FAST PEER ANALYSIS

Fastenal Company — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

FASTFastenal Company

🇺🇸 USA · US · Industrials · Industrial Distribution

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Industrial Distribution

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

FASTIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	FAST	TIH	ADDT-B	FTT	REH	RUS	Ind. Median
P/E	43.04	35.79	43.40	18.91	36.78	17.16●	32.86
P/B	14.02	5.49	11.14	4.44	2.81	2.06●	4.64
EV/EBITDA	29.62	17.00	29.45	12.51	15.37	9.90●	15.37
P/S	6.63	3.45	4.10	1.20	1.12	0.69●	1.23

Financial Health
Metric	FAST	TIH	ADDT-B	FTT	REH	RUS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	4.39●	3.17	1.49	1.61	2.34	2.86	2.29
Debt/Equity	11.2%●	25.2%	85.5%	88.1%	91.6%	29.5%	78.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.07	-0.30●	1.69	1.90	3.61	0.95	1.39

Profitability
Metric	FAST	TIH	ADDT-B	FTT	REH	RUS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	15.4%●	9.6%	9.5%	6.3%	3.0%	4.0%	5.6%
ROE	33.8%●	16.3%	28.6%	24.3%	7.2%	12.0%	17.4%
ROA	25.8%●	9.7%	10.8%	8.2%	3.9%	7.1%	7.1%
EBITDA Margin	22.4%●	19.9%	14.8%	11.3%	9.5%	7.8%	10.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	FAST	TIH	ADDT-B	FTT	REH	RUS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	10.9%	4.8%	4.2%	-1.0%	2.8%	11.7%●	5.7%
NI Growth	12.9%	3.6%	13.5%	37.2%●	-25.5%	28.1%	10.4%
Div. Yield	1.9%	1.0%	1.1%	1.3%	1.1%	2.9%●	1.1%
Payout	79.5%	32.8%	0.0%	23.6%	42.3%	48.4%	32.8%

Valuation
Metric	FAST	GWW	FERG	WSO	WCC	AIT	Ind. Median
P/E	43.04	35.72	21.64●	33.03	22.56	31.14	32.86
P/B	14.02	16.20	7.64	5.56	2.99●	6.76	4.64
EV/EBITDA	29.62	22.80	15.08	19.53	13.85●	21.26	15.37
P/S	6.63	3.46	1.42	2.12	0.63●	2.60	1.23

Financial Health
Metric	FAST	GWW	FERG	WSO	WCC	AIT	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	4.39●	2.69	1.78	3.34	2.12	2.95	2.29
Debt/Equity	11.2%●	70.8%	103.6%	17.2%	127.7%	19.6%	78.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.07	0.72	1.58	-0.15●	3.82	0.32	1.39

Profitability
Metric	FAST	GWW	FERG	WSO	WCC	AIT	Ind. Median
Net Margin	15.4%●	9.7%	6.6%	6.8%	2.8%	8.3%	5.6%
ROE	33.8%	48.1%●	36.4%	18.3%	13.3%	21.9%	17.4%
ROA	25.8%●	19.7%	11.8%	10.9%	4.2%	13.2%	7.1%
EBITDA Margin	22.4%●	15.7%	10.5%	10.8%	6.3%	12.4%	10.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	FAST	GWW	FERG	WSO	WCC	AIT	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	10.9%	6.6%	4.7%	-4.5%	11.2%●	7.5%	5.7%
NI Growth	12.9%	-6.7%	29.0%●	-6.3%	-6.2%	3.9%	10.4%
Div. Yield	1.9%	0.7%	1.8%	2.9%●	0.6%	0.6%	1.1%
Payout	79.5%	25.8%	24.5%	98.1%	15.3%	17.7%	32.8%

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