AMAZON COM INC vs FASTENAL CO, two Retail stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AMZN and FAST diverge most: on fcf yield, AMZN reads -0.1% and FAST reads 2.1%; on debt / equity, AMZN reads 0.28 and FAST reads 0.05. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AMZN's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What FAST's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AMZN | FAST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $232.10 | $47.02 |
| Market cap | $2.52T | $54.1B |
| Sector | Retail | Retail |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +28.7% |
| P/E | 27.8 | 32.2 |
| P/B | 5.71 | 13.29 |
| P/S | 3.40 | 6.18 |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.3 | 27.7 |
| Revenue growth | +14.2% | +12.5% |
| Gross margin | — | 44.6% |
| Operating margin | 13.1% | 21.0% |
| Net margin | 8.9% | 15.4% |
| Return on equity | 15.0% | 33.2% |
| Return on assets | 7.2% | 25.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.9% | 31.8% |
| FCF yield | -0.1% | 2.1% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.28 | 0.05 |
| Current ratio | 1.18 | 4.18 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.38 | 9.67 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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