TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Jun 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 2.1B
Gross Profit 942.8M 45.32%
Operating Income 436.1M 20.96%
Net Income 330.3M 15.88%
EPS (Diluted) $0.29

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 5.0B
Total Liabilities 1.2B
Shareholders Equity 3.8B
Debt to Equity 0.32

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 240.8M
Free Cash Flow 209.3M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Fastenal Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i7.5B7.3B7.0B6.0B5.6B
Cost of Goods Sold i4.1B4.0B3.8B3.2B3.1B
Gross Profit i3.4B3.4B3.2B2.8B2.6B
Gross Margin % i45.1%45.7%46.1%46.2%45.5%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i1.9B1.8B1.8B1.6B1.4B
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i1.9B1.8B1.8B1.6B1.4B
Operating Income i1.5B1.5B1.5B1.2B1.1B
Operating Margin % i20.0%20.8%20.8%20.3%20.2%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i5.4M4.1M700.0K100.0K600.0K
Interest Expense i7.3M10.8M14.3M9.7M9.7M
Other Non-Operating Income----1.4M
Pre-tax Income i1.5B1.5B1.4B1.2B1.1B
Income Tax i357.5M367.0M353.1M282.8M273.6M
Effective Tax Rate % i23.7%24.1%24.5%23.4%24.2%
Net Income i1.2B1.2B1.1B925.0M859.1M
Net Margin % i15.2%15.7%15.6%15.4%15.2%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i1.7B1.7B1.6B1.4B1.3B
EPS (Basic) i$1.01$2.02$1.89$1.61$1.50
EPS (Diluted) i$1.00$2.02$1.89$1.60$1.49
Basic Shares Outstanding i1145416130571271846573800000574800000573800000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i1145416130571271846573800000574800000573800000

Income Statement Trend

Fastenal Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i255.8M221.3M230.1M236.2M245.7M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i1.1B1.1B1.0B900.2M769.4M
Inventory i1.6B1.5B1.7B1.5B1.3B
Other Current Assets183.7M171.8M165.4M188.1M140.3M
Total Current Assets i3.2B3.0B3.1B2.9B2.5B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i2.0B1.9B1.8B1.7B1.6B
Goodwill i-----
Intangible Assets i-----
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets150.3M160.7M170.8M180.9M191.4M
Total Non-Current Assets i1.5B1.4B1.4B1.4B1.5B
Total Assets i4.7B4.5B4.5B4.3B4.0B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i287.7M264.1M255.0M233.1M207.0M
Short-term Debt i173.8M156.2M293.7M150.8M133.6M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i687.1M661.3M789.8M682.2M612.7M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i311.6M378.8M508.4M486.0M516.5M
Deferred Tax Liabilities i68.9M73.0M83.7M88.6M102.3M
Other Non-Current Liabilities14.1M1.0M3.5M--
Total Non-Current Liabilities i394.6M452.8M595.6M574.6M618.8M
Total Liabilities i1.1B1.1B1.4B1.3B1.2B
Equity
Common Stock i5.7M5.7M5.7M5.8M5.7M
Retained Earnings i3.6B3.4B3.2B3.0B2.7B
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i3.6B3.3B3.2B3.0B2.7B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i485.4M535.0M802.1M636.8M650.1M
Working Capital i2.5B2.4B2.3B2.2B1.9B

Balance Sheet Composition

Fastenal Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i1.2B1.2B1.1B925.0M859.1M
Depreciation & Amortization i175.4M177.3M176.6M170.7M162.4M
Stock-Based Compensation i8.0M7.3M7.2M5.6M5.7M
Working Capital Changes i-137.6M106.5M-266.9M-345.1M45.0M
Operating Cash Flow i1.2B1.4B998.9M742.5M1.1B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-214.1M-160.6M-162.4M-148.2M-157.5M
Acquisitions i--00-125.0M
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i-214.5M-161.2M-163.0M-148.5M-281.7M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i00-237.8M0-52.0M
Dividends Paid i-893.3M-1.0B-711.3M-643.7M-803.4M
Debt Issuance i775.0M880.0M1.8B525.0M1.0B
Debt Repayment i-835.0M-1.2B-1.6B-540.0M-940.0M
Financing Cash Flow i-953.3M-1.3B-784.1M-658.7M-795.4M
Free Cash Flow i946.8M1.3B767.2M613.5M933.7M
Net Change in Cash i24.5M-37.6M51.8M-64.7M-2.0M

Cash Flow Trend

Fastenal Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 45.83
Forward P/E 21.76
Price to Book 14.36
Price to Sales 7.04
PEG Ratio 21.76

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 15.30%
Operating Margin 20.96%
Return on Equity 32.56%
Return on Assets 20.31%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 4.22
Debt to Equity 14.32
Beta 0.96

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $1.04
Book Value per Share $3.32
Revenue per Share $6.78

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
fast54.7B45.8314.3632.56%15.30%14.32
W.W. Grainger 48.9B25.9613.3352.41%11.00%66.84
Ferguson Enterprises 47.1B29.258.3829.08%5.32%105.39
Watsco 17.1B33.125.9720.05%7.08%14.09
Watsco 17.1B31.965.7620.05%7.08%14.09
Core & Main 12.9B30.277.1025.28%5.47%139.81

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.