# FASTENAL CO (FAST) · Edgar & Edgarette company card

> Fastenal (FAST) grew revenue 8.7% in FY2025 to $8.2 billion, operating margin 20.2% against a 7.6% median for building materials, hardware, garden supply, equity 78.0% of assets, and dividend per share up 1 year running. Every figure is from the company’s own annual report filed with the SEC.

SEC CIK 815556 · fiscal year ended 2025-12-31 · 5 audited years read · [page](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/FAST) · [JSON](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/FAST.json)

## Figures, as filed in the 10-K

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.2B |
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 8.7% |
| Revenue growth per year | 8.1% |
| Operating margin | 20.2% (prior year 20.0%) |
| Net margin | 15.3% |
| Operating cash flow | $1.3B |
| Capital spending | $245M |
| Free cash flow | $1.1B |
| Cash | $277M |
| Long-term debt | $125M |
| Total assets | $5.1B |
| Total equity | $3.9B |
| Equity ÷ assets | 78.0% |
| Return on equity | 31.9% |
| Dividend per share | $0.875 |
| Dividend years rising | 1 |

## Readings, computed from those figures

- Altman Z: 12.01 (safe zone)
- Piotroski F: 8 of 9 (strong)
- Beneish M: -2.39 (below the −1.78 line)
- Health Harbor boat: New ship · no warning signs
- Cash Compass: Cash cow now · steady, with strong cash arriving today

## Edgarette's reading

Exposure: revenue $8.2B (FY2025), total debt $125.0M. Experience: revenue up 8.7% on the year, up 8.1% a year over 4 years; operating margin 20.2%, up from 20.0%. Soundness: equity 78.0% of assets, return on equity 31.9%, payout 79.8% of profit, dividend per share up 1 year running. Credibility: four or more audited years, reasonable weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $7.8B and $9.5B next year (method v4.1: its own 4-year record of growth weighed at 50% against $1B–10B filers; across 2019–2025, 69.0% landed inside, 83.4% on the one year the method never saw). In a shock year the stress range is $7.2B to $10.2B. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (8 filers, $50M+ revenue, its industry group): operating margin 20.2% against a 7.6% median; growth 8.7% against 3.1%.

Range logged 2026-09-26, receipt 6ad767071c1c1bfc, status open. A statistical range, not company guidance.

## Health Watch, last 12 months

- Item 5.02 Director or officer change: 3, latest 2026-06-12 ([filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000033/0000815556-26-000033-index.htm))

## Recent filings

- 10-Q · filed 2026-10-19 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000049/0000815556-26-000049-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-10-14 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000046/0000815556-26-000046-index.htm)
- 10-Q · filed 2026-07-16 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000041/0000815556-26-000041-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-07-14 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000037/0000815556-26-000037-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-06-23 · 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement; 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000035/0000815556-26-000035-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-06-12 · 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000033/0000815556-26-000033-index.htm)

## Sources

- facts: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000815556.json
- filings: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=815556

## Cite

POPS4, Edgar & Edgarette: FASTENAL CO (FAST) company card, from the company's own SEC filings, accessed 2026-11-04, https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/FAST. CC BY 4.0. For a figure, add the filing URL under filings or sources.

DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23672509 · catalog https://www.pops4.com/boards/catalog.json · Figures as filed with the SEC. Card text CC BY 4.0, POPS4.

Reporting, not investment advice. No price targets and no trading recommendations.

Figures are as filed in audited 10-K reports and can move with restatements, acquisitions, disposals or a change in fiscal year. A range set from how past company-years turned out is not a promise about the next one, and says nothing about the share price.