NASD · Industrials · Industrial Distribution · USA
Fastenal Co is a large cap company (market value between $10 billion and $200 billion) in the Industrial Distribution industry.
Fastenal sells industrial and construction supplies through a global network of distribution centers and customer locations. The company provides products across multiple categories and serves primarily business-to-business customers through physical sites, vending devices, bin stock systems, and digital channels. Its service models include Fastenal Managed Inventory programs and integrated supply solutions designed to reduce procurement costs and improve product availability.
From its FY2025 annual report (Form 10-K)
Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Fastenal Co stock.
Overvalued: intrinsic value $23.18 per share, market price $51.65, margin of safety -122.9% (as of 2026-10-20).
Discounting its cash flows at 8.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $23.18; the price of $51.65 is 123% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score: 57/100 on 12 of 12 signals (Weak Signal).
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11 more in this industry show a wider margin of safety.
FAST is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-20 close). Discounting its cash flows at 8.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $23.18; the price of $51.65 is 123% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.
$23.18 per share (as of the 2026-10-20 close), against a market price of $51.65. That is a margin of safety of -122.9%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.
The price needs faster growth than we project for any company. It is betting on an exception. Yearly sales growth the price needs: 40.2%. Yearly sales growth it has sustained: 6.4%.
57 out of 100, which we rate "Weak Signal", on 12 of 12 value investing signals.