Fastenal (FAST) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Fastenal's Payables was $399.8 million in Q2 2026, up 25.2% from $319.3 million a year earlier and up 10.1% from the prior quarter.
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Fastenal (FAST) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Payables at Fastenal came in at $316.8 million, up 10.1% from FY2024.
- Payables has now increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Payables was $287.7 million in FY2024 (+8.9%), $264.1 million in FY2023 (+3.6%), $255 million in FY2022 (+9.4%) and $233.1 million in FY2021 (+12.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Payables in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables has increased for 11 straight quarters, with growth averaging 13.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 34.8%); the worst was Q2 2023 (a decline of 10.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, FAST's Payables in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $363.2 million (Q1 2026), $316.8 million (Q4 2025) and $344.8 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 59.11 Bn | 57.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.94 Bn | 56.86 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 399.80 Mn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.13 Bn | 41.35 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.69 Bn | 30.57 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 623.00 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.00 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 627.30 Mn |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 3.74 Bn |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.42 Bn | 12.29 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 341.09 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.14 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 660.30 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.34 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 743.20 Mn |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.82 Bn | 7.12 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 815.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 399.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 363.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 316.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 344.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 319.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 341.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 287.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 301.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 292.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 276.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 264.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 275.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 262.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 266.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 255.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 277.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 291.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 289.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 233.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 256.90 Mn |
API Access
Fastenal Payables 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=payables&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();