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$55.19 -0.36 (-0.65%) At close · Nov 13
S&P 500 member Nasdaq-100 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$63.32B
Shares
1.15B
Volume · Nov 13 4.43M Avg daily vol (3M) 7.11M

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$55.19 Open$55.92 Day$55.03–55.92 52W close$39.15–55.55 Avg vol 30d7.8M Short int38.3M · 3.3% of shares · 5.1d Short vol61% Last earningsOct 14, 2026 DataJan 2020–Nov 2026 Filing10-Q · Oct 19

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Next earnings call
Jan 19, 2027 Scheduled · in 9 wks
Q3 2026 earnings call transcript
call held Oct 14, 2026
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Latest documents

2026
Oct 19
Quarterly report 10-Q FY2026 Q3, ended Sep 30
Quarterly report for FY2026 Q3

Fastenal reported Q3 2026 net sales of $2,463.3, up 15.5% year-over-year, with net income of $401.6 (up 19.7%) and diluted EPS of $0.35 versus $0.29. Nine-month net sales rose 14.2% to $7,051.9, with Q3 operating margin improving to 21.5%.

Revenue $2.46B ▲ 15.5% Net income $401.6M ▲ 19.7% Diluted EPS $0.35 ▲ 20.7%
Read from the MD&A section
Oct 14
Earnings call
Q3 2026 earnings call

Fastenal reported sales growth of 15.5% to $2.46 billion, operating margin of 21.5% and operating income up $90 million, driven mainly by market share gains and new contract wins.

Oct 14
Current report 8-K
Financial results

Fastenal Company reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026: daily sales increased 15.5%, operating margin was 21.5%, and net income was $401.6, up 19.7%.

Jul 16
Quarterly report 10-Q FY2026 Q2, ended Jun 30
Quarterly report for FY2026 Q2 AI summary on its way
Revenue $2.39B ▲ 14.7% Net income $382.8M ▲ 15.9% Diluted EPS $0.33 ▲ 13.8%
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Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$9.08B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$1.42B
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+15.5%
Year over year
Operating margin
20.5%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
44.9
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 2.2%
FCF yield
1.9%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
35.1%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
$111.90M
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
1.8%
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
-0.1%
Year over year · fewer shares
Price change (1Y)
+35.4%
Trailing year
Short interest
3.3%
Latest settlement · 5.1 days to cover
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Quarterly results

Revenue Net income Net loss
▲3.7% $1.82B $262.10M '24 Q4* ▲3.4% $1.96B $298.70M '25 Q1 ▲8.6% $2.08B $330.30M '25 Q2 ▲11.7% $2.13B $335.50M '25 Q3 ▲11.1% $2.03B $293.90M '25 Q4* ▲12.4% $2.20B $339.80M '26 Q1 ▲14.7% $2.39B $382.80M '26 Q2 LATEST ▲15.5% $2.46B $401.60M '26 Q3

* Q4 derived as the full year minus Q1 to Q3.

AI Brief

Q3 FY26 earnings call · Oct 14, 2026
Q3 FY26

TL;DR. Fastenal delivered 15.5% daily sales growth, expanded operating margin to 21.5%, improved ROIC to 32.5%, generated $422 million of operating cash flow, and returned $328 million to shareholders. Contract sales and digital sales grew strongly, but gross margin faced customer-mix and price/cost pressure, favorable timing benefits were not expected to persist, pricing support was slowing, cash conversion declined from the prior year, and weighted device-signings guidance was reduced.

Bullish
  • + Daily sales increased 15.5% year-over-year, driven primarily by share gains with larger customers, pricing actions, and broad-based demand across core end markets.
  • + Operating margin expanded 90 basis points to 21.5%, as SG&A leverage more than offset customer mix-related gross margin pressure.
  • + Return on invested capital increased 230 basis points to 32.5%.
Bearish
  • − Gross margin decreased approximately 40 basis points to 44.8%, with customer mix reducing margin by approximately 50 basis points.
  • − Price/cost reduced gross margin by approximately 30 basis points, although the headwind improved by approximately 10 basis points from the second quarter of 2026.
  • − Approximately 20 basis points of gross-margin benefit reflected favorable timing and was not expected to continue in the underlying run rate.
  • − Pricing contributed approximately 2.4% to quarterly growth, but its year-over-year contribution was slowing after peaking between the fourth quarter of 2025 and first quarter of 2026.
  • − Cash-flow conversion declined from 115.3% of net income in the prior-year quarter as receivables and inventory used more cash amid strong sales growth.
  • − Fastenal reduced its 2026 weighted FASTBin and FASTVend device-signings goal from 28,000-30,000 MEUs to 27,000-29,000 MEUs.

AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Strong Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Strong Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 19.3 · elevated Equity put/call 0.63
Technical
price trend
Strong Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +16%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +8%
above
RSI (14) 67
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 98%
near high
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Strong
1-month return +8%
trailing
6-month return +24%
trailing
YTD return +38%
this year
Relative strength +24%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $51 › 200d $48 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
1,350 of 1,479 funds reported for Sep 30 · net +15.9M sh shares · +100 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
3.34% of shares out · ▲ +3.5% MoM · 5.1 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
1,479 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 59
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Excellent
Revenue growth +9%
Y/Y
Gross margin 45%
contracting
EPS growth +9%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $1.1B
Valuation P/E 44.9
rich
Balance sheet $151.8M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 25%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −12%
past year
ATR 2.3%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Oct 14, 2026
Net capital spending · full year $310M – $330M
Previous outlook earlier release · from the Earnings Call filed Jul 13, 2026

Still-open targets the latest release did not restate under the same label.

Net capital expenditures · full year 26 $320M

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
0 · 3 · 4
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+16% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+8% Bullish
RSI (14)
67 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
98% Bullish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $51 › 200d $48 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
1,350 of 1,479 funds reported for Sep 30 · net +15.9M sh shares · +100 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
3.34% of shares out · ▲ +3.5% MoM · 5.1 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
1,479 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $39 Now $55 · 98% Range high $56
vs 200-day avg +16% vs 50-day avg +8%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
average price $46.49 third quarter of 2026 filing —
Distribution/Transportation personnel 3,162 Q3 2026 filing —
FASTBin/FASTVend sales $827.2M third quarter of 2026 filing —
FASTStock sales $294.2M third quarter of 2026 filing —
Manufacturing personnel 1,016 Q3 2026 filing —
Organizational support personnel 2,239 Q3 2026 filing —
shares of our common stock 650,000 third quarter of 2026 filing —
Signings per day 117 third quarter of 2026 filing —
Total Number of Shares Purchased 650,000 third quarter of 2026 filing —
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs 650,000 third quarter of 2026 filing —
Cash flow from operations as % of net income 94.8% Nine Months Ended September 30 —
Digital Footprint sales $4.4B Nine Months Ended September 30 —
eBusiness and FMI sales overlap $884.7M Nine Months Ended September 30 —
Net cash provided by operating activities $1.07B Nine Months Ended September 30 —
Selling personnel - FTE employee headcount 15,332 Q3 2026 —

Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

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Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
1,522
% held
87.3%
Reported
1,350 of 1,479
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
917
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
38.3M
Days to cover
5.1d
Change
+1.3M sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
61%
As of
Nov 13, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
743
Value
$37.5K
As of
Oct 9, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
33.7%
Week of
Oct 5, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Josh Gottheimer
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Apr 9, 2025
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$8.2B
Net income (FY)
$1.3B
EPS diluted
$1.09
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
10-Q
Filed
Oct 19, 2026
This year
16

Fastenal reported Q3 2026 net sales of $2,463.3, up 15.5% year-over-year, with net income of $401.6 (up 19.7%) and diluted EPS of $0.35 versus $0.29. Nine-month net sales rose 14.2% to $7,051.9, with Q3 operating margin improving to 21.5%.

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Proposed Sales
Value
$475.8K
Shares
9.3K
Filed
Aug 13, 2026
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Earnings & Events
Webcasts Upcoming
Next webcast
Jan 19, 2027
Last webcast
Oct 14, 2026
View
Investor Relations
Latest news
October 2026 Sales Information
Published
Nov 5, 2026
Upcoming events
13
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
FAST +4.2% +8.2% +24.2% +6.3% +37.5%
SPY +2.6% -1.2% +0.5% -0.2% +10.6%
vs SPY +1.6% +9.3% +23.7% +6.5% +26.9%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.26 / share · ex Oct 28, 2026
Raised 8.3%
Paid (TTM)
$1.00 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
1.81%
Full dividend history

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 815556 CUSIP 311900104 13F (30d) 1197 filings 1124 filers Visit website Investor relations