Both in Retail Trade

Fastenal Co vs AutoZone

Over the past year FAST returned +28.8% and AZO returned −9.5%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.20.

FAST +28.8% AZO −9.5%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricFASTAZO
Price$53.21$3,325.56
Market cap$61.05B$53.52B
Today+1.68%+3.92%
1 month+4.7%+14.7%
6 months+19.0%−6.1%
Year to date+32.6%−1.9%
1 year+29.7%−7.0%
Revenue growth (YoY)+15.5%+5.6%
Gross margin44.8%53.3%
Net margin16.3%14.1%
P/E (TTM)43.0×20.8×
Price / sales6.7×2.6×
Net cash$111.9M-$8.75B
Dividend yield1.95%—
Volatility (60d)19.5%27.8%
Short % of float3.2%3.5%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).