• Live Feeds
    • Press Releases
    • Insider Trading
    • FDA Approvals
    • Analyst Ratings
    • Insider Trading
    • SEC filings
    • Market insights
  • Analyst Ratings
  • Alerts
  • Subscriptions
  • Settings
  • RSS Feeds
Quantisnow Logo
  • Live Feeds
    • Press Releases
    • Insider Trading
    • FDA Approvals
    • Analyst Ratings
    • Insider Trading
    • SEC filings
    • Market insights
  • Analyst Ratings
  • Alerts
  • Subscriptions
  • Settings
  • RSS Feeds
Dashboard
    Quantisnow Logo

    © 2025 quantisnow.com
    Democratizing insights since 2022

    Services
    Live news feedsRSS FeedsAlerts
    Company
    AboutQuantisnow PlusContactJobs
    Legal
    Terms of usePrivacy policyCookie policy

    Fastenal Company Reports 2025 First Quarter Earnings

    4/11/25 6:50:00 AM ET
    $FAST
    RETAIL: Building Materials
    Consumer Discretionary
    Get the next $FAST alert in real time by email

    Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) (collectively referred to as 'Fastenal' or by terms such as 'we', 'our', or 'us'), a leader in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Except for share and per share information, or as otherwise noted below, dollar amounts are stated in millions. Throughout this document, percentage and dollar calculations, which are based on non-rounded dollar values, may not be able to be recalculated using the dollar values included in this document due to the rounding of those dollar values. References to daily sales rate (DSR) change may reflect either growth (positive) or contraction (negative) for the applicable period.

    PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

     

    Three-month Period

     

     

    2025

     

     

    2024

     

     

    Change

    Net sales

    $

    1,959.4

     

     

    1,895.1

     

     

    3.4

    %

    Business days

     

    63

     

     

    64

     

     

     

    Daily sales

    $

    31.1

     

     

    29.6

     

     

    5.0

    %

    Gross profit

    $

    883.9

     

     

    861.6

     

     

    2.6

    %

    % of net sales

     

    45.1

    %

     

    45.5

    %

     

     

    Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses

    $

    490.0

     

     

    471.4

     

     

    3.9

    %

    % of net sales

     

    25.0

    %

     

    24.9

    %

     

     

    Operating income

    $

    393.9

     

     

    390.2

     

     

    0.9

    %

    % of net sales

     

    20.1

    %

     

    20.6

    %

     

     

    Income before income taxes

    $

    393.1

     

     

    389.8

     

     

    0.8

    %

    % of net sales

     

    20.1

    %

     

    20.6

    %

     

     

    Net income

    $

    298.7

     

     

    297.7

     

     

    0.3

    %

    Diluted net income per share

    $

    0.52

     

     

    0.52

     

     

    0.2

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Note – Daily sales are defined as the total net sales for the period divided by the number of business days (in the U.S.) in the period.

    QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    Sales

    Net sales increased $64.3, or 3.4%, in the first quarter of 2025 when compared to the first quarter of 2024. There was one less selling day in the first quarter of 2025 relative to the prior year period and, taking this into consideration, our net daily sales increased 5.0% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. This was helped by the absence of Good Friday in March of 2025. Excluding these effects, results reflected contribution from improved customer contract signings over the past twelve months, which was partially offset by sluggish underlying business activity. Changes in foreign exchange rates negatively affected sales in the first quarter of 2025 by approximately 50 basis points as compared to having an immaterial impact in the first quarter of 2024.

    We experienced an increase in unit sales in the first quarter of 2025. This was due to a growth in the number of customer sites spending $10K or more per month with Fastenal and, to a lesser degree, growth in average monthly sales per customer site across all customer spend categories. The impact of product pricing on net sales was not material in the first quarter of 2025 and 2024. Price levels remained relatively stable in the first quarter of 2025.

    From a product standpoint, we have three categories: fasteners, including fasteners used in original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO), safety supplies, and other product lines, the latter of which includes eight smaller product categories, such as tools, janitorial supplies, and cutting tools. With industrial production still sluggish in the first quarter of 2025, the performance of our fastener product line continued to lag our non-fastener product lines. The fastener category experienced growth in the first quarter of 2025 after seven consecutive flat or declining quarters. This was driven by easier comparisons and increased contribution from large customer signings. We achieved growth in our safety category reflecting the lower volatility of PPE demand, which tends to be utilized in more MRO than OEM applications, growth of our vending installed base, and success with warehousing and data center customers. Other product lines experienced growth from MRO-oriented lines, such as electrical and janitorial, rather than from OEM-oriented lines, such as cutting tools and welding/abrasives, reflecting continued soft manufacturing demand. The DSR change when compared to the same period in the prior year and the percent of sales in the period were as follows:

     

    DSR Change

    Three-month Period

     

    % of Sales

    Three-month Period

     

    2025

    2024

     

    2025

    2024

    OEM fasteners

    3.9%

    -4.0%

     

    19.4%

    19.6%

    MRO fasteners

    -3.3%

    -5.1%

     

    10.9%

    11.9%

    Total fasteners

    1.1%

    -4.4%

     

    30.3%

    31.5%

    Safety supplies

    7.1%

    8.3%

     

    22.0%

    21.6%

    Other product lines

    6.7%

    3.9%

     

    47.7%

    46.9%

    Total non-fasteners

    6.8%

    5.2%

     

    69.7%

    68.5%

    From an end market standpoint, we have four categories: heavy manufacturing, other manufacturing, non-residential construction, and other, the latter of which includes reseller, government/education, and transportation/warehousing. Our manufacturing end markets outperformed primarily due to the relative strength we are experiencing with key account customers with significant managed spend where our service model and technology are particularly impactful. This disproportionately benefits manufacturing customers. Other end market sales were favorably impacted by growth with warehousing and storage, and data center customers, which was partially offset by declining sales with resellers. The DSR change when compared to the same period in the prior year and the percent of sales in the period were as follows:

     

    DSR Change

    Three-month Period

     

    % of Sales

    Three-month Period

     

    2025

    2024

     

    2025

    2024

    Heavy manufacturing

    4.8%

    2.7%

     

    43.4%

    43.4%

    Other manufacturing

    9.7%

    2.5%

     

    33.0%

    31.6%

    Total manufacturing

    6.8%

    2.6%

     

    76.4%

    75.0%

    Non-residential construction

    -3.4%

    -6.6%

     

    7.8%

    8.5%

    Other end markets

    0.8%

    3.9%

     

    15.8%

    16.5%

    Total non-manufacturing

    -0.6%

    0.0%

     

    23.6%

    25.0%

    From a customer standpoint, we have two categories: contracts, which include national multi-site, local and regional, and government customers with significant revenue potential, and non-contracts, which include all other customers. Sales with our contract customers continue to outperform as we realize incremental sales from implementing strong customer signings that we have achieved over the last 12 months, which was partially offset by subdued business activity. Non-contract customers tend to be smaller and utilize fewer of our tools and capabilities, providing fewer avenues for share gains and therefore more closely reflect business trends, which remain sluggish. The DSR change when compared to the same period in the prior year and the percent of sales in the period were as follows:

     

    DSR Change

    Three-month Period

     

    % of Sales

    Three-month Period

     

    2025

    2024

     

    2025

    2024

    Contract sales

    8.5%

    7.2%

     

    73.1%

    70.6%

    Non-contract sales

    -3.6%

    -8.8%

     

    26.9%

    29.4%

    Supplemental Data

    Prior to 2025, our disclosed metrics primarily addressed development of capabilities, including branch openings, geographic expansion, growth of national accounts, growth of non-fastener products, FMI installations, and Onsite signings, to name a few. The data provided in the chart below measures the number of customer sites that are served throughout our in-market network, categorizing them by monthly customer spend categories and end market, and the sales and average sales per site. We believe this supplemental information may be useful to investors in evaluating Fastenal's business trends and whether and to what degree we are being successful, and we intend to disclose this information quarterly going forward until management determines otherwise. Historical end market sales have been updated in the table below to categorize by customer site and may not be able to be recalculated due to the rounding of those dollar values.

    The prior three years of quarterly customer site data can be found at the end of this document.

     

    Three-month period

    2025

     

    Three-month period

    2024

     

    Customer Sites

    (#) (1) (2)

    Sales

    Mo. Sales per

    Customer Site (3)

     

    Customer Sites

    (#) (1) (2)

    Sales

    Mo. Sales per

    Customer Site (3)

    Manufacturing

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    2,114

    $

    874.0

    $

    137,811

     

    1,987

    $

    819.2

    $

    137,427

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    8,500

     

    1,293.1

     

    50,710

     

    8,263

     

    1,230.0

     

    49,619

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    4,451

     

    95.5

     

    7,152

     

    4,448

     

    95.3

     

    7,142

    <$5K/Mo.

    30,308

     

    101.7

     

    1,119

     

    31,999

     

    104.7

     

    1,091

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    2.7

     

    —

     

    —

     

    11.1

     

    —

    Total manufacturing sales

    43,259

    $

    1,493.0

    $

    11,484

     

    44,710

    $

    1,441.1

    $

    10,661

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Non-manufacturing

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    388

    $

    136.6

    $

    117,354

     

    353

    $

    116.0

    $

    109,537

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    2,918

     

    288.5

     

    32,956

     

    2,890

     

    265.7

     

    30,646

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    2,749

     

    58.2

     

    7,057

     

    2,888

     

    60.8

     

    7,018

    <$5K/Mo.

    52,118

     

    109.7

     

    702

     

    59,156

     

    116.3

     

    655

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    10.0

     

    —

     

    —

     

    11.2

     

    —

    Total non-manufacturing sales

    57,785

    $

    466.4

    $

    2,633

     

    64,934

    $

    454.0

    $

    2,273

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    2,502

    $

    1,010.6

    $

    134,639

     

    2,340

    $

    935.1

    $

    133,205

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    11,418

     

    1,581.6

     

    46,173

     

    11,153

     

    1,495.7

     

    44,702

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    7,200

     

    153.8

     

    7,120

     

    7,336

     

    156.2

     

    7,097

    <$5K/Mo.

    82,426

     

    211.4

     

    855

     

    91,155

     

    221.0

     

    808

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    12.6

     

    —

     

    —

     

    22.2

     

    —

    Total net sales

    101,044

    $

    1,959.4

    $

    6,422

     

    109,644

    $

    1,895.1

    $

    5,694

    (1)

    Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.

    (2)

    Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.

    (3)

    Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.

    (4)

    $50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.

    (5)

    Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.

    FMI Technology comprises our FASTStock℠ (scanned stocking locations), FASTBin® (infrared, RFID, and scaled bins), and FASTVend® (vending devices) offerings. FASTStock's fulfillment processing technology is not embedded, is relatively less expensive and highly flexible in application, and is delivered using our proprietary mobility technology. FASTBin and FASTVend incorporate highly efficient and powerful embedded data tracking and fulfillment processing technologies. The first statistic is a weighted FMI® measure, which combines the signings and installations of FASTBin and FASTVend in a standardized machine equivalent unit (MEU) based on the expected output of each type of device. We do not include FASTStock in this measurement because scanned stocking locations can take many forms, such as bins, shelves, cabinets, pallets, etc., that cannot be converted into a standardized MEU. The second statistic is sales through FMI Technology, which combines the sales through FASTStock, FASTBin, and FASTVend. A portion of the growth in sales experienced by FMI, particularly FASTStock and FASTBin, reflects the migration of products from less efficient non-digital stocking locations to more efficient, digital stocking locations.

    We signed 6,418 weighted FASTBin and FASTVend devices in the first quarter of 2025. Our goal for weighted FASTBin and FASTVend device signings in 2025 remains between 28,000 to 30,000 MEUs.

    The table below summarizes signings and installations of our FMI devices and sales through our FMI devices, eBusiness(1) tools, and Digital Footprint(2).

     

    Three-month Period

     

     

    2025

     

     

    2024

     

     

    DSR

    Change (3)

    Weighted FASTBin/FASTVend signings (MEUs)

     

    6,418

     

     

    6,726

     

     

    -4.6

    %

    Signings per day

     

    102

     

     

    105

     

     

     

    Weighted FASTBin/FASTVend installations (MEUs; end of period)

     

    129,996

     

     

    115,653

     

     

    12.4

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

    FASTStock sales

    $

    239.1

     

     

    239.8

     

     

    1.3

    %

    % of sales

     

    12.1

    %

     

    12.5

    %

     

     

    FASTBin/FASTVend sales

    $

    619.9

     

     

    556.9

     

     

    13.1

    %

    % of sales

     

    31.3

    %

     

    29.0

    %

     

     

    FMI sales

    $

    859.0

     

     

    796.7

     

     

    9.5

    %

    FMI daily sales

    $

    13.6

     

     

    12.4

     

     

     

    % of sales

     

    43.3

    %

     

    41.5

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    eBusiness sales

    $

    607.6

     

     

    549.3

     

     

    12.9

    %

    % of sales

     

    30.7

    %

     

    28.6

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Less: eBusiness and FMI sales overlap

    $

    258.6

     

     

    210.6

     

     

    24.8

    %

    % of sales

     

    13.1

    %

     

    11.0

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Digital Footprint sales

    $

    1,208.0

     

     

    1,135.4

     

     

    8.3

    %

    % of sales

     

    61.0

    %

     

    59.2

    %

     

     

    (1)

    Our eBusiness includes eProcurement activities, which are integrated transactions, including electronic data interchange (EDI), and eCommerce (transactional website sales).

    (2)

    Digital Footprint is a combination of our sales through FMI (FASTStock, FASTBin, and FASTVend) plus that portion of our eBusiness sales that does not represent billings of FMI services.

    (3)

    Weighted FASTBin/FASTVend signings and installations reflects the percent change compared to the same period in the prior year.

    Gross Profit

    Our gross profit, as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 45.1% in the first quarter of 2025 from 45.5% in the first quarter of 2024. Our gross profit percentage was primarily impacted by three factors. First, customer and product mix diluted our gross profit percentage. This reflects relatively stronger growth from large customers, including Onsite-like customers, and non-fastener products, each of which tend to have a lower gross profit percentage than our business as a whole. Second, we experienced higher fleet and transportation costs due to inflation in vehicle costs as we cycle our fleet and in third-party freight costs. Third, the aforementioned negative effects on our gross profit percentage were partly offset by increases in supplier incentives due to expanding spend with key suppliers.

    SG&A Expenses

    Our SG&A expenses, as a percentage of net sales, were 25.0% in the first quarter of 2025 versus 24.9% in the first quarter of 2024. Our ability to leverage was impacted by having one less selling day in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to the first quarter of 2024, as operating expenses are not managed around monthly selling days. We also experienced growth in SG&A of 3.9% in the first quarter of 2025 versus net sales growth of 3.4% in the same period.

    Employee-related expenses, which represent 70% to 75% of total SG&A expenses, increased 2.3% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. We experienced a modest increase in employee base pay due to higher average FTE and, to a lesser degree, higher average wages during the period, as well as higher health insurance costs. This was partly offset by lower incentive pay and profit sharing expense versus the first quarter of 2024.

    Occupancy-related expenses, which represent 15% to 20% of total SG&A expenses, increased 6.3% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. This was primarily a result of increases in a number of cost categories, including general inflation in branch rental costs and utilities, incremental depreciation and other costs associated with hub investments and upgrades, and slightly higher depreciation from an increase in the installed base of FMI hardware.

    Combined, all other SG&A expenses, which represent 10% to 15% of total SG&A expenses, increased 10.4% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. Selling-related transportation costs were higher, reflecting higher lease costs as we refreshed our fleet of pick-ups, which were partially offset by lower fuel expense. We had relatively smaller increases in bad debt expense, information technology (IT) expenses, sales-related travel expense, and realized losses on currency conversion, which were partially offset by increases in joint marketing efforts with our suppliers.

    Operating Income

    Our operating income, as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 20.1% in the first quarter of 2025 from 20.6% in the first quarter of 2024.

    Net Interest

    We had lower interest income reflecting a reduction in capital being invested in higher-earning short-term instruments during the period. We had lower interest expense as a result of slightly lower borrowings through the first quarter of 2025. The greater reduction in interest income relative to interest expense resulted in our generating net interest expense of $0.8 in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $0.4 in the first quarter of 2024.

    Income Taxes

    We recorded income tax expense of $94.4 in the first quarter of 2025, or 24.0% of income before income taxes. Income tax expense was $92.1 in the first quarter of 2024, or 23.6% of income before income taxes. We believe our ongoing tax rate, absent any discrete tax items or broader changes to tax law, will be approximately 24.5%. Our tax rate in the first quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2024 was below our expected ongoing tax rate due to the tax benefits associated with the exercise of stock options during each period.

    Net Income

    Our net income during the first quarter of 2025 was $298.7, an increase of 0.3% compared to the first quarter of 2024. Our diluted net income per share was $0.52 in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $0.52 in the first quarter of 2024.

    BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOW

    Net cash provided by operating activities was $262.2 in the first quarter of 2025, a decrease of 21.8% from the first quarter of 2024, representing 87.8% of the period's net income versus 112.7% in the first quarter of 2024. The decrease in operating cash flow, as a percent of net income, primarily reflects our operating assets and liabilities being a more significant use of cash in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to a modest use of cash in the first quarter of 2024.

    The dollar and percentage change in accounts receivable, net, inventories, and accounts payable as of March 31, 2025 when compared to March 31, 2024 were as follows:

     

     

    March 31

    Twelve-month

    Dollar Change

    Twelve-month

    Percentage Change

     

     

     

    2025

     

    2024

     

     

    2025

     

    2025

    Accounts receivable, net

     

    $

    1,278.7

     

    1,213.2

     

    $

    65.5

     

    5.4

    %

    Inventories

     

     

    1,673.9

     

    1,496.3

     

     

    177.5

     

    11.9

    %

    Trade working capital

     

    $

    2,952.6

     

    2,709.5

     

    $

    243.0

     

    9.0

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Accounts payable

     

    $

    341.1

     

    276.0

     

    $

    65.1

     

    23.6

    %

    Trade working capital, net

     

    $

    2,611.5

     

    2,433.5

     

    $

    177.9

     

    7.3

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net sales in last three months

     

    $

    1,959.4

     

    1,895.1

     

    $

    64.3

     

    3.4

    %

     

    Note - Amounts may not foot due to rounding difference.

    The increase in our accounts receivable balance in the first quarter of 2025 was primarily attributable to growth in sales with our customers, including relative growth with larger customers that tend to carry longer payment terms.

    The increase in our inventory balance in the first quarter of 2025 was primarily attributable to three factors. First, we added inventory to support projected growth in our business and, to a lesser extent, the anticipated impact of tariffs. Second, our inventory increased as a result of growth in sales with certain customers and the addition of stock to ensure we can support their future growth. Third, we added inventory to support our fastener expansion and optimal package quantity initiatives, which are intended to improve service to our in-market locations and generate efficiencies in our hubs.

    The increase in our accounts payable balance in the first quarter of 2025 was primarily attributable to an increase in our product purchases as reflected in the growth in inventories.

    During the first quarter of 2025, our investment in property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales, was $53.8, which was a slight increase from $48.3 in the first quarter of 2024. This was primarily related to an increase in spending for facility construction and upgrades, FMI hardware to support growth in our installed base, IT and manufacturing.

    For 2025, we continue to expect our investment in property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales, to be within a range of $265.0 to $285.0, an increase from $214.1 in 2024. This increase reflects three items. First, we expect higher distribution center spending to complete our upgraded Utah hub, begin construction on a new Atlanta hub, and improve our picking capacity and efficiency across our hub network. Second, we expect elevated IT spending as projects that were expected in 2024 experienced delays and will occur in 2025. Third, we expect greater outlays for FMI hardware reflecting an increase in our targeted signings.

    During the first quarter of 2025, we returned $246.7 to our shareholders in the form of dividends, compared to the first quarter of 2024 when we returned $223.2 to our shareholders in the form of dividends. We did not repurchase any of our common stock in either period.

    Total debt on our balance sheet was $200.0 at the end of the first quarter of 2025, or 5.1% of total capital (the sum of stockholders' equity and total debt). This compares to $200.0, or 5.5% of total capital, at the end of the first quarter of 2024.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The table below summarizes our absolute and full time equivalent (FTE; based on 40 hours per week) employee headcount, number of branch locations, number of $50K+ customer sites, and weighted FMI devices at the end of the periods presented and the percentage change compared to the end of the prior periods.

     

     

     

     

    Change

    Since:

     

     

    Change

    Since:

     

    Q1

    2025

     

    Q4

    2024

    Q4

    2024

     

    Q1

    2024

    Q1

    2024

    Selling personnel - absolute employee headcount (1)

    16,995

     

    16,669

    2.0

    %

     

    16,726

    1.6

    %

    Selling personnel - FTE employee headcount (1)

    15,236

     

    15,014

    1.5

    %

     

    15,064

    1.1

    %

    Total personnel - absolute employee headcount

    24,181

     

    23,702

    2.0

    %

     

    23,695

    2.1

    %

    Total personnel - FTE employee headcount

    21,339

     

    20,958

    1.8

    %

     

    20,935

    1.9

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Number of branch locations

    1,587

     

    1,597

    -0.6

    %

     

    1,592

    -0.3

    %

    Number of $50K+ customer sites

    2,502

     

    2,330

    7.4

    %

     

    2,340

    6.9

    %

    Weighted FMI devices (MEU installed count)

    129,996

     

    126,957

    2.4

    %

     

    115,653

    12.4

    %

    (1)

    In the fourth quarter of 2024, we realigned certain employees as a result of a routine review of our organizational structure. While there is no change to total absolute or total FTE headcount, it produces minor shifts between headcount categories. Historical numbers have been adjusted to reflect this realignment.

    During the last twelve months, we increased our total FTE employee headcount by 404. Our total FTE selling and sales support personnel increased by 172. This increase reflects additions of FTE to support growth in our Onsite locations, partially offset by a reduction of personnel at our branch locations reflecting both shifts to Onsite locations and tight management of headcount given sluggish business conditions. We had an increase in our distribution and transportation FTE personnel of 98 to support increased product throughput at our distribution facilities. We had an increase in our remaining FTE personnel of 134 which related primarily to personnel investments in manufacturing, quality control, IT, and business analytics.

    CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS QUARTERLY RESULTS

    As we previously disclosed, we will host a conference call today to review the quarterly results, as well as current operations. This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at 9:00 a.m., central time. To access the webcast, please go to our Investor Relations Website at https://investor.fastenal.com/events.cfm.

    ADDITIONAL MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY INFORMATION

    We publish on the 'Investor Relations' page of our website at www.fastenal.com both our monthly consolidated net sales information and the presentation for our quarterly conference call (which includes information, supplemental to that contained in our earnings announcement, regarding results for the quarter). We expect to publish the consolidated net sales information for each month, other than the third month of a quarter, at 6:00 a.m., central time, on the fourth business day of the following month. We expect to publish the consolidated net sales information for the third month of each quarter and the conference call presentation for each quarter at 6:00 a.m., central time, on the date our earnings announcement for such quarter is publicly released.

    ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS WEBCAST

    On Thursday, April 24, 2025, we will be holding our Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the 'Annual Meeting') at the Remlinger Muscle Car Museum located at 3560 Service Drive, Winona, Minnesota. The Annual Meeting will be webcast from 10:00 a.m., central time, until the conclusion of the meeting. To access the webcast, please go to the Fastenal Company Investor Relations Website at https://investor.fastenal.com/events.cfm.

    FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

    Certain statements contained in this document do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. As such, they are considered 'forward-looking statements' that provide current expectations or forecasts of future events. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as anticipate, believe, should, estimate, expect, intend, may, will, plan, goal, project, hope, trend, target, opportunity, and similar words or expressions, or by references to typical outcomes. Any statement that is not a historical fact, including estimates, projections, future trends, and the outcome of events that have not yet occurred, is a forward-looking statement. Our forward-looking statements generally relate to our expectations and beliefs regarding the business environment in which we operate, our projections of future performance, our perceived marketplace opportunities including our prospects to capture long-term value from certain warehousing customers and the related end market, our strategies, goals, mission, and vision, and our expectations about future capital expenditures, future tax rates, future inventory levels, pricing, weighted FMI device signings, future sales attributable to our Digital Footprint, investment in property and equipment, the impact of inflation or deflation on our cost of goods, controlling SG&A expenses including FTE growth, future traditional branch closures and openings, the impact of fluctuations in freight and shipping costs, future operating results and business activity, and the impact of natural disasters on daily sales. You should understand that forward-looking statements involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, known and unknown (including risks disclosed in our most recent annual and quarterly reports), and may be affected by inaccurate assumptions. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual results may vary materially. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those detailed in our most recent annual and quarterly reports. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any such statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after such date. FAST-E

    FASTENAL COMPANY

    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

    (Amounts in millions except share and per share information)

    (Unaudited)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Assets

     

    March 31,

    2025

     

    December 31,

    2024

    Current assets:

     

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

     

    $

    231.8

     

     

    255.8

     

    Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $6.3 and $5.2, respectively

     

     

    1,278.7

     

     

    1,108.6

     

    Inventories

     

     

    1,673.9

     

     

    1,645.0

     

    Prepaid income taxes

     

     

    —

     

     

    18.8

     

    Other current assets

     

     

    173.6

     

     

    183.7

     

    Total current assets

     

     

    3,358.0

     

     

    3,211.9

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Property and equipment, net

     

     

    1,075.8

     

     

    1,056.6

     

    Operating lease right-of-use assets

     

     

    289.4

     

     

    279.2

     

    Other assets

     

     

    147.7

     

     

    150.3

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total assets

     

    $

    4,870.9

     

     

    4,698.0

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

     

     

     

     

    Current liabilities:

     

     

     

     

    Current portion of debt

     

    $

    75.0

     

     

    75.0

     

    Accounts payable

     

     

    341.1

     

     

    287.7

     

    Accrued expenses

     

     

    215.7

     

     

    225.6

     

    Current portion of operating lease liabilities

     

     

    101.4

     

     

    98.8

     

    Income taxes payable

     

     

    52.0

     

     

    —

     

    Total current liabilities

     

     

    785.2

     

     

    687.1

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Long-term debt

     

     

    125.0

     

     

    125.0

     

    Operating lease liabilities

     

     

    194.4

     

     

    186.6

     

    Deferred income taxes

     

     

    69.6

     

     

    68.9

     

    Other long-term liabilities

     

     

    6.4

     

     

    14.1

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Stockholders' equity:

     

     

     

     

    Preferred stock: $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding

     

     

    —

     

     

    —

     

    Common stock: $0.01 par value, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 573,611,957 and 573,320,452 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

     

     

    5.7

     

     

    5.7

     

    Additional paid-in capital

     

     

    101.8

     

     

    88.6

     

    Retained earnings

     

     

    3,665.5

     

     

    3,613.5

     

    Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     

     

    (82.7

    )

     

    (91.5

    )

    Total stockholders' equity

     

     

    3,690.3

     

     

    3,616.3

     

    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

     

    $

    4,870.9

     

     

    4,698.0

     

    FASTENAL COMPANY

    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

    (Amounts in millions except income per share)

    (Unaudited)

     

     

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

    March 31,

     

     

    2025

     

     

    2024

     

    Net sales

    $

    1,959.4

     

     

    1,895.1

     

    Cost of sales

     

    1,075.5

     

     

    1,033.5

     

    Gross profit

     

    883.9

     

     

    861.6

     

     

     

     

     

    Selling, general, and administrative expenses

     

    490.0

     

     

    471.4

     

    Operating income

     

    393.9

     

     

    390.2

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest income

     

    0.9

     

     

    1.6

     

    Interest expense

     

    (1.7

    )

     

    (2.0

    )

    Income before income taxes

     

    393.1

     

     

    389.8

     

     

     

     

     

    Income tax expense

     

    94.4

     

     

    92.1

     

    Net income

    $

    298.7

     

     

    297.7

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic net income per share

    $

    0.52

     

     

    0.52

     

    Diluted net income per share

    $

    0.52

     

     

    0.52

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     

    573.5

     

     

    572.3

     

    Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     

    574.8

     

     

    574.1

     

    FASTENAL COMPANY

    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

    (Amounts in millions)

    (Unaudited)

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

    March 31,

     

     

    2025

     

     

    2024

     

    Cash flows from operating activities:

     

     

     

    Net income

    $

    298.7

     

     

    297.7

     

    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

     

     

    Depreciation of property and equipment

     

    42.0

     

     

    40.2

     

    Gain on sale of property and equipment

     

    (0.3

    )

     

    (0.6

    )

    Bad debt expense (recoveries)

     

    1.8

     

     

    (0.9

    )

    Deferred income taxes

     

    0.7

     

     

    0.8

     

    Stock-based compensation

     

    2.0

     

     

    2.0

     

    Amortization of intangible assets

     

    2.7

     

     

    2.7

     

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

     

     

     

    Trade accounts receivable

     

    (170.0

    )

     

    (127.6

    )

    Inventories

     

    (26.5

    )

     

    21.9

     

    Other current assets

     

    10.2

     

     

    34.9

     

    Accounts payable

     

    45.3

     

     

    15.6

     

    Accrued expenses

     

    (8.8

    )

     

    (31.9

    )

    Income taxes

     

    70.9

     

     

    74.5

     

    Other

     

    (6.5

    )

     

    6.3

     

    Net cash provided by operating activities

     

    262.2

     

     

    335.6

     

     

     

     

     

    Cash flows from investing activities:

     

     

     

    Purchases of property and equipment

     

    (55.7

    )

     

    (50.8

    )

    Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     

    1.9

     

     

    2.5

     

    Other

     

    0.0

     

     

    (0.1

    )

    Net cash used in investing activities

     

    (53.8

    )

     

    (48.4

    )

     

     

     

     

    Cash flows from financing activities:

     

     

     

    Proceeds from debt obligations

     

    155.0

     

     

    160.0

     

    Payments against debt obligations

     

    (155.0

    )

     

    (220.0

    )

    Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     

    11.2

     

     

    15.8

     

    Cash dividends paid

     

    (246.7

    )

     

    (223.2

    )

    Net cash used in financing activities

     

    (235.5

    )

     

    (267.4

    )

     

     

     

     

    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     

    3.1

     

     

    (4.0

    )

     

     

     

     

    Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     

    (24.0

    )

     

    15.8

     

     

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     

    255.8

     

     

    221.3

     

    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

    $

    231.8

     

     

    237.1

     

     

     

     

     

    Supplemental information:

     

     

     

    Cash paid for interest

    $

    1.5

     

     

    2.4

     

    Net cash paid for income taxes

    $

    21.9

     

     

    15.9

     

    Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

    $

    30.4

     

     

    30.4

     

    Supplemental Data

     

    Q1 2024

     

    Q1 2023

     

    Q1 2022

     

    Customer

    Sites (#)

    (1) (2)

    Sales

    Mo. Sales

    per

    Customer

    Site (3)

     

    Customer

    Sites (#)

    (1) (2)

    Sales

    Mo. Sales

    per

    Customer

    Site (3)

     

    Customer

    Sites (#)

    (1) (2)

    Sales

    Mo. Sales

    per

    Customer

    Site (3)

    Manufacturing

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    1,987

    $

    819.2

    $

    137,427

     

    1,916

    $

    778.0

    $

    135,351

     

    1,638

    $

    623.3

    $

    126,842

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    8,263

     

    1,230.0

     

    49,619

     

    8,202

     

    1,186.9

     

    48,236

     

    7,632

     

    1,007.9

     

    44,021

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    4,448

     

    95.3

     

    7,142

     

    4,561

     

    97.3

     

    7,111

     

    4,601

     

    98.2

     

    7,114

    <$5K/Mo.

    31,999

     

    104.7

     

    1,091

     

    34,614

     

    109.8

     

    1,057

     

    39,864

     

    117.0

     

    978

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    11.1

     

    —

     

    —

     

    11.9

     

    —

     

    —

     

    12.5

     

    —

    Total manufacturing sales

    44,710

    $

    1,441.1

    $

    10,661

     

    47,377

    $

    1,405.9

    $

    9,809

     

    52,097

    $

    1,235.6

    $

    7,826

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Non-manufacturing

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    353

    $

    116.0

    $

    109,537

     

    327

    $

    108.8

    $

    110,907

     

    305

    $

    107.8

    $

    117,814

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    2,890

     

    265.7

     

    30,646

     

    2,738

     

    249.4

     

    30,363

     

    2,634

     

    245.2

     

    31,030

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    2,888

     

    60.8

     

    7,018

     

    2,857

     

    60.1

     

    7,012

     

    2,862

     

    60.0

     

    6,988

    <$5K/Mo.

    59,156

     

    116.3

     

    655

     

    67,715

     

    129.9

     

    639

     

    83,179

     

    142.8

     

    572

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    11.2

     

    —

     

    —

     

    13.8

     

    —

     

    —

     

    20.5

     

    —

    Total non-manufacturing sales

    64,934

    $

    454.0

    $

    2,273

     

    73,310

    $

    453.2

    $

    1,997

     

    88,675

    $

    468.5

    $

    1,684

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    2,340

    $

    935.1

    $

    133,205

     

    2,243

    $

    886.8

    $

    131,788

     

    1,943

    $

    731.1

    $

    125,425

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    11,153

     

    1,495.7

     

    44,702

     

    10,940

     

    1,436.3

     

    43,763

     

    10,266

     

    1,253.2

     

    40,691

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    7,336

     

    156.2

     

    7,097

     

    7,418

     

    157.4

     

    7,073

     

    7,463

     

    158.2

     

    7,066

    <$5K/Mo.

    91,155

     

    221.0

     

    808

     

    102,329

     

    239.7

     

    781

     

    123,043

     

    259.8

     

    704

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    22.2

     

    —

     

    —

     

    25.7

     

    —

     

    —

     

    32.9

     

    —

    Total net sales

    109,644

    $

    1,895.1

    $

    5,694

     

    120,687

    $

    1,859.1

    $

    5,064

     

    140,772

    $

    1,704.1

    $

    3,957

    (1)

    Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.

    (2)

    Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.

    (3)

    Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.

    (4)

    $50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.

    (5)

    Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.

     

    Q2 2024

     

    Q2 2023

     

    Q2 2022

     

    Customer

    Sites (#)

    (1) (2)

    Sales

    Mo. Sales

    per

    Customer

    Site (3)

     

    Customer

    Sites (#)

    (1) (2)

    Sales

    Mo. Sales

    per

    Customer

    Site (3)

     

    Customer

    Sites (#)

    (1) (2)

    Sales

    Mo. Sales

    per

    Customer

    Site (3)

    Manufacturing

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    2,021

    $

    835.8

    $

    137,853

     

    1,922

    $

    801.5

    $

    139,005

     

    1,734

    $

    671.9

    $

    129,162

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    8,369

     

    1,250.3

     

    49,799

     

    8,239

     

    1,211.8

     

    49,027

     

    7,912

     

    1,071.4

     

    45,138

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    4,434

     

    94.9

     

    7,134

     

    4,544

     

    97.2

     

    7,130

     

    4,601

     

    98.1

     

    7,107

    <$5K/Mo.

    32,009

     

    104.6

     

    1,089

     

    34,148

     

    107.8

     

    1,052

     

    39,029

     

    117.7

     

    1,005

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    11.1

     

    —

     

    —

     

    11.5

     

    —

     

    —

     

    12.6

     

    —

    Total manufacturing sales

    44,812

    $

    1,460.9

    $

    10,784

     

    46,931

    $

    1,428.3

    $

    10,063

     

    51,542

    $

    1,299.8

    $

    8,325

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Non-manufacturing

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    365

    $

    120.0

    $

    109,589

     

    316

    $

    110.1

    $

    116,139

     

    304

    $

    106.9

    $

    117,215

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    2,849

     

    267.1

     

    31,251

     

    2,758

     

    255.4

     

    30,868

     

    2,747

     

    251.1

     

    30,470

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    2,849

     

    59.9

     

    7,008

     

    2,891

     

    60.8

     

    7,010

     

    2,969

     

    62.2

     

    6,983

    <$5K/Mo.

    58,844

     

    116.6

     

    661

     

    66,518

     

    125.8

     

    630

     

    81,987

     

    144.5

     

    587

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    11.7

     

    —

     

    —

     

    12.8

     

    —

     

    —

     

    21.0

     

    —

    Total non-manufacturing sales

    64,542

    $

    455.3

    $

    2,290

     

    72,167

    $

    454.8

    $

    2,042

     

    87,703

    $

    478.8

    $

    1,740

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    2,386

    $

    955.8

    $

    133,529

     

    2,238

    $

    911.6

    $

    135,776

     

    2,038

    $

    778.8

    $

    127,380

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    11,218

     

    1,517.4

     

    45,088

     

    10,997

     

    1,467.2

     

    44,473

     

    10,659

     

    1,322.5

     

    41,358

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    7,283

     

    154.8

     

    7,085

     

    7,435

     

    158.0

     

    7,084

     

    7,570

     

    160.3

     

    7,059

    <$5K/Mo.

    90,853

     

    221.2

     

    812

     

    100,666

     

    233.6

     

    774

     

    121,016

     

    262.2

     

    722

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    22.8

     

    —

     

    —

     

    24.3

     

    —

     

    —

     

    33.6

     

    —

    Total net sales

    109,354

    $

    1,916.2

    $

    5,771

     

    119,098

    $

    1,883.1

    $

    5,202

     

    139,245

    $

    1,778.6

    $

    4,177

    (1)

    Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.

    (2)

    Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.

    (3)

    Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.

    (4)

    $50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.

    (5)

    Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.

     

    Q3 2024

     

    Q3 2023

     

    Q3 2022

     

    Customer

    Sites (#)

    (1) (2)

    Sales

    Mo. Sales

    per

    Customer

    Site (3)

     

    Customer

    Sites (#)

    (1) (2)

    Sales

    Mo. Sales

    per

    Customer

    Site (3)

     

    Customer

    Sites (#)

    (1) (2)

    Sales

    Mo. Sales

    per

    Customer

    Site (3)

    Manufacturing

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    2,025

    $

    827.9

    $

    136,280

     

    1,880

    $

    771.8

    $

    136,844

     

    1,796

    $

    711.4

    $

    132,034

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    8,318

     

    1,240.2

     

    49,699

     

    8,073

     

    1,176.8

     

    48,590

     

    7,974

     

    1,112.7

     

    46,514

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    4,465

     

    95.5

     

    7,130

     

    4,453

     

    95.4

     

    7,141

     

    4,563

     

    97.5

     

    7,123

    <$5K/Mo.

    31,245

     

    103.6

     

    1,105

     

    33,208

     

    105.9

     

    1,063

     

    37,117

     

    114.7

     

    1,030

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    11.7

     

    —

     

    —

     

    11.2

     

    —

     

    —

     

    12.1

     

    —

    Total manufacturing sales

    44,028

    $

    1,451.0

    $

    10,897

     

    45,734

    $

    1,389.3

    $

    10,044

     

    49,654

    $

    1,337.0

    $

    8,894

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Non-manufacturing

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    376

    $

    122.9

    $

    108,954

     

    320

    $

    109.4

    $

    113,958

     

    303

    $

    101.3

    $

    111,441

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    2,962

     

    277.0

     

    31,173

     

    2,878

     

    260.4

     

    30,160

     

    2,778

     

    245.8

     

    29,494

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    2,862

     

    60.5

     

    7,046

     

    2,942

     

    62.0

     

    7,025

     

    2,925

     

    61.4

     

    6,997

    <$5K/Mo.

    56,424

     

    113.5

     

    671

     

    63,255

     

    121.5

     

    640

     

    76,035

     

    138.9

     

    609

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    8.2

     

    —

     

    —

     

    12.7

     

    —

     

    —

     

    19.3

     

    —

    Total non-manufacturing sales

    62,248

    $

    459.2

    $

    2,415

     

    69,075

    $

    456.6

    $

    2,143

     

    81,738

    $

    465.4

    $

    1,820

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    2,401

    $

    950.8

    $

    132,001

     

    2,200

    $

    881.2

    $

    133,515

     

    2,099

    $

    812.6

    $

    129,046

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    11,280

     

    1,517.2

     

    44,835

     

    10,951

     

    1,437.2

     

    43,746

     

    10,752

     

    1,358.6

     

    42,119

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    7,327

     

    156.0

     

    7,097

     

    7,395

     

    157.4

     

    7,095

     

    7,488

     

    158.9

     

    7,074

    <$5K/Mo.

    87,669

     

    217.1

     

    825

     

    96,463

     

    227.5

     

    786

     

    113,152

     

    253.5

     

    747

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    19.9

     

    —

     

    —

     

    23.8

     

    —

     

    —

     

    31.4

     

    —

    Total net sales

    106,276

    $

    1,910.2

    $

    5,929

     

    114,809

    $

    1,845.9

    $

    5,290

     

    131,392

    $

    1,802.4

    $

    4,493

    (1)

    Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.

    (2)

    Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.

    (3)

    Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.

    (4)

    $50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.

    (5)

    Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.

     

    Q4 2024

     

    Q4 2023

     

    Q4 2022

     

    Customer

    Sites (#)

    (1) (2)

    Sales

    Mo. Sales

    per

    Customer

    Site (3)

     

    Customer

    Sites (#)

    (1) (2)

    Sales

    Mo. Sales

    per

    Customer

    Site (3)

     

    Customer

    Sites (#)

    (1) (2)

    Sales

    Mo. Sales

    per

    Customer

    Site (3)

    Manufacturing

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    1,945

    $

    779.4

    $

    133,573

     

    1,788

    $

    720.0

    $

    134,228

     

    1,678

    $

    664.6

    $

    132,022

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    7,921

     

    1,169.7

     

    49,224

     

    7,680

     

    1,104.6

     

    47,943

     

    7,537

     

    1,043.5

     

    46,150

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    4,271

     

    91.3

     

    7,126

     

    4,311

     

    92.3

     

    7,137

     

    4,334

     

    93.0

     

    7,153

    <$5K/Mo.

    30,286

     

    101.9

     

    1,122

     

    31,927

     

    102.6

     

    1,071

     

    34,696

     

    106.4

     

    1,022

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    3.8

     

    —

     

    —

     

    11.8

     

    —

     

    —

     

    12.0

     

    —

    Total manufacturing sales

    42,478

    $

    1,366.7

    $

    10,695

     

    43,918

    $

    1,311.3

    $

    9,864

     

    46,567

    $

    1,254.9

    $

    8,898

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Non-manufacturing

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    385

    $

    132.8

    $

    114,978

     

    332

    $

    109.9

    $

    110,341

     

    319

    $

    102.1

    $

    106,688

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    2,916

     

    285.3

     

    32,613

     

    2,894

     

    262.6

     

    30,246

     

    2,631

     

    237.9

     

    30,141

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    2,677

     

    56.4

     

    7,023

     

    2,767

     

    58.6

     

    7,059

     

    2,826

     

    59.2

     

    6,983

    <$5K/Mo.

    52,364

     

    106.7

     

    679

     

    58,825

     

    114.5

     

    649

     

    67,392

     

    127.4

     

    630

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    9.4

     

    —

     

    —

     

    11.6

     

    —

     

    —

     

    16.2

     

    —

    Total non-manufacturing sales

    57,957

    $

    457.8

    $

    2,579

     

    64,486

    $

    447.3

    $

    2,252

     

    72,849

    $

    440.7

    $

    1,942

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $50K+/Mo. (4)

    2,330

    $

    912.2

    $

    130,501

     

    2,120

    $

    830.0

    $

    130,503

     

    1,997

    $

    766.7

    $

    127,975

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $10K+/Mo.

    10,837

     

    1,455.0

     

    44,754

     

    10,574

     

    1,367.2

     

    43,099

     

    10,168

     

    1,281.3

     

    42,004

    $5K-$10K/Mo.

    6,948

     

    147.7

     

    7,086

     

    7,078

     

    150.9

     

    7,107

     

    7,160

     

    152.2

     

    7,086

    <$5K/Mo.

    82,650

     

    208.6

     

    841

     

    90,752

     

    217.1

     

    797

     

    102,088

     

    233.8

     

    763

    Other sales (5)

    —

     

    13.2

     

    —

     

    —

     

    23.4

     

    —

     

    —

     

    28.3

     

    —

    Total net sales

    100,435

    $

    1,824.5

    $

    6,012

     

    108,404

    $

    1,758.6

    $

    5,336

     

    119,416

    $

    1,695.6

    $

    4,654

    (1)

    Customer sites represent the number of customer locations served by our in-market network. Individual customers with multiple locations across multiple in-market locations will have multiple customer sites.

    (2)

    Customer sites are an average of the number of customer sites calculated each month.

    (3)

    Monthly sales per customer site totals do not include the sales from other sales lines, as there is no customer site count associated with it. This column is not rounded to the millions and represents the exact dollar amount.

    (4)

    $50K+ customer sites are disclosed as a representation of Onsite-like customers and are also a subset of $10K+ customer sites.

    (5)

    Other sales represent impacts to sales that are not tied to a specific site or in-market location. This includes certain service fees, cash sales, direct product sales, etc.

     

    View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250410505797/en/

    Taylor Ranta Oborski

    Accounting Manager

    507.313.7959

    Get the next $FAST alert in real time by email

    Chat with this insight

    Save time and jump to the most important pieces.

    Recent Analyst Ratings for
    $FAST

    DatePrice TargetRatingAnalyst
    4/3/2025Underperform → Peer Perform
    Wolfe Research
    3/10/2025Mkt Perform → Outperform
    William Blair
    12/11/2024$70.00Hold → Reduce
    HSBC Securities
    12/11/2024$86.00Buy → Hold
    Stifel
    11/13/2024Neutral
    UBS
    11/13/2024$120.00 → $135.00Neutral
    UBS
    10/7/2024$85.00Buy
    BofA Securities
    9/6/2024$72.00Equal-Weight
    Morgan Stanley
    More analyst ratings

    $FAST
    SEC Filings

    See more
    • SEC Form 144 filed by Fastenal Company

      144 - FASTENAL CO (0000815556) (Subject)

      5/16/25 4:08:33 PM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary
    • SEC Form SD filed by Fastenal Company

      SD - FASTENAL CO (0000815556) (Filer)

      5/15/25 2:20:16 PM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary
    • Fastenal Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits

      8-K - FASTENAL CO (0000815556) (Filer)

      4/25/25 4:05:18 PM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary

    $FAST
    Insider Purchases

    Insider purchases reveal critical bullish sentiment about the company from key stakeholders. See them live in this feed.

    See more
    • Director Hsu Hsenghung Sam bought $63,115 worth of shares (1,000 units at $63.12), increasing direct ownership by 33% to 4,000 units (SEC Form 4)

      4 - FASTENAL CO (0000815556) (Issuer)

      6/11/24 4:54:54 PM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary
    • Johnson Daniel L. bought $229,056 worth of shares (3,350 units at $68.38) and gifted 3,350 shares (SEC Form 4)

      4 - FASTENAL CO (0000815556) (Issuer)

      4/18/24 3:54:02 PM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary

    $FAST
    Large Ownership Changes

    This live feed shows all institutional transactions in real time.

    See more
    • SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by Fastenal Company (Amendment)

      SC 13G/A - FASTENAL CO (0000815556) (Subject)

      2/13/24 5:04:42 PM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary
    • SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by Fastenal Company (Amendment)

      SC 13G/A - FASTENAL CO (0000815556) (Subject)

      2/9/23 11:19:22 AM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary
    • SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by Fastenal Company (Amendment)

      SC 13G/A - FASTENAL CO (0000815556) (Subject)

      2/3/23 4:27:57 PM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary

    $FAST
    Leadership Updates

    Live Leadership Updates

    See more
    • Jeff Watts Promoted to President and Chief Sales Officer of Fastenal, Dan Florness to Continue as CEO

      Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) (the 'Company' or 'Fastenal') has appointed Jeff Watts, a 28-year Company veteran with deep global sales experience, to the position of President and Chief Sales Officer, effective August 1, 2024. Mr. Watts will assume the President role from Dan Florness, who will be voluntarily vacating the President position on the effective date. Mr. Florness will continue to serve as Fastenal's CEO and as a member of its Board of Directors. In addition to serving as President, Mr. Watts will continue in his role as the Company's Chief Sales Officer (CSO), a position he has held since May 2023. As CSO, his responsibilities include establishing priorities, setting goals,

      7/12/24 9:20:00 AM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary
    • Imperial Dade Appoints Terry Owen as Chief Operating Officer

      Imperial Dade, a leading distributor of foodservice packaging supplies, industrial products, and janitorial supplies, today announced that it has appointed Terry Owen to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Mr. Owen will draw on his deep operations experience to further strengthen Imperial Dade's ability to deliver industry-leading customer service. "Given Imperial Dade's tremendous growth, it is the right time to bring a world-class operations leader on board to drive the execution of our business strategy and goals," said Jason Tillis, CEO of Imperial Dade. "We are thrilled to have Terry join our leadership team, as he will play a pivotal role in helping us f

      11/1/23 8:01:00 AM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary

    $FAST
    Financials

    Live finance-specific insights

    See more
    • Fastenal Company Reports 2025 First Quarter Earnings

      Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) (collectively referred to as 'Fastenal' or by terms such as 'we', 'our', or 'us'), a leader in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Except for share and per share information, or as otherwise noted below, dollar amounts are stated in millions. Throughout this document, percentage and dollar calculations, which are based on non-rounded dollar values, may not be able to be recalculated using the dollar values included in this document due to the rounding of those dollar values. References to daily sales rate (DSR) change may reflect either growth (positive)

      4/11/25 6:50:00 AM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary
    • Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend

      Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) (collectively referred to as 'Fastenal' or by terms such as 'we', 'our', or 'us') reported its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.44 per share to be paid in cash on May 23, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 25, 2025. Except for share and per share information, dollar amounts are stated in millions. We began paying annual dividends in 1991, semi-annual dividends in 2003, and then expanded to quarterly dividends in 2011. In addition to these regular dividend payments, we have previously paid special one-time dividends in December 2008, December 2012, December 2020, and December 2023. Our board of directors currently inte

      4/10/25 4:05:00 PM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary
    • Fastenal Company Announces Conference Call to Review 2025 First Quarter Earnings

      Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) (collectively referred to as 'Fastenal' or by terms such as 'we', 'our', or 'us') announced the date and time for its conference call to review 2025 first quarter results, as well as current operations. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. central time. To access the call, please visit the following Web address: https://investor.fastenal.com/events.cfm Our conference call presentation (which includes information, supplemental to that contained in our earnings announcement, regarding results for the quarter) will be available at 6:00 a.m., central time, on the day of the conference call. To acces

      3/27/25 4:05:00 PM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary

    $FAST
    Insider Trading

    Insider transactions reveal critical sentiment about the company from key stakeholders. See them live in this feed.

    See more
    • Director Satterlee Scott exercised 9,670 shares at a strike of $26.00 and sold $768,868 worth of shares (9,670 units at $79.51) (SEC Form 4)

      4 - FASTENAL CO (0000815556) (Issuer)

      5/7/25 12:36:05 PM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary
    • EVP-Operations Broersma Anthony Paul exercised 5,568 shares at a strike of $26.93 and sold $452,060 worth of shares (5,568 units at $81.19) (SEC Form 4)

      4 - FASTENAL CO (0000815556) (Issuer)

      4/28/25 12:20:04 PM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary
    • CEO Florness Daniel L exercised 50,000 shares at a strike of $27.50 and sold $4,106,085 worth of shares (50,000 units at $82.12) (SEC Form 4)

      4 - FASTENAL CO (0000815556) (Issuer)

      4/28/25 12:17:15 PM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary

    $FAST
    Press Releases

    Fastest customizable press release news feed in the world

    See more
    • Fastenal Company Announces Two-For-One Stock Split

      Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) ('Fastenal', the 'Company', 'we', 'our', or 'us') announced today that its board of directors approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company's outstanding common stock to be effected through an amendment to the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation (the 'Amendment'). The Amendment will also effect a proportionate increase in the number of shares of authorized common stock. Holders of record of the Company's common stock at the close of business on May 5, 2025 will receive one additional share of common stock for every share of common stock they own. The stock split will take effect at the close of business on May 21, 2025, and trading is expected to

      4/23/25 5:05:00 PM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary
    • Fastenal Company Reports 2025 First Quarter Earnings

      Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) (collectively referred to as 'Fastenal' or by terms such as 'we', 'our', or 'us'), a leader in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Except for share and per share information, or as otherwise noted below, dollar amounts are stated in millions. Throughout this document, percentage and dollar calculations, which are based on non-rounded dollar values, may not be able to be recalculated using the dollar values included in this document due to the rounding of those dollar values. References to daily sales rate (DSR) change may reflect either growth (positive)

      4/11/25 6:50:00 AM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary
    • Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend

      Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) (collectively referred to as 'Fastenal' or by terms such as 'we', 'our', or 'us') reported its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.44 per share to be paid in cash on May 23, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 25, 2025. Except for share and per share information, dollar amounts are stated in millions. We began paying annual dividends in 1991, semi-annual dividends in 2003, and then expanded to quarterly dividends in 2011. In addition to these regular dividend payments, we have previously paid special one-time dividends in December 2008, December 2012, December 2020, and December 2023. Our board of directors currently inte

      4/10/25 4:05:00 PM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary

    $FAST
    Analyst Ratings

    Analyst ratings in real time. Analyst ratings have a very high impact on the underlying stock. See them live in this feed.

    See more
    • Fastenal upgraded by Wolfe Research

      Wolfe Research upgraded Fastenal from Underperform to Peer Perform

      4/3/25 8:13:17 AM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary
    • Fastenal upgraded by William Blair

      William Blair upgraded Fastenal from Mkt Perform to Outperform

      3/10/25 7:26:27 AM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary
    • Fastenal downgraded by HSBC Securities with a new price target

      HSBC Securities downgraded Fastenal from Hold to Reduce and set a new price target of $70.00

      12/11/24 8:38:27 AM ET
      $FAST
      RETAIL: Building Materials
      Consumer Discretionary