Fastenal

FAST · NASDAQ

$51.65+$0.63 (+1.23%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $51.02

About FAST

Fastenal Co. engages in the distribution of fasteners and tools. The company is headquartered in Winona, Minnesota and currently employs 21,763 full-time employees. The firm is a distributor of threaded fasteners, bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and related washers, as well as miscellaneous supplies and hardware, such as pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire rope, struts, rivets, and related accessories. Its business tools include Fastenal Managed Inventory (FMI), Bin stock (FASTStock and FASTBin), and Industrial vending (FASTVend). The company serves general and commercial contractors in non-residential end markets as well as farmers, truckers, railroads, oil exploration companies, oil production and refinement companies, mining companies, federal, state, and local governmental entities, schools, warehouse and storage, data centers, and certain retail trades. The firm also invests in digital solutions and leverages local inventory for same-day solutions and provides services.

Employees
21,763
Headquarters
Winona, Minnesota
Listed
Aug 1, 1987
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Trading Companies & Distributors

FAST key statistics

Market cap
58.53B
Price-earnings ratio
43.61
Dividend yield
1.88%
Average volume
8.51M
Volume
6.98M
Open price
$51.08
High today
$51.94
Low today
$51.08
52 Week high
$52.92
52 Week low
$38.97

Fastenal (FAST) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Fastenal (FAST) shares are priced at $51.65, giving the company a market cap of 58.53B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.61 and a dividend yield of 1.88%.

Today the stock has traded between $51.08 and $51.94. The current price is 1.1% above the day's low and 0.5% below its high.

Volume so far is 6.98M shares, in line with the average of 8.51M shares a day.

Over the past year Fastenal has ranged from $38.97 to $52.92, and now sits 91% of the way up that range.

Fastenal met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 2 of the last 8 quarters. In Q3 FY26 it reported $0.35 per share against an estimate of $0.3458.

The average analyst price target is $49.72, 3.7% below the current price, from 10 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

30%of 10 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy30.0%
  • Hold30.0%
  • Sell40.0%
Price target · 16 analystsAvg $49.72
Low
$40.82
Now
$51.65
High
$61.95

FAST earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 2 of the last 8 quarters, by 1.1% on average.

  1. Q4 FY24: reported $0.23 per share against an estimate of $0.244
  2. Q1 FY25: reported $0.26 per share against an estimate of $0.265
  3. Q2 FY25: reported $0.29 per share against an estimate of $0.2869
  4. Q3 FY25: reported $0.29 per share against an estimate of $0.3018
  5. Q4 FY25: reported $0.26 per share against an estimate of $0.2643
  6. Q1 FY26: reported $0.30 per share against an estimate of $0.3054
  7. Q2 FY26: reported $0.33 per share against an estimate of $0.3343
  8. Q3 FY26: reported $0.35 per share against an estimate of $0.3458

FAST news

  • Priya Nigam

    Fastenal Analyst Cuts Estimates After Q3 Results

  • Akanksha Bakshi

    Why Is Fastenal Company Stock Falling Wednesday?

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Fastenal Company Reports 2026 Third Quarter Earnings

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend and Share Repurchase Activity

  • Kaustubh Bagalkote

    ASML Could Swing $34.8 Billion After Earnings

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Fastenal Company Announces Conference Call to Review 2026 Third Quarter Earnings

  • Chandrima Sanyal

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  • Fastenal Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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