FAS Stock Overview Engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, North America, and internationally. More details
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Fastenal Company Competitors Price History & Performance
Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Fastenal Historical stock prices Current Share Price US$71.78 52 Week High US$80.03 52 Week Low US$57.56 Beta 1.01 1 Month Change 2.85% 3 Month Change -7.20% 1 Year Change 11.86% 3 Year Change 56.88% 5 Year Change 104.53% Change since IPO 5,075.59%
Recent News & Updates
Fastenal Company Announces Director Changes Jan 18
Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on February 28, 2025 Jan 17 Fastenal Company Announces Resignation of Holden Lewis as Chief Financial Officer, Effective April 16, 2025 Fastenal Company to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Jul 14, 2025
Now 20% overvalued after recent price rise Oct 29
Fastenal Company Announces the Promotion of Donnalee K. Papenfuss as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Communications, Effective November 1, 2024 Oct 18 See more updates
Fastenal Company Announces Director Changes Jan 18
Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on February 28, 2025 Jan 17 Fastenal Company Announces Resignation of Holden Lewis as Chief Financial Officer, Effective April 16, 2025 Fastenal Company to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Jul 14, 2025
Now 20% overvalued after recent price rise Oct 29
Fastenal Company Announces the Promotion of Donnalee K. Papenfuss as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Communications, Effective November 1, 2024 Oct 18
Dividend of US$0.39 announced Oct 14
Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.52 (vs US$0.52 in 3Q 2023) Oct 11
Now 30% overvalued after recent price rise Oct 11
Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on November 22, 2024 Oct 11
Insufficient new directors Sep 01
Dividend of US$0.39 announced Jul 22
Now 22% overvalued Jul 17
Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.51 (vs US$0.52 in 2Q 2023) Jul 14 Fastenal Company Announces President Changes, Effective August 1, 2024
Dividend of US$0.39 announced Apr 15
Fastenal Company to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Apr 11, 2025 Apr 12
First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.52 (vs US$0.52 in 1Q 2023) Apr 11
Fastenal Company Declares Dividend, Payable May 23, 2024 Apr 11
Now 20% overvalued after recent price rise Feb 22
Fastenal Company, Annual General Meeting, Apr 25, 2024 Feb 07
Upcoming dividend of US$0.39 per share at 2.0% yield Jan 24
Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.02 (vs US$1.89 in FY 2022) Jan 18
Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on February 29, 2024 Jan 18
Upcoming dividend of US$0.38 per share at 2.3% yield Nov 28 Fastenal Company Declares A Special One-Time Dividend, Payable on December 20, 2023 Nov 21
Fastenal Company to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 11, 2024 Oct 31
Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share at 2.3% yield Oct 18 Fastenal Company Appoints Anthony P. Broersma as the Executive Vice President-Operations
Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.52 (vs US$0.50 in 3Q 2022) Oct 12
Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on November 24, 2023 Oct 12
Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share at 2.5% yield Jul 19
Fastenal Company to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 12, 2024 Jul 15
Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.52 (vs US$0.50 in 2Q 2022) Jul 14 Fastenal Company Appoints Quarshie to Serve as A Member of the Audit Committee of the Board
Fastenal Company Appoints Irene A. Quarshie as Independent Director Jun 10
Fastenal Company Announces Board Changes May 06
Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share at 2.6% yield Apr 19
First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.52 (vs US$0.47 in 1Q 2022) Apr 14
Fastenal Company to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jan 18, 2024 Feb 08
Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share at 2.8% yield Jan 25
Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.89 (vs US$1.61 in FY 2021) Jan 20
Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on March 2, 2023 Jan 19
Insider recently bought €291k worth of stock Dec 02
Fastenal Company to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 12, 2023 Oct 30
Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share Oct 20
Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.50 (vs US$0.42 in 3Q 2021) Oct 14
Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on November 23, 2022 Oct 13
President recently bought €239k worth of stock Sep 17
Fastenal Company to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 13, 2023 Jul 30
Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share Jul 19
Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.50 (vs US$0.42 in 2Q 2021) Jul 14
Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on August 24, 2022 Jul 13
Fastenal Company(NasdaqGS:FAST) dropped from Russell 1000 Value-Defensive Index Jun 26
Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share Apr 19
Fastenal Company to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Apr 13, 2023 Apr 15
First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.47 (vs US$0.37 in 1Q 2021) Apr 14
Fastenal Company Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on May 25, 2022 Apr 13
Fastenal Company, Annual General Meeting, Apr 23, 2022 Feb 17
Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share Jan 25
Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations Jan 20
Upcoming dividend of US$0.28 per share Oct 18
Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.42 (vs US$0.39 in 3Q 2020) Oct 13
Upcoming dividend of US$0.28 per share Jul 19
Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.42 (vs US$0.42 in 2Q 2020) Jul 15
Independent Director has left the company Apr 28
Independent Chairman of the Board Willard Oberton has left the company Apr 27
First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.37 (vs US$0.35 in 1Q 2020) Apr 15
Independent Director recently bought €171k worth of stock Mar 12
New 90-day low: €37.97 Feb 27 Fastenal Company to Report Q1, 2021 Results on Apr 13, 2021
Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$1.50 (vs US$1.38 in FY 2019) Feb 10
Revenue beats expectations Feb 10
Independent Director recently bought €98k worth of stock Feb 09
Independent Director recently bought €42k worth of stock Feb 04
New 90-day low: €38.11 Feb 02
Upcoming Dividend of US$0.28 Per Share Jan 26
Revenue beats expectations Jan 22
Revenue beats expectations Jan 21
Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$1.50 Jan 21
New 90-day high: €41.41 Jan 12
Fastenal Company to Report November,2021 Results on Dec 06, 2021 Jan 01 Fastenal Company Announces Directors Changes Fastenal Company to Report September,2021 Results on Oct 12, 2021
Fastenal Company to Report May,2021 Results on Jun 04, 2021 Nov 01
Director recently bought €76k worth of stock Oct 21
Upcoming Dividend of US$0.25 Per Share Oct 19
Third quarter earnings released Oct 14 Shareholder Returns FAS DE Trade Distributors DE Market 7D 0.7% 2.3% 0.5% 1Y 11.9% -22.2% 15.3%
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Return vs Market: FAS underperformed the German Market which returned 15.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is FAS's price volatile compared to industry and market? FAS volatility FAS Average Weekly Movement 3.3% Trade Distributors Industry Average Movement 4.5% Market Average Movement 4.8% 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market 11.3% 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market 2.4%
Stable Share Price: FAS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: FAS's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, North America, 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.
Show more Fastenal Company Fundamentals Summary How do Fastenal's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? FAS fundamental statistics Market cap €41.44b Earnings (TTM ) €1.11b Revenue (TTM ) €7.31b
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) FAS income statement (TTM ) Revenue US$7.55b Cost of Revenue US$4.14b Gross Profit US$3.40b Other Expenses US$2.25b Earnings US$1.15b
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Apr 11, 2025
Earnings per share (EPS) 2.01 Gross Margin 45.08% Net Profit Margin 15.25% Debt/Equity Ratio 5.5%
How did FAS perform over the long term?
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2.1% Current Dividend Yield When do you need to buy FAS by to receive an upcoming dividend? Fastenal dividend dates Ex Dividend Date Jan 31 2025 Dividend Pay Date Feb 28 2025 Days until Ex dividend 8 days Days until Dividend pay date 20 days
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2025/02/07 01:22 End of Day Share Price 2025/02/07 00:00 Earnings 2024/12/31 Annual Earnings 2024/12/31
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Analyst Sources Fastenal Company is covered by 40 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
Analyst Institution John Eade Argus Research Company David Manthey Baird Scott Davis Barclays
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