Both in Retail Trade
The Kroger vs Fastenal Co
Over the past year KR returned +7.8% and FAST returned +28.0%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.06.
KR +7.8% FAST +28.0%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | KR | FAST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $68.36 | $52.55 |
| Market cap | $40.37B | $60.29B |
| Today | +2.40% | +1.23% |
| 1 month | +15.8% | +3.5% |
| 6 months | +1.2% | +17.1% |
| Year to date | +9.4% | +30.9% |
| 1 year | +4.5% | +26.5% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +2.0% | +15.5% |
| Gross margin | 22.7% | 44.8% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 16.3% |
| P/E (TTM) | 37.7× | 42.5× |
| Price / sales | 0.3× | 6.6× |
| Net cash | -$15.32B | $111.9M |
| Dividend yield | 2.28% | 1.98% |
| Volatility (60d) | 28.6% | 19.2% |
| Short % of float | 5.2% | 3.2% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).