Fastenal (FAST) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Fastenal (FAST) recorded FCF Margin of 14.11% in Q3 2026, down 1.20 percentage points from 15.31% a year earlier but up 5.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Fastenal (FAST) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Fastenal's FCF Margin came in at 12.96% as of Sep 30, 2026, up 0.90 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 12.81%, up 0.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin has a five-year change of -3.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, FCF Margin came in at 12.55% in FY2024 (-4.60 pp), 17.15% in FY2023 (+6.16 pp), 10.99% in FY2022 (+0.78 pp) and 10.21% in FY2021 (-6.33 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has ranged from 5.83% in Q2 2022 to 19.08% in Q1 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.47 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Margin in the last five years was a gain of 7.81 percentage points in Q4 2022, against a drop of 12.88 percentage points in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 8.45% (Q2 2026), 14.51% (Q1 2026) and 15.20% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.16 Bn | 72.28 Bn | 2.05 Bn | -2.15% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 64.78 Bn | 62.37 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 6.63% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.07 Bn | 59.07 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.21 Bn | 44.42 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 9.10% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.18 Bn | 34.06 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -0.48% |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.89 Bn | 21.94 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 2.55% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.19 Bn | 14.23 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 2.28% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.85 Bn | 11.85 Bn | 586.29 Mn | - |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.21 Bn | 11.10 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 5.68% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.78 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 9.20% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.11% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.45% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.31% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.20% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.47% |
API Access
Fastenal FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();