Fastenal/$FAST
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About Fastenal
Fastenal began as an industrial retailer, expanding its product portfolio from nuts and bolts to cutting tools, safety equipment, and janitorial supplies. It transitioned into a distributor by building out a dense network of branches close to its business customers. Once a customer becomes large enough, Fastenal installs vending machines and its own personnel on-site. Today, these on-site locations exceed Fastenal's branch count and remain the firm's main focus for expansion. Fastenal acts as a one-stop outsourcing partner for its industrial customers, offering value-added services along with a wide breadth of maintenance, repair, and operations supplies.
- Ticker
- $FAST
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 22,230
- Headquarters
- Winona, United States
- Website
- www.fastenal.com
Fastenal Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$57B
42.15
$1.17
0.71
$0.96
2.11%
Price and volume
Market cap
$57B
Beta
0.71
52-week high
$52.92
52-week low
$38.97
Average daily volume
6.7M
Dividend rate
$0.96
Financial strength
Current ratio
4.18
Quick ratio
1.998
Long term debt to equity
6.501
Total debt to equity
10.851
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
78.10%
Interest coverage (TTM)
394.47%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,954.7
Gross margin (TTM)
44.70%
Net profit margin (TTM)
15.45%
Operating margin (TTM)
20.29%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
23.85%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$390,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
21.52%
Return on equity (TTM)
34.33%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
42.154
Price to revenue (TTM)
6.471
Price to book
13.91
Price to tangible book (TTM)
13.91
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
48.979
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.04%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.007
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.95%
Forward dividend yield
2.11%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
12.54%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
12.81%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.51%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
8.36%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
5.99%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
10.34%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
11.71%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
12.24%
What the Analysts think about Fastenal
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Fastenal stock.
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Bulls say / Bears say
Net revenue rose 14.7% year-over-year to $2.39 billion in Q2, beating analyst expectations and reflecting broad-based demand across manufacturing and non-residential construction markets (Reuters) (stockopedia.com)
Fastenal returned $305 million to shareholders in Q2 via dividends and share buybacks—80% of net income—underscoring a disciplined, shareholder-friendly capital allocation policy (Reuters) (stockopedia.com)
The company raised its 2026 FASTBin/FASTVend device signing target to 27,000–29,000 MEUs, signaling confidence in continued growth of its Onsite inventory management model (Reuters) (stockopedia.com)
Rising energy costs and tariff uncertainty have been flagged as a “cost and planning issue,” creating headwinds that may continue to pressure gross margins if sustained (Bloomberg) (bloomberg.com)
The stock trades at 36 times expected next-12-month earnings, well above its historical range and peer group averages, suggesting limited valuation support if growth moderates (Reuters) (stockopedia.com)
Fastenal forecasts 2026 capital expenditures of $310–330 million, up from 2025 levels, which could constrain free cash flow available for dividends or share repurchases if operating performance falters (Reuters) (stockopedia.com)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 21 Aug 2026.
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Funds containing Fastenal
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Fund name | Fund size | $FAST weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P 500 Industrials Sector€2B7C | €673M | 0.98% |
iShares S&P 500 Industrials Sector£IISU | £578M | 0.98% |
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats€SPYD | €3.3B | 0.96% |
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats£USDV | £2.8B | 0.96% |
iShares MSCI USA Quality Dividend ESG£HDIQ | £578M | 0.84% |
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