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
42.44
$1.17
0.71
$0.96
2.09%
Price and volume
Market cap
$57B
Beta
0.71
52-week high
$52.92
52-week low
$38.97
Average daily volume
6.3M
Dividend rate
$0.96
Financial strength
Current ratio
4.18
Quick ratio
1.998
Long term debt to equity
0.065
Total debt to equity
0.109
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)
42.436
Price to revenue (TTM)
6.514
Price to book
14
Price to tangible book (TTM)
14
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
49.308
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.03%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.007
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.93%
Forward dividend yield
2.09%
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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Fastenal is gaining share with larger customers. Second-quarter daily sales rose 14.7%, while sites spending at least $50,000 a month grew 16.5% and revenue from those sites rose more than 26%. (Fastenal Company, Fastenal Company earnings call)
Its managed-inventory and digital tools are becoming a larger part of the business. FMI sales grew 16.4% in the second quarter to 44.6% of revenue, while device signings rose 8.3%, supporting customer retention and future operating leverage. (Fastenal Company, Fastenal Company earnings call)
Momentum remained broad and strong after the second quarter. August daily sales increased 16.6% year on year, with contract customers up 19.0% and heavy manufacturing up 21.8%, suggesting growth is not relying on one narrow end market. (Fastenal Company)
Fastenal is growing at the cost of gross-margin pressure. Second-quarter gross margin fell 75 basis points to 44.6% as pricing lagged costs, while customer mix, transport expenses and rebates added further pressure; larger accounts also carry lower gross margins. (Fastenal Company)
The digital rollout is progressing more slowly than previously planned. Management lowered its 2026 Digital Footprint estimate to 63%–64% from an original 66% target and reduced its weighted device-signing goal to 27,000–29,000 from 28,000–30,000. (Fastenal Company earnings call, Fastenal Company)
Investment spending is rising before the full benefit is visible. Fastenal expects $310 million–$330 million of 2026 capital expenditure, including its Atlanta hub replacement, trucking capacity and delayed IT projects, creating execution and free-cash-flow risk if demand or productivity disappoints. (Distribution Strategy Group, Fastenal Company earnings call)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 17 Sept 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 | 1.04% |
iShares S&P 500 Industrials Sector£IISU | £578M | 1.04% |
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats€SPYD | €3.3B | 0.97% |
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats£USDV | £2.8B | 0.97% |
iShares MSCI USA Quality Dividend ESG£HDIQ | £578M | 0.86% |
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