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FASTENAL CO FAST

Nasdaq · stock · Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply · website · IPO 1987-08-01 · LEI

FASTENAL CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$54.1B
P / E43.0×
P / S6.6×
P / B13.7×
P / FCF51.5×
Dividend yield1.86%
Net margin15.3%
Return on equity31.9%
FCF margin12.8%
Net cash$151.8M
Net debt / EBITDA-0.1×
Enterprise value USD$53.9B
EV / EBITDA29.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.1%
Return on capital38.2%
Graham number -82.4%$9.17

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($9.17); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
12.60% 13.20% 15.10% 14.80% 15.20% 15.40% 15.60% 15.70% 15.20% 15.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
49.60% 49.30% 48.30% 47.20% 45.50% 46.20% 46.10% 45.70% 45.10% 45.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
20.10% 20.10% 20.10% 19.80% 20.20% 20.30% 20.80% 20.80% 20.00% 20.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
25.80% 27.60% 32.70% 29.70% 31.40% 30.40% 34.40% 34.50% 31.80% 31.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
1.16B 1.15B 1.15B 1.15B 1.15B 1.15B 1.14B 1.15B 1.15B 1.15B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$277.3M $298.1M $332.8M $170.1M $159.3M $153.8M $324.9M $38.7M -$55.8M -$151.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
18.70% 19.90% 22.60% 20.80% 21.70% 21.50% 23.90% 25.90% 24.50% 24.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
8.30% 10.60% 10.00% 11.20% 16.50% 10.20% 11.00% 17.10% 12.50% 12.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.20× 0.20× 0.22× 0.13× 0.15× 0.13× 0.18× 0.08× 0.06× 0.03× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.86 $0.50 $0.66 $0.69 $0.74 $0.80 $1.89 $1.01 $1.00 $1.09 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

FASTENAL CO trades at about 47.9× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.4×–39.8×, median 30.6×).

13.4× 47.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (13.4×–39.8×); dot = today's 47.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin45.0%45.1%45.7%46.1%46.2%45.5%47.2%48.3%49.3%49.6%
Operating margin20.2%20.0%20.8%20.8%20.3%20.2%19.8%20.1%20.1%20.1%
Net margin15.3%15.2%15.7%15.6%15.4%15.2%14.8%15.1%13.2%12.6%
FCF margin12.8%12.5%17.1%11.0%10.2%16.5%11.2%10.0%10.6%8.3%
Return on assets24.9%24.5%25.9%23.9%21.5%21.7%20.8%22.6%19.9%18.7%
Return on equity31.9%31.8%34.5%34.4%30.4%31.4%29.7%32.7%27.6%25.8%
Debt / equity0.03×0.06×0.08×0.18×0.13×0.15×0.13×0.22×0.20×0.20×
Current ratio4.854.674.573.964.194.084.515.305.516.24

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.