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) P/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Fastenal Company (FAST) trades at a P/E ratio of 41.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 18.9× (October 2018) to 48.5× (August 2025); the current reading is higher than 94% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 27.6× and above the Industrials sector median of 24.7×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| 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 newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 39.9× | (1.87%) |
| Jun 2026 | 40.7× | 0.00% |
| Mar 2026 | 40.7× | 11.57% |
| Dec 2025 | 36.5× | (20.40%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | n/m |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | 17.3× |
| WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare | 23.5× |
| WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare | 24.9× |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 25.6× |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 29.8× |
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. compare | 33.9× |
| FAST Fastenal Company | 41.1× |
| FERG Ferguson plc compare | 52.7× |
| Industrial Distribution industry median | 27.6× |
| Industrials sector median | 24.7× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
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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