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Fastenal (FAST) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Fastenal (FAST) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.38% as the latest value for Q3 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2025, Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.38%, compared with a TTM value of 0.38% through Sep 2025, changed 0.0%, and an annual FY2024 reading of 0.39%, down 1.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.38% for Q3 2025 at Fastenal, up from 0.38% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.4% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.33% in Q2 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.37%, with a median of 0.38% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed increased 5bps in 2023, then dropped -2bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.34% in 2021, then grew by 12bps to 0.38% in 2022, then rose by 3bps to 0.4% in 2023, then fell by -5bps to 0.37% in 2024, then rose by 2bps to 0.38% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for FAST at 0.38% in Q3 2025, 0.38% in Q2 2025, and 0.38% in Q1 2025.