
Fastenal Company
FASTNASDAQIndustrialsIndustrial - Distribution
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$51.26
+$0.60 · +1.18%
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Hold
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Valuation
35
Expensive
Momentum
54
Neutral
Sentiment
69
Bullish
Risk resilience
80
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Company profile
Company websiteFastenal Company, along with its associated entities, operates as a global wholesale supplier of industrial and construction materials, with significant operations throughout North America, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and other international markets. Branded as Fastenal, the company offers a comprehensive range of fasteners, such as threaded bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and washers, which are vital for manufacturing processes, building developments, and equipment servicing. Beyond fasteners, its product catalog extends to diverse hardware and miscellaneous items like pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire ropes, strut products, and rivets, along with their related accessories. Fastenal serves a wide array of clients, including original equipment manufacturers, maintenance, repair, and operations departments within the manufacturing sector, and various non-residential construction contractors spanning general, electrical, plumbing, sheet metal, and road construction. Its customer base further encompasses agricultural businesses, transportation services (trucking, railroads), mining operations, educational institutions, retail establishments, the oil and gas exploration, production, and refinement industries, and governmental bodies at federal, state, and local levels. The company distributes its offerings through an extensive network of 3,209 in-market facilities and 15 major distribution centers. Established in 1967, Fastenal Company's corporate headquarters are located in Winona, Minnesota.
- Industry
- Industrial - Distribution
- Sector
- Industrials
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Jeffery Michael Watts
- Listed since
- Aug 20, 1987
- Employees
- 22,230
Market position
Day range
Current $51.26
52-week range
Current $51.26
- Open
- $50.85
- Previous close
- $50.66
- Volume
- 4.75M
- 0.63× average
- Average volume
- 7.49M
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 58.82B USD
- Beta
- 0.71
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $47.9264
- +6.96% above average
- 200-day average
- $44.9189
- +14.12% above average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- P/E (TTM)
- 43.44×
- P/B (TTM)
- 14.46×
- P/S (TTM)
- 6.72×
- Dividend yield
- 1.87%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 44.70%
- Operating margin
- 20.29%
- Net margin
- 15.45%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 0.11×
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8.2B USD | 7.55B USD | 7.35B USD | 6.98B USD | 6.01B USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 4.51B USD | 4.14B USD | 3.99B USD | 3.76B USD | 3.23B USD |
| Gross profit | 3.69B USD | 3.4B USD | 3.35B USD | 3.22B USD | 2.78B USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 2.04B USD | 1.89B USD | 1.83B USD | 1.76B USD | 1.56B USD |
| Operating expenses | 2.04B USD | 1.89B USD | 1.83B USD | 1.76B USD | 1.56B USD |
| Interest income | 5.5M USD | 5.4M USD | 4.1M USD | 700K USD | 100K USD |
| Interest expense | 6.2M USD | 7.3M USD | 10.8M USD | 14.3M USD | 9.7M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 179.2M USD | 175.4M USD | 177.3M USD | 176.6M USD | 170.7M USD |
| Operating income | 1.66B USD | 1.51B USD | 1.53B USD | 1.45B USD | 1.22B USD |
| Net income | 1.26B USD | 1.15B USD | 1.16B USD | 1.09B USD | 925M USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- Latest fiscal-year EPS
- 1.09
- FY2025 · +9.00% year over year
- Latest fiscal-year revenue
- 8.2B USD
- FY2025 · +8.67% year over year
- Next fiscal-year EPS consensus
- 1.27
- FY2026 · 12 analysts
- Next fiscal-year revenue consensus
- 9.31B USD
- FY2026 · 12 analysts
Annual EPS trend
Reported history and fiscal-year consensus
Annual revenue trend
Reported history and fiscal-year consensus
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Analyst price target
Average target
$48.88
4.64% downsideRating distribution
32 ratingsRecent analyst actions
Corporate actions
Corporate action history
| Action | Effective date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stock split | May 22, 2025 | 2:1 | — | — |
Stock split | May 23, 2019 | 2:1 | — | — |
Stock split | May 23, 2011 | 2:1 | — | — |
Stock split | Nov 14, 2005 | 2:1 | — | — |
Stock split | May 13, 2002 | 2:1 | — | — |
Stock split | Mar 30, 1995 | 2:1 | — | — |
Effective May 22, 2025
2:1
Effective May 23, 2019
2:1
Effective May 23, 2011
2:1
Effective Nov 14, 2005
2:1
Effective May 13, 2002
2:1
Effective Mar 30, 1995
2:1
FAST peers
ETFs holding FAST
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI1.74B0.08%2.3T USD0.03%$378.24+0.44%
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFSCHD1.59B1.42%112B USD0.06%$35.11+0.80%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFVOO1.44B0.09%1.7T USD0.03%$703.71+0.39%
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1QQQ1.25B0.26%485.41B USD0.18%$713.44+0.35%
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETFVO1.19B0.53%224.7B USD0.03%$82.97+0.53%
iShares Core S&P 500 ETFIVV783.9M0.09%891.84B USD0.03%$769.31+0.39%
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY723.3M0.09%817.87B USD0.09%$765.72+0.41%
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETFVUG635.89M0.17%372B USD0.03%$87.50+0.38%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI- Market value
- 1.74B
- Weight
- 0.08%
- AUM
- 2.3T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $378.24+0.44%
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFSCHD- Market value
- 1.59B
- Weight
- 1.42%
- AUM
- 112B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.06%
- Price / 1D
- $35.11+0.80%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFVOO- Market value
- 1.44B
- Weight
- 0.09%
- AUM
- 1.7T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $703.71+0.39%
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1QQQ- Market value
- 1.25B
- Weight
- 0.26%
- AUM
- 485.41B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.18%
- Price / 1D
- $713.44+0.35%
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETFVO- Market value
- 1.19B
- Weight
- 0.53%
- AUM
- 224.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $82.97+0.53%
iShares Core S&P 500 ETFIVV- Market value
- 783.9M
- Weight
- 0.09%
- AUM
- 891.84B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $769.31+0.39%
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY- Market value
- 723.3M
- Weight
- 0.09%
- AUM
- 817.87B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.09%
- Price / 1D
- $765.72+0.41%
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETFVUG- Market value
- 635.89M
- Weight
- 0.17%
- AUM
- 372B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $87.50+0.38%
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