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How Fastenal Company stacks up
FAST · against 90 other Industrials companies of similar size
Growth
65/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #31 of 91 · scores higher than 64% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score12 peers with a growth score of 60–69, including FAST · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 65?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its revenue growth, which is stronger than most Industrials peers.
- Earnings per share growth is close to the peer norm. Earnings per share growth: 13.7% vs peer median 7.1%
- 3-year revenue growth is close to the peer norm. 3-year revenue growth: 6.5% vs peer median 4.2%
- faster revenue growth over the last year: stronger than 76% of peers. Revenue growth: 12.5% vs peer median 4.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = FAST, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | FAST | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 91 reported | 12.5% | 7.4% | 73% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 85 reported | 13.7% | 7.5% | 68% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 90 reported | 6.5% | 6.6% | 49% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around FAST| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63.0B USD | 100 | 55 | |
| 2 | 90.8B USD | 97 | 59 | |
| 3 | 63.3B CAD (≈$46.2B) | 95 | 56 | |
| 3 | 51.7B USD | 95 | 58 | |
| 3 | 34.8B USD | 95 | 49 | |
| 28 | 41.4B EUR (≈$45.5B) | 71 | 66 | |
| 29 | 49.3B USD | 70 | 51 | |
| 30 | 29.8B EUR (≈$32.8B) | 67 | 54 | |
| 31 | 57.0B USD | 65 | 58 | |
| 31 | 60.0B USD | 65 | 71 | |
| 31 | 101.3B USD | 65 | 65 | |
| 34 | 89.4B USD | 64 | 57 | |
| 35 | 47.9B EUR (≈$52.7B) | 63 | 56 | |
| 36 | 60.7B GBP (≈$78.9B) | 62 | 48 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score