Which is more profitable, Eaton or Fastenal?

Fastenal keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Eaton or Fastenal?

Eaton grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Eaton or Fastenal?

Eaton costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Eaton or Fastenal?

Fastenal would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Eaton vs Fastenal stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Eaton grows faster and is cheaper for its profits. Fastenal is more profitable and has less debt.

Side by side

	Eaton	Fastenal
	$137 billion	$63.3 billion
	14.9%	15.3%
	+9.0%	+7.7%
	33.6×	50.3×
	1.6 years	0.1 years
	14.0%	28.8%
	1.1%	2.1%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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