Head to head
Fastenal vs W.W. Grainger
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: FAST · GWW
FAST
Fastenal
49.83-1.93%
1-year price shape — +7% over the period
Quant Rating C · 47/100
vs
GWW
W.W. Grainger
1,263.51-0.94%
1-year price shape — +33% over the period
Quant Rating B · 74/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
W.W. Grainger edges it on the scoreable measures. W.W. Grainger has the highest Quant Rating (74); W.W. Grainger has done best over the past year (+33%); W.W. Grainger trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| FAST | GWW | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Industrial Distribution | Industrial Distribution |
| Last price | 49.83 | 1,263.51 |
| Change today | -1.93% | -0.94% |
| 1-year return | +7.3% | +32.9% |
| Market cap | $57.18B | $59.51B |
| 52-week range | 38.34 – 52.92 | 901.22 – 1,417.14 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 42.59 | 32.21 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 90th | 92nd |
| P/B | 14.05 | 14.41 |
| Dividend yield | 1.85% | 0.73% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 1.09 | 35.40 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $1.25B | $1.67B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $8.75B | $18.85B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +14.7% | +10.3% |
| Gross margin | 44.7% | 39.4% |
| Operating margin | 20.3% | 14.6% |
| Net margin | 15.5% | 9.9% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $1.16B | $1.51B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 87.1% | 76.2% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 30 buy / 19 sell | 37 buy / 13 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 3.1% | 2.2% |
| Analyst consensus | 50% buy / 33% hold / 17% sell (12) | 38% buy / 50% hold / 12% sell (8) |
| Analyst price target | $50 (+1%) | $1,355 (+7%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (47) | B (74) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 24,489 | 25,000 |
| Founded | 1967 | 1928 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.