FAST Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-14

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
FAST Report Net sales / daily sales growth BEAT pred ~$2.365B (~13.5% daily sales growth) vs. cons ~$2.34B (~12.6% growth) MEDIUM
FAST Report EPS MISS pred ~$0.32 vs. cons ~$0.33 MEDIUM
FAST Report Gross margin MISS pred ~44.1% vs. cons ~44.6% MEDIUM
FAST Guide Gross margin trajectory / price-cost catch-up UNCHANGED guide ~44.8-45.0% recovery vs. cons ~44.8% (Q3 2026) LOW
FAST Guide FY2026 net capex guidance UNCHANGED guide ~$310-330M (reaffirmed) vs. cons ~$315M embedded (FY2026) MEDIUM
FAST Guide Cumulative price realization framework UNCHANGED guide ~5-8% cumulative pricing (management framework) vs. cons ~6% implied (FY2026) LOW
FAST Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) -3.5% MEDIUM
FAST Return 5-day cumulative residual -4.5% (FOLLOW-THROUGH) A second straight quarter of gross-margin shortfall (after Q1's ~40bps miss) alongside a fading SG&A/incentive-comp tailwind implies FY26 EPS estimates get trimmed for H2, not just Q2 — analysts will push out the 'price catches cost' timeline again. Combined with the unusual CEO handoff two days later removing a source of continuity reassurance, initial post-print weakness likely extends over the following days rather than reversing, consistent with the Q1 pattern where shares fell further in the days after the print as estimate cuts filtered through. MEDIUM