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Fastenal Company P/E ratio

Fastenal Company's P/E ratio is 44.73: its share price of 55.47 over its earnings per share of 1.24 over the last twelve months.

Today
44.73
Forward P/E, next 12 months
39.68
PEG ratio
4.24
Median, 5 years
17.78
Low, 5 years
12.13
High, 5 years
48.44

P/E ratio = price ÷ EPS (last 12 months) = 55.47 ÷ 1.24 = 44.73

Each day's closing price over the earnings per share of the last four quarters reported by that day (basic EPS, adjusted for splits). The P/E moves with the price every day and with the earnings at each report.

The forward P/E divides the price by the analysts' average EPS estimate for the next twelve months: the fiscal year in progress for the months left in it, the next one for the rest. For past days it uses each year's latest estimate, as the estimates of the time were not recorded (we keep a daily copy from November 2026), so the past line reads the price against the earnings expected by the time each year was reported.

Is Fastenal Company's P/E high compared with its own history?

Fastenal Company's P/E of 44.7 is near the top of its 5-year range (12.1 to 48.4, median 17.8). Analysts expect faster growth than in recent years, which can explain part of the high P/E.

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A P/E is compared with the stock's own last five years, not with other companies. Why the market pays more or less (news, rates, the sector) is not in these figures.

P/E ratio by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingP/E ratioForward P/EMarket capNet income
FY2027 · Estimate31 Dec 202739.16———
FY2026 · Estimate31 Dec 202643.28———
Today44.7339.6863.64B1.42B
FY202531 Dec 202536.6031.3246.05B1.26B
FY202431 Dec 202435.8016.3741.19B1.15B
FY202331 Dec 202332.0715.9837.04B1.16B
FY202231 Dec 202225.0411.8127.21B1.09B
FY202131 Dec 202139.8117.0336.82B925.00M
FY202031 Dec 202032.6212.4528.02B859.10M
FY201931 Dec 201926.7912.4521.19B790.90M
FY201831 Dec 201819.974.7315.02B751.90M
FY201731 Dec 201727.275.2315.78B578.60M
FY201631 Dec 201627.1924.3613.58B499.48M
FY201531 Dec 201523.0523.8811.90B516.36M
FY201431 Dec 201428.5413.3314.10B494.15M
FY201331 Dec 201331.439.4314.10B448.64M
FY201231 Dec 201232.8415.1413.81B420.54M
FY201131 Dec 201135.9715.5912.88B357.93M
FY201031 Dec 201033.2913.378.83B265.36M
FY200931 Dec 200933.6513.716.20B184.36M
FY200831 Dec 200818.5612.465.19B279.71M
FY200731 Dec 200726.2011.246.09B232.62M
FY200631 Dec 200627.2612.145.43B199.04M
FY200531 Dec 200535.4714.395.92B166.81M
FY200431 Dec 200435.6814.814.67B130.99M
FY200331 Dec 200344.8818.293.78B84.12M
FY200231 Dec 200237.6116.712.84B75.54M
FY200131 Dec 200136.0218.912.53B70.11M
FY200031 Dec 200025.8715.632.09B80.73M
FY199931 Dec 199926.1311.751.71B65.50M
FY199831 Dec 199831.6113.801.68B53.00M
FY199731 Dec 199735.7115.001.46B40.80M
FY199631 Dec 199653.4220.431.74B32.50M
FY199531 Dec 199558.49—1.60B27.40M
FY199431 Dec 199441.55—776.98M18.70M
FY199331 Dec 199348.44—576.41M11.90M
FY199231 Dec 199243.23—380.42M8.80M
FY199131 Dec 199145.66—301.35M6.60M
FY199031 Dec 199024.08—151.71M6.30M
FY198931 Dec 198931.25—134.38M4.30M
FY198831 Dec 198826.39—84.45M3.20M
FY198731 Dec 198720.49—34.83M1.70M

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters. A forecast year's P/E is today's price over the analysts' EPS estimate for that year.

See also:Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,ROE (return on equity),Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Fastenal Company's P/E ratio

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings