Fastenal (FAST) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026)
Fastenal's Income from Continuing Operations was $401.6 million in Q3 2026, up 19.7% from $335.5 million a year earlier and up 4.9% from the prior quarter.
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Fastenal (FAST) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Fastenal's Income from Continuing Operations was $1.42 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 15.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.26 billion, up 9.4% from FY2024.
- Income from Continuing Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Income from Continuing Operations was $1.15 billion in FY2024 (-0.4%), $1.16 billion in FY2023 (+6.3%), $1.09 billion in FY2022 (+17.5%) and $925 million in FY2021 (+7.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Income from Continuing Operations in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Income from Continuing Operations has increased for seven straight quarters, with growth averaging 10.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Income from Continuing Operations over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 28.0%); the worst was Q2 2024 (a decline of 1.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, FAST's Income from Continuing Operations in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $382.8 million (Q2 2026), $339.7 million (Q1 2026) and $294 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income (Continuing) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.34 Bn | 72.46 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 920.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.22 Bn | 62.82 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 600.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.31 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 401.60 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.98 Bn | 44.19 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 414.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.35 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 438.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.84 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 403.40 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.33 Bn | 13.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 268.50 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.05 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 586.29 Mn | - |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.95 Bn | 10.83 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 110.40 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.57 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 203.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 401.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 382.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 339.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 294.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 335.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 330.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 298.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 262.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 298.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 292.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 297.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 266.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 295.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 298.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 295.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 245.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 284.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 287.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 269.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 231.20 Mn |
API Access
Fastenal Income from Continuing Operations 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=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-from-continuing-operations", "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=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();