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Fastenal Company return on equity (ROE)

Fastenal Company's return on equity is 34.18%: net income of 1.42B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 4.15B USD.

Today
34.18%
Average, 5 years
32.67%
Low, 5 years
30.41%
High, 5 years
34.49%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 1.42B ÷ 4.15B = 34.18%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is Fastenal Company's return on equity so high?

Net margin
15.3%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
1.62×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
1.28×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
31.9%
FY2025
  • FY202515.3% × 1.62 × 1.28 = 31.9%
  • FY202415.2% × 1.61 × 1.30 = 31.8%
  • FY202315.7% × 1.65 × 1.33 = 34.5%
  • FY202215.6% × 1.53 × 1.44 = 34.4%
  • FY202115.4% × 1.40 × 1.41 = 30.4%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today34.18%1.42B4.15B
FY202531 Dec 202531.91%1.26B3.94B
FY202431 Dec 202431.82%1.15B3.62B
FY202331 Dec 202334.49%1.16B3.35B
FY202231 Dec 202234.36%1.09B3.16B
FY202131 Dec 202130.41%925.00M3.04B
FY202031 Dec 202031.43%859.10M2.73B
FY201931 Dec 201929.67%790.90M2.67B
FY201831 Dec 201832.65%751.90M2.30B
FY201731 Dec 201727.59%578.60M2.10B
FY201631 Dec 201625.84%499.48M1.93B
FY201531 Dec 201528.67%516.36M1.80B
FY201431 Dec 201425.80%494.15M1.92B
FY201331 Dec 201325.31%448.64M1.77B
FY201231 Dec 201226.95%420.54M1.56B
FY201131 Dec 201124.53%357.93M1.46B
FY201031 Dec 201020.69%265.36M1.28B
FY200931 Dec 200915.48%184.36M1.19B
FY200831 Dec 200824.49%279.71M1.14B
FY200731 Dec 200723.03%232.62M1.01B
FY200631 Dec 200621.59%199.04M922.09M
FY200531 Dec 200521.29%166.81M783.55M
FY200431 Dec 200419.14%130.99M684.37M
FY200331 Dec 200314.59%84.12M576.74M
FY200231 Dec 200215.11%75.54M499.87M
FY200131 Dec 200116.50%70.11M424.89M
FY200031 Dec 200022.47%80.73M359.26M
FY199931 Dec 199923.23%65.50M282.00M
FY199831 Dec 199824.36%53.00M217.60M
FY199731 Dec 199724.59%40.80M165.90M
FY199631 Dec 199625.79%32.50M126.00M
FY199531 Dec 199529.09%27.40M94.20M
FY199431 Dec 199427.66%18.70M67.60M
FY199331 Dec 199323.90%11.90M49.80M
FY199231 Dec 199222.86%8.80M38.50M
FY199131 Dec 199121.85%6.60M30.20M
FY199031 Dec 199026.36%6.30M23.90M
FY198931 Dec 198924.57%4.30M17.50M
FY198831 Dec 198824.06%3.20M13.30M
FY198731 Dec 198717.00%1.70M10.00M

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Fastenal Company's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings