The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

FAST

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.fastenal.com

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 17 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$7.35B+8.7%
Gross profit$3.35B+6.4%
Operating income$1.51B+10.7%
Net income$1.16B+9.3%
Cash from ops$1.30B+9.4%
Quotation

$51.34

-0.88 (-1.7%)

52w hi$52.38
52w lo$38.52
Vol7.37M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.36

Short+0.39
Medium+0.39
Long+0.23

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Fastenal Company

Industrials · Industrial Distribution

Market cap$58.91B
Enterprise value$60.16B
Trailing P/E43.88x
Forward P/E36.72x
EV / EBITDA30.78x
P / S (ttm)6.73x
Profit margin15.5%
Return on equity34.3%
Revenue growth+14.7%
Earnings growth+14.6%
Debt / equity10.85
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.66
Corr SPX0.42
Annual vol25.4%
Annual ret+25.2%
Sharpe0.99
Max DD-22.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.23
Sector+0.07
Technical+0.29
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$52.38$52.59$51.22$51.347.37M
Aug 12$52.48$52.82$51.76$52.227.06M
Aug 11$52.15$52.92$52.11$52.389.70M
Aug 10$51.70$52.23$51.28$52.156.97M
Aug 7$50.58$51.90$50.20$51.8410.82M