FAST Fastenal
Data as of close
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Consumer Cyclical · Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply
Fastenal (FAST) is a consumer cyclical company in the Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply industry, with a market capitalization of $60.3 billion. Shares last traded at $52.55, near their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 26.5%. FAST trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.51, above the Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply median of 31.81. Net profit margin is 15.6%, above the peer median of 4.6%. Revenue grew 8.7% year over year. The shares yield 1.8% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
Performance
Chart
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Technicals
Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-09-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
FAST Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $1.00B | $0.87 | 80% |
| 2024-12-31 | $893M | $0.78 | 78% |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.02B | $0.89 | 88% |
| 2022-12-31 | $711M | $1.24 | 65% |
| 2021-12-31 | $644M | $1.12 | 70% |
| 2020-12-31 | $803M | $1.40 | 94% |
| 2019-12-31 | $499M | $0.87 | 63% |
| 2018-12-31 | $442M | $0.77 | 59% |
| 2017-12-31 | $369M | $0.64 | 64% |
| 2016-12-31 | $347M | $1.20 | 69% |
| 2015-12-31 | $327M | $1.12 | 63% |
| 2014-12-31 | $297M | $1.00 | 60% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
FAST is a Dividend Aristocrat (25+ consecutive years of increases). Compare payers on the highest-dividend-yield screener.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.35 | 2026-10-19 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.33 | 2026-07-16 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.30 | 2026-04-16 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $0.25 | 2026-02-05 |
| FY 2025 | $1.09 | 2026-02-05 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.29 | 2025-10-16 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply peers
FAST vs 6 industry peers (Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply), by market cap. Data as of close
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.