Fastenal Company (FAS) Price & Analysis
FAS Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 46.68 - EUR 48.01
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 34.08 - EUR 48.01
- Previous Close
- EUR 46.95
- Volume
- 290
- Average Volume (3M)
- 172
- Market Cap
- EUR 53.15B
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 57.20B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 211.90M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 451.70M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 41.9
- Beta
- 0.20
- Next Earnings
- Jan 19, 2027
- EPS Estimate
- 0.27
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 1.83%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Profitability And Balance Sheet
Fastenal combines strong profitability with conservative leverage and substantial free cash flow. This financial profile supports continued investment in distribution, automation and customer solutions while preserving flexibility to return capital and withstand industrial-cycle volatility.
Digital And Managed Inventory Growth
Expansion of digital channels and FMI devices deepens customer integration and makes replenishment more embedded in daily operations. That can increase recurring product consumption, improve retention and support durable share gains as customers seek lower procurement friction.
Share Gains And Customer Expansion
Growth in contracts, large customer sites and sales per site indicates progress in winning a larger share of customer spending. Multisite accounts and embedded supply programs can strengthen relationships, broaden recurring demand and create operating leverage as adoption expands.
Bears Say
Structural Gross-Margin Pressure
Fastenal’s strategy of winning larger customers supports volume and retention but structurally carries lower gross margins. If this mix shift persists, the company must rely on productivity, pricing execution and scale benefits to protect operating-profit growth.
Slowing Pricing Tailwind
As prior pricing actions roll off, reported growth will depend increasingly on volume, market share gains and industrial demand. That raises execution requirements because slower pricing contribution removes an easier source of revenue support and may limit margin protection.
End-Market Concentration Weakness
Weakness across agriculture, food, reseller, government and parts of construction creates uneven demand across Fastenal’s customer base. Continued softness in these areas could offset gains elsewhere and make consolidated growth more dependent on manufacturing and new account wins.
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Company Description
Fastenal Company
Fastenal Company, along with its associated entities, operates as a global wholesale supplier of industrial and construction materials, with significant operations throughout North America, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and other international markets. Branded as Fastenal, the company offers a comprehensive range of fasteners, such as threaded bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and washers, which are vital for manufacturing processes, building developments, and equipment servicing. Beyond fasteners, its product catalog extends to diverse hardware and miscellaneous items like pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire ropes, strut products, and rivets, along with their related accessories. Fastenal serves a wide array of clients, including original equipment manufacturers, maintenance, repair, and operations departments within the manufacturing sector, and various non-residential construction contractors spanning general, electrical, plumbing, sheet metal, and road construction. Its customer base further encompasses agricultural businesses, transportation services (trucking, railroads), mining operations, educational institutions, retail establishments, the oil and gas exploration, production, and refinement industries, and governmental bodies at federal, state, and local levels. The company distributes its offerings through an extensive network of 3,209 in-market facilities and 15 major distribution centers. Established in 1967, Fastenal Company's corporate headquarters are located in Winona, Minnesota.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial - Distribution
- CEO
- Jeffery Michael Watts
- Employees
- 22,230
- Website
- www.fastenal.com
- Address
- 2001 Theurer Boulevard, Winona, MN, 55987-1500, US
Fastenal Company (FAS) Earnings & Revenues
FAS Company Deck
FAS Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was strongly positive. Fastenal reported robust 15.5% sales growth, roughly 20% growth in operating earnings and earnings per share, record quarterly operating-income growth, margin expansion, higher returns, broad-based share gains, strong digital and FMI adoption, healthy cash generation and continued capital returns. The main challenges were gross-margin pressure from customer mix and price/cost, the fading pricing contribution, timing-related gross-margin benefits, softer September seasonality and weakness in selected end markets. Management nevertheless stated that the strategy was working and that the business continued to gain share and improve efficiency.
View all DE:FAS earnings summariesFAS Net sales Breakdown
- 30.50% Fasteners
- 8.30% Tools
- 5.20% Cutting tools
- 6.90% Hydraulics & pneumatics
- 5.70% Material handling
- 9.00% Janitorial supplies
- 4.70% Electrical supplies
- 4.30% Welding supplies
- 22.20% Safety supplies
- 3.20% Other
FAS Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 16 | 3 | 3 |
| Technical Analysis | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Moving Averages | 12 | 0 | 0 |