Fastenal EV/EBIT FAST

Enterprise value divided by operating profit over the last twelve months, one-off items taken out, since 2010.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 31.9×
10-year median: 22.7×
Against its 10-year history: 94th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 14.4× to 37.0×
Peer median: 20.3×

Fastenal's EV/EBIT is 31.9× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its ten-year median of 22.7×, higher than on 94% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 14.4× in Aug 2017 to 37.0× in Aug 2025.

The median for 8 industrial distribution stocks of a similar size is 20.3×.

EV/EBIT over time

median 22.7×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	31.9×	28.7×	34.0×
2025	29.5×	27.0×	37.0×
2024	27.5×	23.5×	31.5×
2023	24.5×	19.4×	24.7×
2022	19.3×	18.7×	29.6×
2021	31.3×	22.9×	31.3×
2020	25.2×	15.8×	25.5×
2019	20.4×	15.7×	20.5×
2018	15.7×	14.9×	19.6×
2017	18.6×	14.4×	19.2×
2016	17.5×	13.3×	18.3×
2015	14.3×	12.8×	18.6×
2014	18.7×	16.1×	21.2×
2013	19.6×	18.5×	23.1×
2012	20.5×	18.2×	27.6×
2011	23.6×	17.2×	23.6×
2010	21.9×	18.8×	25.5×

Against its peers

Companies in Industrial - Distribution nearest Fastenal's size, closest first, today.

Company	EV/EBIT
FASTFastenal	31.9×
GWWW.W. Grainger	24.0×
FERGFerguson	n/m
WCCWESCO International	15.3×
WSOWatsco	20.3×
AITApplied Industrial Technologies	21.4×
CNMCore & Main	13.8×
POOLPool	14.7×
MSMMSC Industrial Direct	20.3×
Peer median	20.3×

Where Fastenal ranks

#21of 24Industrial distribution stocks with the lowest EV/EBIT

What the EV/EBIT tells you

What the whole business costs against its operating profit. Enterprise value is the market value plus borrowings and minority interests, less cash. EBIT is operating profit before interest and tax, with one-offs taken out. Unlike PE it is not moved by how a company is financed.

Leases are left out of debt for every company. Banks earn on their balance sheet, so EV/EBIT does not describe them.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.