FAST

Fastenal Co

45.99

Jul 20 • 04:12AM ET +0.50 (1.10%)

Industrials Industrial Distribution USA Large NASD

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Index	NDX, S&P 500
Market Cap	52.77B
Enterprise Value	53.01B
Income	1.35B
Sales	8.75B
Book/sh	3.55
Cash/sh	0.18
Dividend Est.	0.98 (2.14%)
Dividend TTM	0.92 (2.00%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Jul 28, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	12.38% 11.97%
Payout	79.99%
Employees	24489
IPO	Aug 20, 1987

P/E	39.14
Forward P/E	32.89
PEG	2.78
P/S	6.03
P/B	12.97
P/C	257.81
P/FCF	45.66
EV/EBITDA	27.12
EV/Sales	6.06
Quick Ratio	2.21
Current Ratio	4.18
Debt/Eq	0.11
LT Debt/Eq	0.07
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	1.18
EPS next Y	1.40
EPS next Q	0.33
EPS this Y	15.79%
EPS next Y	10.79%
EPS next 5Y	11.83%
EPS past 3/5Y	5.03% 7.95%
Sales past 3/5Y	5.52% 7.75%
EPS Y/Y TTM	13.57%
Sales Y/Y TTM	12.54%
EPS Q/Q	15.88%
Sales Q/Q	14.74%
Earnings	Jul 14 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	0.43% 2.09%

Insider Own	0.11%
Insider Trans	-4.02%
Inst Own	86.79%
Inst Trans	0.75%
ROA	26.23%
ROE	34.34%
ROIC	31.20%
Gross Margin	42.77%
Oper. Margin	20.29%
Profit Margin	15.45%
SMA20	-1.61%
SMA50	0.79%
SMA200	3.90%
Trades

Shs Outstand	1.15B
Shs Float	1.15B
Short Float	2.70%
Short Ratio	4.18
Short Interest	30.91M
52W High	50.63 -9.16%
52W Low	38.97 18.01%
Volatility	4.92% 3.04%
ATR (14)	1.40
RSI (14)	47.99
Beta	0.72
Rel Volume	0.00
Avg Volume	7.40M
Volume	1,113

Perf Week	-2.25%
Perf Month	2.47%
Perf Quarter	0.46%
Perf Half Y	5.65%
Perf YTD	14.60%
Perf Year	-0.15%
Perf 3Y	59.97%
Perf 5Y	70.93%
Perf 10Y	338.60%
Recom	2.90
Target Price	48.50
Prev Close	45.49
Price	45.99
Change	1.10%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
Jul-14-22	Downgrade	Robert W. Baird	Outperform → Neutral	$48

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Jul-14-26 05:00PM	Fastenal Co (FAST) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Robust Sales Growth and Strategic ... (GuruFocus.com)
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07:07AM	Fastenal Delivers 15% Revenue Growth as Second-Quarter Sales Top Forecasts (FAST) (InvestorsHub)
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06:50AM	Fastenal Company Reports 2026 Second Quarter Earnings (Business Wire)
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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)
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Jun-26-26 04:05PM	Fastenal Company Announces Conference Call to Review 2026 Second Quarter Earnings (Business Wire)
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03:00AM	Fastenal Co (FAST) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Sales Growth Amid Pricing Challenges (GuruFocus.com)
Apr-13-26 12:44PM	Fastenal Company Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby) -6.85%
07:31AM	Fastenal falls 6% on flat growth outlook despite in-line results (Investing.com)
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)
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Apr-09-26 08:01PM	Are Industrial Products Stocks Lagging Fastenal (FAST) This Year? (Quartz)
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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)
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Feb-22-26 09:10PM	Baird Boosts Fastenal (FAST) Price Target While Reaffirming Outperform Rating (Insider Monkey)
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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)
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Jan-27-26 12:32AM	Fastenal's Q4 Earnings Call: Our Top 5 Analyst Questions (StockStory)
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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)
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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)
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Jan-16-26 05:00PM	Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend (Business Wire)
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Jan-15-26 11:39PM	Analyst Report: Fastenal Company (Morningstar Research)
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Jan-13-26 10:00AM	Fastenal (FAST) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release (Zacks)
Jan-06-26 04:30PM	Fastenal Company Announces Conference Call to Review 2025 Annual and Fourth Quarter Earnings (Business Wire)
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Dec-22-25 08:00AM	Fastenal Announces CEO Transition (Business Wire)
Dec-19-25 03:31AM	Here's What to Expect From Fastenals Next Earnings Report (Barchart)
Dec-18-25 04:05PM	Fastenal and the Belfast Giants Enter Sponsorship Agreement (Business Wire)
Dec-11-25 04:05PM	Fastenal Joins Red Cross Disaster Responder Program (Business Wire)
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Dec-05-25 04:05PM	Fastenal and National FFA Organization Launch Corporate Partnership (Business Wire)
07:11AM	How Is Fastenal's Stock Performance Compared to Other Industrial Stocks? (Barchart)

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.

Senior Executive Vice President of Information TechnologyMr. John Lewis Soderberg

Senior Executive Vice President of SalesMr. Charles S. Miller

Executive Vice President of OperationsMs. Anthony P. Broersma

VP & General CounselMr. John J. Milek

Executive VP of Strategy & CommunicationsMs. Donnalee K. Papenfuss

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
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
HSU Hsenghung Sam	Director	Oct 16 '25	Buy	42.45	1,000	42,450	9,000	Oct 16 03:27 PM
Ancius Michael J	Director	Oct 14 '25	Option Exercise	43.20	2,000	86,390	54,190	Oct 16 03:17 PM
Drazkowski William Joseph	EVP-Sales	Aug 15 '25	Option Exercise	19.00	6,842	129,998	18,836	Aug 18 12:16 PM
Drazkowski William Joseph	EVP-Sales	Aug 15 '25	Sale	48.67	6,842	333,012	11,994	Aug 18 12:16 PM
WILLIAM DRAZKOWSKI	Officer	Aug 15 '25	Proposed Sale	48.67	6,842	333,012		Aug 15 04:26 PM
FLORNESS DANIEL L	CEO	Aug 12 '25	Option Exercise	13.00	84,612	1,099,956	649,648	Aug 14 03:15 PM
FLORNESS DANIEL L	CEO	Aug 12 '25	Sale	48.44	84,612	4,098,673	565,036	Aug 14 03:15 PM
DANIEL FLORNESS	Officer	Aug 12 '25	Proposed Sale	48.44	84,612	4,098,673		Aug 12 05:34 PM
Soderberg John Lewis	Senior EVP-IT	Aug 08 '25	Option Exercise	13.00	34,612	449,956	34,612	Aug 12 11:33 AM
Soderberg John Lewis	Senior EVP-IT	Aug 08 '25	Sale	48.03	34,612	1,662,421	0	Aug 12 11:33 AM
Watts Jeffery Michael	President and Chief Sales Off.	Aug 08 '25	Option Exercise	13.50	48,724	657,955	44,604	Aug 12 11:29 AM
Watts Jeffery Michael	President and Chief Sales Off.	Aug 08 '25	Sale	48.05	48,724	2,341,202	11,880	Aug 12 11:29 AM
JOHN SODERBERG	Officer	Aug 08 '25	Proposed Sale	48.03	34,612	1,662,421		Aug 08 05:26 PM
JEFFERY WATTS	Officer	Aug 08 '25	Proposed Sale	48.05	48,724	2,341,202		Aug 08 05:26 PM
Broersma Anthony Paul	EVP-Operations	Jul 24 '25	Option Exercise	15.18	13,582	206,170	8,648	Jul 25 05:31 PM
Broersma Anthony Paul	EVP-Operations	Jul 24 '25	Sale	47.93	13,582	650,931	0	Jul 25 05:31 PM
ANTHONY P. BROERSMA	Officer	Jul 24 '25	Proposed Sale	47.93	13,582	650,930		Jul 24 04:23 PM

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