Fastenal FAST
NASDAQ FAST
$47.93 -0.82 (-1.68%)
At close: Sep 2, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Fastenal (FAST) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Fastenal's (FAST) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $44.8 million in Q2 2026, up 8.74% YoY from $41.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 185.33% on a QoQ basis from -$52.5 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Fastenal (FAST) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Fastenal (FAST) has 18 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at $44.8 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory rose 8.74% year-over-year to $44.8 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $13.8 million (down 93.55% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $89.2 million, down 33.38% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory grew to $44.8 million in Q2 2026, from -$52.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $97.7 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$87.9 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $12.5 million and a median of $22.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Change in Inventory soared 3657.69% — and 2026, when it slumped 298.11%.
  • Tracing FAST's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at $21.1 million in 2022, then slumped by 87.68% to $2.6 million in 2023, then soared by 3657.69% to $97.7 million in 2024, then plunged by 76.56% to $22.9 million in 2025, then soared by 95.63% to $44.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $44.8 million (Q2 2026), -$52.5 million (Q1 2026), and $22.9 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change Inventory (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 60.76 Bn 60.17 Bn 1.98 Bn -
2 Fastenal 55.17 Bn 54.97 Bn 1.06 Bn 44.80 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 43.00 Bn 42.18 Bn 2.32 Bn 92.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 16.30 Bn 15.49 Bn 1.46 Bn 217.20 Mn
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.95 Bn 11.82 Bn 411.22 Mn -
6 Watsco 11.80 Bn 11.33 Bn 578.93 Mn 113.54 Mn
7 Core & Main 8.27 Bn 8.12 Bn 520.00 Mn 119.00 Mn
8 Pool 6.62 Bn 6.58 Bn 540.76 Mn -282.15 Mn
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.52 Bn 6.45 Bn 430.41 Mn 7.29 Mn
10 Xometry 5.01 Bn 4.49 Bn 87.15 Mn 296,000.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 44.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -52.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 22.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 41.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 26.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 97.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 48.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 9.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -21.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -46.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -87.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -57.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 21.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 26.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 74.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 76.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 123.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 77.10 Mn