Fastenal Company (FAST)
NASDAQ · Industrials · market cap 50.74B
Share price
$49.18
At the last nightly close
Intrinsic value
$29.42
Range $19.23 – $22.24 before any credit for growth. The figure above credits what the franchise record earns, which is why it sits outside that range.
Margin of safety
-40.2%
($29.42 − $49.18) ÷ $49.18
EV / EBIT
56.8
On the median operating profit of 15 fiscal years through 2025.
How these numbers are computed
The valuations are calculated in Python from filed accounts, not written by a language model. Three methods run side by side: earnings power value, which capitalises a normalised operating profit; a free-cash-flow model; and the Graham Number as an asset-side cross-check. The conservative figure above is the low end of what they agree on.
The frame gives no credit for growth. A company that compounds will therefore read as expensive against it — that is deliberate. It is a price-discipline floor, not a price target, and it is not a view on what the shares will do.
The EV/EBIT ranking uses the median operating profit of up to fifteen fiscal years — a full cycle — where the free screeners use the last twelve months. When the data cannot support a method, the figure reads n/a rather than a number: a free-cash-flow valuation on a bank, a PEG on erratic earnings, a multiple on a company with no operating profit to speak of.
Fundamentals from SEC EDGAR. Prices, market data and technicals from yfinance. Valuation computed 2026-09-03.
Key metrics
Market position
Annual financials
| Period | Revenue | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-FY | 8.20B | 1.66B | 1.26B | 1.10 | 1.05B |
| 2024-FY | 7.55B | 1.51B | 1.15B | 1.00 | 946.8M |
| 2023-FY | 7.35B | 1.53B | 1.16B | 1.01 | 1.26B |
| 2022-FY | 6.98B | 1.45B | 1.09B | 0.94 | 767.2M |
| 2021-FY | 6.01B | 1.22B | 925.0M | 1.60 | 613.5M |
Filed figures from SEC EDGAR, in the reporting currency.
Next earnings
Recent news
- How to Spot Stock Catalysts — With Key Patterns and Examplestimothysykes.com
- Fastenal Company (FAST) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Financefinance.yahoo.com
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