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Fastenal (FAST) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Fastenal (FAST) has disclosed Return on Equity for 17 consecutive years, with 0.32% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Equity changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.32%, compared with a TTM value of 0.32% through Dec 2025, changed 0.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.33%, changed 0.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Equity was 0.32% for Q4 2025 at Fastenal, down from 0.64% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Equity topped out at 53.44% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 111.88% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 5.67%, with a median of 0.6% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity tumbled -171068bps in 2021, then soared 11254bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Return on Equity stood at 0.31% in 2021, then grew by 9bps to 0.34% in 2022, then dropped by -1bps to 0.34% in 2023, then fell by -6bps to 0.32% in 2024, then rose by 1bps to 0.32% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Equity for FAST at 0.32% in Q4 2025, 0.64% in Q3 2025, and 53.44% in Q2 2025.