Fastenal CompanyFAST
Price$50.23Intrinsic value$38.8123% below price

Valuation

How Intrinsic Value compares with model outputs

Intrinsic Value $38.81median of 6 methods · middle span $32-$39based on filings through 30 Jun 2026
Market Price $50.23Price as of 1 Oct 2026
Margin of Safety -22.7%as of 1 Oct 2026

Valuation methods vs. Market Price

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Assumptions

ParameterValue
Years 1–5: analyst growth pathFive-year total matches analyst consensus exactly. Year 1: 12.6% (near-term consensus, capped) · years 2–5: 11.7%/yr (balance of the path).11.9% per year
Years 6–10: glide to demonstrated growth
Per-year rates
Yr 611.0%Yr 710.2%Yr 89.4%Yr 98.7%Yr 107.9%
11.7% → 7.9%
Years 11–20: glide to long-run rate
Per-year rates
Yr 117.4%Yr 126.9%Yr 136.4%Yr 145.9%Yr 155.5%Yr 165.0%Yr 174.5%Yr 184.0%Yr 193.5%Yr 203.0%
7.9% → 3.0%
Beyond year 20: terminal growthPerpetual long-run rate3.0%
Historical EPS growth (multi-year median)median of 3 windows (5/6/7y)7.9%
Discount rate (cost of equity) 8.6%
Volatility vs market (adjusted beta)0.81

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Best in rowHigher is betterLower is better—Data not available
TargetFastenal CompanyFASTIndustrials
Valuation
P/E42.9×
P/S6.5×
P/B13.9×
EV / Revenue6.4×
EV / EBITDA—
Profitability
Gross margin45.0%
Operating margin20.2%
Net margin15.5%
FCF margin13.2%
Returns
ROE33.2%
ROA25.5%
ROIC33.9%
Growth
Revenue growth (YoY)15.9%
5-yr fwd EPS growth11.9%
Financial strength
Debt / Equity0.03×
Current ratio4.18×
Altman Z-Score32.6
Interest coverage—
Dividend yield200.0%

Best value in each row is highlighted. Figures are periodic snapshots from the same filings used across each dossier; a dash means the figure is not available.

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