Stock comparison
Fastenal
Firefly Aerospace
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
FLY
Firefly Aerospace
Market cap
$7.93B
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 | FLY | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 76B | 31F | FAST |
| Benjamin Graham | 90A | 52D | FAST |
| Philip Fisher | 64C | 47D | FAST |
| Peter Lynch | 67B | 45D | FAST |
| Joel Greenblatt | 75C | 2F | FAST |
| Charlie Munger | 77B | 36D | FAST |
| Terry Smith | 73B | 37D | FAST |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | FAST | FLY |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $50.44B | $7.93B |
| P/E (TTM) | 38.4x | - |
| EV/EBIT | 30.2x | - |
| ROIC (TTM) | 28.76% | -20.66% |
| Gross margin | 44.89% | 21.69% |
| Net margin | 15.39% | -1.81% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.07% | 70.12% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 8.29% | - |
| Debt / Equity | 0.1x | 0.0x |
| Dividend yield | 2.12% | 0.0% |
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 -20.66%+172%
- Net margin15.39%vs -1.81%+109%
- Dividend yield2.12%vs 0.0%+100%
- Market cap$50.44Bvs $7.93B+84%
FLY leads on
- EV/EBIT-vs 30.2x+181%
- P/E (TTM)-vs 38.4x+149%
- Revenue CAGR 5y70.12%vs 8.07%+88%
- Debt / Equity0.0xvs 0.1x+57%
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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.