Fastenal Company
FAST Industrials Industrial Distribution
Fastenal Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.2 billion, up 8.67% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to September 2026, revenue grew 15.5%, EPS grew 20.7%, free cash flow grew 5.27% and total debt fell 48.7%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for ten; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Fastenal Company (FAST) EV/FCF
As of 16 October 2026, Fastenal Company (FAST) trades at a EV/FCF of 49.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 25.5× (October 2023) to 65.0× (August 2025); the current reading is higher than 88% of that period.
EV/FCF, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/FCF | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 43.1× | 0.47% |
| FY2024 | 42.9× | 50.08% |
| FY2023 | 28.6× | (19.17%) |
| FY2022 | 35.3× | (40.54%) |
| FY2021 | 59.5× | 99.21% |
| FY2020 | 29.8× | (15.74%) |
| FY2019 | 35.4× | 17.20% |
| FY2018 | 30.2× | (10.84%) |
| FY2017 | 33.9× | (17.51%) |
| FY2016 | 41.1× | 37.08% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/FCF | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 47.8× | 1.52% |
| Jun 2026 | 47.1× | 4.47% |
| Mar 2026 | 45.1× | 4.63% |
| Dec 2025 | 43.1× | (24.84%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/FCF against peers
| Company | EV/FCF |
|---|---|
| WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare | 15.3× |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 15.7× |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | 15.9× |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 27.1× |
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. compare | 42.0× |
| FAST Fastenal Company | 49.3× |
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | 83.5× |
| WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare | 140× |
| FERG Ferguson plc compare | 358× |
What EV/FCF is
EV/Free CF shows how the value of a whole company, debt included, compares with the free cash its business produces.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ (Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM))
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