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Fastenal Company

FAST Consumer Discretionary RETAIL: Building Materials
$52.73
▲ +2.1% Today
as of Oct 22, 16:48 ET
Last 30 days +6.65% Sep 14 → Oct 22
$48.71 $49.79 $50.87 $51.95 $53.03 Sep 14 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 07 Oct 14 Oct 22
Open
$52.31
High
$52.78
Low
$50.95
Volume
$10M
Avg Vol
$8M
Mkt Cap
$57.2B
P/E (TTM)
55.46
Beta
—
52w High
$52.92
52w Low
$38.97
Div Yield
—
Shares Out
$1.1B

Recent Press Releases & News last 60 days · 25 items

mixed ▲ 1 ● 24 ▼ 0
Oct 21 · 11:59 MT Newswires neutral
Argus Adjusts Price Target on Fastenal to $59 From $55
Oct 20 · 12:15 Zacks neutral
Why Fastenal (FAST) International Revenue Trends Deserve Your Attention
Oct 20 · 10:56 The Wall Street Journal neutral
Fastenal’s CFO Is Building a Financial Planning Team. AI is Helping.
▸ Show all 25 press releases & news Free account →

FAST earnings at a glance

The options market is pricing a move of about ±6.5% after the report, a range of roughly $49.31 to $56.15 from today's $52.73. Over its last 5 reports the stock rose the next day 2 times and fell 3, moving ±3.5% on average; after the most recent report on Jul 14, 2026 it moved -2.8%. That means options currently expect more movement than FAST has typically delivered. FAST beat the consensus EPS estimate in 1 of its last 5 reported quarters. Implied volatility is currently 55%. The share price of $52.73 sits near its 52-week high.

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Overview

52-week range
$39
$53
99% of range
Avg surprise (last 5)
+0.0%
Avg reaction (last 5)
-1.4%
40% positive
Latest IV / EM
55%
EM ±6.5% · $50 · Oct 16

Earnings trends

EPS — actual vs estimate Actual Estimate
$0.25$0.32$0.39$0.45$0.52 Actual $0.52Actual $0.52Actual $0.52Actual $0.52Actual $0.25Actual $0.26Actual $0.26Actual $0.29Est $0.28Actual $0.29Est $0.30Actual $0.26Est $0.26Actual $0.30Est $0.30Actual $0.33Est $0.33 MarJunSepMarJunSepMarJun/2025Sep/20258K8KJun/2026
Revenue vs Net Income Revenue Net income
$0$627M$1.3B$1.9B$2.5B Sep 24Mar 25Jun 25Sep 25Mar 26Jun 26

Earnings history

DatePeriodActual EPSEstSurpriseYoY %ΔDay reactSource
Tue Jul 14, 2026Jun/2026 $0.33 $0.33 0.0% +13.8% -2.8% earnings
Mon Apr 13, 20268K 2026-04-13 $0.30 $0.30 0.0% — -6.9% earnings
Tue Jan 20, 20268K 2026-01-20 $0.26 $0.26 0.0% — -2.6% earnings
Mon Oct 13, 2025Sep/2025 $0.29 $0.30 -3.3% — +1.0% earnings
Mon Jul 14, 2025Jun/2025 $0.29 $0.28 +3.6% — +4.2% earnings
Mon Mar 31, 2025Mar 2025 $0.26 — — — — financials
Mon Sep 30, 2024Sep 2024 $0.26 — — — — financials
Sun Jun 30, 2024Jun 2024 $0.25 — — — — financials
Sun Mar 31, 2024Mar 2024 $0.52 — — — — financials
Sat Sep 30, 2023Sep 2023 $0.52 — — — — financials
Fri Jun 30, 2023Jun 2023 $0.52 — — — — financials
Fri Mar 31, 2023Mar 2023 $0.52 — — — — financials

Financials

Income statement (quarterly)

MetricJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024
Revenue$2.39B$2.20B—$2.13B$2.08B$1.96B—$1.91B
Cost of revenue$1.32B$1.22B—$1.17B$1.14B$1.08B—$1.05B
Gross profit$1.06B$983M—$966M$943M$884M—$859M
Operating income$502M$448M—$442M$436M$394M—$388M
Net income$383M$340M—$336M$330M$299M—$298M
EPS (diluted)$0.33$0.30—$0.29$0.29$0.26—$0.26

Balance sheet (quarterly)

MetricJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024
Cash & equivalents$205M$309M$277M$288M$238M$232M$256M$292M
Inventory$1.74B$1.69B$1.75B$1.72B$1.73B$1.67B$1.65B$1.56B
Total current assets$3.69B$3.62B$3.47B$3.55B$3.46B$3.36B$3.21B$3.26B
Total assets$5.29B$5.21B$5.05B$5.12B$5.02B$4.87B$4.70B$4.74B
Long-term debt$50M$100M$100M$100M$100M$125M$125M$125M
Total liabilities————————
Total equity$4.07B$3.99B$3.94B$3.89B$3.81B$3.69B$3.62B$3.60B

Implied volatility — last 90 days

7%30%53%76%98% Jun 07 — IV 32% · EM ±4.4%Jun 08 — IV 30% · EM ±4.0%Jun 09 — IV 31% · EM ±3.9%Jun 10 — IV 43% · EM ±5.1%Jun 11 — IV 32% · EM ±3.6%Jun 12 — IV 25% · EM ±2.6%Jun 15 — IV 33% · EM ±2.4%Jun 16 — IV 39% · EM ±2.3%Jun 17 — IV 47% · EM ±1.9%Jun 19 — IV 34% · EM ±7.4%Jun 22 — IV 36% · EM ±7.6%Jun 23 — IV 33% · EM ±6.7%Jun 24 — IV 35% · EM ±7.1%Jun 25 — IV 33% · EM ±6.6%Jun 26 — IV 35% · EM ±6.6%Jun 29 — IV 32% · EM ±5.7%Jun 30 — IV 37% · EM ±6.4%Jul 01 — IV 38% · EM ±6.3%Jul 02 — IV 39% · EM ±6.3%Jul 03 — IV 40% · EM ±6.3%Jul 06 — IV 43% · EM ±6.0%Jul 07 — IV 48% · EM ±6.3%Jul 08 — IV 51% · EM ±6.4%Jul 09 — IV 52% · EM ±6.1%Jul 10 — IV 53% · EM ±5.9%Jul 13 — IV 57% · EM ±4.8%Jul 14 — IV 39% · EM ±2.8%Jul 15 — IV 47% · EM ±2.8%Jul 16 — IV 8% · EM ±0.3%Jul 20 — IV 28% · EM ±6.5%Jul 21 — IV 27% · EM ±6.3%Jul 22 — IV 26% · EM ±6.0%Jul 23 — IV 28% · EM ±6.3%Jul 24 — IV 25% · EM ±5.5%Jul 27 — IV 26% · EM ±5.5%Jul 28 — IV 27% · EM ±5.6%Jul 29 — IV 22% · EM ±4.4%Jul 30 — IV 28% · EM ±5.6%Jul 31 — IV 30% · EM ±5.7%Aug 03 — IV 39% · EM ±6.9%Aug 04 — IV 24% · EM ±4.1%Aug 05 — IV 26% · EM ±4.4%Aug 06 — IV 23% · EM ±3.6%Aug 07 — IV 29% · EM ±4.6%Aug 10 — IV 20% · EM ±2.8%Aug 11 — IV 30% · EM ±3.9%Aug 12 — IV 27% · EM ±3.4%Aug 13 — IV 28% · EM ±3.3%Aug 14 — IV 51% · EM ±5.7%Aug 17 — IV 75% · EM ±6.2%Aug 18 — IV 88% · EM ±6.3%Aug 20 — IV 78% · EM ±3.3%Aug 24 — IV 23% · EM ±4.8%Aug 25 — IV 24% · EM ±4.9%Aug 26 — IV 26% · EM ±5.2%Aug 27 — IV 26% · EM ±5.0%Aug 28 — IV 22% · EM ±4.3%Aug 31 — IV 21% · EM ±3.8%Sep 01 — IV 25% · EM ±4.4%Sep 02 — IV 22% · EM ±3.7%Sep 03 — IV 26% · EM ±4.3%Sep 04 — IV 28% · EM ±4.3%Sep 07 — IV 31% · EM ±4.3%Sep 08 — IV 32% · EM ±4.3%Sep 09 — IV 34% · EM ±4.2%Sep 10 — IV 36% · EM ±4.2%Sep 11 — IV 29% · EM ±3.2%Sep 14 — IV 31% · EM ±2.6%Sep 15 — IV 50% · EM ±3.6%Sep 16 — IV 47% · EM ±2.8%Sep 17 — IV 99% · EM ±4.1%Sep 21 — IV 36% · EM ±7.5%Sep 22 — IV 34% · EM ±7.0%Sep 23 — IV 35% · EM ±7.1%Sep 24 — IV 38% · EM ±7.4%Sep 25 — IV 38% · EM ±7.3%Sep 28 — IV 39% · EM ±6.8%Sep 29 — IV 39% · EM ±6.7%Sep 30 — IV 40% · EM ±6.7%Oct 01 — IV 43% · EM ±7.0%Oct 02 — IV 41% · EM ±6.4%Oct 06 — IV 56% · EM ±7.4%Oct 07 — IV 47% · EM ±5.9%Oct 08 — IV 55% · EM ±6.5%

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FAST earnings FAQ

What is FAST's expected move for earnings?

Options currently price a move of about ±6.5%, or $3.42 per share either way from $52.73.

How does FAST stock usually react to earnings?

Across the last 5 reports the average next-day move was ±3.5%, up 2 times and down 3 times.

What is FAST's implied volatility?

FAST's at-the-money implied volatility is about 55% based on the latest options snapshot.

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