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Fastenal Co (WBO:FAST) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.10% (As of Jun. 2025)


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What is Fastenal Co 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Fastenal Co's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.10%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fastenal Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:FAST' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.2   Med: 0.2   Max: 0.9
Current: 0.1

During the past 13 years, Fastenal Co's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.90%. The lowest was -0.20%. And the median was 0.20%.

WBO:FAST's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
58.7% of 92 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: -0.2 vs WBO:FAST: 0.10

Competitive Comparison of Fastenal Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Fastenal Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Fastenal Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Fastenal Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fastenal Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Fastenal Co 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Fastenal Co (WBO:FAST) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Fastenal Co Business Description

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Address
2001 Theurer Boulevard, Winona, MN, USA, 55987-1500
Website
https://www.fastenal.com
Fastenal began as an industrial retailer, expanding its product portfolio from nuts and bolts to cutting tools, safety equipment, and janitorial supplies. It transitioned into a distributor by building out a dense network of branches close to its business customers. Once a customer becomes large enough, Fastenal installs vending machines and its own personnel on-site. Today, these on-site locations exceed Fastenal's branch count and remain the firm's main focus for expansion. Fastenal acts as a one-stop outsourcing partner for its industrial customers, offering value-added services along with a wide breadth of maintenance, repair, and operations supplies.