FASTENAL CO (FAST)
Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply
Latest Price
$47.71
TTM P/E
52.43
Normalized P/E
28.26
Div Yield
1.93%
Book Value
3.54
P/B Ratio
13.46
Valuation metrics
adjust assumptions →EPS: $1.09
Book value / share: $3.44
Formula: √(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
Graham Number
$9.18
81% downside
Norm. op. income: $1.5B (median of 7yr)
Tax rate: 24%
Discount rate: 10%
Growth assumption: zero (EPV is a no-growth value)
Earnings Power Value
$9.74
80% downside
Base FCF: $947M (median of recent 5yr)
Growth: 18%/yr (median YOY, capped at 25%)
Discount rate: 10%
Terminal growth: 3%
Projection horizon: 10 years
DCF Fair Value
$36.95
23% downside
EPS: $1.09
Target P/E: 28×
Formula: EPS × P/E
P/E Fair Value
$30.52
36% downside
Institutional Ownership
78.8% held by institutions| Institution | Shares | Value | Ownership % | Change | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 104.75M | $4.86B | 9.13% | +39.8K | 2026-03-31 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 74.56M | $3.46B | 6.50% | -- | 2026-03-31 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 64.45M | $2.99B | 5.62% | -- | 2026-03-31 |
| STATE STREET CORP | 55.57M | $2.58B | 4.84% | +834.5K | 2026-03-31 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 39.39M | $1.83B | 3.43% | -7.91M | 2026-03-31 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 38.92M | $1.81B | 3.39% | +1.22M | 2026-03-31 |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 25.74M | $1.19B | 2.24% | +5.08M | 2026-03-31 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 24.65M | $1.14B | 2.15% | -3.01M | 2026-03-31 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 16.59M | $769.0M | 1.45% | +4.50M | 2026-03-31 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 16.29M | $755.0M | 1.42% | +1.74M | 2026-03-31 |