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Fastenal (FAST) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

Fastenal filings provide 18 years of Return on Equity readings, the most recent being 0.33% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Equity fell 28.0% to 0.33% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.33%, a 28.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.63%, down 5.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Equity reached 0.33% in Q1 2026 per FAST's latest filing, up from 0.32% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 43.7% in Q2 2022, with the low at 107.19% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 2.7% and a median of 0.64% in 2025 define the central range for Return on Equity.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Equity tumbled -10786bps in 2024 and then soared 10784bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Equity stood at 0.34% in 2022, then dropped by -1bps to 0.34% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 84bps to 0.63% in 2024, then tumbled by -49bps to 0.32% in 2025, then grew by 2bps to 0.33% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FAST's Return on Equity are 0.33% (Q1 2026), 0.32% (Q4 2025), and 0.64% (Q3 2025).