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Fastenal Company FAST

Industrials  —  Industrial Distribution
50.43 (0.30) (0.59%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$58.1B
P/E
42.7×
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Fastenal Company (FAST) P/E ratio

As of 25 September 2026, Fastenal Company (FAST) trades at a P/E ratio of 42.7×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 18.9× (October 2018) to 48.5× (August 2025); the current reading is higher than 97% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 28.8× and above the Industrials sector median of 24.8×.

P/E ratio, daily

Annual

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2025 36.5× 1.96%
FY2024 35.8× 14.28%
FY2023 31.3× 25.51%
FY2022 24.9× (37.30%)
FY2021 39.8× 22.20%
FY2020 32.6× 21.57%
FY2019 26.8× 34.73%
FY2018 19.9× (26.77%)
FY2017 27.1× 0.58%
FY2016 27.0× 16.97%

Quarterly

Period P/E ratio Change
Jun 2026 40.7× 0.00%
Mar 2026 40.7× 11.57%
Dec 2025 36.5× (20.40%)
Sep 2025 45.8× 13.49%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 18.9× High 48.5×
Ten-year median 28.2×
Current reading's percentile 97

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
QXO QXO, Inc. compare n/m
CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare 17.5×
WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare 25.4×
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 27.5×
WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare 28.3×
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare 30.1×
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. compare 31.7×
FAST Fastenal Company 42.7×
FERG Ferguson plc compare 50.7×
Industrial Distribution industry median 28.8×
Industrials sector median 24.8×
Market median 17.9×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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