Fastenal (FAST) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Fastenal's Selling, General & Administrative was $573.9 million in Q3 2026, up 9.5% from $524.3 million a year earlier and up 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Fastenal (FAST) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Fastenal's Selling, General & Administrative was $2.19 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 9.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.04 billion, up 7.6% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Selling, General & Administrative was $1.89 billion in FY2024 (+3.6%), $1.83 billion in FY2023 (+3.6%), $1.76 billion in FY2022 (+13.0%) and $1.56 billion in FY2021 (+9.4%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for 22 straight quarters, with growth averaging 8.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Selling, General & Administrative ran from 2.1% in Q3 2024 to 19.9% in Q1 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, FAST's Selling, General & Administrative in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $561.8 million (Q2 2026), $535.3 million (Q1 2026) and $514.4 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 67.67 Bn | 65.03 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 1.18 Bn |
| 2 | United Rentals | 65.48 Bn | 64.60 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 511.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.80 Bn | 59.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 573.90 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 42.73 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.61 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.50 Bn | 31.38 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 443.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.26 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 829.70 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 14.25 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.59 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 348.99 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.49 Bn | 9.07 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 395.30 Mn |
| 10 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.39 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 248.62 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 573.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 561.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 535.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 514.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 524.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 506.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 490.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 473.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 470.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 476.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 471.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 445.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 460.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 462.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 456.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 435.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 447.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 444.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 435.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 412.00 Mn |
API Access
Fastenal Selling, General & Administrative API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "ticker": "FAST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();