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Fastenal Company

Industrials · NASDAQ · Market cap $56.0bn

$51.02

as of 16 Oct 2026, 4% below its 52-week high

Screens as reasonably placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield: 1.88%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield: 2.13%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Earnings cover: 1.3×Pays 78% of earnings
Cash cover: 0.96×Free cash flow over dividends paid
5y dividend growth: +4.6% a yearLast cut in FY2024
Next ex-dividend date: Declared28 Oct 2026Quarterly dividend of $0.26

Compared with US companies in Industrial - Distribution (8)

Trailing yield is higher than 4 of the 7 other US companies in Industrial - Distribution.

Quality

Moderate

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

Moderate

How extended the valuation looks

Why Quality is 59

FAST against US companies in Industrial - Distribution (8)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (30 Sept 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of FAST’s past readings.

P/E35.4×P73, poor for this measure
Yield1.9%P15, poor for this measure
FCF payout104.6%P64, neutral for this measure
Net debt / EBITDA0.42P9, good for this measure
DGR 5y5.2%P20, poor for this measure
ROIC8.6%P100, good for this measure

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