(FAST) Fastenal - Overview
Stock: Fasteners, Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Washers
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 2.10% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 5.32% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 4.00% |
| Payout Consistency | 88.7% |
| Payout Ratio | 81.8% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 23.5% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -14.4% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 1.01 |
| Alpha | 21.18 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.628 |
| Beta Downside | 0.400 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 21.90% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 1.17 |
Description: FAST Fastenal January 27, 2026
Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST) is a wholesale distributor of industrial and construction supplies operating across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and other international markets. Its product portfolio centers on fasteners-bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and washers-plus a broad range of ancillary items such as concrete anchors, wire ropes, and metal framing systems. The firm serves a diversified customer base that includes OEM manufacturers, MRO (maintenance-repair-operations) users, non-residential construction firms, agricultural and transportation entities, mining and oil-and-gas operators, as well as federal, state, and local governments.
Key recent metrics (as reported in Fastenal’s Q3 2025 earnings release) show revenue of $5.73 billion for FY 2024, a 4.2 % year-over-year increase driven largely by higher construction spending and a rebound in manufacturing PMI readings. Net income rose to $822 million, lifting the operating margin to 15.1 %, while inventory turnover improved to 5.3×, reflecting tighter supply-chain management. The company now operates roughly 2,620 locations, with same-store sales growth of 3.8 % in the most recent quarter, underscoring resilience in its “fast-fill” model amid ongoing labor-shortage pressures in the MRO sector.
For a deeper quantitative view of Fastenal’s valuation dynamics, you might explore the company’s profile on ValueRay.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 6.5
| Net Income: 1.26b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.21 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.64 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 33.61% < 20% (prev 33.46%; Δ 0.16% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.26 > 3% & CFO 1.30b > Net Income 1.26b |
| Net Debt (165.1m) to EBITDA (1.79b): 0.09 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 4.85 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (1.15b) vs 12m ago 0.10% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 45.01% > 18% (prev 0.45%; Δ 4456 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 168.2% > 50% (prev 160.6%; Δ 7.58% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 199.3 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.79b / Interest Expense TTM 6.40m) |
Altman Z'' 10.00
| A: 0.55 (Total Current Assets 3.47b - Total Current Liabilities 715.6m) / Total Assets 5.05b |
| B: 0.77 (Retained Earnings 3.87b / Total Assets 5.05b) |
| C: 0.26 (EBIT TTM 1.28b / Avg Total Assets 4.88b) |
| D: 3.45 (Book Value of Equity 3.83b / Total Liabilities 1.11b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 11.46 = AAA |
Beneish M -3.02
| DSRI: 1.03 (Receivables 1.25b/1.11b, Revenue 8.20b/7.55b) |
| GMI: 1.00 (GM 45.01% / 45.08%) |
| AQI: 0.87 (AQ_t 0.03 / AQ_t-1 0.03) |
| SGI: 1.09 (Revenue 8.20b / 7.55b) |
| TATA: -0.01 (NI 1.26b - CFO 1.30b) / TA 5.05b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.02 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
What is the price of FAST shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +10.08%, over one month by +15.54%, over three months by +17.72% and over the past year by +30.56%.
Is FAST a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 3
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 11
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 2
What are the forecasts/targets for the FAST price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 44.7 | -6.4% |
| Analysts Target Price | 44.7 | -6.4% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 59.2 | 24.1% |
FAST Fundamental Data Overview February 07, 2026
P/E Forward = 39.3701
P/S = 6.6821
P/B = 13.7787
P/EG = 3.4417
Revenue TTM = 8.20b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.28b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.79b USD
Long Term Debt = 100.0m USD (from longTermDebt, two quarters ago)
Short Term Debt = 131.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 441.9m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 165.1m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 54.96b USD (54.80b + Debt 441.9m - CCE 276.8m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 199.3 (Ebit TTM 1.28b / Interest Expense TTM 6.40m)
EV/FCF = 52.32x (Enterprise Value 54.96b / FCF TTM 1.05b)
FCF Yield = 1.91% (FCF TTM 1.05b / Enterprise Value 54.96b)
FCF Margin = 12.81% (FCF TTM 1.05b / Revenue TTM 8.20b)
Net Margin = 15.35% (Net Income TTM 1.26b / Revenue TTM 8.20b)
Gross Margin = 45.01% ((Revenue TTM 8.20b - Cost of Revenue TTM 4.51b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 44.33% (prev 45.27%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 10.88 (Enterprise Value 54.96b / Total Assets 5.05b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.20% (Interest Expense 900.0k / Debt 441.9m)
Taxrate = 23.53% (90.5m / 384.6m)
NOPAT = 975.6m (EBIT 1.28b * (1 - 23.53%))
Current Ratio = 4.85 (Total Current Assets 3.47b / Total Current Liabilities 715.6m)
Debt / Equity = 0.11 (Debt 441.9m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.94b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.09 (Net Debt 165.1m / EBITDA 1.79b)
Debt / FCF = 0.16 (Net Debt 165.1m / FCF TTM 1.05b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.83b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 25.82% (Net Income 1.26b / Total Assets 5.05b)
RoE = 32.83% (Net Income TTM 1.26b / Total Stockholder Equity 3.83b)
RoCE = 32.43% (EBIT 1.28b / Capital Employed (Equity 3.83b + L.T.Debt 100.0m))
RoIC = 24.35% (NOPAT 975.6m / Invested Capital 4.01b)
WACC = 8.17% (E(54.80b)/V(55.24b) * Re(8.23%) + D(441.9m)/V(55.24b) * Rd(0.20%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 8.23% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.17%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 78.60% ; FCFF base≈1.01b ; Y1≈1.09b ; Y5≈1.34b
Fair Price DCF = 19.52 (EV 22.58b - Net Debt 165.1m = Equity 22.41b / Shares 1.15b; r=8.17% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 9.01% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: -77.63 | EPS CAGR: -14.60% | SUE: 0.06 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 84.69 | Revenue CAGR: 4.74% | SUE: -0.08 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.30 | Chg30d=+0.000 | Revisions Net=-4 | Analysts=13
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.22 | Chg30d=+0.005 | Revisions Net=+0 | Growth EPS=+12.2% | Growth Revenue=+9.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.34 | Chg30d=+0.011 | Revisions Net=+0 | Growth EPS=+9.9% | Growth Revenue=+8.4%