Fastenal (FAST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Fastenal (FAST) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 26.29% in Q3 2026, up 2.08 percentage points from 24.21% a year earlier and up 0.55 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Fastenal (FAST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Fastenal reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 25.81%, up 0.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +3.68 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 25.12% in FY2024 (-0.51 pp), 25.63% in FY2023 (+1.06 pp), 24.57% in FY2022 (+2.18 pp) and 22.39% in FY2021 (+0.26 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.12 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 2.08 percentage points in Q3 2026, against a drop of 1.67 percentage points in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 25.74% (Q2 2026), 25.32% (Q1 2026) and 24.75% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 72.88 Bn | 72.00 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 8.91% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 64.91 Bn | 62.89 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 20.75% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.29 Bn | 59.29 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 26.29% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.01 Bn | 44.23 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 11.44% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.32 Bn | 34.20 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 6.70% |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.83 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 9.74% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.34 Bn | 13.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 4.34% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.27 Bn | 9.44 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.52% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.90 Bn | 10.79 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 14.15% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.57 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 2.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 26.29% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.75% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.71% |
API Access
Fastenal Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();