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Fastenal Company FAST
$50.75 +1.04% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $58.24B
High qualityExpensive vs sectorLow risk
Next earnings report: Oct 14, 2026
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Three things to know
- The shares trade at 43.0× trailing earnings, higher than 90% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 86 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $8.75B, up 12.5% from a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth65Positive
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 35%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 43%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 43%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 46%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 47%
Quality87Strong
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 1%
- Gross marginTop 17%
- Operating marginTop 10%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 14%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 10%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 22%
- Interest coverTop 1%
Value17Very weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 46%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 37%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 28%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 11%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 14%
Momentum70Positive
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 41%
- 6-month returnTop 42%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 50%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 6%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 10%
Revisions12Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 34%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 34%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 17%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 5%
Stability99Exceptional
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 3%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 11%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 22%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 10.9% | 12.5% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 14.0% | 13.5% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 45.1% | 44.7% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 20.1% | 20.3% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 11.3% | 11.8% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 12.5% | 10.9% | ↑ | Top 35% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 13.5% | 14.0% | ↓ | Top 43% |
| Gross margin | 44.7% | 45.1% | ↓ | Top 17% |
| Operating margin | 20.3% | 20.1% | ↑ | Top 10% |
| Net margin | 15.5% | 15.3% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 11.8% | 11.3% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 29.5% | — | Top 1% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 5.5% | — | Top 46% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 0.94×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 1.4%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.1%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +5.1 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.12×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 3550.4×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.81%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.06%
- Shareholder yield
- 1.87%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.0%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.1%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 16, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 3
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -0.3%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $49.00
- Target vs current price
- -3.4%
- Analysts with a rating
- 32
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 34%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | +0.4% | -2.8% | -4.9% | +10.8% | — |
| Apr 13, 2026 | +0.4% | -6.9% | -6.9% | -10.2% | -5.4% |
| Jan 20, 2026 | +0.3% | -2.6% | -0.0% | +4.5% | +1.5% |
| Oct 13, 2025 | -2.4% | -7.5% | -7.3% | -10.8% | -11.3% |
| Jul 14, 2025 | +2.7% | +4.2% | +6.4% | +10.9% | +10.4% |
| Apr 11, 2025 | +0.0% | +6.4% | +7.6% | +3.7% | +14.5% |
| Jan 17, 2025 | -52.1% | +1.7% | +1.0% | +0.0% | +8.7% |
| Oct 11, 2024 | -49.3% | +9.8% | +10.9% | +18.7% | +3.3% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | $0.33 | $0.33 | +0.4% | $2.39B |
| Apr 13, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.30 | +0.4% | $2.20B |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.26 | +0.3% | $2.03B |
| Oct 13, 2025 | $0.29 | $0.30 | -2.4% | $2.13B |
| Jul 14, 2025 | $0.29 | $0.28 | +2.7% | $2.08B |
| Apr 11, 2025 | $0.26 | $0.26 | +0.0% | $1.96B |
| Jan 17, 2025 | $0.23 | $0.48 | -52.1% | $1.82B |
| Oct 11, 2024 | $0.26 | $0.51 | -49.3% | $1.91B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 43.0× | 35.0× | 90th | Bottom 46% |
| P/E (forward) | 40.0× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 29.9× | — | — | Bottom 28% |
| EV / Sales | 6.68× | — | — | Bottom 11% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 1.77% | — | — | Bottom 37% |
| Earnings yield | 2.33% | — | — | Bottom 46% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 25.4× – 44.1× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +6.3%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +13.5%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -10.4%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 2
- Days above the 200-day average
- 86
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.6%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.0%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +1.7%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +9.8%
- RSI (14)
- 57.4
- Relative volume
- 1.02×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 22.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 42th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.54
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.33
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -3.1%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -22.3%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2021 | Oct 14, 2022 | -31.9% | 200 days | 295 days (Dec 18, 2023) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | -22.3% | 63 days | 176 days (Aug 6, 2026) |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | -20.8% | 69 days | 90 days (Nov 6, 2024) |
| Nov 11, 2024 | Jan 2, 2025 | -15.7% | 35 days | 108 days (Jun 10, 2025) |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Mar 4, 2021 | -14.4% | 35 days | 33 days (Apr 21, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $58.24B
- P/E (TTM)
- 43.0
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.18
- Revenue (TTM)
- $8.75B
- Dividend yield
- 1.89%
- 52-week range
- $38.97 – $52.92
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.01B | $6.98B | $7.35B | $7.55B | $8.20B |
| Gross profit | $2.78B | $3.22B | $3.35B | $3.40B | $3.69B |
| Operating income | $1.22B | $1.45B | $1.53B | $1.51B | $1.66B |
| Net income | $925.0M | $1.09B | $1.16B | $1.15B | $1.26B |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.80 | $0.94 | $1.01 | $1.00 | $1.09 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.91B | $1.82B | $1.96B | $2.08B | $2.13B | $2.03B | $2.20B | $2.39B |
| Net income | $298.1M | $262.1M | $298.7M | $330.3M | $335.5M | $294.1M | $339.8M | $382.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.26 | $0.23 | $0.26 | $0.29 | $0.29 | $0.26 | $0.30 | $0.33 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $770.1M | $941.0M | $1.43B | $1.17B | $1.30B |
| Capital expenditure | -$156.6M | -$173.8M | -$172.8M | -$226.5M | -$245.3M |
| Free cash flow | $613.5M | $767.2M | $1.26B | $946.8M | $1.05B |
| Dividends paid | -$643.7M | -$711.3M | -$1.02B | -$893.3M | -$1.00B |
| Net share buybacks | $31.6M | -$237.8M | $30.1M | $39.6M | $24.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $204.7M
- Total assets
- $5.29B
- Total liabilities
- $1.22B
- Total debt
- $441.5M
- Net debt
- $236.8M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $4.07B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 16, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $0.26 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $0.24 | May 26, 2026 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | $0.24 | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $0.22 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $0.22 | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | $0.44 | May 23, 2025 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $0.43 | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | $0.39 | Nov 22, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 35,653,332
- Days to cover
- 5.78
- Change vs previous report
- +2.9%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- May 22, 2025
- 2-for-1
- May 23, 2019
- 2-for-1
- May 23, 2011
- 2-for-1
- Nov 14, 2005
- 2-for-1
- May 13, 2002
- 2-for-1