31%
Change from open	-0.16%
Day's gap	0.37%
Dollar volume	$188.4M
High price	$51.49
Low price	$50.81
Monthly RSI	67.46
Open price	$51.48
Position in 52-week range	86.76%
Premarket change	-0.5%
Premarket close	$51.55
Premarket price	$51.29
Premarket volume	5.3K
Previous close	$51.29
Price vs 150-day SMA	7.73%
Price vs 20-day SMA	0.28%
Price vs 200-day SMA	9.09%
Price vs 50-day SMA	1.93%
Relative volume	0.46
RSI	52.23
Sharpe ratio	0.85
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.87
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.56
Sortino ratio	1.49
Sortino ratio (3Y)	1.6
Sortino ratio (5Y)	1.06
Volume	3.7M
Weekly RSI	62.23
YTD price change	28.08%
YTD total return	30.85%

Ownership and float

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

Metric	Value
Float	1.1B
Float percentage	99.77%
Shares change (QoQ)	-0.02%
Shares change (YoY)	0.04%
Shares held by insiders	0.09%
Shares held by institutions	86.9%
Shares outstanding	1.1B
Short % of float	3.02%
Short % of shares	3.02%
Short ratio	5 days

Rating history

The rating each month's published research edition carried. A rating compares the price at analysis with the Fair value; it is not a record of whether the call was right.

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Fastenal Company (FAST)

Our latest published analysis: FAST rated Sell

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