Fastenal Company company profile
- CEO
- Jeffery Michael Watts
- Employees
- 22,230
- Headquarters
- 2001 Theurer Boulevard, Winona, MN 55987-1500, US
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial - Distribution
- IPO date
- 20 Aug 1987
- Stock exchange
- NASDAQ
- ISIN
- US3119001044
Website:fastenal.com
About the company
Fastenal Company, along with its associated entities, operates as a global wholesale supplier of industrial and construction materials, with significant operations throughout North America, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and other international markets. Branded as Fastenal, the company offers a comprehensive range of fasteners, such as threaded bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and washers, which are vital for manufacturing processes, building developments, and equipment servicing. Beyond fasteners, its product catalog extends to diverse hardware and miscellaneous items like pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire ropes, strut products, and rivets, along with their related accessories. Fastenal serves a wide array of clients, including original equipment manufacturers, maintenance, repair, and operations departments within the manufacturing sector, and various non-residential construction contractors spanning general, electrical, plumbing, sheet metal, and road construction. Its customer base further encompasses agricultural businesses, transportation services (trucking, railroads), mining operations, educational institutions, retail establishments, the oil and gas exploration, production, and refinement industries, and governmental bodies at federal, state, and local levels. The company distributes its offerings through an extensive network of 3,209 in-market facilities and 15 major distribution centers. Established in 1967, Fastenal Company's corporate headquarters are located in Winona, Minnesota.
Employees
Fastenal Company had about 24,489 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 3.3% more than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Fastenal Company
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 89.2% of Fastenal Company's shares on 30 June 2026, 1,509 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
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.
Common questions about Fastenal Company
Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings
