Fastenal (FAST) is trading down at $50.38 (-3.12%) on NASDAQ, as of the latest quote. It is a S&P 500 constituent in the Industrials sector.
Analyst price targets on FAST
One firm's current price target on Fastenal: $47 — 7% below the current $50.4. Each is tracked to its date and scored the same way a member's call is.
- Bernstein $50.4 → $47 by Oct 2027 Oct 15, 2026 via Investing.com · Bernstein's track record
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Fastenal revenue & net income history (FY2016–FY2025)
| FY2016Dec 2016 | FY2017Dec 2017 | FY2018Dec 2018 | FY2019Dec 2019 | FY2020Dec 2020 | FY2021Dec 2021 | FY2022Dec 2022 | FY2023Dec 2023 | FY2024Dec 2024 | FY2025Dec 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $3.96B | $4.39B | $4.97B | $5.33B | $5.65B | $6.01B | $6.98B | $7.35B | $7.55B | $8.20B |
| Growth (year over year) | +2.4% | +10.8% | +13.1% | +7.4% | +5.9% | +6.4% | +16.1% | +5.2% | +2.7% | +8.7% |
| Gross profit | $1.96B | $2.16B | $2.40B | $2.52B | $2.57B | $2.78B | $3.22B | $3.35B | $3.40B | $3.69B |
| Gross margin | 49.6% | 49.3% | 48.3% | 47.2% | 45.5% | 46.2% | 46.1% | 45.7% | 45.1% | 45.0% |
| Operating income | $795.8M | $881.8M | $999.2M | $1.06B | $1.14B | $1.22B | $1.45B | $1.53B | $1.51B | $1.66B |
| Operating margin | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 19.8% | 20.2% | 20.3% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.0% | 20.2% |
| Net income | $499.4M | $578.6M | $751.9M | $790.9M | $859.1M | $925.0M | $1.09B | $1.16B | $1.15B | $1.26B |
| Net margin | 12.6% | 13.2% | 15.1% | 14.8% | 15.2% | 15.4% | 15.6% | 15.7% | 15.2% | 15.3% |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.43 | $0.50 | $0.66 | $0.69 | $0.74 | $0.80 | $0.94 | $1.01 | $1.00 | $1.09 |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $112.7M | $116.9M | $167.2M | $174.9M | $245.7M | $236.2M | $230.1M | $221.3M | $255.8M | $276.8M |
| Total assets | $2.67B | $2.91B | $3.32B | $3.80B | $3.96B | $4.30B | $4.55B | $4.46B | $4.70B | $5.05B |
| Total liabilities | $735.8M | $813.6M | $1.02B | $1.13B | $1.23B | $1.26B | $1.39B | $1.11B | $1.08B | $1.11B |
| Long-term debt | $379.5M | $412.0M | $497.0M | $342.0M | $365.0M | $330.0M | $353.2M | $200.0M | $125.0M | $100.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.93B | $2.10B | $2.30B | $2.67B | $2.73B | $3.04B | $3.16B | $3.35B | $3.62B | $3.94B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $519.9M | $585.2M | $674.2M | $842.7M | $1.10B | $770.1M | $941.0M | $1.43B | $1.17B | $1.30B |
| Capital expenditure | $189.5M | $119.9M | $176.3M | $246.4M | $168.1M | $156.6M | $173.8M | $172.8M | $226.5M | $245.3M |
| Free cash flow | $330.4M | $465.3M | $497.9M | $596.3M | $933.7M | $613.5M | $767.2M | $1.26B | $946.8M | $1.05B |
| Dividends paid | $346.6M | $369.1M | $441.9M | $498.6M | $803.4M | $643.7M | $711.3M | $1.02B | $893.3M | $1.00B |
| Share buybacks | $59.5M | $82.6M | $103.0M | $0 | $52.0M | $0 | $237.8M | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q3 FY24Sep 2024 | Q4 FY24†Dec 2024 | Q1 FY25Mar 2025 | Q2 FY25Jun 2025 | Q3 FY25Sep 2025 | Q4 FY25†Dec 2025 | Q1 FY26Mar 2026 | Q2 FY26Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||
| Revenue | $1.91B | $1.82B | $1.96B | $2.08B | $2.13B | $2.03B | $2.20B | $2.39B |
| Growth (year over year) | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.4% | +8.6% | +11.7% | +11.1% | +12.4% | +14.7% |
| Gross profit | $858.6M | $818.2M | $883.9M | $942.8M | $965.8M | $898.7M | $982.9M | $1.06B |
| Gross margin | 44.9% | 44.8% | 45.1% | 45.3% | 45.3% | 44.3% | 44.6% | 44.6% |
| Operating income | $388.1M | $344.8M | $393.9M | $436.1M | $441.5M | $384.2M | $447.6M | $501.8M |
| Operating margin | 20.3% | 18.9% | 20.1% | 21.0% | 20.7% | 18.9% | 20.3% | 21.0% |
| Net income | $298.1M | $262.1M | $298.7M | $330.3M | $335.5M | $293.9M | $339.8M | $382.8M |
| Net margin | 15.6% | 14.4% | 15.2% | 15.9% | 15.7% | 14.5% | 15.4% | 16.0% |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.26 | $0.23 | $0.26 | $0.29 | $0.29 | $0.25 | $0.30 | $0.33 |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $292.2M | $255.8M | $231.8M | $237.8M | $288.1M | $276.8M | $308.6M | $204.7M |
| Total assets | $4.74B | $4.70B | $4.87B | $5.02B | $5.12B | $5.05B | $5.21B | $5.29B |
| Total liabilities | $1.14B | $1.08B | $1.18B | $1.21B | $1.22B | $1.11B | $1.22B | $1.22B |
| Long-term debt | $125.0M | $125.0M | $125.0M | $100.0M | $100.0M | $100.0M | $100.0M | $50.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $3.60B | $3.62B | $3.69B | $3.81B | $3.89B | $3.94B | $3.99B | $4.07B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $296.9M | $282.8M | $262.2M | $278.6M | $386.9M | $368.2M | $378.4M | $265.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $59.4M | $60.2M | $55.7M | $69.3M | $60.3M | $60.0M | $58.9M | $64.1M |
| Free cash flow | $237.5M | $222.6M | $206.5M | $209.3M | $326.6M | $308.2M | $319.5M | $201.6M |
| Dividends paid | $223.4M | $223.4M | $246.7M | $252.5M | $252.5M | $252.5M | $275.6M | $275.4M |
| Share buybacks | — | — | $0 | $0 | — | — | $20.3M | $30.0M |
From Fastenal's 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC; its fiscal year ends in December. Each period shows the latest figure the company has reported for it, including restatements. Net margin is our own calculation from those reported figures (net income ÷ revenue); it is left blank where revenue is zero or missing. † Quarter derived from the company's year-to-date or full-year totals. Filings on SEC EDGAR →
About Fastenal
Fastenal Company is an American publicly traded company based in Winona, Minnesota, founded in 1967. Fastenal is a major distributor of industrial and construction supplies, and the largest fastener distributor in North America. Fastenal provides supply chain solutions including bin stock, vending machines, inventory management, and logistics services. Fastenal placed 479 in the 2021 Fortune 500 based on its 2020 revenues, and its stock is a component of the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 stock market indices. Fastenal had 3,334 in-market locations as of March 2023.
- Headquarters
- Winona, Minnesota From SEC filings, Oct 2026
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