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Fastenal FAST EV / sales

EV / sales at other companies

W.W. Grainger logo
W.W. GraingerGWW
2.9×0.0×
Amazon logo
AmazonAMZN
3.2×0.0×
Parker-Hannifin logo
Parker-HannifinPH
5.9×+1.4×
Howmet Aerospace logo
Howmet AerospaceHWM
11×+3.7×
Dover logo
DoverDOV
3.6×+0.3×
Nordson logo
NordsonNDSN
6.2×+1.4×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.2B+12.4%
Gross profit$982.9M+11.2%
Operating income$447.6M+13.6%
Net income$339.8M+13.8%
EPS (diluted)$0.30+15.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$308.6M+33.1%
Total debt$445.5M-10.2%
Total equity$4.0B+8.1%
Total assets$5.2B+7.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$378.4M+44.3%
CapEx$58.9M+5.8%
Free cash flow$319.5M+54.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$52.68B+19.8%
Enterprise value$52.82B+19.4%
P/E40.5×+2.4×
P/S6.2×+0.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin44.9%-0.1pp
Operating margin20.2%+0.4pp
Net margin15.4%+0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity33.8%+1.5pp
Debt / equity0.1×0.0×
Current ratio4.4×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Fastenal’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Fastenal’s 10-Q, filed April 16, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Fastenal's EV / sales?
Fastenal (FAST) reported EV / sales of 6.3× in Q1 2026.
How has Fastenal's EV / sales changed year-over-year?
Fastenal's EV / sales increased by 7.6% year-over-year, from 5.9× to 6.3×.
What is the long-term trend for Fastenal's EV / sales?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Fastenal's EV / sales has grown at a 3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 21.8× to 24.8×.
What does EV / sales mean?
What the whole business costs relative to its annual sales.
How do you interpret EV / sales?
A fallback valuation gauge for pre-profit or cyclical firms. Like P/S, only comparable across similar-margin businesses, but it accounts for debt and cash unlike P/S.
How does EV / sales compare across companies?
Compare within a margin cohort; the debt-and-cash adjustment makes it cleaner than P/S for leveraged firms.