Fastenal (FAST) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Fastenal (FAST) recorded Operating Income of $501.8 million in Q2 2026, up 15.1% from $436.1 million a year earlier and up 12.1% from the prior quarter.
Fastenal (FAST) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Fastenal's Operating Income came in at $1.78 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, up 13.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.66 billion, up 9.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Income came in at $1.51 billion in FY2024 (-1.2%), $1.53 billion in FY2023 (+5.2%), $1.45 billion in FY2022 (+19.4%) and $1.22 billion in FY2021 (+6.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Income in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 8.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Income in the last five years was growth of 27.7% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 2.5% in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $447.6 million (Q1 2026), $384.3 million (Q4 2025) and $441.5 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.80 Bn | 65.56 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 1.14 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.12 Bn | 59.71 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 807.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.79 Bn | 57.71 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 501.80 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.43 Bn | 40.65 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 612.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.59 Bn | 19.62 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 441.60 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.82 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 382.20 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.47 Bn | 12.35 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 159.31 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.07 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 238.37 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.55 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 121.80 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 501.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 447.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 384.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 441.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 436.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 393.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 344.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 388.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 386.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 390.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 353.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 386.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 394.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 393.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 332.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 379.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 383.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 358.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 300.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 318.40 Mn |
Fastenal Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();