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FAST:NASDAQ
Fastenal Co
$51.36
+0.67%
(+0.34) 1D
Oct 19, 1:37:26 PM GMT-4  ·   USD
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Open
$51.37
High
$51.60
Low
$50.73
Mkt. cap
58.91B
Avg. vol.
7.83M
Volume
2.18M
Dividend
2.03%
Quarterly dividend
$0.26
Ex-dividend date
Jul 28, 2026
P/E ratio
41.65
52-wk high
$52.92
52-wk low
$38.97
EPS
$1.23
Beta
0.69
Shares outstanding
1.15B
No. of employees
22K
Open
$51.37
High
$51.60
Low
$50.73
Mkt. cap
58.91B
Avg. vol.
7.83M
Volume
2.18M
Dividend
2.03%
Quarterly dividend
$0.26
Ex-dividend date
Jul 28, 2026
P/E ratio
41.65
52-wk high
$52.92
52-wk low
$38.97
EPS
$1.23
Beta
0.69
Shares outstanding
1.15B
No. of employees
22K
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Profile
Fastenal Company is an American publicly traded company based in Winona, Minnesota, founded in 1967. Fastenal is a major distributor of industrial and construction supplies, and the largest fastener distributor in North America. Fastenal provides supply chain solutions including bin stock, vending machines, inventory management, and logistics services. Fastenal placed 479 in the 2021 Fortune 500 based on its 2020 revenues, and its stock is a component of the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 stock market indices. Fastenal had 3,334 in-market locations as of March 2023. Wikipedia
About Fastenal Co
CEOJeffery M. Watts
Employees21.7K
Founded1967
HeadquartersWinona, Minnesota, United States
SectorTrading company
Analyst ratings
Based on 9 analysts giving stock ratings to FAST in the past 3 months
Hold
Buy
3
Hold
4
Sell
2
12-month forecast
Based on 9 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for FAST in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $51.36
$60.00 (+16.82%)
Average
$50.57 (-1.54%)
Lowest
$46.00 (-10.44%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
David Manthey
Robert W. Baird
Buy
Maintained
$60.00
+16.8%
10/15/2026
Andrew Obin
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Reiterated
$55.00
+7.1%
10/15/2026
Connor Cerniglia
Bernstein
Sell
Reiterated
$47.00
-8.5%
10/15/2026
Kenneth Newman
KeyBanc
Hold
Maintained
-
-
10/15/2026
Guy Hardwick
Barclays
Hold
Maintained
$46.00
-10.4%
10/15/2026
Unknown Analyst
UBS
Hold
Maintained
$49.00
-4.6%
09/16/2026
Nigel Coe
Wolfe Research
Sell
Reiterated
$51.00
-0.7%
09/15/2026
Ryan Merkel
William Blair
Buy
Maintained
-
-
09/04/2026
Chris Dankert
D.A. Davidson
Hold
Maintained
$46.00
-10.4%
09/03/2026
Kristina Ruggeri
Argus Research
Buy
Maintained
$55.00
+7.1%
07/16/2026
Stephen Volkmann
Jefferies
Buy
Reiterated
$52.00
+1.2%
07/15/2026
Christopher Snyder
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintained
$48.00
-6.5%
07/14/2026
Sam Darkatsh
Raymond James
Sell
Reiterated
-
-
07/15/2026
William Blunt
Rothschild & Co Redburn
Buy
Initiated
$55.00
+7.1%
07/13/2026
Unknown Analyst
Davidson Capital
Hold
Initiated
$46.00
-10.4%
06/16/2026
Unknown Analyst
D.A. Davidson
Hold
Initiated
$46.00
-10.4%
06/15/2026
Last report
Oct 14, 2026
Fiscal period
Q3 2026
$0.35 / $0.34
+3.32%beat
Revenue / Est. (USD)
2.46B / 2.44B
+0.90%beat
Fiscal Q3 2026 earnings call
Waiting for the earnings call
At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
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Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Sep 2026
Revenue
2.03B
2.20B
2.39B
2.46B
Cost of goods sold
1.13B
1.22B
1.32B
1.36B
Cost of revenue
1.13B
1.22B
1.32B
1.36B
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
514.40M
535.30M
561.80M
573.90M
Operating expense
514.40M
535.30M
561.80M
573.90M
Total operating expenses
1.64B
1.75B
1.89B
1.93B
Operating income
384.30M
447.60M
501.80M
530.80M
Other non operating income
-
-
-
-
EBT including unusual items
384.60M
448.40M
502.10M
531.20M
EBT excluding unusual items
384.60M
448.40M
502.10M
531.20M
Income tax expense
90.60M
108.60M
119.30M
129.60M
Effective tax rate
23.56%
24.22%
23.76%
24.40%
Other operating expenses
-
-
-
-
Net income
294.00M
339.80M
382.80M
401.60M
Net profit margin
14.50%
15.43%
16.04%
16.30%
Earnings per share
0.26
0.30
0.33
0.35
Interest and investment income
1.20M
1.60M
1.50M
1.20M
Interest expense
-900.00K
-800.00K
-1.20M
-800.00K
Net interest expenses
300.00K
800.00K
300.00K
400.00K
Depreciation and amortization charges
-
-
-
-
EBITDA
428.80M
492.20M
547.30M
575.70M
Gain or loss from assets sale
-500.00K
1.00M
-800.00K
-100.00K
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