Which is more profitable, Fastenal or General Dynamics?

Fastenal keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Fastenal or General Dynamics?

Fastenal grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Fastenal or General Dynamics?

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

Which has less debt, Fastenal or General Dynamics?

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

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Fastenal vs General Dynamics stock

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

In one sentence

Fastenal is more profitable, grows faster and has less debt. General Dynamics is cheaper for its profits.

Side by side

	Fastenal	General Dynamics
	$63.3 billion	$98.2 billion
	15.3%	8.0%
	+7.7%	+6.7%
	50.3×	23.3×
	0.1 years	1.2 years
	28.8%	12.6%
	2.1%	1.7%

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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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