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Fastenal Co

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Fastenal Co operates in the Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply industry.

$50.81+0.24%

Oct 6 close · 1D EOD · Databento

Consumer CyclicalRetail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden SupplyLarge-capSEC EDGAR FY 2025-12-31

What happened

Daily closes · dots are Wire stories

What’s next

Expected around mid October, going by its own filing history. The company has not announced a date yet. Its matching report came Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 11, 2024, before the open.

Last report

Jul 14, 2026−2.78%

before the open

Last 4, next close

median 2.67% either way

up 1 of 4

Every report since 2022 →Earnings calendar →

DateEventSourceNext close

Jul 14Earnings release, before the open · 8-KSEC EDGARSEC EDGAR ↗−2.78%

Next close = the first close after the event against the close before it. Prior-session closes only; not a call, not advice.

What happened · big days

13 big days in a year, and what we hold on each

A big day is a close more than 2.87% from the one before, three times FAST’s median day (0.96%). On 5 of the 13, its peer group moved the same way at least half as far. We show what we hold. We never name a cause.

every other trading daya big day, numbered in the list below±2.87%Hover a bar for its day. Click a big day to open it.

Shaded: since our stories began, Jun 10. Tap a bar for its day.

#DayFASTWhat we hold that dayGroup (median of 4) · each

1 Oct 13, 2025−7.54%
Before our storiesgroup +0.9%, did not move with it
1Oct 13, 2025−7.54%
Before our stories
+0.9% did not move with itSHW −0.2 · GRWG +0.6 · TSCO +1.2 · IPW +5.5
2 Jan 8, 2026+2.93%
Before our storiesgroup +3.0%, moved with FAST
2Jan 8, 2026+2.93%
Before our stories
+3.0% moved with FASTIPW +5.2 · TSCO +3.0 · SHW +2.9 · GRWG +1.3
3 Jan 21, 2026+4.67%
Before our storiesgroup +2.4%, moved with FAST
3Jan 21, 2026+4.67%
Before our stories
+2.4% moved with FASTTSCO +4.3 · SHW +2.7 · GRWG +2.1 · IPW −0.4
4 Feb 2, 2026+3.32%
Before our storiesgroup −0.1%, did not move with it
4Feb 2, 2026+3.32%
Before our stories
−0.1% did not move with itTSCO +4.1 · SHW +0.5 · GRWG −0.8 · IPW −8.5
5 Feb 3, 2026+3.44%
Before our storiesgroup −0.7%, did not move with it
5Feb 3, 2026+3.44%
Before our stories
−0.7% did not move with itSHW +0.9 · TSCO +0.9 · GRWG −2.3 · IPW −6.5
6 Feb 4, 2026+4.19%
Before our storiesgroup +2.8%, moved with FAST
6Feb 4, 2026+4.19%
Before our stories
+2.8% moved with FASTTSCO +3.4 · IPW +3.0 · SHW +2.6 · GRWG −1.6
7 Feb 12, 2026−3.15%
Before our storiesgroup −0.6%, did not move with it
7Feb 12, 2026−3.15%
Before our stories
−0.6% did not move with itIPW −8.4 · GRWG −0.9 · TSCO −0.2 · SHW +1.5
8 Mar 12, 2026−2.88%
Before our storiesgroup −2.3%, moved with FAST
8Mar 12, 2026−2.88%
Before our stories
−2.3% moved with FASTIPW −15.9 · TSCO −2.8 · GRWG −1.8 · SHW −1.6
9 Apr 8, 2026+5.57%
Before our storiesgroup +2.3%, did not move with it
9Apr 8, 2026+5.57%
Before our stories
+2.3% did not move with itSHW +6.9 · TSCO +3.8 · IPW +0.8 · GRWG −0.9
10 Apr 13, 2026−6.85%
Resultsgroup +0.2%, did not move with it
10Apr 13, 2026−6.85%
ResultsFirst close after the Apr 13 results filing
+0.2% did not move with itIPW −1.8 · SHW −0.5 · TSCO +0.9 · GRWG +1.0
11 Jun 3, 2026+3.87%
Before our storiesgroup −4.1%, did not move with it
11Jun 3, 2026+3.87%
Before our stories
−4.1% did not move with itSHW +1.2 · TSCO −2.9 · GRWG −5.3 · IPW −5.5
12 Jul 16, 2026+2.89%
Nothing on FASTgroup −0.1%, did not move with it
12Jul 16, 2026+2.89%
Nothing on FASTNo FAST story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−0.1% did not move with itTSCO +2.8 · SHW +1.8 · GRWG −2.1 · IPW −4.0
13 Aug 4, 2026+3.33%
Nothing on FASTgroup +2.6%, moved with FAST
13Aug 4, 2026+3.33%
Nothing on FASTNo FAST story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+2.6% moved with FASTIPW +5.3 · TSCO +3.1 · SHW +2.1 · GRWG +1.4

A story on the same day is not a cause, and a group move is not proof either. Group: the median of SHW, TSCO, GRWG and IPW that day, the largest companies in FAST’s SEC industry; “moved with FAST” means the same direction and at least half the size.

What’s next · results

Before the next report: what the first day after the last four did

Six trading days after each results filing (SEC 8-K, Item 2.02). FAST reports before the open, so day 1 is that day’s close. 3 of 4 times, day 6 ended on the same side as day 1.

Reported Oct 14, 2025

day 1+0.99%day 6+2.34%

Reported Jan 20, 2026

day 1−2.56%day 6+0.48%

Reported Apr 13, 2026

day 1−6.85%day 6−7.34%

Reported Jul 14, 2026

day 1−2.78%day 6−4.34%

Next report: expected mid OctoberEstimated from the dates of its last four results filings. Not announced. Since the Jul 14 report: +7.74%. Four reports is a small sample.

Every report since 2022 →

Each line is FAST’s close against its close before the filing, on licensed end-of-day closes. What happened after each report, not a forecast; a move on the day is not a cause.

The numbers · FY2025, filed

SEC EDGAR

Market cap$58.2B

Revenue$8.2B+8.70%

Net income$1.3B

EPS, diluted$1.09+9.00%

Gross margin45.0%

Operating margin20.2%

Return on equity31.9%

Debt / equity0.04

All filed figures

Snapshot

SEC EDGAR · FY 2025-12-31

SectorConsumer Cyclical

Market Cap$58.2B

Enterprise Value$58.1B

Income$1.3B

Sales$8.2B

Book/sh$3.44

Cash/sh$0.24

Dividend TTM$0.88

Payout80%

Employees—

IPO—

Quick Ratio2.41

Current Ratio4.85

Debt/Eq0.04

EPS (ttm)$1.09

EPS this Y9.0%

EPS past 3/5Y-16.8%

Sales past 3/5Y5.5%

EPS Y/Y TTM9.0%

Sales Y/Y TTM8.7%

Shs Outstand1.15B

ROA24.9%

ROE31.9%

ROIC33.0%

Gross Margin45.0%

Oper. Margin20.2%

Profit Margin15.3%

Every figure here is filed with the SEC. Valuation and estimate metrics (P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, price targets, forward EPS) are omitted until our market-data feed is licensed for display — we’d rather show fewer numbers than blank ones. Deeper lines (cash flow, balance sheet) below.

Revenue by fiscal year

$6.0B

FY21

$7.0B

FY22

$7.3B

FY23

$7.5B

FY24

$8.2B

FY25

Operating leverage — margins

GrossOperatingNet

Financials, annual · income and cash flowSEC EDGAR · open ▸

Financials — annual

SEC EDGAR · last 5 FY · tap a row to explain it

USD	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	$6.0B	$7.0B	$7.3B	$7.5B	$8.2B
Gross Profit	$2.8B	$3.2B	$3.4B	$3.4B	$3.7B
Operating Income	$1.2B	$1.5B	$1.5B	$1.5B	$1.7B
Net Income	$925.0M	$1.1B	$1.2B	$1.2B	$1.3B
Diluted EPS	$1.60	$1.89	$1.01	$1.00	$1.09
Operating Cash Flow	$770.1M	$941.0M	$1.4B	$1.2B	$1.3B
Free Cash Flow	$613.5M	$767.2M	$1.3B	$946.8M	$1.1B

Same industry

FAST against four same-industry peers, a year at 100

FAST is up 10.7% in a year. iPower is up 2.3 times. Of these four, Sherwin Williams (−4.3%), GrowGeneration (−5.5%) and Tractor Supply (−42.1%) did less. Weekly closes, Oct 10, 2025 = 100, on a log scale so a 2.3-fold rise and a 42.1% fall both read honestly.

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FAST +10.7%. iPower ×2.3, Sherwin Williams −4.3%, GrowGeneration −5.5%, Tractor Supply −42.1%. Weekly closes, Oct 10, 2025 = 100, log scale.

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End-of-day closes (Databento EOD), the last close of each week. The four peers are the largest US-listed companies by market value in FAST’s SEC industry (Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply) with a year of closes. It shows what the closes did; a move here is not a cause, a forecast or a call.

Same industry

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SHW$77.6B TSCO$16.2B GRWG$93M IPW$6M

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Fundamentals sourced from SEC EDGAR filings (public domain). For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.