FAST
Fastenal
Industrials · Trading Companies & Distributors · US
$46.79
Data: 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

MODERATE MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$49.5B
Total market value of the company
38.17
Expensive — high growth expected
31.54
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+12.4%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
15.4%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
33.8%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$46.58
-0% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 12 analysts covering this stock
About Fastenal

Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It offers fasteners, and related industrial and construction supplies under the Fastenal name. The company's fastener products include threaded fasteners, bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and related washers that are used in manufactured products and construction projects, as well as in the maintenance and repair of machines. It offers miscellaneous supplies and hardware, including pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire ropes, strut products, rivets, and related accessories. The company serves the manufacturing market comprising original equipment manufacturers; maintenance, repair, and operations customers; non-residential construction market; farmers, truckers, railroads, mining companies, schools, and retail trades; and oil exploration, production, and refinement companies, as well as federal, state, and local governmental entities. Fastenal Company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Winona, Minnesota.

https://www.fastenal.com

Country: United States Employees: 21,763 Industry: Industrial Distribution
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
8.7% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
30.1% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.1% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$16.96
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
-175.9%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
OVERVALUED
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
91.5th
Ranks in the top 9% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
89.0
Valuation Score
30.5
Quality Score
81.3
Combined
65.2

Trading at $43, 154% above fair value of $17. Moderate competitive position. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 63% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKDOWN
Price trending down — defensive positioning
0.845
Good returns relative to risk taken
0.0606
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
0.907
Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk
Annual Return
19.9%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-21.9%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
30
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.74
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$50.63
8% below the year high
52W Low
$38.97
20% above the year low
Avg Volume
7,528,108
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
3.3
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
2.4%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
2.1%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$1.13
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

0.11
Conservative use of debt — low financial risk
4.39
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
2.13
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
44.9%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
20.3%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$904M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$8.4B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$1.3B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
12
Target High
$55.00
Target Median
$46.58
Target Low
$39.90
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

55
NEUTRAL
Mixed insider activity. 0 purchases and 0 sales in the last 90 days — no clear directional signal. Politicians have been buying this name.
Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-04-24 ANCIUS MICHAEL J Director 1,000 $44,900
2026-03-05 WISECUP REYNE KAY Director 36,920 $479,960
2026-03-05 WISECUP REYNE KAY Director 36,920 $1,747,922
2026-01-23 SATTERLEE SCOTT ALAN Director 15,964 $303,316
2026-01-23 SATTERLEE SCOTT ALAN Director 15,964 $705,454
2025-12-12 ANCIUS MICHAEL J Director 1,500 $63,015
2025-11-19 NIELSEN SARAH N Director 1,000 $39,600
2025-11-18 ANCIUS MICHAEL J Director 2,000 $27,500
2025-11-17 JOHNSON DANIEL L. Director 1,000 $40,440
2025-11-13 HSU HSENGHUNG SAM Director 1,000 $40,750
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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