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Added to YB: 2026-05-06

Pitch date: 2026-05-03

FAST [neutral]

Fastenal Company

+0.56%

current return

Author Info

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Company Info

Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally.

Market Cap

$51.6B

Pitch Price

$44.63

Price Target

N/A

Dividend

2.14%

EV/EBITDA

24.88

P/E

39.74

EV/Sales

6.12

Sector

Trading Companies and Distributors

Category

growth

Show full summary:
Fastenal - How this company sells $7B worth of nuts and bolts

FAST (deep dive): $7B fastener distributor pivoted from 2200 branches to Onsite + vending model (140K machines, 2100 sites). Strategy: hunt $50K+/mo customers (now 50% rev vs 25% in 2016, growing 14% CAGR). FMI lowers total ownership cost, makes FAST indispensable. 95% mgmt promoted internally, decentralized P&L, profit-sharing drives culture. Captive fleet + 15 DCs + LIFTs support supply chain. Founder's 'Growth through Customer Service' vision still drives relentless focus.

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