Fastenal

US · FAST #409 by market cap Listed 1970

49.83 -0.98 -1.93%

Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 77s ago · 2026-10-08 04:00

Pre-market 49.83 0.00%

After-hours 49.84 +0.02%

Overnight 49.70 -0.26%

Market cap: 57.18B
P/E (TTM): 42.59
P/B: 14.05
EPS: 1.09
Div yield: 1.85%
52W pos: 79%

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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed

Good

Altman Z-Score is 35.36, above the 3.0 "safe zone" threshold.
Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.

Revenue annual, last 8 years

Latest year +8.67% YoY

Margins

Gross margin: 45.01%
Operating margin: 20.19%
Net margin: 15.35%

Key ratios & quality

Enterprise value: 57.13B
PEG ratio: 8.51
Altman Z-Score: 35.36

PEG uses trailing P/E against the 3-year net income growth rate (5.00%/yr) since forward earnings estimates aren't available here, so this is not a "forward PEG." Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.

Income statement

Line item	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenue	4.97B	5.33B	5.65B	6.01B	6.98B	7.35B	7.55B	8.20B
Gross profit	2.40B	2.52B	2.57B	2.78B	3.22B	3.35B	3.40B	3.69B
Selling & admin expenses	1.40B	1.46B	1.43B	1.56B	1.76B	1.83B	1.89B	2.04B
Research & development	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Operating profit	998.70M	1.06B	1.14B	1.22B	1.45B	1.53B	1.51B	1.66B
Pretax profit	987.00M	1.04B	1.13B	1.21B	1.44B	1.52B	1.51B	1.66B
Tax	235.10M	252.80M	273.60M	282.80M	353.10M	367.00M	357.50M	396.60M
Net profit	751.90M	790.90M	859.10M	925.00M	1.09B	1.16B	1.15B	1.26B
Basic EPS	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Diluted EPS	0.66	0.69	0.75	0.80	0.95	1.01	1.00	1.09

Line item	2025-03	2025-06	2025-09	2025-12	2026-03	2026-06
Revenue	1.96B	2.08B	2.13B	2.03B	2.20B	2.39B
Gross profit	883.90M	942.80M	965.80M	898.70M	982.90M	1.06B
Selling & admin expenses	490.00M	506.70M	524.30M	514.40M	535.30M	561.80M
Research & development	--	--	--	--	--	--
Operating profit	393.90M	436.10M	441.50M	384.30M	447.60M	501.80M
Pretax profit	393.10M	436.60M	440.60M	384.60M	448.30M	502.10M
Tax	94.40M	106.30M	105.10M	90.60M	108.60M	119.30M
Net profit	298.70M	330.30M	335.50M	294.00M	339.70M	382.80M
Basic EPS	0	0	0	0	0	0
Diluted EPS	0.26	0.29	0.29	0.26	0.30	0.33

Balance sheet

Line item	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Total current assets	2.32B	2.46B	2.50B	2.86B	3.12B	3.02B	3.21B	3.47B
Cash & ST investments	167.20M	174.90M	245.70M	236.20M	230.10M	221.30M	255.80M	276.80M
Inventory	1.28B	1.37B	1.34B	1.52B	1.71B	1.52B	1.65B	1.75B
Total assets	3.32B	3.80B	3.96B	4.30B	4.55B	4.46B	4.70B	5.05B
Total current liabilities	437.40M	544.70M	612.70M	682.20M	789.80M	661.30M	687.10M	715.60M
Short-term debt	3.00M	100.40M	133.60M	150.80M	293.70M	156.20M	173.80M	131.10M
Long-term debt	497.00M	342.00M	365.00M	330.00M	353.20M	200.00M	125.00M	100.00M
Total liabilities	1,018,800,000.00	1,134,300,000.00	1,231,500,000.00	1,256,800,000.00	1,385,400,000.00	1,114,100,000.00	1,081,700,000.00	1,109,300,000.00
Total equity	2.30B	2.67B	2.73B	3.04B	3.16B	3.35B	3.62B	3.94B
Retained earnings	2.34B	2.63B	2.69B	2.97B	3.22B	3.36B	3.61B	3.87B

Line item	2025-03	2025-06	2025-09	2025-12	2026-03	2026-06
Total current assets	3.36B	3.46B	3.55B	3.47B	3.62B	3.69B
Cash & ST investments	231.80M	237.80M	288.10M	276.80M	308.60M	204.70M
Inventory	1.67B	1.73B	1.72B	1.75B	1.69B	1.74B
Total assets	4.87B	5.02B	5.12B	5.05B	5.21B	5.29B
Total current liabilities	785.20M	820.30M	832.70M	715.60M	824.10M	881.80M
Short-term debt	176.40M	236.10M	201.80M	131.10M	131.10M	177.00M
Long-term debt	125.00M	100.00M	100.00M	100.00M	100.00M	50.00M
Total liabilities	1,180,600,000.00	1,208,800,000.00	1,221,800,000.00	1,109,300,000.00	1,220,300,000.00	1,224,600,000.00
Total equity	3.69B	3.81B	3.89B	3.94B	3.99B	4.07B
Retained earnings	3.67B	3.74B	3.83B	3.87B	3.93B	4.04B

Cash flow

Line item	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Operating cash flow	674.20M	842.70M	1.10B	770.10M	941.00M	1.43B	1.17B	1.30B
Depreciation & amortization	138.20M	148.70M	162.40M	170.70M	176.60M	177.30M	175.40M	179.20M
Free cash flow	497.90M	596.30M	933.70M	613.50M	767.20M	1.26B	946.80M	1.05B
Dividends paid	-441.90M	-498.60M	-803.40M	-643.70M	-711.30M	-1.02B	-893.30M	-1.00B
Stock buybacks / issuance	-103.00M	0	-52.00M	0	-237.80M	--	--	--
Ending cash balance	167.20M	174.90M	245.70M	236.20M	230.10M	221.30M	255.80M	276.80M

Line item	2025-03	2025-06	2025-09	2025-12	2026-03	2026-06
Operating cash flow	262.20M	278.60M	386.90M	368.10M	378.40M	265.70M
Depreciation & amortization	44.70M	45.10M	45.00M	44.50M	44.60M	45.50M
Free cash flow	206.50M	209.30M	326.60M	308.10M	319.50M	201.60M
Dividends paid	-246.70M	-252.50M	-252.50M	-252.60M	-275.60M	-275.40M
Stock buybacks / issuance	0	0	--	--	-20.30M	-30.00M
Ending cash balance	231.80M	237.80M	288.10M	276.80M	308.60M	204.70M

Returns & efficiency

Line item	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
ROE %	34.18	31.84	31.83	32.03	35.03	35.47	33.04	33.29
ROA %	24.13	22.21	22.13	22.39	24.57	25.63	25.12	25.81
ROIC %	28.65	26.44	26.09	26.40	28.71	29.56	28.85	29.67
5-year avg ROE %	28.85	29.85	30.66	31.72	32.98	33.24	33.48	33.77
EBIT margin %	20.13	19.83	20.23	20.25	20.83	20.86	20.08	20.26
FCF / sales %	10.03	11.18	16.53	10.21	10.99	17.15	12.55	12.81
Current ratio	5.30	4.51	4.08	4.19	3.96	4.57	4.67	4.85
Quick ratio	2.02	1.68	1.66	1.67	1.57	1.98	1.99	2.13
Debt / assets	15.05	15.54	16.40	14.81	17.63	11.99	10.33	8.75
LT debt / equity	21.58	18.39	18.90	15.98	16.07	11.31	8.62	7.88
Interest coverage	79.33	76.09	117.77	125.52	101.70	141.93	207.59	267.94
Revenue CAGR (3Y) %	8.67	10.42	8.75	6.58	9.38	9.17	7.88	5.52
Net income CAGR (3Y) %	13.34	16.56	14.08	7.15	11.18	10.37	7.55	5.00
FCF CAGR (3Y) %	8.01	21.75	26.13	7.21	8.76	10.50	15.56	11.05

Line item	2025-03	2025-06	2025-09	2025-12	2026-03	2026-06
ROE %	32.35	32.56	32.74	33.29	33.84	34.33
ROA %	24.49	24.72	24.89	25.81	25.78	26.23
ROIC %	28.48	28.45	28.76	29.67	30.13	30.50
5-year avg ROE %	--	--	--	--	--	--
EBIT margin %	19.95	20.18	20.28	20.26	20.32	20.35
FCF / sales %	11.41	11.27	12.07	12.81	13.78	13.21
Current ratio	4.28	4.22	4.26	4.85	4.39	4.18
Quick ratio	1.92	1.90	1.96	2.13	2.13	2.00
Debt / assets	10.18	10.87	10.11	8.75	8.55	8.34
LT debt / equity	8.66	8.12	8.10	7.88	7.88	6.50
Interest coverage	216.91	214.93	231.67	267.94	323.68	395.58
Revenue CAGR (3Y) %	--	--	--	--	--	--
Net income CAGR (3Y) %	--	--	--	--	--	--
FCF CAGR (3Y) %	--	--	--	--	--	--

✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed

Diversified

Fasteners is the largest reported line at 30.70% of revenue, across 10 reported segments.
No single line clears half of revenue; Safety supplies is next at 21.70%, spreading the business across more than one real driver.

Revenue breakdown most recent period

Business

Fasteners30.70%

Safety supplies21.70%

Tools8.50%

Janitorial supplies8.50%

Hydraulics & pneumatics7.00%

Material Handling5.80%

Cutting tools5.10%

Electrical supplies4.80%

Welding supplies4.40%

Other3.50%

Quote time 2026-10-08 04:00:07 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.