FAST

Fastenal Co

52.27

Oct 23 • 9:59 AM ET -0.46 (-0.87%)

Industrials Industrial Distribution USA Large NASD

Peers: GWW MSM AIT DSGR WCC FERG GIC DXPE WSO HLMN

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Index	NDX, S&P 500
Market Cap	59.97B
Enterprise Value	60.21B
Income	1.42B
Sales	9.08B
Book/sh	3.62
Cash/sh	0.18
Dividend Est.	0.98 (1.87%)
Dividend TTM	0.96 (1.84%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Oct 28, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	12.38% 11.97%
Payout	79.99%
Employees	24489
IPO	Aug 20, 1987

P/E	42.40
Forward P/E	36.98
PEG	3.03
P/S	6.61
P/B	14.45
P/C	283.01
P/FCF	50.96
EV/EBITDA	29.46
EV/Sales	6.63
Quick Ratio	2.11
Current Ratio	3.93
Debt/Eq	0.11
LT Debt/Eq	0.07
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	1.23
EPS next Y	1.41
EPS next Q	0.30
EPS this Y	17.35%
EPS next Y	10.51%
EPS next 5Y	12.21%
EPS past 3/5Y	5.03% 7.95%
Sales past 3/5Y	5.52% 7.75%
EPS Y/Y TTM	15.58%
Sales Y/Y TTM	13.53%
EPS Q/Q	19.79%
Sales Q/Q	15.47%
Earnings	Oct 14 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	3.03% 0.90%

Insider Own	0.11%
Insider Trans	-3.83%
Inst Own	88.39%
Inst Trans	-0.89%
ROA	26.73%
ROE	35.26%
ROIC	31.96%
Gross Margin	42.75%
Oper. Margin	20.54%
Profit Margin	15.62%
SMA20	2.49%
SMA50	3.72%
SMA200	11.29%
Trades

Shs Outstand	1.15B
Shs Float	1.15B
Short Float	3.02%
Short Ratio	4.61
Short Interest	34.62M
52W High	52.92 -1.22%
52W Low	38.97 34.13%
Volatility	2.25% 2.61%
ATR (14)	1.32
RSI (14)	60.02
Beta	0.66
Rel Volume	0.70
Avg Volume	7.51M
Volume	637,065

Perf Week	2.45%
Perf Month	3.04%
Perf Quarter	9.72%
Perf Half Y	16.96%
Perf YTD	30.25%
Perf Year	21.59%
Perf 3Y	83.33%
Perf 5Y	87.68%
Perf 10Y	452.79%
Recom	2.95
Target Price	51.58
Prev Close	52.73
Price	52.27
Change %	-0.87%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Sep-15-26	Resumed	Wolfe Research	Underperform	$51
Jul-13-26	Initiated	Rothschild & Co Redburn	Buy	$55
Jun-16-26	Initiated	DA Davidson	Neutral	$46
Dec-15-25	Upgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Buy	$52
Nov-13-25	Upgrade	Wolfe Research	Underperform → Peer Perform
Nov-12-25	Initiated	Bernstein	Underperform	$38
Oct-08-25	Initiated	Barclays	Equal Weight	$49
Aug-21-25	Initiated	Northcoast	Neutral
Aug-07-25	Upgrade	Robert W. Baird	Neutral → Outperform	$55
Apr-03-25	Upgrade	Wolfe Research	Underperform → Peer Perform
Mar-10-25	Upgrade	William Blair	Mkt Perform → Outperform
Dec-11-24	Downgrade	Stifel	Buy → Hold	$86
Dec-11-24	Downgrade	HSBC Securities	Hold → Reduce	$70
Nov-13-24	Resumed	UBS	Neutral
Oct-07-24	Initiated	BofA Securities	Buy	$85
Sep-06-24	Initiated	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight	$72
Sep-15-23	Initiated	HSBC Securities	Hold	$59
Jul-13-23	Downgrade	Stephens	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$60
Apr-04-23	Initiated	Stifel	Buy	$61
Oct-17-22	Resumed	Jefferies	Hold	$50

Show Previous Ratings

Oct-20-26 01:01AM	FAST- An Industrial Supplier Benefiting from Construction Boom (MoneyShow)
Oct-14-26 12:43PM	Fastenal Stock Slips 4% Despite a Q3 Beat. Heres the Fuller Picture. (TIKR)
11:33AM	Fastenals Q3 Revenue, EPS Top Estimates What Investors Need To Know About Its 2026 Plan (Stocktwits)
09:58AM	Fastenal quarterly profit rises 20% as manufacturing demand and major customer sales grow (Proactive)
08:20AM	Fastenal Profit Up as Spending Climbs (The Wall Street Journal)
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07:29AM	Fastenal dips on heavier spending expectations, in-line Q3 results (Investing.com)
07:19AM	This Industrial Bellwether's Earnings Show the Industrial Economy Is Doing Just Fine (Barrons.com)
06:54AM	Fastenal: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
06:50AM	Fastenal Company Reports 2026 Third Quarter Earnings (Business Wire)
Oct-13-26 04:05PM	Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend and Share Repurchase Activity (Business Wire)
Sep-28-26 04:05PM	Fastenal Company Announces Conference Call to Review 2026 Third Quarter Earnings (Business Wire)
Sep-23-26 04:28PM	11 Dividend Stocks for a Rocky Market, From Investment Pros (Barrons.com)
Aug-03-26 10:52AM	Ferguson Added to S&P 500 and the Plumbing Stock Pops. Where It Can Go Next. (Barrons.com)
Jul-17-26 08:07AM	What Wall Street Pushed FAST To Explain (Trefis)
07:44AM	Neglected Quant Safety Trade Makes a Comeback as AI Risks Rise (Bloomberg)
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Jul-15-26 05:20PM	Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for Dependable Dividend Growth (Kiplinger)
08:30AM	Get Paid 8.3% To Let Someone Else Chase FAST Stock Higher (Trefis)
Jul-14-26 05:00PM	Fastenal Co (FAST) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Robust Sales Growth and Strategic ... (GuruFocus.com)
08:34AM	Fastenal Stock Drops After Earnings-Its Growth Isn't Enough (Barrons.com)
07:07AM	Fastenal Delivers 15% Revenue Growth as Second-Quarter Sales Top Forecasts (FAST) (InvestorsHub)
06:55AM	Fastenal: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
06:50AM	Fastenal Company Reports 2026 Second Quarter Earnings (Business Wire)
04:25AM	Big banks launch the second-quarter earnings season (MarketWatch)
03:29AM	Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq set for mixed start as oil rises with bank earnings, Warsh testimony and CPI data on tap (MarketWatch)
Jul-13-26 04:09PM	Stocks Down, US-Iran War Action Up: Stock Market Today (Kiplinger)
09:29AM	Brokerage Bets on Continued Upside for Fastenal Stock (Schaeffer's Research)
Jul-10-26 04:05PM	Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend and Share Repurchase Activity (Business Wire)
Jul-08-26 04:35PM	Fastenal Releases its 2026 Impact Report (Business Wire)
Jun-26-26 04:05PM	Fastenal Company Announces Conference Call to Review 2026 Second Quarter Earnings (Business Wire)
Jun-15-26 04:05PM	Fastenal to Serve as a Partner of the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games (Business Wire)
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Jun-09-26 04:05PM	Fastenal and FIRST Robotics Team Up to Make Competitions Accessible to All (Business Wire)
May-22-26 01:03PM	The Spill: Why Were Buying Home Depot (HD) on the Dip (IPO-Edge.com)
May-12-26 10:41AM	AI Mania Makes Old-School Industrials Behave Like Chip Stocks (Bloomberg)
Apr-23-26 08:03AM	This Plumbing Supplier's Stock Is Still Too Cheap (Barrons.com)
Apr-14-26 12:03PM	Industrial Stocks Are Rallying. Beware of This Looming Risk. (Barrons.com)
03:00AM	Fastenal Co (FAST) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Sales Growth Amid Pricing Challenges (GuruFocus.com)
Apr-13-26 07:31AM	Fastenal falls 6% on flat growth outlook despite in-line results (Investing.com) -6.85%
07:16AM	Fastenal Earnings Reflect an Improvement in U.S. Manufacturing. The Stock Falls, However. (Barrons.com)
06:55AM	Fastenal: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
06:50AM	Fastenal Company Reports 2026 First Quarter Earnings (Business Wire)
Apr-10-26 04:15PM	Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend and Share Repurchase Activity (Business Wire)
04:13PM	Fastenal Earnings Due With S&P 500 Stock In Buy Zone (Investor's Business Daily)
Apr-09-26 08:01PM	Are Industrial Products Stocks Lagging Fastenal (FAST) This Year? (Quartz)
Mar-30-26 04:05PM	Fastenal Celebrates 25 Years in Mexico (Business Wire)
Mar-27-26 04:05PM	Fastenal Company Announces Conference Call to Review 2026 First Quarter Earnings (Business Wire)
Mar-13-26 04:40PM	Fastenal to Break Ground on New Southeast U.S. Distribution Facility (Business Wire)
Mar-10-26 07:52AM	Is Fastenal Stock Underperforming the S&P 500? (Barchart)
Mar-08-26 11:40PM	A Look Back at Maintenance and Repair Distributors Stocks' Q4 Earnings: Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) Vs The Rest Of The Pack (StockStory)
Mar-07-26 12:35AM	How Is W.W. Grainger's Stock Performance Compared to Other Industrial Stocks? (Barchart)
Mar-05-26 04:36PM	Stocks Finish Lower as War Rages in the Middle East (Barchart)
03:07PM	IBD Stock Of The Day Fastenal Nears Handle Buy Point After Sales Turnaround (Investor's Business Daily)
11:22AM	Stocks Fall as Crude Oil Surge Stokes Inflation Fears (Barchart)
Feb-22-26 09:10PM	Baird Boosts Fastenal (FAST) Price Target While Reaffirming Outperform Rating (Insider Monkey)
Feb-20-26 04:45PM	What Wall Street Is Saying About the Tariffs Ruling (Barrons.com)
Feb-19-26 03:41PM	The Hidden Value in Genuine Parts Company's Spin-Off Plan (MarketBeat)
11:30AM	Why Is Fastenal (FAST) Up 3.1% Since Last Earnings Report? (Zacks)
04:35AM	Zacks Earnings Trends Highlights: Emerson Electric, Generac and Fastenal (Zacks)
Feb-18-26 07:00PM	Analyzing The Q4 Earnings Season Scorecard (Zacks)
Feb-16-26 11:41PM	1 Profitable Stock to Target This Week and 2 We Avoid (StockStory)
Feb-09-26 09:00AM	Fastenal Company and RFK Racing Announce Body Guard Brand as Primary Focus of Partnership (Business Wire)
08:02AM	Take the Zacks Approach to Beat the Markets: Hershey's, Fastenal, Kennametal in Focus (Zacks)
Feb-07-26 08:31AM	From AI Darlings To Dow Dinosaurs: Investors Flee Software For Old-Economy Stocks (Benzinga)
Feb-06-26 09:50AM	Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Fastenal Stock? (Barchart)
Feb-05-26 12:55PM	MSC Industrial Direct Stock Shows Improved Technical Strength (Investor's Business Daily)
Feb-03-26 08:19PM	Analyst Report: Fastenal Company (Morningstar Research)
09:29AM	Barclays Reviews Fastenal (FAST) as Lower Pricing Weighs on Results (Insider Monkey)
Feb-02-26 07:49PM	Fastenal Company (FAST): A Bull Case Theory (Insider Monkey)
Jan-28-26 11:43AM	Look beyond the S&P 500 at this group of stocks that is less pricey, and less concentrated (MarketWatch)
Jan-27-26 12:32AM	Fastenal's Q4 Earnings Call: Our Top 5 Analyst Questions (StockStory)
Jan-26-26 02:50PM	Dividend Raises Are Spreading-These 3 Big Players Led the Move (MarketBeat)
Jan-24-26 07:00AM	MarketBeat Week in Review - 01/19 - 01/23 (MarketBeat)
Jan-23-26 01:09PM	CEOs Flag Jittery US Consumers as Global Tensions Intensify (Bloomberg)
Jan-22-26 10:42AM	Analyst Report: Fastenal Company (Morningstar Research)
Jan-21-26 12:04PM	The Nuts and Bolts of Fastenal Earnings-And What Comes Next (MarketBeat)
12:31AM	FAST Q4 Deep Dive: Digital Expansion and Key Account Growth Shape Outlook (StockStory)
Jan-20-26 06:30PM	Fastenal (FAST) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates (Zacks)
04:49PM	These Stocks Are Todays Movers: Nvidia, Netflix, Intel, Sandisk, 3M, Coinbase, Newmont, RAPT, Fastenal, and More (Barrons.com)
04:36PM	Stocks Plunge on Greenland Crisis and Soaring Bond Yields (Barchart)
04:00PM	Fastenal Co (FAST) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Growth and Strategic Advancements ... (GuruFocus.com)
02:34PM	Analyst Report: Fastenal Company (Morningstar Research)
12:03PM	Fastenal Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
11:57AM	Fastenal Q4 Earnings & Sales Meet Expectations, Stock Down (Zacks)
10:21AM	Fastenal Blames Tariffs For Rising Inventory Costs, Revenue Miss Dims Solid Quarter (Benzinga)
09:17AM	Is This Dividend Stalwart Signaling a Tough Economy in 2026? (24/7 Wall St.)
07:37AM	Fastenal Stock Dives. What Earnings Say About U.S. Manufacturing. (Barrons.com)
07:14AM	Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) Posts Q4 CY2025 Sales In Line With Estimates (StockStory)
07:03AM	Fastenal: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:50AM	Fastenal Company Reports 2025 Annual and Fourth Quarter Earnings (Business Wire)
03:20AM	Netflix headlines Tuesday's earnings slate (MarketWatch)
Jan-18-26 10:02PM	Fastenal (FAST) Q4 Earnings: What To Expect (StockStory)
01:00PM	Trump Speech, Earnings and Other Key Things to Watch this Week (Barchart)
07:30AM	Trump in Davos, Netflix and Intel results on deck earnings season ramps: What to watch this week (Yahoo Finance)
07:30AM	Trump in Davos, Netflix and Intel results on deck as earnings season ramps: What to watch this week (Yahoo Finance)
07:30AM	Trump in Davos, Netflix and Intel results on deck as earnings season ramps up: What to watch this week (Yahoo Finance)
Jan-16-26 05:00PM	Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend (Business Wire)
09:42AM	Fastenal Co. (FAST) Slid on Soft US Industrial Manufacturing (Insider Monkey)
Jan-15-26 11:39PM	Analyst Report: Fastenal Company (Morningstar Research)
04:37PM	Top Stock Reports for American Express, Intuitive Surgical & Booking (Zacks)

Show Previous News

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Papenfuss Donnalee Kathleen	EVP-Strategy and Communication	Aug 13 '26	Option Exercise	18.23	9,258	168,741	7,894	Aug 17 11:19 AM
Papenfuss Donnalee Kathleen	EVP-Strategy and Communication	Aug 13 '26	Sale	51.39	9,258	475,758	0	Aug 17 11:19 AM
DONNALEE PAPENFUSS	Officer	Aug 13 '26	Proposed Sale	51.39	9,258	475,758		Aug 13 04:56 PM
Ancius Michael J	Director	Aug 10 '26	Option Exercise	13.75	3,000	41,250	61,690	Aug 11 04:08 PM
Ancius Michael J	Director	Aug 10 '26	Sale	52.00	3,000	156,000	58,690	Aug 11 04:08 PM
Michael Ancius	Director	Aug 10 '26	Proposed Sale	52.00	3,000	156,000		Aug 10 05:39 PM
Heise Rita J.	Director	Aug 05 '26	Option Exercise	17.28	34,964	604,316	44,964	Aug 06 05:41 PM
Heise Rita J.	Director	Aug 05 '26	Sale	50.05	34,964	1,750,102	20,000	Aug 06 05:41 PM
RITA HEISE	Director	Aug 05 '26	Proposed Sale	50.05	34,964	1,750,103		Aug 05 04:18 PM
Ancius Michael J	Director	Jul 28 '26	Option Exercise	13.75	3,000	41,250	61,690	Jul 29 04:13 PM
Ancius Michael J	Director	Jul 28 '26	Sale	49.00	3,000	147,000	58,690	Jul 29 04:13 PM
MICHAEL ANCIUS	Director	Jul 28 '26	Proposed Sale	49.00	3,000	147,000		Jul 28 04:01 PM
Ancius Michael J	Director	Apr 24 '26	Option Exercise	44.90	1,000	44,900	58,690	Apr 27 05:58 PM
Wisecup Reyne K	Director	Mar 05 '26	Option Exercise	13.00	36,920	479,960	76,920	Mar 06 05:25 PM
Wisecup Reyne K	Director	Mar 05 '26	Sale	47.34	36,920	1,747,922	40,000	Mar 06 05:25 PM
REYNE WISECUP	Director	Mar 05 '26	Proposed Sale	47.34	36,920	1,747,922		Mar 05 04:03 PM
SATTERLEE SCOTT	Director	Jan 23 '26	Option Exercise	19.00	15,964	303,316	65,964	Jan 27 02:34 PM
SATTERLEE SCOTT	Director	Jan 23 '26	Sale	44.19	15,964	705,454	50,000	Jan 27 02:34 PM
SCOTT SATTERLEE	Director	Jan 23 '26	Proposed Sale	44.19	15,964	705,454		Jan 23 04:02 PM
Ancius Michael J	Director	Dec 12 '25	Option Exercise	42.01	1,500	63,015	57,690	Dec 15 12:12 PM
Johnson Daniel L.	Director	Nov 17 '25	Buy	40.44	1,000	40,440	22,190	Nov 21 03:26 PM
Nielsen Sarah N	Director	Nov 19 '25	Buy	39.60	1,000	39,600	5,000	Nov 20 01:21 PM
Ancius Michael J	Director	Nov 18 '25	Option Exercise	39.96	2,000	79,920	56,190	Nov 20 12:54 PM
HSU Hsenghung Sam	Director	Nov 13 '25	Buy	49.58	1,000	49,580	10,000	Nov 14 05:48 PM
Eastman Stephen L.	Director	Nov 12 '25	Buy	40.82	1,000	40,816	21,000	Nov 13 01:04 PM

Fastenal Co. engages in the distribution of fasteners and tools. It also operates hardware stores. The company was founded by Robert A. Kierlin, Michael M. Gostomski, Henry K. McConnon, John D. Remick, and Stephen M. Slaggie in November 1967 and is headquartered in Winona, MN.

PresidentMr. Jeffery Michael Watts

Senior EVP & CFOMr. Max H. Tunnicliff

Executive VPMs. Sheryl Ann Lisowski

Strategic Advisor to the CEOMr. Daniel L. Florness

Senior Executive Vice President of Information TechnologyMr. John Lewis Soderberg

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