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(FAST) Fastenal - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US3119001044

Fasteners, Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Washers

Trading Companies & Distributors
Market Cap in USD: 48,022m

IPO / Inception: 1990-03-26
Return 12m vs S&P 500: -1.79%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: -8.22%
EPS Trend: -67.3%

Last SUE: -0.84
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 9.23%
Rev. Trend: 85.1%

Last SUE: 0.16
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield	3.15%
Yield on Cost 5y	5.91%
Yield CAGR 5y	2.74%
Payout Consistency	92.3%
Payout Ratio	81.8%

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	22.3%
Value at Risk 5%th	32.2%
Relative Tail Risk	-12.21%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	0.45
Alpha	1.75
CAGR/Max DD	1.09

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.421
Beta	0.606
Beta Downside	0.340

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	21.90%
Mean DD	6.21%
Median DD	4.10%

Description: FAST Fastenal December 02, 2025

Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST) distributes industrial and construction supplies across North America and select international markets, offering a broad catalog that includes fasteners (bolts, nuts, screws, studs, washers) and ancillary hardware such as concrete anchors, wire ropes, and metal framing systems.

In FY 2023 the company generated roughly $5.1 billion in revenue, with an operating margin near 12% and an inventory turnover of about 5.3×, reflecting its “just-in-time” vending and on-site supply model that drives high asset efficiency.

Key demand drivers include U.S. construction spending (which rose 5.6% YoY in Q3 2024), the manufacturing sector’s PMI trends, and capital-intensive industries like oil & gas and mining that are sensitive to commodity price cycles and interest-rate environments.

For a deeper, data-rich view of FAST’s valuation dynamics, you might find ValueRay’s analytical dashboard worth a quick look.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 4.5

Net Income (1.23b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 479.9m TTM)

FCFTA 0.19 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -3.13pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue 33.93% (prev 33.67%; Δ 0.25pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.24 (>3.0%) and CFO 1.21b <= Net Income 1.23b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (229.2m) to EBITDA (1.80b) ratio: 0.13 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 4.26 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (1.15b) change vs 12m ago 0.23% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 45.15% (prev 45.23%; Δ -0.08pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 162.3% (prev 157.9%; Δ 4.45pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 225.1 (EBITDA TTM 1.80b / Interest Expense TTM 7.20m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 11.38

(A) 0.53 = (Total Current Assets 3.55b - Total Current Liabilities 832.7m) / Total Assets 5.12b

(B) 0.75 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 3.83b / Total Assets 5.12b

(D) 3.10 = Book Value of Equity 3.78b / Total Liabilities 1.22b

Total Rating: 11.38 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 76.51

1. Piotroski 4.50pt

2. FCF Yield 2.00%

3. FCF Margin 12.07%

4. Debt/Equity 0.13

5. Debt/Ebitda 0.13

6. ROIC - WACC (= 23.01)%

7. RoE 32.69%

8. Rev. Trend 85.05%

9. EPS Trend -67.27%

What is the price of FAST shares?

As of December 28, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 41.56 with a total of 2,522,928 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.87%, over one month by +3.13%, over three months by -14.22% and over the past year by +14.06%.

Is FAST a buy, sell or hold?

Fastenal has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.06. Therefor, it is recommend to hold FAST.

Strong Buy: 3
Buy: 0
Hold: 11
Sell: 1
Strong Sell: 2

What are the forecasts/targets for the FAST price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	44	5.9%
Analysts Target Price	44	5.9%
ValueRay Target Price	47.6	14.5%

FAST Fundamental Data Overview December 25, 2025

Market Cap USD = 48.02b (48.02b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 39.4623
P/E Forward = 34.6021
P/S = 6.0046
P/B = 12.2984
P/EG = 3.2237
Beta = 0.884
Revenue TTM = 8.00b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.62b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.80b USD
Long Term Debt = 100.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 201.8m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 517.3m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 229.2m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 48.25b USD (48.02b + Debt 517.3m - CCE 288.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 225.1 (Ebit TTM 1.62b / Interest Expense TTM 7.20m)
FCF Yield = 2.00% (FCF TTM 965.0m / Enterprise Value 48.25b)
FCF Margin = 12.07% (FCF TTM 965.0m / Revenue TTM 8.00b)
Net Margin = 15.34% (Net Income TTM 1.23b / Revenue TTM 8.00b)
Gross Margin = 45.15% ((Revenue TTM 8.00b - Cost of Revenue TTM 4.39b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 45.27% (prev 45.32%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 9.43 (Enterprise Value 48.25b / Total Assets 5.12b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.31% (Interest Expense 1.60m / Debt 517.3m)
Taxrate = 23.85% (105.1m / 440.6m)
NOPAT = 1.23b (EBIT 1.62b * (1 - 23.85%))
Current Ratio = 4.26 (Total Current Assets 3.55b / Total Current Liabilities 832.7m)
Debt / Equity = 0.13 (Debt 517.3m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.89b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.13 (Net Debt 229.2m / EBITDA 1.80b)
Debt / FCF = 0.24 (Net Debt 229.2m / FCF TTM 965.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.75b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 23.97% (Net Income 1.23b / Total Assets 5.12b)
RoE = 32.69% (Net Income TTM 1.23b / Total Stockholder Equity 3.75b)
RoCE = 42.07% (EBIT 1.62b / Capital Employed (Equity 3.75b + L.T.Debt 100.0m))
RoIC = 31.18% (NOPAT 1.23b / Invested Capital 3.96b)
WACC = 8.16% (E(48.02b)/V(48.54b) * Re(8.25%) + D(517.3m)/V(48.54b) * Rd(0.31%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 8.25% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.18%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 79.37% ; FCFE base≈995.8m ; Y1≈1.13b ; Y5≈1.56b
Fair Price DCF = 22.54 (DCF Value 25.87b / Shares Outstanding 1.15b; 5y FCF grow 16.06% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -67.27 | EPS CAGR: -8.22% | SUE: -0.84 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 85.05 | Revenue CAGR: 9.23% | SUE: 0.16 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.30 | Chg30d=+0.002 | Revisions Net=-4 | Analysts=11
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.22 | Chg30d=+0.003 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+10.8% | Growth Revenue=+9.1%

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