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Ticker
FAST

Price
44.78
Stock movement up
+0.17 (0.38%)
Company name
Fastenal Company
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Industrials >
Industrial Distribution
Market cap
51.41B
Ent value
52.34B
Price/Sales
6.43
Price/Book
13.20
Div yield
1.97%
Div growth
12.57%
Growth years
22
FCF payout
101.05%
Trailing P/E
41.91
Forward P/E
36.75
PEG
6.62
EPS growth
7.79%
1 year return (CAGR)
17.70%
3 year return (CAGR)
-
5 year return (CAGR)
-
10 year return (CAGR)
-
Last updated: 2026-01-22

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.88
Dividend yield1.97%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield2.25%
Average yield2.03%
Minimum yield1.75%
Discount to avg yield-3.36%
Upside potential-3.25%
Yield as % of max yield87.43%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield1.97%
Current yield distribution70.19%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.75%
Yield at 90%1.84%
Yield at 80%1.89%
Yield at 50% (Median)2.07%
Yield at 20%2.14%
Yield at 10%2.18%
Yield at 0% (Max)2.25%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth22 years
CCC statusDividend Contender
Dividend per share0.88
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date28 Oct 2025
EPS (TTM)1.07
EPS (1y forward)1.22
EPS growth (5y)7.79%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.33%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
FASTS&P500
DGR MR12.82%-13.74%
DGR TTM12.50%6.60%
DGR 3 years11.68%7.31%
DGR 5 years12.57%4.69%
DGR 10 years12.14%6.30%
DGR 15 years15.70%8.16%
Time since last change announced295 days
EPS growth (5y)7.79%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.33%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM79.50%101.05%
Average--
Forward72.23%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E41.91
Price to OCF42.47
Price to FCF53.27
Price to EBITDA28.57
EV to EBITDA29.09

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales6.43
Price to Book13.20
EV to Sales6.54

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count1.15B
EPS (TTM)1.07
FCF per share (TTM)0.84

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)8.00B
Gross profit (TTM)3.61B
Operating income (TTM)1.62B
Net income (TTM)1.23B
EPS (TTM)1.07
EPS (1y forward)1.22

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)45.15%
Operating margin (TTM)20.21%
Profit margin (TTM)15.34%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash288.10M
Net receivables1.35B
Total current assets3.55B
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment1.43B
Total assets5.12B
Accounts payable344.80M
Short/Current long term debt517.30M
Total current liabilities832.70M
Total liabilities1.22B
Shareholder's equity3.89B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)1.21B
Capital expenditures (TTM)245.50M
Free cash flow (TTM)965.00M
Dividends paid (TTM)975.10M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity31.50%
Return on Assets23.97%
Return on Invested Capital29.94%
Cash Return on Invested Capital23.56%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open44.83
Daily high44.94
Daily low44.17
Daily Volume8.98M
All-time high50.39
1y analyst estimate44.00
Beta0.88
EPS (TTM)1.07
Dividend per share0.88
Ex-div date28 Oct 2025
Next earnings date13 Apr 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
FASTS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-11.13%-0.89%
Highest price drop-22.31%-19.00%
Date of highest drop20 Nov 20258 Apr 2025
Avg drop from high-8.02%-2.49%
Avg time to new high15 days6 days
Max time to new high143 days89 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
FAST (Fastenal Company) company logo
Marketcap
51.41B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
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 also 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.
Employees
21568
SEC filings
CEO
Willard Oberton
Country
USA
City
Winona
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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