Fastenal FAST Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 44.9%-0.1pp | 45%-0.1pp | 45.1%+0.1pp | 45.1%+0.1pp | 45%-0.1pp | |
| Operating margin | 20.2%+0.1pp | 20.2%0.0pp | 20.2%+0.1pp | 20.1%+0.2pp | 19.9%-0.1pp | |
| Net margin | 15.4%0.0pp | 15.3%0.0pp | 15.3%0.0pp | 15.3%+0.2pp | 15.1%-0.1pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 22.4%0.0pp | 22.4%-0.1pp | 22.5%+0.1pp | 22.4%+0.2pp | 22.2%-0.1pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.8%+1.0pp | 12.8%+0.7pp | 12.1%+0.8pp | 11.3%-0.1pp | 11.4%-1.1pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 33.8%+0.6pp | 33.3%+0.5pp | 32.7%+0.2pp | 32.6%+0.2pp | 32.4%-0.7pp | |
| Return on assets | 25.8%0.0pp | 25.8%+0.9pp | 24.9%+0.2pp | 24.7%+0.2pp | 24.5%-0.6pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 32.2%+0.5pp | 31.7%+0.8pp | 30.9%+0.6pp | 30.2%0.0pp | 30.2%-0.5pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.7×0.0× | 1.7×+0.1× | 1.6×0.0× | 1.6×0.0× | 1.6×0.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 2.8×+0.1× | 2.7×0.0× | 2.7×0.0× | 2.6×0.0× | 2.6×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 4.4×-0.5× | 4.9×+0.6× | 4.3×0.0× | 4.2×-0.1× | 4.3×-0.4× | |
| Quick ratio | 2.3×-0.1× | 2.4×+0.2× | 2.2×+0.1× | 2.1×0.0× | 2.1×-0.1× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.3×+0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×-0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | |
| Interest coverage | 310.8×+52.1× | 258.7×+34.2× | 224.5×+13.3× | 211.2×-5.0× | 216.2×+9.4× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $3.47+1.1% | $3.43+1.3% | $3.38+2.2% | $3.31+3.1% | $3.21+2.0% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $53.28B+15.7% | $46.07B-18.1% | $56.28B+18.1% | $47.64B+7.1% | $44.47B+7.9% | |
| Enterprise value | $53.42B+15.5% | $46.24B-18.2% | $56.51B+17.8% | $47.95B+7.2% | $44.74B+8.0% | |
| Price / earnings | 41×+4.4× | 36.6×-9.3× | 45.9×+5.8× | 40.1×+1.4× | 38.6×+2.8× | |
| Price / sales | 6.3×+0.7× | 5.6×-1.4× | 7×+0.9× | 6.1×+0.3× | 5.8×+0.4× | |
| Price / book | 13.4×+1.7× | 11.7×-2.8× | 14.5×+1.9× | 12.5×+0.5× | 12.1×+0.7× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 28.3×+3.1× | 25.2×-6.3× | 31.5×+3.9× | 27.5×+1.1× | 26.5×+1.9× | |
| EV / sales | 6.3×+0.7× | 5.6×-1.4× | 7.1×+0.9× | 6.2×+0.3× | 5.9×+0.4× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.2%-0.1pp | 2.3%+0.6pp | 1.7%-0.1pp | 1.8%-0.1pp | 2%-0.3pp | |
| Earnings yield | 2.4%-0.3pp | 2.7%+0.6pp | 2.2%-0.3pp | 2.5%-0.1pp | 2.6%-0.2pp | |
| Dividend yield | 1.9%-0.2pp | 2.2%+0.4pp | 1.7%-0.3pp | 2%-0.1pp | 2.1%-0.1pp | |
| PEG ratio | 3.2×-0.7× | 3.9×-3.5× | 7.4×-5.1× | 12.5×— | —— |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are Fastenal's profit margins?
- Fastenal (FAST) runs a 44.9% gross margin and a 20.2% operating margin, with a 15.4% net margin.
- Where do Fastenal's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Fastenal's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
