Both in Retail Trade
AutoZone vs Fastenal Co
Over the past year AZO returned −13.7% and FAST returned +26.1%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.19.
AZO −13.7% FAST +26.1%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | AZO | FAST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3,169.82 | $51.91 |
| Market cap | $51.02B | $59.56B |
| Today | +1.04% | −1.22% |
| 1 month | +12.4% | +3.4% |
| 6 months | −11.8% | +15.6% |
| Year to date | −6.5% | +29.4% |
| 1 year | −14.5% | +26.3% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +5.6% | +15.5% |
| Gross margin | 53.3% | 44.8% |
| Net margin | 14.1% | 16.3% |
| P/E (TTM) | 19.8× | 42.0× |
| Price / sales | 2.5× | 6.6× |
| Net cash | -$8.75B | $111.9M |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.00% |
| Volatility (60d) | 26.6% | 19.5% |
| Short % of float | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).