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FAST vs PG // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Fastenal Company (NASDAQ) VS. Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FAST 5
— PG 10
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: PG
LAST: $51.91 (-1.22%) • MKT CAP: $60.29B
dividend-safety
1.67%
LAST: $161.57 (+0.61%) • MKT CAP: $372.21B
dividend-safety
2.65%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FAST VS. PG)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FAST | PG | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 45.00% | 51.20% | -6.20 | PG | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 27.10% | 25.40% | +1.70 | FAST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 32.2x | 16.2x | +16.00 | PG | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.74% | 3.77% | -2.03 | PG | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.20% | 24.30% | -4.10 | PG | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.30% | 19.00% | -3.70 | PG | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.70% | 0.30% | +8.40 | FAST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 1.67% | 2.65% | -0.98 | PG | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 19.35 | 5.59 | +13.76 | FAST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 7/9 | +2.00 | FAST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.00% | 6.50% | +0.50 | PG | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.4 | 62.7 | -8.27 | PG | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.02 | 0.87 | +0.15 | FAST | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 44.5x | 21.7x | +22.80 | PG | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $60.29B | $372.21B | -$311.92B | PG | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FAST REV | PG REV | FAST GROSS % | PG GROSS % | FAST FCF | PG FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $8.20B | $84.28B | 45.0% | 51.2% | $1.05B | $14.04B |
| FY 2024 | $7.55B | $84.04B | 45.1% | 51.4% | $946.8M | $16.52B |
| FY 2023 | $7.35B | $82.01B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $1.10B | $13.16B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FAST // BETA 1.02
PG // BETA 0.87