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

Fastenal filings provide 18 years of Return on Sales readings, the most recent being 0.15% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Sales changed 0.0% to 0.15% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.15%, a 0.0% change, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.15%, changed 0.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Sales reached 0.15% in Q1 2026 per FAST's latest filing, up from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.16% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.14% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.15% and a median of 0.16% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Sales.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Sales hit 1bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached -1bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.14% in 2022, then increased by 5bps to 0.15% in 2023, then dropped by -5bps to 0.14% in 2024, then grew by 1bps to 0.15% in 2025, then increased by 6bps to 0.15% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FAST's Return on Sales are 0.15% (Q1 2026), 0.15% (Q4 2025), and 0.16% (Q3 2025).