# Fastenal - Fastenal Company (FAST)

Stock code FAST · Yahoo ticker FAST · Sector: Industrials

Overall fundamentals score: 65/100 (Okay). Top 20% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 80/100 | Strong |
| Financial Safety | 100/100 | Strong |
| Cash & Dividends | 50/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 0/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 92/100 | Strong |

## Every measure

Fastenal (FAST): Overall score: 65/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 80/100 (Strong)
Return on Equity (ROE) 34% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +7%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth +7%/yr - Okay
Net Profit Margin 16% - Strong
Quarterly Momentum +13% - Strong

Financial Safety: 100/100 (Strong)
Debt-to-Equity 0.1× - Strong
Current Ratio 3.9× - Strong
Interest Coverage 492.1× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 50/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 2% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 0/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 42× - Weak
P/B Ratio 14.4× - Weak
PEG Ratio 5.9 - Weak

Risk: 92/100 (Strong)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Falling - Strong
Share Count Trend (4yr) +0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -2 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +0.4% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency 0 of 4 quarters down - Strong

## Common questions

### What is Fastenal's fundamentals score?

Fastenal (FAST) scores 65/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 20% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Fastenal strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (100/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (0/100).

### How does Fastenal rank against its sector?

Fastenal ranks #12 of 76 scored Industrials stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Fastenal pay dividends?

Yes. Fastenal (FAST) has a dividend yield of 1.9%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 78% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 50/100.

### How do I buy Fastenal shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy FAST. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Fastenal (FAST), in plain English?

Fastenal (FAST) is a Industrials company (Industrial Distribution). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 65/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (100/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (0/100). Shares currently cost about 42 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 42.0×). It also pays back about 1.9% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/fast-fastenal

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/fast-fastenal
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.