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FAST vs HD // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Fastenal Company (NASDAQ) VS. Home Depot Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FAST 7
— HD 7
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: HD
LAST: $51.91 (-1.22%) • MKT CAP: $60.29B
dividend-safety
1.67%
LAST: $329.20 (+0.07%) • MKT CAP: $328.22B
dividend-safety
2.79%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FAST VS. HD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FAST | HD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 45.00% | 33.30% | +11.70 | FAST | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 27.10% | 32.90% | -5.80 | HD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 32.2x | 13.4x | +18.80 | HD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.74% | 2.72% | -0.98 | HD | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.20% | 12.70% | +7.50 | FAST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.30% | 8.60% | +6.70 | FAST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.70% | 3.20% | +5.50 | FAST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 1.67% | 2.79% | -1.12 | HD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 19.35 | 5.64 | +13.71 | FAST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | FAST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 58.0 | 67.4 | -9.40 | HD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.02 | 0.88 | +0.14 | FAST | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 44.5x | 21.6x | +22.90 | HD | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $60.29B | $328.22B | -$267.93B | HD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FAST REV | HD REV | FAST GROSS % | HD GROSS % | FAST FCF | HD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $8.20B | $164.68B | 45.0% | 33.3% | $1.05B | $8.91B |
| FY 2024 | $7.55B | $159.51B | 45.1% | 33.4% | $946.8M | $12.63B |
| FY 2023 | $7.35B | $152.67B | — | — | $1.10B | $14.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FAST // BETA 1.02
HD // BETA 0.88