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Fastenal Company

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Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale... Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, North America, and internationally. It offers fasteners, and related industrial and construction supplies under the Fastenal name. The company's fastener products include threaded fasteners, bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and related washers, which are used in manufactured products and construction projects, as well as in the maintenance and repair of machines. It also offers miscellaneous supplies and hardware, including pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire ropes, strut products, rivets, and related accessories. The company serves the manufacturing market comprising original equipment manufacturers; maintenance, repair, and operations; and non-residential construction market, which includes general, electrical, plumbing, sheet metal, and road contractors. It also serves farmers, truckers, railroads, mining companies, schools, and retail trades; and oil exploration, production, and refinement companies, as well as federal, state, and local governmental entities. The company distributes its products through a network of 3,209 in-market locations and 15 distribution centers. Fastenal Company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Winona, Minnesota.
Share Price
$45.67
Market Cap
$52.44B
Change (1 day)
0.24%
Change (1 year)
-43.12%
Country
US
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P/E ratio for Fastenal Company (FAST)
P/E ratio as of April 2026 TTM: 39.42
According to Fastenal Company latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 39.42. At the end of 2024 the company had a P/E ratio of 35.80.
P/E ratio history for Fastenal Company from 2000 to 2026
P/E ratio at the end of each year
Year P/E Ratio Change
2026 (TTM) 39.42 7.70%
2025 36.60 2.23%
2024 35.80 11.63%
2023 32.07 28.09%
2022 25.04 -37.10%
2021 39.81 22.04%
2020 32.62 21.78%
2019 26.79 34.14%
2018 19.97 -26.77%
2017 27.27 0.28%
2016 27.19 17.98%
2015 23.05 -19.23%
2014 28.54 -9.21%
2013 31.43 -4.28%
2012 32.84 -8.72%
2011 35.97 8.06%
2010 33.29 -1.06%
2009 33.65 81.30%
2008 18.56 -29.16%
2007 26.20 -3.88%
2006 27.26 -23.17%
2005 35.47 -0.58%
2004 35.68 -20.50%
2003 44.88 19.35%
2002 37.61 4.41%
2001 36.02 39.24%
2000 25.87 0.00%
P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors
Company P/E Ratio P/E Ratio Difference Country
32.17 -18.39%
US
23.93 -39.30%
US
35.19 -10.73%
CA
66.17 67.85%
GB
27.25 -30.88%
US
How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share.
A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.

Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.