Fastenal (FAST) Price to Sales (2009 - 2026)
Fastenal's Price to Sales was 6.26 in Q3 2026, down 11.1% from 7.04 a year earlier and down 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Fastenal (FAST) Price to Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Sales at Fastenal came in at 5.62, up 2.8% from FY2024.
- Price to Sales has now increased for three consecutive years.
- In earlier years, Price to Sales was 5.46 in FY2024 (+8.4%), 5.04 in FY2023 (+30.3%), 3.87 in FY2022 (-36.9%) and 6.13 in FY2021 (+23.5%).
- Quarterly Price to Sales has moved between 3.87 (Q3 2022) and 7.04 (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Price to Sales was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 8.0%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Price to Sales over five years was Q1 2024 (growth of 38.6%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 36.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, FAST's Price to Sales in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 6.30 (Q2 2026), 6.31 (Q1 2026) and 5.62 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.84 Bn | 66.96 Bn | 2.05 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 64.29 Bn | 61.89 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.07 Bn | 59.07 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.19 Bn | 41.41 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 32.25 Bn | 32.12 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.78 Bn | 20.81 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.78 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 1.46 Bn |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.44 Bn | 10.12 Bn | 578.93 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.85 Bn | 11.73 Bn | 411.22 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 11.61 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 537.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.26 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.30 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.31 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.62 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.04 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.20 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.85 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.46 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.47 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.85 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.98 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.04 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.29 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.66 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.32 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.87 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.87 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.37 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.43 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.13 |
API Access
Fastenal Price to Sales API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-sales&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-sales", "ticker": "FAST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-sales&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();