Fastenal (FAST) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026)
Fastenal's (FAST) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.06% in Q2 2026, up 2.0% YoY from 0.05% in Q2 2025, and up 27.41% on a QoQ basis from 0.04% in Q1 2026.
Fastenal (FAST) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Fastenal (FAST) has 13 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.06% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.06% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.06% (up 2.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.25%, up 8.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital improved to 0.06% in Q2 2026, from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.06% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.02% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.03% and a median of 0.03% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital slipped 4 bps — and 2024, when it increased 3 bps.
- Tracing FAST's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.02% in 2022, then retreated by 0 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then jumped by 84 bps to 0.04% in 2024, then slipped by 9 bps to 0.04% in 2025, then surged by 53 bps to 0.06% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.06% (Q2 2026), 0.04% (Q1 2026), and 0.04% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.04 Bn | 61.46 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.15% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 59.03 Bn | 58.83 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.06% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.99 Bn | 47.17 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.03% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 0.10% |
| 5 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 13.25 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 380.80 Mn | - |
| 6 | Watsco | 11.97 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 0.01% |
| 7 | Core & Main | 8.70 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.00 Mn | 0.06% |
| 8 | Pool | 7.21 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 0.08% |
| 9 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.76 Bn | 6.69 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Xometry | 5.15 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 87.15 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.06% |