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Fastenal Company
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Fastenal Company financials

Yes. Fastenal Company earned 1.42B USD of net income over the last twelve months, 15.6% of its revenue. It made a profit in 39 of its 39 fiscal years since 1987.

Revenue (TTM)
9.08B USD
Net income (TTM)
1.42B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
1.18B USD
Cash and short-term investments
211.90M USD
Total debt
451.70M USD
Shareholders' equity
4.15B USD

Cash, debt and equity as of 30 Sept 2026.

Fastenal Company earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
0.31 USD
Revenue estimate
2.33B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS0.35Beat +3.0%Revenue2.46BBeat +0.9%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q2 FY20280.40———2.83B———
Q1 FY20280.38——+11.27%2.73B——+9.90%
Q1 FY20270.34——+12.84%2.48B——+12.75%
Q4 FY20260.31——+19.23%2.33B——+15.15%
Q3 FY20260.340.35+3.00%+20.69%2.44B2.46B+0.90%+15.47%
Q2 FY20260.330.33+0.43%+13.79%2.34B2.39B+2.09%+14.74%
Q1 FY20260.300.30+0.44%+15.38%2.20B2.20B+0.24%+12.37%
Q4 FY20250.260.26+0.35%+13.04%2.04B2.03B-0.53%+11.12%
Q3 FY20250.300.29-2.39%+11.54%2.13B2.13B+0.08%+11.68%
Q2 FY20250.280.29+2.69%+16.00%2.07B2.08B+0.29%+8.56%

Fastenal Company growth and profitability

Full income statement
Revenue (TTM)
9.08B USD
Net income (TTM)
1.42B USD
Gross margin
44.61%
Operating margin
20.54%
Net margin
15.62%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY20258.20B+8.67%1.26B+9.37%45.01%20.19%15.35%1.84B+8.85%
FY20247.55B+2.71%1.15B-0.38%45.08%20.01%15.25%1.69B-0.89%
FY20237.35B+5.24%1.16B+6.27%45.66%20.81%15.72%1.71B+4.60%
FY20226.98B+16.13%1.09B+17.50%46.07%20.82%15.57%1.63B+17.48%
FY20216.01B+6.44%925.00M+7.67%46.20%20.25%15.39%1.39B+6.39%

How Fastenal Company makes its money

Revenue8.20B 100.0%
Cost of revenue4.51B 55.0%
Gross profit3.69B 45.0%
Selling and administration2.04B 24.8%
Operating income1.66B 20.2%
Tax396.60M 4.8%
Other expense700.00K 0.0%
Net income1.26B 15.3%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Fastenal Company revenue breakdown

By product

FY2015
UNITED STATES: 88.9%CANADA: 5.8%Other Countries: 5.3%88.9%UNITED STATES5.8%CANADA5.3%Other Countries
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
UNITED STATES3.44B88.9%+4.0%
CANADA223.27M5.8%-6.4%
Other Countries204.78M5.3%+9.7%

By region

FY2025
United States: 83.2%Canada and Mexico: 13.5%Non-North America: 3.3%83.2%United States13.5%Canada and Mexico3.3%Non-North America
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
United States6.82B83.2%+8.7%
Canada and Mexico1.11B13.5%+7.2%
Non-North America271.40M3.3%+14.4%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY20251.30B1.05B
FY20241.17B946.80M
FY20231.43B1.26B
FY2022941.00M767.20M
FY2021770.10M613.50M
FY20201.10B933.70M
FY2019842.70M596.30M
FY2018674.20M497.90M
FY2017585.20M465.30M
FY2016514.00M324.55M

Fastenal Company financial health

Full balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments
211.90M USD
Total debt
451.70M USD
Net cash
-239.80M USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
1.18B USD
Current ratio
3.93
Debt to equity
0.11
Piotroski score
6 / 9
Altman Z-score
31.57

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY2025276.80M441.90M1.05B
FY2024255.80M485.40M946.80M
FY2023221.30M535.00M1.26B
FY2022230.10M802.10M767.20M
FY2021236.20M636.80M613.50M

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY20255.05B1.11B3.94B
FY20244.70B1.08B3.62B
FY20234.46B1.11B3.35B
FY20224.55B1.39B3.16B
FY20214.30B1.26B3.04B
FY20203.96B1.23B2.73B
FY20193.80B1.13B2.67B
FY20183.32B1.02B2.30B
FY20172.91B813.60M2.10B
FY20162.67B735.79M1.93B

Fastenal Company valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
44.73
Forward P/E (FY2026)
43.28
Price to sales (TTM)
7.01
Price to book
15.34
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
31.19

Capital structure

Market capitalization
63.64B USD
+
Total debt
451.70M USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
211.90M USD
=
Enterprise value
63.87B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)35.91————
FY2027 (est.)39.1635.91———
FY2026 (est.)43.2839.16———
Now (TTM)44.7339.687.0115.3431.19
FY202536.4831.325.6211.6825.11
FY202435.9616.375.4611.3924.50
FY202332.0715.985.0411.0621.90
FY202224.9111.813.908.6017.04
FY202140.0417.036.1312.1026.81

Fastenal Company against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: W.W. Grainger, Ferguson Enterprises, WESCO International, Watsco, QXO, and Applied Industrial Technologies, the US Industrial - Distribution companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median44.7
    12.148.4
  • Gross marginLowest in 5 years45.0%
    45.0%46.2%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 29.2%
  • Operating marginBelow its median20.2%
    20.0%20.8%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 9.9%
  • Net marginBelow its median15.3%
    15.2%15.7%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 7.2%
  • Return on equityAt its median31.9%
    30.4%34.5%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 15.3%
  • Free cash flow marginAbove its median12.8%
    10.2%17.1%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 6.4%
  • Revenue growthAbove its median8.7%
    2.7%16.1%
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 6.1%
  • EPS growthAbove its median9.0%
    -1.0%17.5%
    Against its peers: 1 of 6Peers' median -7.9%
  • Debt to EBITDALowest in 5 years0.24×
    0.24×0.49×
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 2.79×
  • Current ratioHighest in 5 years4.85
    3.964.85
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 2.70

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Fastenal Company dividends

Annual dividend
1.04 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.88%
Payout ratio
80.65%
Years of dividend growth
26
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
0.26 USD
Last ex-dividend date
28 Oct 2026
Next payment date
25 Nov 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share0.880.780.700.620.560.500.440.390.320.30

Fastenal Company ownership

Institutions
89.16%
Institutional holders
1,509 (+37)
Free float
99.77%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 89.2% Others 10.8%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 1.14B shares ·99.8% Closely held 2.66M shares ·0.2%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q3 20260340.96K71.93K
Q2 2026001.00K1.00K
Q1 202602643.82K105.77K
Q4 20256011.50K5.50K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY20251.15B1.15B+0.15%
FY20241.15B1.15B+0.22%
FY20231.14B1.15B-0.45%
FY20221.15B1.15B-0.26%
FY20211.15B1.15B+0.25%

Common questions about Fastenal Company's financials

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings