Both in Retail Trade

The Sherwin-Williams vs Fastenal Co

Over the past year SHW returned +5.0% and FAST returned +31.0%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.43.

SHW +5.0% FAST +31.0%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricSHWFAST
Price$362.91$53.78
Market cap$87.67B$61.70B
Today+6.47%+2.77%
1 month+13.0%+5.8%
6 months+12.1%+20.3%
Year to date+12.0%+34.0%
1 year+5.0%+31.0%
Revenue growth (YoY)+7.9%+15.5%
Gross margin47.8%44.8%
Net margin12.0%16.3%
P/E (TTM)32.8×43.5×
Price / sales3.5×6.8×
Net cash-$11.53B$111.9M
Dividend yield0.88%1.93%
Volatility (60d)29.8%20.0%
Short % of float2.9%3.2%
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Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).