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Fastenal Company FAST NDXSPX

Industrials · Industrial Distribution · United States
https://www.fastenal.com

Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It offers fasteners, and related industrial and construction supplies under the Fastenal name. The company's fastener products include threaded fasteners, bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and related washers that are used in manufactured products and construction projects, as well as in the maintenance and repair of machines. It offers miscellaneous supplies and hardware, including pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire ropes, strut products, rivets, and related accessories. The company serves the manufacturing market comprising original equipment manufacturers; maintenance, repair, and operations customers; non-residential construction market; farmers, truckers, railroads, mining companies, schools, and retail trades; and oil exploration, production, and refinement companies, as well as federal, state, and local governmental entities. Fastenal Company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Winona, Minnesota.

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$44.20
+9.16% 1Y

Market & Price

Market Cap
$50.74B
Current Price
$44.20
High / Low (52W)
$49.59 / $38.73
Beta
0.74

Valuation

Stock P/E
39.12
Industry PE
28.38
Forward P/E
32.31
PEG Ratio
3.19
Book Value
$3.48
Price to Book
12.72
P/S
6.01
EV/EBITDA
26.94
Dividend Yield
2.08%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
38.30%
ROE
33.84%
ROA
21.20%
Profit Margin
15.39%
Op Margin
20.33%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.30
EPS (TTM)
$1.13

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.11
Quick Ratio
2.13
Current Ratio
4.39
Debt
$445.50M
Total Assets
$5.05B
Current Assets
$3.47B
Working Capital
$2.76B

Ownership

Promoter Holding
0.17%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
88.05%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.01%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$50.88B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
EBITDA
$1.89B
Free Cash Flow
$903.86M
Operating Cash Flow
$1.41B
Shares Outstanding
1.15B
Gross Margin
44.89%
Payout Ratio
79.65%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
5.52%
Profit 5Y
5.00%
Revenue (YoY)
12.40%
Earnings (YoY)
13.80%

PROS

  • Strong return on equity of 33.8%.
  • Healthy ROCE of 38.3%.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

No notable concerns flagged.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

Price Chart

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Fundamental Growth

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 FAST Fastenal Company NDXSPX 44.20 39.12 $50.74B 2.08% 38.30% 33.84% 5.52% 5.00%
2 CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPX 875.87 43.66 $403.42B 0.69% 19.42% 51.33% 4.38% 9.83%
3 GE GE Aerospace SPX 323.76 40.17 $338.27B 0.58% 11.89% 45.43% 16.32% 195.89%
4 GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXAI 968.32 28.33 $260.21B 0.21% 6.30% 75.71% 8.68% 92.84%
5 RTX RTX Corporation SPX 179.66 33.64 $241.95B 1.54% 9.41% 11.57% 9.72% 9.01%
6 UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPX 262.64 21.60 $155.93B 2.10% 16.19% 40.69% -0.49% 0.66%
7 ETN Eaton Corporation plc SPXAI 400.60 39.20 $155.55B 1.10% 16.23% 20.84% 9.77% 18.41%
8 HON Honeywell International Inc. NDXSPX 237.86 38.00 $150.72B 2.00% 13.57% 24.26% 1.82% -1.62%
9 DE Deere & Company SPX 542.18 30.67 $146.45B 1.20% 12.82% 18.35% -4.50% -11.00%
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Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue -------1.05B1.12B1.13B1.09B1.19B1.27B1.28B1.23B1.31B1.37B1.38B1.28B1.37B1.51B1.41B1.36B1.42B1.51B1.55B1.70B1.78B1.80B1.86B1.88B1.85B1.90B1.92B1.91B1.96B2.08B2.13B2.03B2.20B
Cost of Revenue -----------------------------------1.08B1.14B1.17B1.13B1.22B
Gross Profit 502.09M502.23M460.57M491.50M501.60M499.80M471.90M518.00M558.50M555.90M531.20M577.60M617.70M615.80M587.80M624.70M641.20M651.10M598.40M636.80M671.60M640.60M618.80M643.40M700.70M720.20M793.30M827.60M826.50M850.00M857.50M847.60M861.60M863.50M858.60M883.90M942.80M965.80M898.70M982.90M
Operating Expenses -----------------------------------490.00M506.70M524.30M514.40M535.30M
Operating Income 225.83M220.01M-201.20M209.20M202.90M-212.50M237.50M228.50M-234.50M269.00M262.30M-261.40M275.00M281.90M-271.30M316.00M290.10M-280.30M317.80M318.40M358.00M383.40M379.20M393.20M394.90M386.70M390.20M386.90M388.10M393.90M436.10M441.50M384.30M447.60M
EBITDA -----------------------------------439.50M483.90M487.20M430.00M493.70M
Interest Expense -----------------------------------1.70M2.20M1.60M900.00K800.00K
Pretax Income -----------------------------------393.10M436.60M440.60M384.60M448.30M
Tax Provision -----------------------------------94.40M106.30M105.10M90.60M108.60M
Net Income 140.36M136.49M111.90M126.20M131.50M126.90M114.80M134.20M148.90M143.10M152.40M174.30M211.20M197.60M168.80M194.10M204.60M213.50M178.70M202.60M238.90M221.50M196.10M210.60M239.70M243.50M269.60M287.10M284.60M295.10M298.00M295.50M297.70M292.70M298.10M298.70M330.30M335.50M294.00M339.80M
Diluted EPS 0.480.470.390.440.450.440.400.460.520.500.530.300.370.340.290.340.360.370.310.350.420.380.340.370.420.420.470.500.500.520.520.520.520.250.260.260.290.290.260.30

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue ---------3.96B4.39B4.97B5.33B5.65B6.01B6.98B7.35B7.55B8.20B
Cost of Revenue ---------------3.76B3.99B4.14B4.51B
Gross Profit 1.05B1.24B983.43M1.17B1.43B1.61B1.72B1.90B1.95B1.96B2.16B2.40B2.52B2.57B2.78B3.22B3.35B3.40B3.69B
Operating Expenses ---------------1.76B1.83B1.89B2.04B
Operating Income 376.43M450.24M295.79M429.69M574.61M673.69M712.66M787.59M828.80M795.80M881.80M999.20M1.06B1.14B1.22B1.45B1.53B1.51B1.66B
EBITDA ---------------1.63B1.71B1.69B1.84B
Interest Expense ---------------14.30M10.80M7.30M6.20M
Pretax Income ---------------1.44B1.52B1.51B1.66B
Tax Provision ---------------353.10M367.00M357.50M396.60M
Net Income 232.62M279.70M184.36M265.36M357.93M420.54M448.64M494.15M516.40M499.40M578.60M751.90M790.90M859.10M925.00M1.09B1.16B1.15B1.26B
Diluted EPS --0.620.901.211.421.511.661.771.731.001.311.381.491.600.941.011.001.09

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:5.52%
1 Year:12.40%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:5.00%
1 Year:13.80%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+9.16%
6 Months:+11.45%
3 Months:-3.49%
1 Month:+1.12%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2006Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --1.30B1.33B1.47B1.68B1.82B2.08B2.36B2.53B2.67B2.91B3.32B3.80B3.96B-4.55B4.46B4.70B5.05B
Current Assets ----------------3.12B3.02B3.21B3.47B
Cash & Equivalents 19.35M57.22M85.89M164.85M143.69M117.68M79.61M58.51M114.40M129.00M112.70M116.90M167.20M174.90M245.70M-230.10M221.30M255.80M276.80M
Inventory ----------------1.71B1.52B1.65B1.75B
Receivables ----------------1.01B1.09B1.11B1.25B
Total Liabilities ----------------1.39B1.11B1.08B1.11B
Current Liabilities --147.99M119.51M162.19M187.82M204.17M239.83M375.35M373.17M275.70M351.00M437.40M544.70M612.70M-789.80M661.30M687.10M715.60M
Long Term Debt --------0302.95M379.50M412.00M497.00M342.00M365.00M-353.20M200.00M125.00M100.00M
Total Debt ----------------802.10M535.00M485.40M441.90M
Total Equity 922.09M1.01B1.14B1.19B1.28B1.46B1.56B1.77B1.92B1.80B1.93B2.10B2.30B2.67B2.73B-3.16B3.35B3.62B3.94B
Shares Outstanding ----------------1.14B1.14B1.15B1.15B

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 227.90M259.90M306.07M240.49M268.49M396.29M416.12M499.39M550.30M519.90M585.20M674.20M842.70M1.10B-941.00M1.43B1.17B1.30B
Investing Cash Flow -37.67M-86.58M-81.75M-80.05M-112.22M-107.20M-201.79M-188.78M-180.60M-188.10M-179.30M-173.90M-239.70M-281.70M--163.00M-161.20M-214.50M-231.00M
Financing Cash Flow -153.53M-143.43M-148.05M-182.81M-181.82M-327.51M-234.44M-249.73M-340.90M-346.80M-407.20M-446.50M-595.10M-754.40M--774.90M-1.28B-913.70M-1.05B
Capital Expenditure -55.76M-95.31M-52.54M-73.60M-120.04M-138.41M-206.54M-189.47M-155.20M-189.50M-119.90M-176.30M-246.40M-168.10M--173.80M-172.80M-226.50M-245.30M
Free Cash Flow 172.14M164.59M253.53M166.89M148.45M257.89M209.58M309.92M395.10M330.40M465.30M497.90M596.30M933.70M-767.20M1.26B946.80M1.05B
Net Change in Cash ---------------3.10M-10.20M45.10M10.00M
Share Buybacks 87.31M25.96M41.10M0009.08M52.94M292.90M59.50M82.60M103.00M052.00M0237.80M00-
Dividends Paid 66.22M117.47M106.94M182.81M191.74M367.31M237.46M296.58M327.10M346.60M369.10M441.90M498.60M803.40M643.70M711.30M1.02B893.30M1.00B

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % ---------49.6%49.3%48.3%47.2%45.5%46.2%46.1%45.7%45.1%45.0%
Operating Margin % ---------20.1%20.1%20.1%19.8%20.2%20.3%20.8%20.8%20.0%20.2%
Net Margin % ---------12.6%13.2%15.1%14.8%15.2%15.4%15.6%15.7%15.2%15.3%
ROE % 23.0%24.5%15.5%20.7%24.5%27.0%25.3%25.8%28.7%25.8%27.6%32.7%29.7%31.4%-34.4%34.5%31.8%31.9%
ROCE % -38.9%24.5%32.9%38.4%41.8%38.8%39.7%38.4%33.3%34.5%34.6%32.5%34.1%-38.7%40.2%37.6%38.2%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
0.17%
Institutions
88.05%
Public Float
88.20%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 9.12% 104.75M $4.63B
2 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 6.49% 74.56M $3.30B
3 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 5.61% 64.45M $2.85B
4 State Street Corporation 4.84% 55.57M $2.46B
5 Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. 3.43% 39.39M $1.74B
6 Geode Capital Management, LLC 3.39% 38.92M $1.72B
7 Morgan Stanley 2.24% 25.74M $1.14B
8 Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation 2.15% 24.65M $1.09B
9 Wellington Management Group, LLP 1.45% 16.59M $733.37M
10 Bank of America Corporation 1.42% 16.29M $720.13M

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