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Fastenal FAST Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin44.9%-0.1pp45%-0.1pp45.1%+0.1pp45.1%+0.1pp45%-0.1pp
Operating margin20.2%+0.1pp20.2%0.0pp20.2%+0.1pp20.1%+0.2pp19.9%-0.1pp
Net margin15.4%0.0pp15.3%0.0pp15.3%0.0pp15.3%+0.2pp15.1%-0.1pp
EBITDA margin22.4%0.0pp22.4%-0.1pp22.5%+0.1pp22.4%+0.2pp22.2%-0.1pp
Free cash flow margin13.8%+1.0pp12.8%+0.7pp12.1%+0.8pp11.3%-0.1pp11.4%-1.1pp
Returns
Return on equity33.8%+0.6pp33.3%+0.5pp32.7%+0.2pp32.6%+0.2pp32.4%-0.7pp
Return on assets25.8%0.0pp25.8%+0.9pp24.9%+0.2pp24.7%+0.2pp24.5%-0.6pp
Return on invested capital32.2%+0.5pp31.7%+0.8pp30.9%+0.6pp30.2%0.0pp30.2%-0.5pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.7×0.0×1.7×+0.1×1.6×0.0×1.6×0.0×1.6×0.0×
Inventory turnover2.8×+0.1×2.7×0.0×2.7×0.0×2.6×0.0×2.6×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio4.4×-0.5×4.9×+0.6×4.3×0.0×4.2×-0.1×4.3×-0.4×
Quick ratio2.3×-0.1×2.4×+0.2×2.2×+0.1×2.1×0.0×2.1×-0.1×
Cash ratio0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.3×+0.1×0.3×0.0×0.3×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×
Interest coverage310.8×+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 / earnings41×+4.4×36.6×-9.3×45.9×+5.8×40.1×+1.4×38.6×+2.8×
Price / sales6.3×+0.7×5.6×-1.4×+0.9×6.1×+0.3×5.8×+0.4×
Price / book13.4×+1.7×11.7×-2.8×14.5×+1.9×12.5×+0.5×12.1×+0.7×
EV / EBITDA28.3×+3.1×25.2×-6.3×31.5×+3.9×27.5×+1.1×26.5×+1.9×
EV / sales6.3×+0.7×5.6×-1.4×7.1×+0.9×6.2×+0.3×5.9×+0.4×
Free cash flow yield2.2%-0.1pp2.3%+0.6pp1.7%-0.1pp1.8%-0.1pp2%-0.3pp
Earnings yield2.4%-0.3pp2.7%+0.6pp2.2%-0.3pp2.5%-0.1pp2.6%-0.2pp
Dividend yield1.9%-0.2pp2.2%+0.4pp1.7%-0.3pp2%-0.1pp2.1%-0.1pp
PEG ratio3.2×-0.7×3.9×-3.5×7.4×-5.1×12.5×

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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.