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

Fastenal has reported Change in Inventory for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$52.5 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 298.11% year-over-year to -$52.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.2 million (down 94.4% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $89.2 million, down 33.38% from the prior year.
• Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at -$52.5 million, down from $22.9 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $97.7 million in Q4 2024, with the low at -$87.9 million in Q2 2023.
• Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $10.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $21.1 million in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Change in Inventory soared 3657.69% — and 2026, when it slumped 298.11%.
• Fastenal's Change in Inventory 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 plunged by 329.26% to -$52.5 million in 2026.
• The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$52.5 million (Q1 2026), $22.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$1.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.