Fastenal Co(FAST) Price Forecast & Company Analysis. P/E · Dividend · Earnings · Price Target · RSI · MACD | US Stocks Today
September 10 at 7:30 PM ET (Korea 9/11 08:30)
Full metrics table
| Index | NDX, S&P 500 | P/E | 41.71 | EPS (ttm) | 1.18 | Insider Own | 0.11% | Shs Outstand | 1.15B | Perf Week | 2.25% |
| Market Cap | 56.24B | Forward P/E | 34.92 | EPS next Y | 10.83% | Insider Trans | -3.83% | Shs Float | 1.15B | Perf Month | -6.43% |
| Enterprise Value | 56.48B | PEG | 2.92 | EPS next Q | 0.34 | Inst Own | 88.46% | Short Float | 2.72% | Perf Quarter | 6.47% |
| Income | 1.35B | P/S | 6.43 | EPS this Y | 16.2% | Inst Trans | -0.65% | Short Ratio | 4.08 | Perf Half Y | 5.19% |
| Sales | 8.75B | P/B | 13.82 | EPS next 5Y | 11.94% | ROA | 26.23% | Short Interest | 31.20M | Perf YTD | 22.13% |
| Book/sh | 3.55 | P/C | 274.74 | EPS past 3/5Y | 5.03% 7.95% | ROE | 34.34% | 52W High | -7.38% ($52.92) | Perf Year | 2.17% |
| Cash/sh | 0.18 | P/FCF | 48.65 | Sales past 3/5Y | 5.52% 7.75% | ROIC | 31.2% | 52W Low | 25.76% ($38.97) | Perf 3Y | 80.95% |
| Dividend Est. | $0.99 (2.01%) | EV/EBITDA | 28.89 | EPS Y/Y TTM | 13.57% | Gross Margin | 42.77% | Volatility(W/M) | 2.32% 1.96% | Perf 5Y | 84.09% |
| Dividend TTM | 0.96 | EV/Sales | 6.45 | Sales Y/Y TTM | 12.54% | Oper. Margin | 20.29% | ATR (14) | 1.08 | Perf 10Y | 390.21% |
| Dividend Ex-Date | 2026/7/28 | Quick Ratio | 2.21 | EPS Q/Q | 15.88% | Profit Margin | 15.45% | RSI (14) | 46.37 | Recom | 2.95 |
| Dividend Gr. 3/5Y | 12.38% 11.97% | Current Ratio | 4.18 | Sales Q/Q | 14.74% | SMA20 | -2.36% ($50.19) | Beta | 0.69 | Target Price | $49.25 |
| Payout | 79.99% | Debt/Eq | 0.11 | Earnings | 2026/7/14 | SMA50 | 0.49% ($48.77) | Rel Volume | 0.94 | Prev Close | $48.79 |
| Employees | 24489 | LT Debt/Eq | 0.07 | EPS/Sales Surpr. | 0.43% 2.09% | SMA200 | 7.69% ($45.51) | Avg Volume(3M) | 7.65M | Price | $49.01 |
| IPO | 1987/8/20 | Option/Short | Yes/Yes | Trades | 46077 | Volume | 7,212,341 | Change | 0.45% |
Company
FAST is a Industrials sector company, analyzed across 14 metrics on this page including P/E, EPS, dividends, RSI, and MACD.
🔩 Fastenal is a leading U.S. wholesale distributor of industrial and construction components. Starting with fasteners (such as nuts and bolts), the company has expanded into a broad range of industrial consumables, including tools, safety supplies, maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products. Through a unique model that combines on-site vending machines installed at customer facilities with its own retail branch locations, Fastenal stands out as a differentiated industrial distribution company.
Over the past 1 year, roughly in the middle
7% below its 1-year high.
FAST makes money exceptionally well
20.29% of revenue is kept as operating profit.
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Earnings are growing steadily
Earnings are expected to grow by +16.2% this year.
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The price looks about right
Trading at 41.7 times earnings.
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Results came in about as expected
Slight tendency to beat estimates
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Opinions on the outlook are split
Analyst sentiment is Hold.
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Holding long would have paid off
Would have changed by +81.0% if bought 5 years ago.
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The dividend is on the small side
Pays 2.01% annually in dividends.
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Ownership looks stable
Institutions hold 88.5%.
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Multiple ETFs hold this stock
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Based on market cap of $56B.
FAST $56B PER 41.7
GWW $60B PER 32.3
FERG $43B PER 19.8
WCC $17B PER 23.8
FAQ
What kind of company is FAST?
FAST belongs to the Industrials sector and operates in the Industrial Distribution industry.
What is the market cap of FAST?
The market cap of FAST is approximately $56.2B, ranking 300 within its sector.
Does FAST pay dividends?
FAST has a dividend yield of approximately 2.01%, with an annual dividend of $0.99.
What is the P/E ratio of FAST?
FAST has a P/E ratio of approximately 41.7x, which can be used to assess its valuation relative to the Industrials sector average.
What is the 52-week high and low for FAST?
FAST has recorded a 52-week high of $52.92 and a low of $38.97.
