BLDR vs FAST
Builders FirstSource, Inc. and Fastenal Co., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BLDR | FAST |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.2B | $8.2B |
| Net income | $435.2M | $1.3B |
| Gross margin | 30.4% | 45.0% |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 15.3% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | 33.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.89 | $1.09 |
| Dividend / share | — | $0.88 |
| Payout ratio | — | 79.8% |
| Free cash flow | $853.3M | $1.1B |
| Equity | $4.4B | $3.9B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.98× | −0.04× |
| Current ratio | 1.86× | 4.85× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.2% | 7.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 6.8% | 7.9% |
BLDR bills 1.9× the revenue of FAST, and FAST keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (15.3% against 2.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BLDR | FAST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $15.2B | $8.2B |
| FY2024 | $16.4B | $7.5B |
| FY2023 | $17.1B | $7.3B |
| FY2022 | $22.7B | $7.0B |
| FY2021 | $19.9B | $6.0B |
| FY2020 | $8.6B | $5.6B |
| FY2019 | $7.3B | $5.3B |
| FY2018 | $7.7B | $5.0B |
| FY2017 | $7.0B | $4.4B |
| FY2016 | $6.4B | $4.0B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BLDR | FAST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $435.2M | $1.3B |
| FY2024 | $1.1B | $1.2B |
| FY2023 | $1.5B | $1.2B |
| FY2022 | $2.7B | $1.1B |
| FY2021 | $1.7B | $925.0M |
| FY2020 | $313.5M | $859.1M |
| FY2019 | $221.8M | $790.9M |
| FY2018 | $205.2M | $751.9M |
| FY2017 | $38.8M | $578.6M |
| FY2016 | $144.3M | $499.4M |
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