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) Return on assets
Fastenal Company's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 26.7%, up 0.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (25.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 19.2% (fiscal 2016) to 25.8% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 5.30% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.21%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 25.8% | 0.69 |
| FY2024 | 25.1% | (0.51) |
| FY2023 | 25.6% | 1.06 |
| FY2022 | 24.6% | 2.18 |
| FY2021 | 22.4% | 0.26 |
| FY2020 | 22.1% | (0.08) |
| FY2019 | 22.2% | (1.92) |
| FY2018 | 24.1% | 3.39 |
| FY2017 | 20.7% | 1.54 |
| FY2016 | 19.2% | (1.91) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| FAST Fastenal Company | 26.7% |
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. compare | 20.2% |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 13.4% |
| FERG Ferguson plc compare | 12.7% |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 9.71% |
| WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare | 9.71% |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | 7.05% |
| WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare | 4.21% |
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | −3.30% |
| Industrial Distribution industry median | 5.30% |
| Industrials sector median | 1.21% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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