Fastenal (FAST) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Fastenal's Operating Margin was 21.55% in Q3 2026, up 0.85 percentage points from 20.70% a year earlier and up 0.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Fastenal (FAST) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Fastenal's Operating Margin was 20.54% through Sep 30, 2026, up 0.33 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 20.19%, up 0.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -0.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 20.01% in FY2024 (-0.80 pp), 20.81% in FY2023 (-0.02 pp), 20.82% in FY2022 (+0.57 pp) and 20.25% in FY2021 (+0.03 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q2 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.08 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 1.23 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 1.22 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, FAST's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 21.02% (Q2 2026), 20.33% (Q1 2026) and 18.96% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.34 Bn | 72.46 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 28.80% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.22 Bn | 62.82 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 16.07% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.31 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 21.55% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.98 Bn | 44.19 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.35 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 22.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.84 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.33 Bn | 13.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 6.24% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.05 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 586.29 Mn | - |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.95 Bn | 10.83 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 11.12% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.57 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 8.21% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 21.55% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.02% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.56% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.64% |
API Access
Fastenal Operating 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=operating-margin&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();