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Consumer Discretionary · Building Materials & Garden Retail · data as of 2026-10-22 · latest quarter 2026-09-30, filed 2026-10-19

Market cap
$60.51B
P/E (trailing)
42.7×
P/E vs. sector
2.3×
FCF yield
1.9%
Avg daily $ volume
$397.3M
Days to next report
105
Quality checklist

5 of 6 checks passed · quarter ending 2026-09-30

  • ROIC at least 10%35.1%
  • Operating margin up over 3 years−0.2 pp
  • Free cash flow at least 80% of net income83.0%
  • Share count up at most 5% in 3 years0.4%
  • Net debt at most 3× EBITDA-0.1×
  • Revenue grew over 3 years7.6%
Insider buying, last 90 days

No discretionary insider buying in the last 90 days.

Tracked funds, latest reports
Active managers
−$343.12M −0.6 pp of the company
1 buying · 2 selling · 3 holding
Mutual funds & ETFs
−$61.55M −0.1 pp of the company
1 buying · 1 selling · 3 holding

Each factor with its sector median and, where it's reported per quarter, its last 12 quarters.

Size & liquidity
FASTSector12 quartersMarket cap$60.51B$5.06BEnterprise value$60.39B$7.01BAvg daily $ volume$397.3M$92.02MDaily turnover0.7%1.6%
Growth
FASTSector12 quartersRevenue CAGR 3y7.6%3.8%9.2% → 7.6%Revenue CAGR 5y9.2%7.1%9.0% → 9.2%Revenue growth YoY15.5%5.0%3.7% → 15.5%Revenue acceleration+0.7 pp−0.6 pp+1.3 pp → +0.7 ppFCF growth YoY21.9%17.7%64.2% → 21.9%FCF conversion83.0%114.3%109.1% → 83.0%Forward growth (HoM est.)11.6%4.3%
Valuation
FASTSector12 quartersP/E (trailing)42.7×18.2×P/E (forward, HoM est.)38.3×16.9×P/E vs. sector2.3×1.0×PEG (HoM est.)3.312.71EV/EBITDA29.6×11.3×EV/Sales6.7×1.4×FCF yield1.9%4.2%Dividend yield1.8%0.6%Shareholder yield2.0%3.9%
Quality
FASTSector12 quartersQuality checks passed54ROIC35.1%12.0%34.3% → 35.1%Gross profitability73.7%37.2%75.2% → 73.7%Gross margin44.6%37.4%45.7% → 44.6%Gross margin Δ 3y−1.0 pp+1.3 pp−0.2 pp → −1.0 ppOperating margin20.5%9.2%20.8% → 20.5%Operating margin Δ 3y−0.2 pp+0.0 pp+0.2 pp → −0.2 ppDebt/equity0.0×0.7×0.1× → 0.0×Net debt/EBITDA-0.1×1.7×0.0× → -0.1×Interest coverage503.9×5.7×141.5× → 503.9×Share count Δ 3y0.4%-6.3%-0.4% → 0.4%Stock compensation / revenue0.1%0.7%0.1% → 0.1%Accruals ratio-0.3%-5.1%-6.2% → -0.3%
Earnings & estimates
FASTSector12 quartersDays to next report10514
Ownership & positioning
FASTSector12 quartersInsider buys (90d)00Insiders buying (90d)00Insider net value (90d)-$2.53M$0Institutional ownership85.4%97.9%Institutional Δ QoQ+2.1 pp+1.0 ppConviction funds net buying—+0.0 ppActive managers net buying−0.6 pp+0.0 ppActive funds net buying−0.1 pp+0.0 ppDays to cover4.604.47Short % of shares out3.0%7.3%Short interest Δ−0.1 pp+0.2 pp

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Source: SEC EDGAR: Forms 4 (insider trades), 10-Q and 10-K (financials). Insider trades as filed (amendments applied); financial metrics computed by Hand of the Market from the companies' quarterly and annual reports. Each trade links to its filing.

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