Stock comparison
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
$50.15B
Sector
Industrials
PAYX
Paychex
Market cap
$34.01B
Sector
Industrials
Overall winner
Fastenal FAST
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
| Strategy | FAST | PAYX | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 76B | 74B | FAST |
| Benjamin Graham | 90A | 72B | FAST |
| Philip Fisher | 64C | 71B | PAYX |
| Peter Lynch | 67B | 58C | FAST |
| Joel Greenblatt | 75C | 44D | FAST |
| Charlie Munger | 77B | 81A | PAYX |
| Terry Smith | 73B | 81A | PAYX |
| Metric | FAST | PAYX |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $50.15B | $34.01B |
| P/E (TTM) | 38.4x | 19.7x |
| EV/EBIT | 30.2x | 14.9x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 28.76% | 17.77% |
| Gross margin | 44.89% | 73.93% |
| Net margin | 15.39% | 25.84% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.07% | 8.26% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 8.29% | 10.82% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.1x | 1.2x |
| Dividend yield | 2.12% | 4.93% |
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
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Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.