Is Fastenal (FAST) overvalued or fairly valued?

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What is the share price of Fastenal (FAST)?

Fastenal last traded at $45.26 (+0.5% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Fastenal

FAST · NASDAQ · Industrials · United States

$45.26+0.5%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 5:17 PM

Snapshot

TickerFAST

ExchangeNASDAQ

SectorIndustrials

IndustryIndustrial Distribution

CountryUnited States

Employees22,230

HeadquartersWinona, United States

Market cap$51.9B

P/B12.8

Volume1.39M

Websitewww.fastenal.com

Filings tracked0

About Fastenal

Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, 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. It offers miscellaneous supplies and hardware, including pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire ropes, strut products, rivets, and related accessories. The company serves the manufacturing market comprising original equipment manufacturers; maintenance, repair, and operations customers; non-residential construction market; farmers, truckers, railroads, mining companies, schools, and retail trades; and oil exploration, production, and refinement companies, as well as federal, state, and local governmental entities. Fastenal Company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Winona, Minnesota.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders0.1%
Institutions90.2%
Public & other9.7%

1,894 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.9.13%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.50%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.62%
State Street Corporation4.84%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.3.43%
Geode Capital Management, LLC3.39%
Invesco Ltd.3.33%
Morgan Stanley2.24%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $2.3B · EPS 0.30

Est. earnings growth +15.8%

Next fiscal year

Rev $10.1B · EPS 1.39

Est. earnings growth +10.9%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$38.9752-wk range$50.63

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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