Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Industrial - Distribution
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 46.81 | 35.38 | 36.39 | 38.67 | 38.59 | 42.28 | 36.21 | 37.29 | 39.09 | 34.34 | 31.42 | 37.09 | 35.21 | 26.27 | 28.37 | 25.93 | 27.51 | 23.02 | 24.96 | 31.60 | 40.04 |
| — | -16.3% | +0.5% | +3.7% | -1.3% | +23.1% | +15.2% | +0.5% | +11.0% | +30.7% | +10.8% | +43.0% | +28.0% | +14.1% | +13.6% | -17.9% | -31.3% | -25.1% | -19.4% | -7.0% | +11.5% | |
| P/S Ratio | 7.14 | 5.78 | 5.79 | 6.06 | 5.69 | 6.61 | 5.80 | 5.69 | 5.66 | 5.37 | 4.71 | 5.84 | 5.28 | 4.24 | 4.49 | 4.15 | 4.00 | 3.67 | 4.05 | 5.03 | 6.04 |
| — | -12.6% | -0.3% | +6.6% | +0.5% | +23.2% | +23.3% | -2.6% | +7.3% | +26.5% | +4.9% | +40.7% | +32.1% | +15.6% | +10.8% | -17.5% | -33.8% | -23.4% | -18.6% | -1.6% | +16.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 14.88 | 13.73 | 13.58 | 13.39 | 11.71 | 14.49 | 12.68 | 12.08 | 11.43 | 11.40 | 10.32 | 12.91 | 11.09 | 9.03 | 10.00 | 9.44 | 8.57 | 8.37 | 9.07 | 10.92 | 12.16 |
| — | -5.3% | +7.1% | +10.8% | +2.4% | +27.1% | +22.9% | -6.5% | +3.0% | +26.2% | +3.2% | +36.8% | +29.4% | +7.9% | +10.3% | -13.5% | -29.6% | -16.7% | -12.9% | +5.0% | +18.1% | |
| P/FCF | 55.73 | 40.97 | 176.63 | 41.79 | 37.47 | 43.21 | 57.68 | 53.97 | 46.42 | 43.17 | 44.67 | 38.87 | 29.23 | 22.94 | 34.32 | 21.76 | 26.15 | 31.51 | 69.49 | 44.10 | 80.80 |
| — | -5.2% | +206.2% | -22.6% | -19.3% | +0.1% | +29.1% | +38.8% | +58.8% | +88.1% | +30.2% | +78.6% | +11.8% | -27.2% | -50.6% | -50.7% | -67.6% | -49.2% | +26.8% | +47.3% | +217.3% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 32.00 | 24.84 | 25.35 | 27.19 | 27.02 | 29.12 | 25.25 | 25.56 | 26.70 | 23.84 | 21.10 | 25.71 | 23.59 | 18.29 | 19.43 | 17.87 | 18.32 | 15.97 | 17.17 | 21.58 | 27.15 |
| — | -14.7% | +0.4% | +6.4% | +1.2% | +22.2% | +19.7% | -0.6% | +13.2% | +30.4% | +8.6% | +43.8% | +28.7% | +14.5% | +13.2% | -17.2% | -32.5% | -23.5% | -18.5% | -5.1% | +16.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | 35.46 | 26.88 | 27.56 | 29.91 | 30.05 | 32.04 | 27.69 | 28.40 | 30.03 | 26.48 | 23.40 | 28.41 | 26.30 | 20.36 | 21.60 | 19.88 | 20.77 | 17.82 | 19.13 | 24.22 | 31.08 |
| — | -16.1% | -0.5% | +5.3% | +0.1% | +21.0% | +18.3% | -0.1% | +14.2% | +30.1% | +8.3% | +43.0% | +26.6% | +14.3% | +12.9% | -17.9% | -33.2% | -24.8% | -19.9% | -7.4% | +15.2% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 45.0% | 44.8% | 44.6% | 44.6% | 44.3% | 45.3% | 45.3% | 45.1% | 44.8% | 44.9% | 45.1% | 45.5% | 45.5% | 45.9% | 45.5% | 45.7% | 45.3% | 45.9% | 46.5% | 46.6% | 46.5% |
| — | -0.9% | -1.7% | -1.0% | -1.2% | +0.7% | +0.6% | -0.8% | -1.3% | -2.1% | -1.0% | -0.6% | +0.3% | +0.1% | -2.1% | -1.8% | -2.6% | -1.0% | +0.1% | +2.5% | +2.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 20.2% | 21.5% | 21.0% | 20.3% | 19.0% | 20.7% | 21.0% | 20.1% | 18.9% | 20.3% | 20.2% | 20.6% | 20.1% | 20.9% | 21.0% | 21.1% | 19.6% | 21.0% | 21.6% | 21.0% | 19.6% |
| — | +4.1% | +0.3% | +1.1% | +0.3% | +1.9% | +3.8% | -2.4% | -6.1% | -3.0% | -3.7% | -2.6% | +2.5% | -0.4% | -2.7% | +0.7% | -0.0% | +2.7% | +2.3% | +6.2% | +0.9% | |
| Net Margin | 15.3% | 16.3% | 16.0% | 15.4% | 14.5% | 15.7% | 15.9% | 15.2% | 14.4% | 15.6% | 15.3% | 15.7% | 15.1% | 16.0% | 15.8% | 15.9% | 14.5% | 15.8% | 16.1% | 15.8% | 15.1% |
| — | +3.7% | +1.0% | +1.2% | +1.0% | +0.8% | +3.9% | -3.0% | -5.2% | -2.5% | -3.5% | -1.0% | +4.6% | +1.4% | -2.0% | +0.3% | -4.0% | +0.8% | +1.5% | +6.4% | +4.5% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 33.3% | 9.8% | 9.5% | 8.6% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 8.2% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 7.8% | 8.6% | 9.0% | 9.2% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 9.1% | 8.7% | 7.7% |
| — | +12.2% | +7.8% | +4.8% | +3.3% | +3.6% | +4.2% | -6.9% | -7.0% | -2.6% | -5.7% | -4.2% | +0.7% | -3.9% | -1.4% | +5.2% | +0.9% | +7.8% | +7.4% | +14.3% | +10.3% | |
| ROA | 25.8% | 7.4% | 7.3% | 6.6% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 5.4% |
| — | +12.4% | +9.1% | +6.1% | +4.1% | +3.8% | +4.3% | -5.7% | -5.5% | -0.9% | -1.6% | +2.3% | +9.9% | +4.4% | +2.7% | +5.1% | -1.3% | +6.3% | +9.0% | +17.4% | +11.7% | |
| ROIC | 31.2% | 9.2% | 8.9% | 8.2% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 7.6% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 7.7% | 6.7% |
| — | +13.9% | +10.1% | +7.6% | +3.9% | +4.8% | +3.8% | -5.0% | -6.4% | -1.3% | -2.0% | +0.3% | +7.8% | +1.6% | +0.0% | +3.2% | +0.3% | +5.1% | +5.9% | +14.5% | +6.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.21 |
| — | -18.0% | -24.2% | -16.9% | -16.5% | -9.3% | -3.0% | -4.7% | -16.0% | -5.8% | -19.3% | -28.9% | -37.0% | -39.2% | -23.9% | +1.1% | +21.1% | +22.7% | +3.7% | -16.9% | -12.0% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.24 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.91 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.25 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.12 | 1.35 | 1.25 | 1.41 | 1.48 | 2.12 | 1.91 | 1.79 | 1.53 | 1.85 |
| — | -26.2% | -28.8% | -19.9% | -17.4% | -12.7% | -5.5% | +1.3% | -7.5% | -2.5% | -14.7% | -24.6% | -36.6% | -34.6% | -21.4% | -3.4% | +14.9% | +11.6% | -3.5% | -24.8% | -12.9% | |
| Current Ratio | 4.85 | 3.93 | 4.18 | 4.39 | 4.85 | 4.26 | 4.22 | 4.28 | 4.67 | 4.40 | 4.39 | 4.83 | 4.57 | 4.71 | 4.26 | 3.66 | 3.96 | 3.98 | 3.71 | 4.07 | 4.19 |
| — | -7.7% | -1.0% | +2.7% | +3.8% | -3.1% | -3.8% | -11.5% | +2.3% | -6.7% | +3.1% | +32.0% | +15.5% | +18.4% | +14.7% | -10.0% | -5.5% | -4.8% | -10.8% | +2.9% | +2.6% | |
| Quick Ratio | 2.41 | 2.11 | 2.21 | 2.34 | 2.41 | 2.19 | 2.12 | 2.14 | 2.28 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.49 | 2.27 | 2.45 | 2.13 | 1.75 | 1.79 | 1.89 | 1.75 | 1.92 | 1.95 |
| — | -3.8% | +4.5% | +9.0% | +5.7% | -4.5% | -7.6% | -13.8% | +0.7% | -6.2% | +7.3% | +42.3% | +26.3% | +29.4% | +21.8% | -9.0% | -8.2% | -8.5% | -17.3% | -2.9% | +3.0% | |
| Interest Coverage | 267.94 | 665.00 | 419.42 | 559.38 | 428.33 | 276.38 | 199.45 | 232.24 | 203.53 | 216.33 | 215.67 | 195.90 | 187.42 | 184.52 | 136.38 | 100.92 | 66.64 | 92.54 | 136.96 | 149.21 | 125.38 |
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Fastenal Company's current P/E is 46.8x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 37.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Fastenal Company's current operating margin is 20.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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