FAST · Fastenal Co
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $56.49B |
| P/E | 40.84 |
| Float | 1.15B |
| Beta | 0.67 |
| Volatility | 16.7% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Trading Companies & Distributors |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 84 |
| Price | 49.43 |
| Change | +0.41% |
| Prev Close | 49.23 |
| Open | 48.20 |
| Day Low | 47.83 |
| Day High | 49.28 |
| Avg Vol | 6 |
| Avg $ Vol | $272.1M |
| 52W High | 52.91 |
| 52W Low | 38.97 |
| 52W Pos | 75.0% |
| From High | −6.59% |
| From Low | +26.84% |
| Max DD 1Y | −22.12% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −2.67% |
| SMA 50 | +1.65% |
| SMA 200 | +9.08% |
| RSI (14) | 47.3 |
| Vol 30D | 24.3% |
| Vol 90D | 23.4% |
| 1Y Range | 39–53 |
| Daily bars | 506 |
| Perf Week | −3.73% |
| Perf Month | −1.52% |
| Perf Quarter | +4.39% |
| Perf Half Y | +4.08% |
| Perf Year | −0.59% |
| Perf YTD | +22.23% |
| Prev Day | +0.41% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 0.03 |
| Curr Ratio | 4.85 |
| Int Cover | 536.5× |
| FCF Margin | 12.8% |
| Rev Growth | +0.1% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 2 / 11 |
What FAST does
Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, 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 that are used in manufactured products and construction projects, as well as in the maintenance and repair of machines.
It 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 customers; non-residential construction market; 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.
Fastenal Company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Winona, Minnesota.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayFAST grades A-, 84 of 100. Steadiest on Macro Resilience (70), most exposed on Price Stability (67, steady). 4 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Trading Companies & Distributors median. Ranks 2 of 11 in Trading Companies & Distributors by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| FAST | |
|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.67 |
| Volatilityannualized | 16.7% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −22.1% |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.97% |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 114% |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| FAST | Trading Companies & Distributors median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.67 | — |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate64% of 11 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Trading Companies & Distributors names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| FAST | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −3.7% |
| 1 month | −1.5% |
| Year to date | +22.2% |
| 1 year | −0.6% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| FAST | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 15 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 63 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 22 · 2 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 22 ↑ 2 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the Trading Companies & Distributors names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| FAST | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +0.1% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Trading Companies & Distributors median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openFastenal's construction segment sales grew about 17% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with a year earlier, marking the second consecutive quarter at that pace. The company said infrastructure projects and data center construction are driving the demand.
Daiichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. opened a new position in Fastenal Company during the second quarter, buying 173,333 shares, according to its latest 13F filing with the SEC.
Fastenal's FMI sales grew 16.4% to $1.08 billion in Q2 and now make up 44.6% of total revenue, with the article saying automation and spreading fixed costs across more sales are supporting operating efficiency.
Fastenal's FMI (Fastenal Managed Inventory) sales rose 16.4% to $1.08 billion in Q2, reaching 44.6% of total revenues, with the company citing automation and fixed-cost leverage as drivers of operating efficiency.
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG, a German investment firm, bought a new position of 689,676 shares in Fastenal Company during the second quarter, worth about $33.12 million, according to a Securities & Exchange Commission filing. The article text is truncated and does not provide further details.
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