What is FAST's House Rating?

FAST scores 54 out of 100 (grade C) as of 2026-10-16, ranking #18 of 202 Industrials stocks we cover.

What do analysts say about FAST?

ThetaGrade's analyst-sentiment pillar for FAST scores 50/100 against its sector peers, which we read as mixed. This is our own derived score; we do not republish individual analyst ratings, counts or targets.

When does FAST report earnings next?

FAST's next earnings report is estimated for about 2027-01-19 (window 2027-01-15 to 2027-01-23), based on its past SEC 8-K earnings filings. This is an estimate, not a company-confirmed date.

ThetaGrade does not give personal advice. The House Rating is an educational, rules-based summary of public data; see the methodology for how it is built.

FAST Fastenal

Industrials · Trading Companies & Distributors · close $51.02 (2026-10-16) · latest quarter in EDGAR: 2026-06-30

#18/202 in sector · #132/964 overall

Fastenal (FAST) has a ThetaGrade House Rating of 54/100 (grade C), ranking #18 of 202 in Industrials. Its strongest pillars are balance sheet (87) and growth (58); its weakest is valuation (13). TTM revenue growth is 12.5% and operating margin 20.3%.

Data as of 2026-10-16.

Analyst sentiment

weight 7.5% · 50

Consensus score (1–5) (3.8%)	derived	7
90-day net rating shift (3.8%)	derived	100

Growth

weight 30.83% · 58

Revenue growth YoY (TTM) (12.3%)	12.5%	65
EPS growth YoY (TTM) (12.3%)	12.5%	52
Revenue acceleration (6.2%)	2.4%	57

Profitability

weight 18.5% · 54

Operating margin (9.9%)	20.3%	79
4Q gross-margin change (8.6%)	-0.4%	25

Balance sheet

weight 18.5% · 87

Net debt / EBITDA (9.9%)	-0.04×	79
Current ratio (4.9%)	4.18	94
Interest coverage (3.7%)	286.31×	98

Cash flow

weight 12.33% · 39

FCF margin (6.2%)	12.8%	59
FCF yield (6.2%)	1.8%	18

Valuation

weight 12.33% · 13

P/E (inverted) (6.2%)	43.61×	15
EV/Sales (inverted) (6.2%)	6.68×	11

Technicals (EOD)

RSI(14)	54.2
EMA 9 / 21	50.92 / 50.57
200-day SMA	46.69
Volume vs 20d avg	1.23×
20-day return	3.7%

Exit-rule monitor

EXITRating break: House Rating below 60

Data source per metric (SEC XBRL tag or derivation): Revenue: RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · Gross profit: GrossProfit · Operating income: OperatingIncomeLoss · Interest expense: InterestExpenseNonoperating · D&A: DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization · EPS: EarningsPerShareDiluted · Market cap: SEC shares (dei EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding (cover page)) (split-adjusted) × EOD close · P/E: EOD close ÷ SEC TTM EPS (EarningsPerShareDiluted) (split-adjusted).

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FAQ

What is FAST's House Rating?: FAST scores 54 out of 100 (grade C) as of 2026-10-16, ranking #18 of 202 Industrials stocks we cover.
What do analysts say about FAST?: ThetaGrade's analyst-sentiment pillar for FAST scores 50/100 against its sector peers, which we read as mixed. This is our own derived score; we do not republish individual analyst ratings, counts or targets.
When does FAST report earnings next?: FAST's next earnings report is estimated for about 2027-01-19 (window 2027-01-15 to 2027-01-23), based on its past SEC 8-K earnings filings. This is an estimate, not a company-confirmed date.
Is FAST a buy?: ThetaGrade does not give personal advice. The House Rating is an educational, rules-based summary of public data; see the methodology for how it is built.

Sources: SEC EDGAR filings (fetched 2026-10-18), Finnhub recommendation trends, Massive EOD prices. Scores are sector percentiles; a factor without usable data is a data gap: it is left out and the remaining weights are renormalized (nothing is imputed). Educational only. Methodology