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How Fastenal Company stacks up
FAST · against 2,399 other Industrials companies
Growth
65/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #829 of 2,400 · scores higher than 65% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score240 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 · 2,422 reported | 12.5% | 4.4% | 76% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 1,764 reported | 13.7% | 7.1% | 59% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 2,385 reported | 6.5% | 4.2% | 60% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around FAST| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.9B CNY (≈$682M) | 100 | 44 | |
| 1 | 9.4B CNY (≈$1.3B) | 100 | 84 | |
| 1 | 74.1B TWD (≈$2.3B) | 100 | 60 | |
| 1 | 63.0B USD | 100 | 55 | |
| 1 | 22.5B NOK (≈$2.1B) | 100 | 72 | |
| 829 | 1.08T JPY (≈$7.4B) | 65 | 47 | |
| 829 | 116M MYR (≈$26M) | 65 | 43 | |
| 829 | 57.0B USD | 65 | 58 | |
| 829 | 22.1B USD | 65 | 49 | |
| 829 | 60.0B USD | 65 | 71 | |
| 829 | 1.4B SEK (≈$135M) | 65 | 48 | |
| 829 | 4.5B EUR (≈$4.9B) | 65 | 73 | |
| 829 | 101.3B USD | 65 | 65 | |
| 829 | 462M EUR (≈$509M) | 65 | 45 |
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