Fastenal Valuation
Is FAST undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
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Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of FAST when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FAST?
Key metric:
| What is FAST's PE Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| PE Ratio | 37.4x |
| Earnings | US$1.15b |
| Market Cap | US$42.47b |
| Key Statistics | |
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| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 5.7x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 25.3x |
| PEG Ratio | 4.6x |
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers
How does FAST's PE Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | Forward PE | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 27.2x | ||
FERG Ferguson Enterprises | 21.6x | 9.7% | US$35.7b |
GWW W.W. Grainger | 30x | 7.9% | US$54.3b |
URI United Rentals | 19.6x | 8.1% | US$49.5b |
WSO Watsco | 37.5x | 11.2% | US$18.1b |
FAST Fastenal | 37.4x | 8.2% | US$42.5b |
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does FAST's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Trade Distributors Industry?
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is FAST's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PE Ratio | 37.4x |
| Fair PE Ratio | 25.4x |
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/30 22:38 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
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Industry and Sector Metrics
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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 |