FAST

Fastenal Company Common Stock (FAST)

Stock · NASDAQ · Consumer Discretionary

$49.78as of 8/28/2026

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August 30, 2026

Fastenal Featured Among September's Top Dividend Aristocrats. Fastenal was highlighted in a recent roundup of top Dividend Aristocrats to watch for September 2026, reflecting its long track record of consecutive annual dividend increases. Separately, a lookback piece showed how a $1,000 investment in Fastenal stock made ten years ago would have grown into a noticeably larger sum, underscoring the stock's long-term performance. None of the recent coverage points to a specific near-term catalyst, but the focus on dividend reliability and multi-year returns keeps Fastenal in income-investor conversations.

Active signals

No technical signal is currently active for this symbol.

Support level
$44.21
Industry
RETAIL: Building Materials

About FAST

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…

Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
RETAIL: Building Materials
Employees
22,230

Fundamentals

1-day range
$50.2$51.9
Market cap
$58.29B
P/E (trailing)
44.31
P/E (forward)
37.08
EPS (trailing)
$1.17
Dividend yield
1.85%
Beta
0.71
Avg. volume
7.89M
Ex-dividend date
July 28, 2026
Dividend pay date
August 25, 2026
52-week range
$38.97$51.9
Next earnings: October 14, 2026 · EPS estimate $0.33confirmed

How Fastenal Company Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$8.20BNet Income$1.26B (15%)Cost of Revenue$4.51B (55%)SG&A$2.04B (25%)Tax$396.60M (5%)FAST

Source: 10-K filed Feb 5, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Forecasts

13 analyst ratings

Buy 33%
Hold 39%
Sell 28%
1-year price forecast
High
$55
+10.5%
Median
$46
-7.6%
Low
$39.9
-19.8%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions
Acquired
78.9K
Disposed
77.9K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
872.13M
Total value held
$39.27B
Institutional holders
1409
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown104.75M
  • Unknown74.56M
  • Unknown55.57M
  • Unknown39.39M
  • Unknown38.92M
  • Unknown25.74M
  • Unknown24.65M
  • Unknown16.59M
  • Unknown16.29M
  • Unknown15.38M

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