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FAST vs AMZN // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Fastenal Company (NASDAQ) VS. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FAST 6
— AMZN 5
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: FAST
LAST: $51.91 (-1.22%) • MKT CAP: $60.29B
fcf-yield
1.74%
LAST: $240.35 (-1.41%) • MKT CAP: $2.59T
fcf-yield
-1.81%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FAST VS. AMZN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FAST | AMZN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 45.00% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 27.10% | 17.61% | +9.49 | FAST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 32.2x | 15.8x | +16.45 | AMZN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 1.74% | -1.81% | +3.55 | FAST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.20% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.30% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.70% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.67% | 0.00% | +1.67 | FAST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 19.35 | 3.32 | +16.03 | FAST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 6/9 | +3.00 | FAST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.00% | 6.73% | +0.27 | AMZN | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.4 | 38.3 | +16.15 | FAST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.02 | 1.46 | -0.44 | AMZN | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 44.5x | 22.8x | +21.75 | AMZN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $60.29B | $2.59T | -$2.53T | AMZN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FAST REV | AMZN REV | FAST GROSS % | AMZN GROSS % | FAST FCF | AMZN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $0 | — | — | — | -$46.89B |
| FY 2025 | $8.20B | $0 | 45.0% | — | $1.05B | $10.56B |
| FY 2024 | $7.55B | $0 | 45.1% | — | $946.8M | $42.95B |
| FY 2023 | $7.35B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $1.10B | $16.92B |
| FY 2022 | — | $0 | — | — | — | -$26.32B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FAST // BETA 1.02
AMZN // BETA 1.46