Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: COST stock price vs FAST: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at FAST's multiple
Needs FAST P/E.
Implied fair value · at COST's multiple
Needs COST P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
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Trendline
Eight period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
FASTENAL CO · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe COST can sustain its current growth and capital efficiency despite much thinner margins than FAST, then hold or accumulate only on pullbacks because FAST-based model shows 15.9% downside and the stock already sits inside its historical valuation range.
COST's implied price of $800.74 is 15.9% below the current price of $951.67, suggesting the market is paying a higher earnings multiple than FAST-based framework supports. On a relative basis, COST trades at 52.3x P/E versus FAST at 44.0x, while its P/S and EV/Revenue multiples are far lower because COST is a much larger, lower-margin retailer.
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