Fastenal (FAST) Stock
NASDAQ · FAST
50.34
Fundamentals
Market cap
$57.87B
Price / Earnings ratio
43.1x
Price / Sales ratio
6.7x
Price / Book ratio
14.3x
Return on assets
26.0%
Ex-Dividend date
28 Jul 2026
Last payment date
25 Aug 2026
Dividend amount
$0.24
Dividend yield
1.90%
Debt / Equity ratio
N/A
Recent news

24/7 Wall Street
5 Industrial Distributors With a Competitive Advantage Hiding in Plain Sight
NeutralFASTSeptember 24, 2026
24/7 Wall StreetNeutral
5 Industrial Distributors With a Competitive Advantage Hiding in Plain Sight
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Zacks Investment Research
Are Industrial Products Stocks Lagging Fastenal (FAST) This Year?
NeutralFASTSeptember 21, 2026
Zacks Investment ResearchNeutral
Are Industrial Products Stocks Lagging Fastenal (FAST) This Year?
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Zacks Investment Research
All You Need to Know About Fastenal (FAST) Rating Upgrade to Buy
NeutralFASTSeptember 14, 2026
Zacks Investment ResearchNeutral
All You Need to Know About Fastenal (FAST) Rating Upgrade to Buy
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24/7 Wall Street
These 5 Boring Stocks Are Quietly Crushing the Market and Making Investors Rich
NeutralFASTSeptember 12, 2026
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Technicals
OscillatorsBuy5 Indicators
Moving AveragesStrong Buy12 Indicators
Analyst Ratings
Strong Sell0
Sell1
Neutral3
Buy1
Strong Buy0
Financials
Performance
Revenue
Net income
Net margin %
2021
2022
2023
2025
10B6B3B0
Debt & Balance Sheet
Total assets
Total liabilities
2021
2022
2023
2025
6B4B2B0
Revenue to Profit
2025$8.2B
Revenue$0.0
Cost of revenue$0.0
Gross profit$0.0
Operating expenses$1.3B
Net incomeEarnings
EPS forecast
Actual EPS
$0.29
$0.30
Q3FY25
$0.26
Q4FY25
$0.30
Q1FY26
$0.32
Q2FY26
$0.32
Q3FY26
The market is expecting earnings per share of $0.32 for this quarter. The company has not yet shared when it is announcing earnings.
% positive news of 10 articles
published over the past 14 days
Latest news

24/7 Wall Street
5 Industrial Distributors With a Competitive Advantage Hiding in Plain Sight
NeutralFASTSeptember 24, 2026
24/7 Wall StreetNeutral
5 Industrial Distributors With a Competitive Advantage Hiding in Plain Sight
FAST

Zacks Investment Research
Are Industrial Products Stocks Lagging Fastenal (FAST) This Year?
NeutralFASTSeptember 21, 2026
Zacks Investment ResearchNeutral
Are Industrial Products Stocks Lagging Fastenal (FAST) This Year?
FAST

Zacks Investment Research
All You Need to Know About Fastenal (FAST) Rating Upgrade to Buy
NeutralFASTSeptember 14, 2026
Zacks Investment ResearchNeutral
All You Need to Know About Fastenal (FAST) Rating Upgrade to Buy
FAST

24/7 Wall Street
These 5 Boring Stocks Are Quietly Crushing the Market and Making Investors Rich
NeutralFASTSeptember 12, 2026
24/7 Wall StreetNeutral
These 5 Boring Stocks Are Quietly Crushing the Market and Making Investors Rich
FAST

Zacks Investment Research
5 Industrial Services Stocks to Consider Despite Industry Challenges
NeutralFASTSeptember 4, 2026
Zacks Investment ResearchNeutral
5 Industrial Services Stocks to Consider Despite Industry Challenges
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Zacks Investment Research
Is Fastenal (FAST) Stock Outpacing Its Industrial Products Peers This Year?
NeutralFASTSeptember 3, 2026
Zacks Investment ResearchNeutral
Is Fastenal (FAST) Stock Outpacing Its Industrial Products Peers This Year?
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Zacks Investment Research
Can Fastenal's 17% Construction Growth Hold on Infrastructure Demand?
NeutralFASTAugust 27, 2026
Zacks Investment ResearchNeutral
Can Fastenal's 17% Construction Growth Hold on Infrastructure Demand?
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Zacks Investment Research
Can Fastenal's 44.6% FMI Sales Mix Unlock More Operating Leverage?
NeutralFASTAugust 21, 2026
Zacks Investment ResearchNeutral
Can Fastenal's 44.6% FMI Sales Mix Unlock More Operating Leverage?
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Zacks Investment Research
Is Fastenal (FAST) Outperforming Other Industrial Products Stocks This Year?
NeutralFASTAugust 18, 2026
Zacks Investment ResearchNeutral
Is Fastenal (FAST) Outperforming Other Industrial Products Stocks This Year?
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Zacks Investment Research
Fastenal Stock Climbs 14% in a Month: Buy the High Now or Wait?
NeutralFASTAugust 17, 2026
Zacks Investment ResearchNeutral
Fastenal Stock Climbs 14% in a Month: Buy the High Now or Wait?
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About Fastenal
Fastenal is an expert consultant, a logistics company, a technology provider, and more generally, a distributor of wide-ranging industrial and construction products. It offers fasteners, and related industrial and construction supplies under the Fastenal name.
SectorIndustrials
IndustryIndustrial Distribution
Employees22,230
CEOMr. Jeffery Michael Watts
IPO DateMar 26, 1990
HeadquartersWinona, MN
Key Executives
| Name | Title | Year Born |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Jeffery Michael Watts | President, CEO & Director | 1972 |
| Mr. Max H. Tunnicliff | Senior EVP & CFO | 1979 |
| Ms. Sheryl Ann Lisowski | Executive VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer | 1967 |
| Mr. Daniel L. Florness | Strategic Advisor to the CEO | 1963 |
| Mr. John Lewis Soderberg | Senior Executive Vice President of Information Technology | 1971 |
| Mr. Charles S. Miller | Senior Executive Vice President of Sales | 1974 |
| Ms. Anthony P. Broersma | Executive Vice President of Operations | 1980 |
| Mr. John J. Milek | VP & General Counsel | — |
| Ms. Donnalee K. Papenfuss | Executive VP of Strategy & Communications | 1964 |
| Ms. Noelle Joan Oas J.D. | Executive Vice President of Human Resources | 1985 |
Fundamentals
Valuation
Market cap$57.87B
Price-to-sales ratio6.65
Price-to-book value14.31
Price-earnings ratio43.10
Return on Equity33.00%
Return on Sales20.00%
Return on Assets26.00%
PEG ratio3.39
Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share$1.18
Income Statement
Average volume6,457,413
EBITDA$1.89B
1 year high (52w)$52.92
1 year low (52w)$38.97
Dividend
Ex dividend date28 Jul 2026
Dividend amount$0.24
Dividend yield1.90%
Last payment date25 Aug 2026
Dividend yield (TTM)1.91%
Next earnings report12 Oct 2026
Solvency
Debt-to-equity ratioN/A
Technicals
OscillatorsBuy5 Indicators
Moving AveragesStrong Buy12 Indicators
What the experts say
5 Wall Street Analyst Ratings
HOLD
20% Buy
60% Hold
20% Sell
Target price
$50.00
Est return
0.87%
Seasonality
Monthly price change (%)| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -2.3 | +10.4 | +4.2 | +9.5 | ||||||||
| 2022 | -8.6 | -9.0 | +15.2 | -7.3 | -2.6 | -7.4 | +3.3 | -2.3 | -9.7 | +2.0 | +5.5 | -8.2 |
| 2023 | +6.7 | -0.7 | +4.6 | +0.0 | -1.3 | +9.5 | +0.3 | -1.3 | -4.6 | +6.3 | +1.8 | +6.5 |
| 2024 | +7.4 | +4.6 | +5.9 | -11.3 | -3.2 | -2.3 | +13.9 | +1.3 | +6.5 | +10.0 | +6.8 | -13.0 |
| 2025 | +3.0 | +2.7 | +4.3 | +4.3 | +2.4 | +2.7 | +7.6 | +9.3 | -0.3 | -13.8 | -1.6 | -0.0 |
| 2026 | +7.2 | +2.8 | +0.2 | -3.6 | -1.6 | +9.2 | -0.1 | +2.5 | +3.4 |
Corporate actions
Upcoming
No upcoming corporate actions for FAST
Past
DividendQ3/26
Ex-dividend date28 Jul 2026
Payable date25 Aug 2026
Amount per share$0.26
DividendQ2/26
Ex-dividend date28 Apr 2026
Payable date26 May 2026
Amount per share$0.24
DividendQ1/26
Ex-dividend date29 Jan 2026
Payable date26 Feb 2026
Amount per share$0.24
DividendQ4/25
Ex-dividend date28 Oct 2025
Payable date25 Nov 2025
Amount per share$0.22
DividendQ3/25
Ex-dividend date29 Jul 2025
Payable date26 Aug 2025
Amount per share$0.22
DividendQ2/25
Ex-dividend date25 Apr 2025
Payable date23 May 2025
Amount per share$0.44
Stock split
Split date22 May 2025
Ratio1 : 2
DividendQ1/25
Ex-dividend date31 Jan 2025
Payable date28 Feb 2025
Amount per share$0.43
DividendQ4/24
Ex-dividend date25 Oct 2024
Payable date22 Nov 2024
Amount per share$0.39
DividendQ3/24
Ex-dividend date26 Jul 2024
Payable date23 Aug 2024
Amount per share$0.39
DividendQ2/24
Ex-dividend date24 Apr 2024
Payable date23 May 2024
Amount per share$0.39
DividendQ1/24
Ex-dividend date31 Jan 2024
Payable date29 Feb 2024
Amount per share$0.39
DividendQ4/23
Ex-dividend date5 Dec 2023
Payable date20 Dec 2023
Amount per share$0.38
DividendQ4/23
Ex-dividend date25 Oct 2023
Payable date24 Nov 2023
Amount per share$0.35
DividendQ3/23
Ex-dividend date26 Jul 2023
Payable date24 Aug 2023
Amount per share$0.35
DividendQ2/23
Ex-dividend date26 Apr 2023
Payable date25 May 2023
Amount per share$0.35
DividendQ1/23
Ex-dividend date1 Feb 2023
Payable date2 Mar 2023
Amount per share$0.35
DividendQ4/22
Ex-dividend date26 Oct 2022
Payable date23 Nov 2022
Amount per share$0.31
DividendQ3/22
Ex-dividend date26 Jul 2022
Payable date24 Aug 2022
Amount per share$0.31
DividendQ2/22
Ex-dividend date26 Apr 2022
Payable date25 May 2022
Amount per share$0.31



