Fastenal Company
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What stands out
- Debt Due Cover Ratio: Debt due within a year is covered 51.8 times by its yearly operating cash. Higher than 89% of Industrials companies in United States.
Where $100 of sales goes
Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.
Cash quality
Profit Cash Ratio
$109Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $109 of operating cash.
Lower than 80% of Industrials companies in United States.
Self-Funding Ratio
6.1×Over the last 3 years its own operating cash covered its investment spending (capex) 6.1 times.
Higher than 79% of Industrials companies in United States.
Cash Locked Ratio
$32For every $100 of sales, $32 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $35 tied up three years earlier.
More money tied up than 75% of Industrials companies in United States.
Growth quality
Steadiness Ratio
3/3 · 2/3Sales grew in 3 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 2 of 3.
Steadier than 79% of Industrials companies in United States.
Growth Efficiency Ratio
$14Sales grew 17% in 3 years; of every extra $100 of sales, $14 became extra profit.
Higher than 60% of Industrials companies in United States.
Asset Productivity Ratio
+17% / +11%In 3 years sales changed by +17% while total assets changed by +11%. Sales grew faster than assets.
Balance-sheet strength
Debt Due Cover Ratio
51.8×Debt due within a year is covered 51.8 times by its yearly operating cash.
Higher than 89% of Industrials companies in United States.
Cash Cushion Ratio
−0%Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 0% of its market value (net debt).
Higher than 73% of Industrials companies in United States.
Tangible Assets Ratio
—Data incomplete
Tangible Net Worth Ratio
—Data incomplete
Shareholders
Standard fundamentals
P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (14)
Fastenal Company owes $0.23 for every $1 it owns. Net profit rose 9% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 5% a year on average over 3 years.
Compared with Industrials companies in United States · latest annual results Dec 2025.
P/E ratio
42.9Investors pay $42.9 for every $1 of Fastenal Company's yearly profit, higher than 82% of Industrials companies in United States.
P/B ratio
14.87The share price is 14.87 times Fastenal Company's book value per share, higher than 94% of Industrials companies in United States.
Market cap
$60.5 BThe total market value of all of Fastenal Company's shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), larger than 94% of Industrials companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Tito Cap.
Net worth (book value)
$4.1 BWhat Fastenal Company would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).
Book value per share
$3.55Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $52.73 is 14.9 times this, which is the P/B above.
Return on equity (ROE)
35.3%Fastenal Company earned 35.3% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 92% of Industrials companies in United States.
Owes vs Owns
0.23×Fastenal Company owes $0.23 for every $1 it owns (low), lower than 86% of Industrials companies in United States.
Dividend yield
1.98%Fastenal Company pays 1.98% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than 75% of dividend-paying Industrials companies in United States.
Revenue growth
+9%Revenue rose 9% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 6% a year on average over 3 years.
Profit growth
+9%Net profit rose 9% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 5% a year on average over 3 years.
Profit margin
15.3%Fastenal Company keeps $15 of every $100 of revenue as net profit.
Cash quality
1.03×Cash from Fastenal Company's business was 1.03× its reported profit in the year to Dec 2025 — its profit turned into cash.
Interest cover
267.0×Fastenal Company's operating profit covered its interest costs 267.0 times in the year to Dec 2025.
Cash vs debt
Net debtFastenal Company had $165 M more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.
Questions
What is Fastenal Company's P/E ratio?
Investors pay $42.9 for every $1 of Fastenal Company's yearly profit, higher than 82% of Industrials companies in United States.
How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?
P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Fastenal Company: $60.5 B ÷ $4.1 B (30 Jun 2026) = 14.9.
What is Fastenal Company's return on equity?
Fastenal Company earned 35.3% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 92% of Industrials companies in United States.
How much does Fastenal Company owe compared with what it owns?
Fastenal Company owes $0.23 for every $1 it owns (low), lower than 86% of Industrials companies in United States.
Does Fastenal Company pay a dividend?
Yes. Fastenal Company pays 1.98% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than 75% of dividend-paying Industrials companies in United States.
Is Fastenal Company's revenue growing?
Revenue rose 9% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 6% a year on average over 3 years.
Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.