- Prev close
- $51.84
- Day range
- $50.20 – $51.90
- From 52-wk high
- -0.1%
- Next earnings
- in 67 days
FASTENAL’s 2026-08-01 close rose +2.3% on a session with no broad-market stress, but the move looks more like an ordinary bid than a new fundamental signal. Growth is solid at revenue +12.5% YoY and margins remain strong, yet PE 40.5 and PEG 3.15 leave the stock priced for continued execution.
FAST
FASTENAL CO
As of Aug 2, 2026
62/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreWhy it moved
FASTENAL’s 2026-08-01 close was +2.3%, while the S&P 500 was +0.7% and the Nasdaq 100 was +0.6%, so the stock outpaced the market by a clear margin. No sector-peer moves were provided, and the recent company items are dividend- and theme-related rather than a fresh operating release, so the most defensible read is stock-specific drift higher rather than a broad market cause.
Volatility check
This looks like ordinary volatility for a quality industrial name, but the valuation makes the move more sensitive than the fundamentals alone would suggest. Revenue is +12.5% YoY (TTM), the latest quarter is +14.7% YoY, EPS is +13.6% YoY (TTM), gross margin is +44.7%, operating margin is +20.3%, and net margin is +15.4%, which is a solid operating base. Against that, PE 40.5 and forward PE 34.8 are rich, and PEG 3.15 — P/E divided by earnings growth, so investors are paying 3.15× the growth rate — says a lot of good news is already embedded. Beta 0.71 also implies lower-than-market sensitivity, so a +2.3% session can happen without implying deterioration or a new trend.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is not available this period, so I can’t anchor the preview to a confirmed report date. What the market will still be focused on, based on the facts here, is whether revenue can keep running at +14.7% YoY in the latest quarter, whether EPS can sustain +13.6% YoY (TTM), and whether margins can hold near gross +44.7%, operating +20.3%, and net +15.4%. The recent dividend-related news also points to management confidence in cash generation and industrial demand, but there is no provided history here on how FASTENAL has reacted around prior prints.
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