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Fastenal

NSQ:FAST US3119001044
37
  • Value
    13
  • Growth
    93
  • Safety
    Safety
    90
  • Combined
    79
  • Sentiment
    3
  • 360° View
    360° View
    37
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Company Description

Fastenal Company distributes industrial and construction supplies. It operates in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies, including threaded fasteners and miscellaneous hardware. The company serves general and commercial contractors, farmers, truckers, and governmental entities. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $51,775 million, profits of $3,402 million, and revenue of $7,546 million, with 20,958 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 37 (better than 37% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Fastenal are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Fastenal. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 93, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 93% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 90 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 90% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 13 which means that the share price of Fastenal is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 87% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 3, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 97% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Sentiment
Weakest Rank Liquidity
Country USA
Industry Trading & Distribution
Size Large
Website fastenal.com
Index
NASDAQ 100
NASDAQ
S&P 500
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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
13 11 12 9
Growth
93 83 97 37
Safety
Safety
90 80 67 74
Sentiment
3 61 60 14
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37 68 75 8
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
7 20 13 11
Opinions Change
36 12 69 56
Pro Holdings
n/a 97 94 40
Market Pulse
29 76 62 58
Sentiment
3 61 60 14
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
13 11 12 9
Growth
93 83 97 37
Safety Safety
90 80 67 74
Combined
79 61 62 18
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
3 4 3 3
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
5 7 9 5
Price vs. Book (P/B)
3 7 14 8
Dividend Yield
83 77 82 87
Value
13 11 12 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
71 85 73 73
Profit Growth
92 72 65 19
Capital Growth
79 46 98 61
Stock Returns
61 57 69 41
Growth
93 83 97 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
92 84 86 82
Refinancing
25 8 12 12
Liquidity
96 100 93 96
Safety Safety
90 80 67 74

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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