Stock comparison
Fastenal
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
FAST
Fastenal
Market cap
$50.44B
Sector
Industrials
HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Market cap
$12.63B
Sector
Industrials
Overall winner
Fastenal FAST
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | FAST | HII | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 76B | 44D | FAST |
| Benjamin Graham | 90A | 53C | FAST |
| Philip Fisher | 64C | 21F | FAST |
| Peter Lynch | 67B | 48D | FAST |
| Joel Greenblatt | 75C | 39D | FAST |
| Charlie Munger | 77B | 26F | FAST |
| Terry Smith | 73B | 30F | FAST |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | FAST | HII |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $50.44B | $12.63B |
| P/E (TTM) | 38.4x | 20.6x |
| EV/EBIT | 30.2x | 25.1x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 28.76% | 4.96% |
| Gross margin | 44.89% | 12.44% |
| Net margin | 15.39% | 4.71% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.07% | 7.0% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 8.29% | 3.33% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.1x | 0.6x |
| Dividend yield | 2.12% | 1.72% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
FAST leads on
- ROIC (TTM)28.76%vs 4.96%+83%
- Debt / Equity0.1xvs 0.6x+80%
- Market cap$50.44Bvs $12.63B+75%
- Gross margin44.89%vs 12.44%+72%
HII leads on
- P/E (TTM)20.6xvs 38.4x+46%
- EV/EBIT25.1xvs 30.2x+17%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.