Fastenal Company
FAST Industrials Industrial Distribution
Fastenal Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.2 billion, up 8.67% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to September 2026, revenue grew 15.5%, EPS grew 20.7%, free cash flow grew 5.27% and total debt fell 48.7%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for ten; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Fastenal Company (FAST) Current ratio
Fastenal Company's current ratio at the end of the quarter to 30 September 2026 was 3.9×, down 0.9× from fiscal 2025 (4.9×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.0× (fiscal 2022) to 6.2× (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 2.5× and above the Industrials sector median of 1.8×.
Current ratio, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Current ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.9× | 3.79% |
| FY2024 | 4.7× | 2.33% |
| FY2023 | 4.6× | 15.46% |
| FY2022 | 4.0× | (5.51%) |
| FY2021 | 4.2× | 2.64% |
| FY2020 | 4.1× | (9.57%) |
| FY2019 | 4.5× | (14.81%) |
| FY2018 | 5.3× | (3.98%) |
| FY2017 | 5.5× | (11.64%) |
| FY2016 | 6.2× | 39.91% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Current ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 3.9× | (5.96%) |
| Jun 2026 | 4.2× | (4.85%) |
| Mar 2026 | 4.4× | (9.47%) |
| Dec 2025 | 4.9× | 13.93% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Current ratio against peers
| Company | Current ratio |
|---|---|
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | 4.1× |
| FAST Fastenal Company | 3.9× |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 3.2× |
| WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare | 3.2× |
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. compare | 2.8× |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 2.6× |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | 2.5× |
| WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare | 2.1× |
| FERG Ferguson plc compare | 1.7× |
| Industrial Distribution industry median | 2.5× |
| Industrials sector median | 1.8× |
| Market median | 1.6× |
What Current ratio is
Current Ratio shows whether a company’s short-term assets are enough to cover the bills and debts it must pay within the next year.
Current Assets (Total) ÷ Current Liabilities (Total)
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