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 equity
Fastenal Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 35.3%, up 2.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (33.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 26.8% (fiscal 2016) to 35.5% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 14.3% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.33%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 33.3% | 0.25 |
| FY2024 | 33.0% | (2.43) |
| FY2023 | 35.5% | 0.44 |
| FY2022 | 35.0% | 3.00 |
| FY2021 | 32.0% | 0.20 |
| FY2020 | 31.8% | (0.01) |
| FY2019 | 31.8% | (2.34) |
| FY2018 | 34.2% | 5.47 |
| FY2017 | 28.7% | 1.96 |
| FY2016 | 26.8% | (1.04) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. compare | 43.5% |
| FERG Ferguson plc compare | 40.1% |
| FAST Fastenal Company | 35.3% |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | 22.6% |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 22.4% |
| WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare | 14.4% |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 14.2% |
| WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare | 14.2% |
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | −7.22% |
| Industrial Distribution industry median | 14.3% |
| Industrials sector median | 4.33% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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