Fastenal Company (FAST)

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INDUSTRIALS • INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION • NASDAQ

$50.38

-1.62 (-3.12%)

Market Cap: $57.81B

Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

Earnings

Performance (10Y)

Beat Rate

90%(36/40)

Avg Surprise

+3.13%

Streak

4 Q

Upcoming Estimates

Period ending Dec 31, 2026

EPS Consensus$0.30

Range$0.25 - $0.33

15 analysts

Revenue Consensus

$2.3B

Range$1.8B - $2.5B

16 analysts

Period	Reported	Est.	Range	Surprise	B/M	Analysts	Revisions	YoY
Dec 31, 2026Dec 26EST	-	$0.30	$0.25 - $0.33	-	-	15	-	-
Sep 30, 2026Sep 26 Reported Oct 14, 2026Reported Oct 14	$0.35	$0.34	$0.32 - $0.35	+2.94%	Beat	11	4 0 30d	+20.7%
Jun 30, 2026Jun 26 Reported Jul 14, 2026Reported Jul 14	$0.33	$0.33	$0.32 - $0.34	+0.00%	Beat	11	1 0 30d	+13.8%
Mar 31, 2026Mar 26 Reported Apr 13, 2026Reported Apr 13	$0.30	$0.30	$0.29 - $0.31	+0.00%	Beat	11	3 0 30d	+15.4%
Dec 31, 2025Dec 25 Reported Jan 20, 2026Reported Jan 20	$0.26	$0.26	$0.25 - $0.27	+0.00%	Beat	14	0 1 30d	+13.0%
Sep 30, 2025Sep 25 Reported Oct 13, 2025Reported Oct 13	$0.29	$0.30	$0.28 - $0.30	-3.33%	Miss	13	2 1 30d	+11.5%
Jun 30, 2025Jun 25 Reported Jul 14, 2025Reported Jul 14	$0.29	$0.27	$0.27 - $0.29	+7.41%	Beat	12	2 3 30d	+11.5%
Mar 31, 2025Mar 25 Reported Apr 11, 2025Reported Apr 11	$0.26	$0.26	$0.25 - $0.28	+0.00%	Beat	12	2 1 30d	+0.0%
Dec 31, 2024Dec 24 Reported Jan 17, 2025Reported Jan 17	$0.23	$0.24	-	-4.17%	Miss	14	1 2 30d	+0.0%
Sep 30, 2024Sep 24 Reported Oct 11, 2024Reported Oct 11	$0.26	$0.26	$0.25 - $0.27	+0.00%	Beat	12	1 2 30d	+0.0%
Jun 30, 2024Jun 24 Reported Jul 12, 2024Reported Jul 12	$0.26	$0.25	$0.24 - $0.26	+4.00%	Beat	10	0 2 30d	+0.0%
Mar 31, 2024Mar 24 Reported Apr 11, 2024Reported Apr 11	$0.26	$0.27	-	-3.70%	Miss	12	1 1 30d	+0.0%
Dec 31, 2023Dec 23 Reported Jan 18, 2024Reported Jan 18	$0.23	$0.22	$0.21 - $0.23	+4.55%	Beat	12	No revisions (30d)	+4.5%
Sep 30, 2023Sep 23 Reported Oct 12, 2023Reported Oct 12	$0.26	$0.25	$0.24 - $0.27	+4.00%	Beat	13	0 2 30d	+4.0%
Jun 30, 2023Jun 23 Reported Jul 13, 2023Reported Jul 13	$0.26	$0.26	-	+0.00%	Beat	13	2 0 30d	+4.0%
Mar 31, 2023Mar 23 Reported Apr 13, 2023Reported Apr 13	$0.26	$0.25	$0.23 - $0.27	+4.00%	Beat	13	4 0 30d	+8.3%
Dec 31, 2022Dec 22 Reported Jan 19, 2023Reported Jan 19	$0.22	$0.21	$0.19 - $0.23	+4.76%	Beat	12	2 0 30d	+10.0%
Sep 30, 2022Sep 22 Reported Oct 13, 2022Reported Oct 13	$0.25	$0.24	$0.23 - $0.26	+4.17%	Beat	12	2 0 30d	+19.0%
Jun 30, 2022Jun 22 Reported Jul 13, 2022Reported Jul 13	$0.25	$0.25	$0.23 - $0.26	+0.00%	Beat	13	2 0 30d	+19.0%
Mar 31, 2022Mar 22 Reported Apr 13, 2022Reported Apr 13	$0.24	$0.22	$0.20 - $0.25	+9.09%	Beat	13	3 0 30d	+26.3%
Dec 31, 2021Dec 21 Reported Jan 19, 2022Reported Jan 19	$0.20	$0.19	$0.17 - $0.21	+5.26%	Beat	12	4 1 30d	+17.6%
Sep 30, 2021Sep 21 Reported Oct 12, 2021Reported Oct 12	$0.21	$0.21	$0.20 - $0.22	+0.00%	Beat	13	1 0 30d	+10.5%
Jun 30, 2021Jun 21 Reported Jul 13, 2021Reported Jul 13	$0.21	$0.21	$0.20 - $0.22	+0.00%	Beat	13	2 0 30d	+0.0%
Mar 31, 2021Mar 21 Reported Apr 13, 2021Reported Apr 13	$0.19	$0.18	$0.17 - $0.20	+5.56%	Beat	11	No revisions (30d)	+5.6%
Dec 31, 2020Dec 20 Reported Jan 20, 2021Reported Jan 20	$0.17	$0.17	$0.14 - $0.19	+0.00%	Beat	14	3 0 30d	+6.3%
Sep 30, 2020Sep 20 Reported Oct 13, 2020Reported Oct 13	$0.19	$0.19	$0.18 - $0.21	+0.00%	Beat	14	1 0 30d	+0.0%
Jun 30, 2020Jun 20 Reported Jul 14, 2020Reported Jul 14	$0.21	$0.18	$0.08 - $0.24	+16.67%	Beat	14	2 0 30d	+16.7%
Mar 31, 2020Mar 20 Reported Apr 14, 2020Reported Apr 14	$0.18	$0.17	$0.16 - $0.19	+5.88%	Beat	12	2 0 30d	+5.9%
Dec 31, 2019Dec 19 Reported Jan 17, 2020Reported Jan 17	$0.16	$0.16	$0.15 - $0.18	+0.00%	Beat	14	No revisions (30d)	+6.7%
Sep 30, 2019Sep 19 Reported Oct 11, 2019Reported Oct 11	$0.19	$0.18	$0.18 - $0.19	+5.56%	Beat	14	No revisions (30d)	+11.8%
Jun 30, 2019Jun 19 Reported Jul 11, 2019Reported Jul 11	$0.18	$0.19	-	-5.26%	Miss	16	No revisions (30d)	-5.3%
Mar 31, 2019Mar 19 Reported Apr 11, 2019Reported Apr 11	$0.17	$0.17	-	+0.00%	Beat	17	3 0 30d	+13.3%
Dec 31, 2018Dec 18 Reported Jan 17, 2019Reported Jan 17	$0.15	$0.15	-	+0.00%	Beat	16	1 0 30d	+15.4%
Sep 30, 2018Sep 18 Reported Oct 10, 2018Reported Oct 10	$0.17	$0.17	-	+0.00%	Beat	13	3 0 30d	+30.8%
Jun 30, 2018Jun 18 Reported Jul 11, 2018Reported Jul 11	$0.19	$0.17	-	+11.76%	Beat	14	3 0 30d	+46.2%
Mar 31, 2018Mar 18 Reported Apr 11, 2018Reported Apr 11	$0.15	$0.15	-	+0.00%	Beat	14	5 0 30d	+25.0%
Dec 31, 2017Dec 17 Reported Jan 17, 2018Reported Jan 17	$0.13	$0.11	-	+18.18%	Beat	14	2 0 30d	+30.0%
Sep 30, 2017Sep 17 Reported Oct 11, 2017Reported Oct 11	$0.13	$0.12	-	+8.33%	Beat	15	1 0 30d	-
Jun 30, 2017Jun 17 Reported Jul 12, 2017Reported Jul 12	$0.13	$0.12	-	+8.33%	Beat	16	2 0 30d	-
Mar 31, 2017Mar 17 Reported Apr 12, 2017Reported Apr 12	$0.12	$0.12	-	+0.00%	Beat	-	-	-
Dec 31, 2016Dec 16 Reported Jan 18, 2017Reported Jan 18	$0.10	$0.09	-	+11.11%	Beat	-	-	-

Dividends

Dividend Metrics

Forward Yield2.06%

Forward Annual Dividend$1.04

Payout Ratio81.48%

FrequencyQuarterly

Pay MonthsFeb, May, Aug, Nov

Growth

3Y CAGR+12.17%

5Y CAGR+11.84%

FAST dividend history and ex-dividend dates Run FAST in the free DRIP calculator

Key Metrics

Valuation
P/E Ratio	42.69	EV/EBITDA	29.53x
Price/FCF	50.02x	FCF Yield	2.00%
Profitability
Profit Margin	15.60%	Operating Margin	21.50%
ROE	35.30%	ROIC	32.26%
Financial Health
Debt/Equity	0.03x	Interest Coverage	412.81x
Current Ratio	4.18x	Quick Ratio	2.21x
Trading Statistics
Beta	0.69	Avg Volume	8.21M
52-Week High	$52.92	52-Week Low	$38.34

Technical Indicators Dashboard

Moving Averages

SMA 10$50.86

SMA 20$50.49

SMA 50$50.39

SMA 200$46.39

EMA 10$50.86

EMA 20$50.55

EMA 50$49.83

EMA 200$47.02

MACD

Line: 0.38Signal: 0.32Hist: 0.06

ADX

ADX: 13.2+DI: 15.6-DI: 26.9

Aroon & PSAR

Aroon Up100.0

Aroon Down96.0

PSAR$47.30

Bollinger Bands

Upper Band$51.90

Lower Band$49.07

%B Position561%(Upper)

Band Width0.46

RSI (14-Day)

Neutral

50.0

Momentum Oscillators

Stoch %K76.0

Stoch %D80.7

Williams %R-44.1

ROC (10d)0.3%

Momentum0.15

CCI (20d)81.9

MFI (14d)40.5

Volatility Measures

ATR (14d)$1.43(2.8%)

StdDev (20d)0.71

Hist Vol19.9%(Low)

Volume Flow

VWAP$50.99

OBV213.6M

AD Line-6.1B

CMF (20d)0.120

Volume Metrics

Avg Vol (20d)8.5M

Vol Ratio1.5x(High)

VWMA (20d)$50.61

Pivot Points

R3$58.98

R2$55.70

R1$53.85

Pivot Point$50.58

S1$48.73

S2$45.45

S3$43.60

Advanced Oscillators

TSI11.69

Ultimate Osc60.2

KST17.13

Financial Data

Quarter	Jun 2026	Mar 2026	Dec 2025	Sep 2025	Jun 2025	Mar 2025	Dec 2024	Sep 2024	Jun 2024	Mar 2024	Dec 2023	Sep 2023
Total Revenue	$2.39B	$2.20B	$2.03B	$2.13B	$2.08B	$1.96B	$1.82B	$1.91B	$1.92B	$1.90B	$1.76B	$1.85B
Cost of Revenue	$1.32B	$1.22B	$1.13B	$1.17B	$1.14B	$1.08B	$1.01B	$1.05B	$1.05B	$1.03B	$959.20M	$998.30M
Gross Profit	$1.06B	$982.90M	$898.70M	$965.80M	$942.80M	$883.90M	$818.20M	$858.60M	$863.50M	$861.60M	$799.40M	$847.60M

Operating Expenses	$561.80M	$535.30M	$514.50M	$524.30M	$506.70M	$490.00M	$473.40M	$470.50M	$476.60M	$471.40M	$445.50M	$460.90M
R&D	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
SG&A	$561.80M	$535.30M	$514.50M	$524.30M	$506.70M	$490.00M	$473.40M	$470.50M	$476.60M	$471.40M	$445.50M	$460.90M
Operating Income	$501.80M	$447.60M	$384.20M	$441.50M	$436.10M	$393.90M	$344.80M	$388.10M	$386.90M	$390.20M	$353.90M	$386.70M

Interest Income	$1.50M	$1.60M	$1.20M	$700,000	$2.70M	$900,000	$1.20M	$1.30M	$1.30M	$1.60M	$2.30M	$800,000
Interest Expense	$1.20M	$800,000	$700,000	$1.60M	$2.20M	$1.70M	$1.70M	$1.80M	$1.80M	$2.00M	$1.90M	$2.10M
Income Before Tax	$502.10M	$448.30M	$384.70M	$440.60M	$436.60M	$393.10M	$344.30M	$387.60M	$386.40M	$389.80M	$354.30M	$385.40M
Income Tax Expense	$119.30M	$108.60M	$90.80M	$105.10M	$106.30M	$94.40M	$82.20M	$89.50M	$93.70M	$92.10M	$87.90M	$89.90M

Net Income	$382.80M	$339.80M	$293.90M	$335.50M	$330.30M	$298.70M	$262.10M	$298.10M	$292.70M	$297.70M	$266.40M	$295.50M

EBITDA	$547.40M	$492.20M	$428.70M	$486.40M	$481.20M	$438.60M	$389.20M	$432.50M	$430.60M	$433.10M	$397.10M	$431.40M
EBIT	$501.80M	$447.60M	$384.20M	$441.50M	$436.10M	$393.90M	$344.80M	$388.10M	$386.90M	$390.20M	$353.90M	$386.70M

* Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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Government Contracts

Gov Obligations (TTM)

$8.38M

Gov Obligations / Revenue

0.1%

Obligations YoY

-19.7%

Active Awards

New Awards (TTM)

Avg Remaining Term

3.0 mo

Top agency: Department of Defense at 98.3% of trailing twelve month obligations across 4 agencies

Recent Awards

Award ID	Agency	Obligated	Start	End	Description
FA822426F0009	Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force	$7.22M	Nov 1, 2025	Oct 31, 2026	THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS TO PROCURE CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES AND SHOP OPERATING MATERIALS VENDED VIA POINT-OF-USE MACHINES THAT PRODUCTION TECHNICIANS UTILIZE AT THE OGDEN AIR LOGISTICS COMPLEX ON HILL AFB.
FA822426F0007	Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force	$600000	Nov 1, 2025	Oct 31, 2026	THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES AND SHOP OPERATING MATERIALS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK AND CDRLS. THE REQUIREMENT IS TO PROCURE, CONTROL, AND STORE CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES AND SHOP OPERATING MATERIALS.
FA822426F0006	Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force	$300000	Nov 1, 2025	Oct 31, 2026	THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES AND SHOP OPERATING MATERIALS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK AND CDRLS. THE REQUIREMENT IS TO PROCURE, CONTROL, AND STORE CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES AND SHOP OPERATING MATERIALS.
95C67826P0227	District of Columbia CourtsDistrict of Columbia Courts	$100000	May 5, 2026	Apr 27, 2027	FY26 DCSC-26-RFQ-70 FASTENAL COMPANY PARTIALLY FUNDED BPA FOR HARDWARE SUPPLIES- BASE YR. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE APRIL 28, 2026 THROUGH APRIL 27, 2027 THE NTE AMOUNT WILL $150K
33312926P00532371	Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian Institution	$24698	Dec 23, 2025	Jan 9, 2026	GOODS: FILTERS FOR NZP
6973GH26P01763	Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration	$19899	May 11, 2026	May 15, 2026	GANTRY A FRAME TC2 6600LB
SPMYM226P5634	Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency	$18524	Mar 23, 2026	Jun 5, 2026	CONTINUOUS THREAD SCREW
SPMYM226P5920	Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency	$5362	Apr 20, 2026	Aug 5, 2026	SCREW,CAP,SOCKET HD
SPMYM226P5743	Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency	$4717	Mar 26, 2026	Mar 26, 2026	SCREW, SELF-LOCKING, 0.250-20UNC-2A X 0.500 INCH, FF-S-92, TY 1, STY 2S, NICU WITH SELF-LOCKING ELEMENT, PER MIL-DTL-18240F, TYPE N *SEE ATTACHED MATERIAL ORDERING DATA DOCUMENTS
SPMYM126P9758	Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency	$3573	Apr 21, 2026	Jun 9, 2026	SCREW, CAP, HEX HEAD, NICU, 0.375-16UNC-2AX4.000, NICKEL ALLOY, GRADE 400

Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

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FAST Valuation and Fair Value

P/E: 42.7x
Forward P/E: 37.5x
EV/EBITDA: 29.5x
P/FCF: 50.0x
PEG: 3.4x
P/B: 14.2x

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FAST Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

Gross margin: 44.7%
Operating margin: 21.5%
Net margin: 15.6%
ROIC: 32.3%
ROE: 35.3%
FCF margin: 13.2%
FCF yield: 2.0%

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Sector: Industrials

FAST Analyst Ratings

Consensus: Hold
Analysts: 18
Strong Buy: 0
Buy: 6
Hold: 7
Sell: 2
Strong Sell: 3

FAST Bull Case vs Bear Case

Bull case

FAST earns a 32.3% return on invested capital.
FAST grew quarterly revenue 15.5% year over year.

Bear case

FAST trades at 42.7x trailing earnings.
FAST beat EPS estimates in 25.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.

FAST Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

Beat rate: 2 of 8 quarters (25.0%)
Average surprise: 0.4%
EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Dec 31, 2026): $0.30

FAST Dividend

Forward yield: 2.1%
Payout ratio: 81.5%
3Y DPS growth: 12.2%
5Y DPS growth: 11.8%
Pay months: Feb, May, Aug, Nov

FAST dividend history

Frequently Asked Questions About FAST

What is FAST's current dividend yield?

Fastenal Company (FAST) has a forward dividend yield of 2.06%.

Does FAST pay dividends?

Yes, Fastenal Company pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 2.06%.

What is FAST's P/E ratio?

Fastenal Company has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 42.69.

What is FAST's market cap?

Fastenal Company (FAST) has a market capitalization of $57.81B with a current stock price of $50.38.

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