Fastenal FAST
NASDAQ FAST
$48.87 +0.94 (+1.96%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 12:22 PM EDT

Fastenal (FAST) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Fastenal's (FAST) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $2.6 million in Q2 2026, down 93.91% YoY from $42.7 million in Q2 2025, and down 91.88% on a QoQ basis from $32.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Fastenal (FAST) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Fastenal (FAST) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $2.6 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 93.91% year-over-year to $2.6 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $73.2 million (down 27.67% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $8.4 million, up 5.0% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation slipped to $2.6 million in Q2 2026, from $32.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $42.7 million in Q2 2025 to a low of -$89.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $12.0 million and a median of $13.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation slumped 3278.57% — and 2025, when it soared 2035.0%.
  • Tracing FAST's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $2.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 3278.57% to -$89.0 million in 2023, then soared by 102.25% to $2.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 10.0% to $2.2 million in 2025, then grew by 18.18% to $2.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $2.6 million (Q2 2026), $32.0 million (Q1 2026), and $2.2 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 61.70 Bn 61.11 Bn 1.98 Bn -
2 Fastenal 56.10 Bn 55.90 Bn 1.06 Bn 31.00 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 43.11 Bn 42.29 Bn 2.32 Bn 183.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 16.49 Bn 15.68 Bn 1.46 Bn 19.10 Mn
5 Watsco 12.02 Bn 11.56 Bn 578.93 Mn 813,000.00
6 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.93 Bn 11.81 Bn 411.22 Mn 35.64 Mn
7 Core & Main 8.35 Bn 8.20 Bn 520.00 Mn 3.00 Mn
8 Pool 6.60 Bn 6.56 Bn 540.76 Mn 176,000.00
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.51 Bn 6.44 Bn 430.41 Mn 5.10 Mn
10 Xometry 5.06 Bn 4.55 Bn 87.15 Mn 11.35 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -101.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 36.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 42.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 30.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -67.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 26.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 19.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 30.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -89.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 32.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 38.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 25.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -66.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 18.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 31.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 23.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -77.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 17.80 Mn