Both in Retail Trade
Ross Stores vs Fastenal Co
Over the past year ROST returned +41.6% and FAST returned +26.5%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.25.
ROST +41.6% FAST +26.5%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | ROST | FAST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $228.28 | $51.91 |
| Market cap | $72.92B | $59.56B |
| Today | −1.73% | −1.22% |
| 1 month | −2.5% | +3.4% |
| 6 months | −0.2% | +15.6% |
| Year to date | +26.7% | +29.4% |
| 1 year | +44.2% | +26.3% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +13.3% | +15.5% |
| Gross margin | 33.8% | 44.8% |
| Net margin | 13.6% | 16.3% |
| P/E (TTM) | 27.4× | 42.0× |
| Price / sales | 3.0× | 6.6× |
| Net cash | $3.27B | $111.9M |
| Dividend yield | 0.78% | 2.00% |
| Volatility (60d) | 23.8% | 19.5% |
| Short % of float | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).