Fastenal's revenue has grown 7.6% a year over three years, and grown 9.2% a year over five, with earnings per share compounding at 7.3%. Revenue growth, 3-year annual rate: +7.6% (Industrial Distribution median +7.1%). Revenue growth, 5-year rate: +9.2%, growth has slowed since the five-year average. Earnings per share, 3-year rate: +7.3%, earnings lagged revenue: the growth is costing something. Years of annual history on file: 19, FY2007 to FY2025, as filed.

FASTFastenal

Industrials

$51.92+26% 1Y

$51.92

$38.7352 weeks$52.74

Is it growing?

Good

Growing: revenue growing +14% year on year and earnings up +15% year on year.

2 good, 1 neutral

Revenue trend+14% in a year

Trailing-twelve-month revenue vs a year earlier, from the company's own filings. Five-year pace: +9% a year.

Earnings trend+15% in a year

Trailing-twelve-month earnings per share against a year earlier. Growing faster than revenue, so margins or the share count are helping.

Margin direction+0.3 points operating

Trailing-twelve-month operating margin, 20.5% now against 20.2% a year earlier.

All from SEC EDGAR, as of Sep 30, 2026.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

Revenue growth, 3 yearsmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. These are trailing numbers from the filings, not forecasts: an acquisition or a one-off year can flatter them, so check the quarters.

Is FAST growing?

Fastenal's revenue has grown 7.6% a year over three years, and grown 9.2% a year over five, with earnings per share compounding at 7.3%.

+7.6%

Revenue growth, 3-year annual rate · Industrial Distribution median +7.1% · steady growth, ahead of inflation · compounded from trailing twelve-month revenue

Revenue growth, 5-year rate: +9.2%
Revenue growth, 5-year rate · +7.6% over three · growth has slowed since the five-year average
Earnings per share, 3-year rate: +7.3%
Earnings per share, 3-year rate · revenue +7.6% · earnings lagged revenue: the growth is costing something
Years of annual history on file: 19
Years of annual history on file · FY2007 to FY2025, as filed