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The price of Fastenal Co (NASDAQ: FAST) closed at $41.56 in the last session, down -0.65% from day before closing price of $41.83. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.52 million shares were traded. FAST stock price reached its highest trading level at $41.9111 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $41.4001.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FAST’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 165.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 49.44. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.19 and its Current Ratio is at 4.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.08.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 17 ’25 when Johnson Daniel L. bought 1,000 shares for $40.44 per share. The transaction valued at 40,440 led to the insider holds 22,190 shares of the business.
Nielsen Sarah N bought 1,000 shares of FAST for $39,600 on Nov 19 ’25. The Director now owns 5,000 shares after completing the transaction at $39.60 per share. On Nov 13 ’25, another insider, HSU Hsenghung Sam, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $49.58 each. As a result, the insider paid 49,580 and bolstered with 10,000 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FAST now has a Market Capitalization of 47712366592 and an Enterprise Value of 47941566464. As of this moment, Fastenal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 34.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 12.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.994 whereas that against EBITDA is 26.704.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FAST is 0.90, which has changed by 0.15572858 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17318606 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FAST has reached a high of $50.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $35.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.42%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FAST traded on average about 6.92M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8012060 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 1.15B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.15B. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.19% stake in the company. Shares short for FAST as of 1765756800 were 31452298 with a Short Ratio of 4.54, compared to 1763078400 on 27692749. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 31452298 and a Short% of Float of 3.1300000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for FAST is 0.88, which was 0.85 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020320345. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.16. The current Payout Ratio is 77.86% for FAST, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-28 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-28. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-05-22 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current assessment of Fastenal Co (FAST) involves the perspectives of 15.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.3, with high estimates of $0.3 and low estimates of $0.29.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.11 and $1.09 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.1. EPS for the following year is $1.22, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $1.26 and $1.18.
Revenue Estimates
According to 14 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.04B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.09B to a low estimate of $2.02B. As of. The current estimate, Fastenal Co’s year-ago sales were $1.82BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.18B. There is a high estimate of $2.2B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.15B.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FAST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.25B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.07B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.2B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.55BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.95B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.19B and the low estimate is $8.64B.
