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.
- Revenue
- +15.5%
- EPS
- +20.7%
- Free cash flow
- +5.27%
- Total debt
- −48.7%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Fastenal Company (FAST) Price to free cash flow
As of 5 November 2026, Fastenal Company (FAST) trades at a price to free cash flow of 51.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 25.0× (October 2015) to 65.0× (August 2025); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 18.7× and above the Industrials sector median of 19.6×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 43.2× | 0.67% |
| FY2024 | 42.9× | 50.45% |
| FY2023 | 28.5× | (18.29%) |
| FY2022 | 34.9× | (41.00%) |
| FY2021 | 59.2× | 99.51% |
| FY2020 | 29.7× | (15.54%) |
| FY2019 | 35.1× | 18.85% |
| FY2018 | 29.6× | (11.12%) |
| FY2017 | 33.3× | (17.39%) |
| FY2016 | 40.3× | 37.00% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 47.9× | 1.57% |
| Jun 2026 | 47.2× | 4.27% |
| Mar 2026 | 45.2× | 4.64% |
| Dec 2025 | 43.2× | (24.72%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | 13.9× |
| WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare | 17.1× |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 17.8× |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 24.5× |
| WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare | 33.9× |
| FERG Ferguson plc compare | 36.1× |
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. compare | 39.1× |
| FAST Fastenal Company | 51.1× |
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | 63.7× |
| Industrial Distribution industry median | 18.7× |
| Industrials sector median | 19.6× |
| Market median | 14.1× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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