Industrials
Fastenal Company(FAST)
Live Price
Offline$45.89
+2.25% today
1Y Change
+12.50%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $51.33B
- Revenue Growth
- +8.7%
- EPS Growth
- +10.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.1%
Coverage: 250 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Fastenal Company (FAST) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $51.33B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $45.89 and up 12.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +8.7%, EPS growth of +10.0%, a dividend yield of 2.1%. What stands out right now is revenue +8.7%, EPS +10.0%, free cash flow +11.0% with operating margin 20.2% and ROIC 28.8%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.1%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 39.5 and price/sales 6.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a quality compounder than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines FAST price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+8.7% vs +6.8% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+20.2% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
39.5 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 13, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +8.7% and EPS at +10.0%, with operating margin around 20.2%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.1%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 13, 2026 | โ | -2.6% | -0.5% | -5.5% |
2026 Jan 20, 2026 | +0.3% | +4.7% | +3.1% | +7.9% |
2025 Oct 13, 2025 | -2.4% | +1.0% | +1.6% | -2.3% |
Benchmark Edge
FAST vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
FAST
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
FAST Max Drawdown
-22.31%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for FAST and SPY.
Company Overview
Fastenal Company
NASDAQ Global Select
Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, North America, and internationally. It offers fasteners, and related industrial and construction supplies under the Fastenal name. The company's fastener products include threaded fasteners, bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and related washers, which are used in manufactured products and construction projects, as well as in the maintenance and repair of machines. It also offers miscellaneous supplies and hardware, including pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire ropes, strut products, rivets, and related accessories. The company serves the manufacturing market comprising original equipment manufacturers; maintenance, repair, and operations; and non-residential construction market, which includes general, electrical, plumbing, sheet metal, and road contractors. It also serves farmers, truckers, railroads, mining companies, schools, and retail trades; and oil exploration, production, and refinement companies, as well as federal, state, and local governmental entities. The company distributes its products through a network of 3,209 in-market locations and 15 distribution centers. Fastenal Company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Winona, Minnesota.
- Leadership
- Daniel L. Florness
- IPO Date
- Aug 20, 1987
- Employees
- 21.3k
- Street Address
- 2001 Theurer Boulevard
- Mailing
- Winona, MN, 55987-1500
- Region
- Winona, MN, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 507 454 5374
- Last Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 39.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 28.5
- Price/Sales
- 6.1
- Price/Book
- 12.9
Growth
- Revenue
- +8.7%
- EPS
- +10.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- +11.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 44.9%
- Operating Margin
- 20.2%
- Net Margin
- 15.4%
- ROE
- 33.3%
- ROIC
- 28.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.11
- Current Ratio
- 4.39
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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