Fastenal (FAST) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Fastenal (FAST) reported EPS (Basic) of $0.35 for Q3 2026, up 19.8% from $0.29 a year earlier and up 4.9% from the prior quarter.
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Fastenal (FAST) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Fastenal's EPS (Basic) came in at $1.24, up 15.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.10, up 9.2% from FY2024.
- EPS (Basic) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EPS (Basic) came in at $1.00 in FY2024 (-0.6%), $1.01 in FY2023 (+6.7%), $0.95 in FY2022 (+17.7%) and $0.80 in FY2021 (+7.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EPS (Basic) in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, EPS (Basic) has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 10.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EPS (Basic) in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 27.7%); the low point was Q2 2024 (a decline of 2.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $0.33 (Q2 2026), $0.30 (Q1 2026) and $0.26 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.34 Bn | 72.46 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 14.80 |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.22 Bn | 62.82 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 12.08 |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.31 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 0.35 |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.98 Bn | 44.19 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 2.13 |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.35 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 1.07 |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.84 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 7.90 |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.33 Bn | 13.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 5.50 |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.05 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 3.80 |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.95 Bn | 10.83 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 3.01 |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.57 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 0.30 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.20 |
API Access
Fastenal EPS (Basic) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "ticker": "FAST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();