Fastenal (FAST) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Fastenal (FAST) reported Retained Earnings of -$59.2 million for Q1 2026, up 28.42% on a YoY basis from -$46.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 15.85% quarter-over-quarter from -$51.1 million in Q4 2025.

Fastenal (FAST) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Fastenal has reported Retained Earnings for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$59.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 28.42% year-over-year to -$59.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$59.2 million (up 28.42% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$51.1 million, up 44.15% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$59.2 million, down from -$51.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $3.8 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at -$91.5 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $1.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$28.4 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Retained Earnings surged 16970.21% — and 2023, when it tumbled 113.03%.
  • Fastenal's Retained Earnings stood at $3.2 billion in 2022, then advanced by 4.29% to $3.4 billion in 2023, then plunged by 102.73% to -$91.5 million in 2024, then surged by 44.15% to -$51.1 million in 2025, then dropped by 15.85% to -$59.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$59.2 million (Q1 2026), -$51.1 million (Q4 2025), and $3.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 62.43 Bn 62.25 Bn 1.75 Bn -165.00 Mn
2 Fastenal 52.87 Bn 52.56 Bn 982.90 Mn -59.20 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 43.71 Bn 42.89 Bn 2.32 Bn -1.04 Bn
4 Wesco International 17.21 Bn 16.51 Bn 1.29 Bn 5.64 Bn
5 Watsco 14.12 Bn 13.98 Bn 427.56 Mn -53.49 Mn
6 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.70 Bn 11.53 Bn 380.80 Mn 2.71 Bn
7 Qxo 11.53 Bn 8.48 Bn 409.30 Mn -
8 Core & Main 9.91 Bn 9.77 Bn 428.00 Mn 755.00 Mn
9 Pool 6.54 Bn 6.47 Bn 329.87 Mn -10.23 Mn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.47 Bn 6.42 Bn 377.59 Mn -18.44 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -59.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -51.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.83 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -82.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -91.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -57.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -74.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 3.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 3.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -60.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -87.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 3.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -28.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 2.97 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 2.90 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -18.80 Mn