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) Debt to equity
Fastenal Company's debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 September 2026 was 0.0×, down 0.0× from fiscal 2025 (0.0×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (fiscal 2025) to 0.2× (fiscal 2018) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Industrial Distribution industry median of 0.5× and below the Industrials sector median of 0.3×.
Debt to equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Debt to equity | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.0× | (42.68%) |
| FY2024 | 0.1× | (28.74%) |
| FY2023 | 0.1× | (55.78%) |
| FY2022 | 0.2× | 36.90% |
| FY2021 | 0.1× | (13.50%) |
| FY2020 | 0.1× | 14.53% |
| FY2019 | 0.1× | (40.40%) |
| FY2018 | 0.2× | 9.70% |
| FY2017 | 0.2× | (1.88%) |
| FY2016 | 0.2× | (0.44%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Debt to equity | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 0.0× | (18.31%) |
| Jun 2026 | 0.0× | (5.75%) |
| Mar 2026 | 0.0× | (1.26%) |
| Dec 2025 | 0.0× | (36.73%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Debt to equity against peers
| Company | Debt to equity |
|---|---|
| WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare | 0.0× |
| FAST Fastenal Company | 0.0× |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 0.0× |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 0.1× |
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. compare | 0.5× |
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | 0.6× |
| FERG Ferguson plc compare | 0.8× |
| WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare | 1.1× |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | 1.2× |
| Industrial Distribution industry median | 0.5× |
| Industrials sector median | 0.3× |
| Market median | 0.1× |
What Debt to equity is
Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.
(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)
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