FAST · NMS
S&P 500
Fastenal Company
Industrials · Industrial Distribution
$54.84
+$0.27 (+0.49%) today
Closing price on Nov 10, 2026 · Source: Yahoo Finance
Consensus of 18 analysts
Hold
Median price target $51.00 −7.0%
- Open
- $54.44
- Day range
- 53.89 – $54.97
- 52-week range
- 38.97 – $54.99
- Volume
- 5,126,727
- Market cap
- $62,918M
- P/E (TTM)
- 44.6x
- EPS (TTM)
- $1.23
- EPS est. 2026
- $1.27
- P/E est. 2026
- 43.1x
- Dividend yield
- 1.8%
- Beta
- 0.66
- Payout
- 78%
The analysis of this company is being prepared and will appear in the next update.
Fastenal financials
Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
| Metric | Q3 2026 | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $2,463M | +15.5% |
| Net income | $402M | +19.7% |
| Earnings per share | $0.35 | +20.7% |
| Net margin | 16.3% | +0.6 pp |
| Free cash flow | $348M | +6.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.11 | −18.0% |
Revenue and net income ($M)
Total revenueNet income
| Quarter | Total revenue | Net income |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $2,133M | $336M |
| Q4 2025 | $2,027M | $294M |
| Q1 2026 | $2,202M | $340M |
| Q2 2026 | $2,387M | $383M |
| Q3 2026 | $2,463M | $402M |
Fastenal earnings per share (EPS)
Consensus estimates
| Period | EPS est. | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 11 | $0.3020.29 – 0.31 | +16.3%$0.260 |
| Next quarterQ1 2027 · Analysts: 8 | $0.3360.33 – 0.34 | +12.1%$0.300 |
| Current year2026 · Analysts: 15 | $1.2731.21 – 1.29 | +16.7%$1.090 |
| Next year2027 · Analysts: 15 | $1.4071.36 – 1.46 | +10.6%$1.273 |
Forward P/E: 43.1x (2026) and 39.0x (2027) at the current price.
Actual and estimated EPS ($)
Actual EPSEstimated EPS
| Quarter | Actual EPS | Estimated EPS |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $0.290 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $0.260 | $0.259 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.300 | $0.298 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.330 | $0.326 |
| Q3 2026 | $0.350 | $0.337 |
| Q4 2026 | — | $0.302 |
| Q1 2027 | — | $0.336 |
| Year | Actual EPS | Estimated EPS |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $0.945 | — |
| 2023 | $1.010 | — |
| 2024 | $1.000 | — |
| 2025 | $1.090 | — |
| 2026 | — | $1.273 |
| 2027 | — | $1.407 |
EPS trend
| Quarter | EPS | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027Estimated | $0.336 | +12.1% |
| Q4 2026Estimated | $0.302 | +16.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.350est. $0.337 · surprise +3.9% | +20.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.330est. $0.326 · surprise +1.3% | n/a |
| Q1 2026 | $0.300est. $0.298 · surprise +0.8% | n/a |
| Q4 2025 | $0.260est. $0.259 · surprise +0.5% | n/a |
| Q3 2025 | $0.290 | n/a |
| Year | EPS | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| 2027Estimated | $1.407 | +10.6% |
| 2026Estimated | $1.273 | +16.7% |
| 2025 | $1.090 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | $1.000 | −1.0% |
| 2023 | $1.010 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | $0.945 | n/a |
Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.
Fastenal dividend
Yield and payments
| Dividend yield (TTM) | 1.8% |
| Forward yield (next 12m) | 1.9% |
| Dividend per share (TTM) | $0.96 |
| Forward dividend (next 12m) | $1.04 |
| Payout (TTM) | 78% |
| Last dividend | $0.26Oct 28, 2026 |
| Next ex-dividend date | n/a |
Dividend per share by year ($)
PaidEstimated
| Year | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $0.435 |
| 2020 | $0.70 |
| 2021 | $0.56 |
| 2022 | $0.62 |
| 2023 | $0.89 |
| 2024 | $0.78 |
| 2025 | $0.875 |
| est. 12m | $1.04 |
Fastenal forecasts
18 analyst ratings
Consensus: Hold · 6 buy, 7 hold, 5 sell
1-year price forecast
Share price
Price target (high, median, low)
| Target | Price | Upside |
|---|---|---|
| High | $61.00 | +11.2% |
| Median | $51.00 | −7.0% |
| Low | $39.90 | −27.2% |
| Date | Close |
|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2025 | $40.40 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $40.13 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $43.36 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $46.04 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $46.40 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $44.93 |
| May 29, 2026 | $44.20 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $48.03 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $47.71 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $49.31 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $49.53 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $51.91 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $54.84 |
Fastenal peers
| Ticker | Company | Market cap ($M) | P/E | Price ($) | 1-day change | 52-week range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAST | Fastenal | 62,918 | 44.6x | 54.84 | +0.49% | 38.9754.99 |
| GWW | W. W. Grainger | 68,953 | 32.4x | 1,472.91 | +1.74% | 906.521,521.41 |
| FERG | Ferguson Enterprises | 50,240 | 24.5x | 259.44 | −0.19% | 212.13271.64 |
| GE | GE Aerospace | 350,603 | 38.6x | 337.91 | +0.71% | 268.91388.84 |
| RTX | RTX | 270,252 | 32.6x | 200.27 | +2.02% | 166.74226.88 |
| CAT | Caterpillar | 267,496 | 22.9x | 584.57 | −2.39% | 537.081,073.46 |
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