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Fastenal Co. engages in the provision of fasteners, tools, and supplies which can help in the manufacture of products, build structures, protect personnel, and maintain facilities and equipment. It products include cutting tools & metalworking, fasteners, material handling, storage & packaging power, transmission & motors, tools & equipment, electricals, abrasives, hydraulics & pneumatics, plumbing, lifting & rigging, raw materials, fleet & automotive, welding, office products & furniture, janitorial and lighting. The company was founded by Robert A. Kierlin, Michael M. Gostomski, Henry K. McCa... Read More
Fastenal Company Stats
Industry
Retail and Wholesale
Founded
1967
Headquarters
Winona, Minnesota
Country/Territory
United States
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Lars Florness
Employees
18,539

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Fastenal Financial Summary

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2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
Revenue
$7.4B
Assets
$4.5B
Profits
$1.2B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Fastenal (FAST) Stock Price Performance
Fastenal (FAST) Stock Key Data
SummaryAdditional DataAnalystsHistorical Quotes

Key Data

Previous Close
66.40
Open
65.60
Day’s Range
65.50 x 67.22
Volume
118
52 Week Range
53.49 x 79.04

Market Cap
$37.55B
P/E Ratio (ttm)
32.62
Forward P/E
31.52
Diluted EPS (ttm)
2.01
Dividends Per Share
1.48
Dividend Yield
2.35%
Ex-Dividend Date
Jul 26, 2024

Valuation Measures

P/E Ratio (ttm)
32.62
Forward P/E
31.52
Price to Sales (ttm)
5.06
Price to Book Value (ttm)
10.74
Price to Tangible Book Value (ttm)
10.74
Total Enterprise Value to EBIT (ttm)
24.91
Total Enterprise Value to EBITDA (ttm)
20.46
Total Enterprise Value to Total Revenue (ttm)
5.10
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Profitability Metrics

Gross Margin (ttm)
45.47%
Operating Margin (ttm)
20.47%
Net Margin (ttm)
15.54%
Return on Assets (ttm)
20.67%
Return on Equity (ttm)
33.51%

Revenue and Earnings Metrics

Revenue (ttm)
$7.42B
Revenue Per Share (ttm)
12.97
Revenue Growth (y/o/y)
2.43%
EBITDA (ttm)
$1.69B
EBITDA Growth (y/o/y)
0.82%
Diluted EPS (ttm)
2.01
Diluted EPS Growth (y/o/y)
2.27

Cash and Debt Metrics

Total Cash
$255.5M
Total Cash Per Share
0.45
Total Debt
$516.2M
Total Debt/Equity
14.77%
Current Ratio
4.39
All values as of most recently reported quarter unless otherwise noted.
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Consensus Recommendation
Hold
Consensus Price
63.54
Range of Price Targets
51.00 to 80.00
Range of EPS
2.00 to 2.14
Consensus EPS
2.08
Consensus Revenue
$7.77B
Range of Revenue
$7.66B to $7.88B
  • Consensus Price Target is the stock price analysts expect to see within a period of 0-18 months.
  • EPS and Revenue estimates are for the next 12 months.
Markets data provided by S&P and by Xignite
DATEOPENHIGHLOWCLOSEADJUSTED CLOSEVOLUME
Aug 6, 202465.6067.2265.5065.5765.573,207,275
Aug 5, 202467.3967.8165.3966.4066.404,000,328
Aug 2, 202467.4167.5866.2667.3067.3038,474
Aug 1, 202470.4571.1266.4667.4167.413,983,966
Jul 31, 202471.5871.7270.5270.7570.754,903,724
Jul 30, 202470.9971.2670.2470.8970.892,590,558
Jul 29, 202470.7170.9970.1570.7970.792,178,994
Jul 26, 202468.8770.7268.8170.3770.372,997,479
Jul 25, 202467.5069.5867.4069.0668.673,232,466
Jul 24, 202467.6668.1167.2067.3166.932,964,272
Jul 23, 202468.0868.3967.8367.9067.521,637,583
Jul 22, 202468.1668.5267.3868.2867.89179,483
Markets data provided by S&P and by Xignite
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