KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Daily Values
Growth Metrics
Income Statement
Others
Ratios
Asset Utilization RatioAssets AverageDebt RatioDebt to EquityEBIT MarginEBITDA MarginEBT MarginEnterprise ValueEquity AverageEquity RatioFCF MarginFCF Payout RatioGross MarginInterest Coverage RatioInventory AverageInvested CapitalNet MarginOperating MarginReturn on AssetsReturn on Capital EmployedReturn on EquityReturn on Invested CapitalReturn on SalesTimes Interest Earned

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

Fastenal filings provide 18 years of Return on Invested Capital readings, the most recent being 0.32% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 24.0% to 0.32% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.32%, a 24.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.58%, down 1.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Invested Capital reached 0.32% in Q1 2026 per FAST's latest filing, up from 0.31% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 5.58% in Q2 2024, with the low at 0.29% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.97% and a median of 0.55% in 2023 define the central range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital skyrocketed 503bps in 2024 and then plummeted -499bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.29% in 2022, then grew by 8bps to 0.32% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 77bps to 0.56% in 2024, then plummeted by -45bps to 0.31% in 2025, then increased by 3bps to 0.32% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FAST's Return on Invested Capital are 0.32% (Q1 2026), 0.31% (Q4 2025), and 0.58% (Q3 2025).