Fastenal Company (FAST) · Peers
Fastenal against the 5 other companies here in its SEC industry, Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply. Each figure is the one on the company's own page; the median is the peers', and the rank is among all 6, highest first.
Measure by measure
| Measure | FAST | Peer median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market value | $58.55B | median $8.68B | 2 of 5 |
| P/S | 6.7× | median 0.8× | 1 of 5 |
| FCF yield | 2.0% | median 2.9% | 3 of 5 |
| Gross margin | 44.7% | median 36.5% | 2 of 6 |
| Operating margin | 20.3% | median -2.4% | 1 of 6 |
| Net margin | 15.5% | median -1.6% | 1 of 6 |
| ROIC | 34.8% | median -12.3% | 2 of 6 |
| ROE | 33.2% | median -4.8% | 3 of 6 |
| Revenue growth (4y, yearly) | 8.1% | median 4.3% | 1 of 6 |
| Current ratio | 4.2× | median 1.8× | 2 of 6 |
| Stock pay / revenue | 0.1% | median 0.5% | 5 of 6 |
| Share count change | 0.2% | median -0.9% | 2 of 6 |
Green where Fastenal is on the better side of the median, red where on the worse; no colour where higher is neither, like size or dividend yield.
The peers, largest first
| Company | Market value | P/E | ROIC | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FASTFastenal Company | $58.55B | P/E 43.3× | 34.8% | 5.6 |
| SHWSherwin-Williams Co | $81.37B | P/E 30.3× | 19.9% | 4.7 |
| TSCOTractor Supply Company | $17.28B | P/E 9.2× | 40.9% | 5.7 |
| GRWGGrowGeneration Corp. | $84.26M | P/E – | -29.1% | 4.8 |
| IPWiPower Inc. | $2.12M | P/E – | -40.0% | 4.9 |
| ZKHZKH Group Ltd | – | P/E – | -12.3% | 4.3 |
The industry is the Standard Industrial Classification code the company registered with the SEC. It is a broad label: a peer group is a starting point for comparing, not proof that two businesses are alike. None of this is advice.