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Fastenal Company (FAST) stock analysis

$52.49+1.63%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • FAST gained 4.8% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 187th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +24.1%, 8.3 points ahead of the S&P 500, and trades 0.0% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 4 analysts raised earnings estimates and 0 cut; forward EPS moved −0.2% (+0.2% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Industrial distribution & materials segment of the Industrials & Defense, where the 1-month median return is +4.0%.
  • The daily chart reads Intermediate uptrend · Trend advance (since Oct 20, 2026).
Market cap$60.2B
12-month return+24.1%
Forward P/E37.5×
Mean target vs price−5.1%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

FAST+4.8%
Sector median−3.9%
S&P 5000.0%
FAST+14.4%
Sector median−9.0%
S&P 500+4.7%
FAST+17.8%
Sector median−7.4%
S&P 500+8.7%
FAST+24.1%
Sector median+0.5%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500187 / 497
1-month rank in the Nasdaq 10038 / 100
3-month rank in its sector · Industrials56 / 565

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Intermediate uptrend · Trend advanceConfirmed

Holding since Oct 20, 2026

  • Close above EMA20 above EMA50
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Some swings conflict with the averages
This pattern on this stock

75 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +0.8%, positive 59% of the time, against +1.5% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$1.39
30-day change−0.2%
90-day change+0.2%
Mean target$49.84 −5.1%
Raised (30d) 4Cut (30d) 0

13 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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ValuationRevisionsMomentumGrowthCashProfit

Ahead of peersMomentum, Profit

Behind peersValuation, Cash

PeersGWW · FERG · WCC · WSO

Where it sits in the supply chain

Industrials & Defense · Parts & distribution

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Its segment
Industrial distribution & materials+4.0%
FAST+4.8%1 monthMMM+3.2%1 month

Distribution and manufacture of fasteners, supplies and industrial materials, among the earliest gauges of industrial activity.

Sells into
Construction & farm machinery−7.2%
CAT−8.4%1 monthDE−9.3%1 monthPCAR−3.2%1 monthAGCO−12.8%1 monthALSN−3.8%1 monthBLBD−3.5%1 monthCNH−15.7%1 monthLNN−7.2%1 monthOSK−1.8%1 monthTEX−9.7%1 monthTITN−5.3%1 month

Also on: Industrial Automation & Equipment

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−11.6%
Volatility, 60D20.8%
From 52-week high0.0%
From 52-week low+35.5%
Trailing P/E44.9×
Forward P/E37.5×
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