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FAST

NASD Fastenal Company
Oct 24, 2026 · 5:50 AM ET EOD Market Closed

$51.91 ↑ +0.00 (+0.00%) Trading Up from the previous close of $51.91, $1.00 below the day’s high of $52.91

YTD change
+29.35%
vs 20-day SMA
+1.97%
vs 200-day SMA
+10.66%

Price ranges

Previous day
$51.86 $52.91
open $52.73 close $51.91
-$0.82 (-1.56%)
Today
$51.86 $52.91
$51.91
Past week
$50.38 $52.87
from $50.38 now $51.91
+$1.53 (+3.04%)
Past month
$47.30 $52.87
from $50.73 now $51.91
+$1.18 (+2.33%)
This year
$39.86 $52.92
from $40.13 now $51.91
+$11.78 (+29.35%)

Price & Performance

+7.22 (+16.16%) / 6M

$42.50$46.16$49.83$53.49Apr 24Jul 27Oct 23

Signals & Sentiment

Momentum, market sentiment, and recent alerts

Very Good
  • The stock is 1.9% away from all-time highs of $52.92
  • FAST is up 29% since the beginning of the year
  • FAST is up 21% over the past 12 months
  • FAST is up 2% over the past 1 month
  • 3% of all FAST investors are betting against FAST

FAST reads very good: price sits above both the 20- and 200-day averages, the 12-month move is +21.1%.

Financial Strength

Earnings, valuation, and balance sheet

Earnings

Profitable Yes
EPS $0.35
Earnings momentum -15.2% Quarterly EPS growth
Quarterly change -15.2%

Valuation

P/E ratio 44.86
Enterprise value $60.9B
Beta 0.12

Balance sheet & scale

Income$1.4M
Revenue$9.1B
Cash$211.9M
Debt$451.7K
Income / Debt 3.14×

Company & Peers

Company profile and competitor comparison

Company profile

ExchangeNASD
Sector Wholesale Trade
Sub Sector Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
Market cap $59.6B

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.

Competitor comparison

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WSO Watsco, Inc. $322.98 -1.24%
RCH.CAT RICHELIEU HARDWARE LTD $37.82 -1.05%
GIC Global Industrial Company $44.46 -1.00%
LBGJ Li Bang International Corporation Inc. Class A $1.55 +1.97%
CYLC County Line Energy Corp. $0.0001 +0.00%

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