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Fastenal (FAST) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Fastenal filings provide 18 years of Operating Margin readings, the most recent being 20.33% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 23.0% to 20.33% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 20.25%, a 36.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 20.19%, up 18.0% from a year prior.
  • Operating Margin reached 20.33% in Q1 2026 per FAST's latest filing, up from 18.96% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 21.56% in Q2 2022, with the low at 18.9% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 20.44% and a median of 20.59% in 2024 define the central range for Operating Margin.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin soared 123bps in 2022 and then crashed -122bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 19.63% in 2022, then rose by 2bps to 20.12% in 2023, then decreased by -6bps to 18.9% in 2024, then increased by 0bps to 18.96% in 2025, then increased by 7bps to 20.33% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FAST's Operating Margin are 20.33% (Q1 2026), 18.96% (Q4 2025), and 20.7% (Q3 2025).