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Fastenal (FAST) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Fastenal filings provide 18 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 39.69% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 184.0% to 39.69% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 39.69%, a 184.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 39.8%, up 102.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 39.69% in Q1 2026 for Fastenal, up from 37.9% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 40.24% in Q1 2023 to a low of 35.61% in Q1 2022.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 38.27% (2022), compared with a mean of 38.36%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: skyrocketed 463bps in 2023 and later tumbled -206bps in 2024.
  • Fastenal's Return on Capital Employed stood at 38.27% in 2022, then increased by 3bps to 39.51% in 2023, then fell by -5bps to 37.46% in 2024, then grew by 1bps to 37.9% in 2025, then increased by 5bps to 39.69% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 39.69% (Q1 2026), 37.9% (Q4 2025), and 38.18% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.