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Ticker
FAST

Price
41.47
Stock movement down
-0.17 (-0.41%)
Company name
Fastenal Company
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Industrials >
Industrial Distribution
Market cap
47.52B
Ent value
48.36B
Price/Sales
6.35
Price/Book
13.21
Div yield
2.12%
Div growth
12.88%
Growth years
22
FCF payout
104.35%
Trailing P/E
41.14
Forward P/E
37.91
PEG
6.50
EPS growth
9.02%
1 year return
26.05%
3 year return
17.25%
5 year return
16.46%
10 year return
14.57%
Last updated: 2025-05-29

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.88
Dividend yield2.12%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield2.99%
Average yield2.29%
Minimum yield1.85%
Discount to avg yield-8.06%
Upside potential-7.46%
Yield as % of max yield70.93%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield2.12%
Current yield distribution74.92%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.85%
Yield at 90%2.03%
Yield at 80%2.09%
Yield at 50% (Median)2.28%
Yield at 20%2.47%
Yield at 10%2.58%
Yield at 0% (Max)2.99%

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 date25 Apr 2025
EPS (TTM)1.01
EPS (1y forward)1.09
EPS growth (5y)9.02%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.33%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
FASTS&P500
DGR MR12.82%-13.74%
DGR TTM11.81%6.60%
DGR 3 years12.17%5.24%
DGR 5 years12.88%5.40%
DGR 10 years13.44%7.07%
DGR 15 years17.45%6.12%
Time since last change announced51 days
EPS growth (5y)9.02%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.33%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM94.14%104.35%
Average--
Forward80.44%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E41.14
Price to OCF38.18
Price to FCF45.60
Price to EBITDA28.04
EV to EBITDA28.54

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales6.35
Price to Book13.21
EV to Sales6.47

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count1.15B
EPS (TTM)1.01
FCF per share (TTM)0.91

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)7.48B
Gross profit (TTM)3.26B
Operating income (TTM)1.52B
Net income (TTM)1.15B
EPS (TTM)1.01
EPS (1y forward)1.09

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)43.60%
Operating margin (TTM)20.31%
Profit margin (TTM)15.44%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash292.20M
Net receivables1.20B
Total current assets3.26B
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment1.32B
Total assets4.74B
Accounts payable301.70M
Short/Current long term debt526.80M
Total current liabilities741.60M
Total liabilities1.14B
Shareholder's equity3.60B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)1.24B
Capital expenditures (TTM)202.60M
Free cash flow (TTM)1.04B
Dividends paid (TTM)1.09B

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity32.10%
Return on Assets24.37%
Return on Invested Capital29.34%
Cash Return on Invested Capital26.47%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open41.82
Daily high42.00
Daily low41.37
Daily Volume2.92M
All-time high42.17
1y analyst estimate37.85
Beta0.98
EPS (TTM)1.01
Dividend per share0.88
Ex-div date25 Apr 2025
Next earnings date14 Jul 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
FASTS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-1.67%-4.11%
Highest price drop-63.45%-56.47%
Date of highest drop7 Oct 19989 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-13.24%-11.06%
Avg time to new high18 days12 days
Max time to new high1428 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
FAST (Fastenal Company) company logo
Marketcap
47.52B
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, North America, 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
20894
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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