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Fastenal Co.

$47.64 +$0.62 (+1.32%) 1D After hours
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Key Metrics

$53.96B
Market cap
41.52×
P/E · TTM
$8.44B
Revenue · TTM
$1.30B
Net income
EPS · TTM $1.13
Dividend yield 1.9%
Free cash flow $1.16B
Beta · 1Y 0.52
EBITDA · TTM $1.89B
Gross margin 44.9%

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 28
    Money has been moving out of its sector (Consumer Discretionary).

    Consumer Discretionary has run -5.7 points vs SPY over four weeks, ranking 3→5→10→11 of 11 sectors — this stock trades inside that current.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION MAP, LIVE ↗
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 18.6 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$53.96B
Enterprise value$53.77B
Shares outstanding1.1B
52-wk range$38.97 – $50.63
Avg volume · 20D6.6M
Net cash $183.60M
Book value / share$3.47
IndustryRetail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply
ExchangeNASDAQ
About Fastenal Co.
IPO dateAug 20, 1987
Employees24795

Fastenal began as an industrial retailer, expanding its product portfolio from nuts and bolts to cutting tools, safety equipment, and janitorial supplies. It transitioned into a distributor by building out a dense network of branches close to its business customers.

Wolf Grade COMING SOON

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The wolf is in training. Composite grades vs sector — profitability, health, value, momentum — arrive with the percentile engine. Methodology will be public.

Valuation

P/E41.52
P/S6.39
P/FCF46.37
EV/EBITDA28.46
EV/Sales6.37
Graham №$9.40

Profitability

Gross 44.9%
Operating 20.3%
Net 15.4%
FCF 13.8%
ROE / ROIC 34.2% · 34.1%

Financial Health

Current ratio4.39
Quick ratio2.34
Debt / equity0.03
Debt / EBITDA 0.07Low leverage
Net cash $183.60M
Working capital$2.80B

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $1.41B
Capex −$248.50M
Free cash flow $1.16B
Buybacks —
Dividends paid $1.03B
Shareholder yield 1.9%

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9
Strong fundamentals · 7 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

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Insufficient balance-sheet inputs

Graham Number vs Price

$9.40 vs $47.64
Trades 5.1× above classic defensive value — priced for growth
Fundamentals through 2026-03-31 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings