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Fastenal Company (FAST) Operating Margin

Annual Operating Margin:

20.01%-0.80%(-3.84%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, FAST annual operating profit margin is 20.01%, with the most recent change of -0.80% (-3.84%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, FAST annual operating margin has fallen by -0.24% (-1.19%).
  • FAST annual operating margin is now -6.89% below its all-time high of 21.49%, reached on December 31, 2012.

Performance

1-Year Change

-3.84%

3-Year Change

-1.19%

5-Year Change

+0.96%

15-Year Change

-0.25%

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

89.57%
FAST annual operating profit margin is higher than 89.57% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-Time High

21.49%
FAST annual operating profit margin is currently -6.89% below its historical high of 21.49%

3-Year Low

20.01%
FAST annual operating profit margin is currently at its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Dec 31, 2024
FAST previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

Jan 19, 2026
FAST next annual earnings announcement is scheduled for Jan 19, 2026

OtherFASTprofitability metrics

Annual Operating Profit

$1.51B
FAST annual operating income is $1.51 billion

Annual Revenue

$7.55B
FAST annual revenue is $7.55 billion

Annual Gross Margin

45.08%
FAST annual gross profit margin is 45.08%

Annual Net Margin

15.25%
FAST annual net profit margin is 15.25%

Quarterly Operating Margin:

20.70%-0.26%(-1.24%)
September 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, FAST quarterly operating profit margin is 20.70%, with the most recent change of -0.26% (-1.24%) on September 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, FAST quarterly operating margin has increased by +0.38% (+1.87%).
  • FAST quarterly operating margin is now -8.61% below its all-time high of 22.65%, reached on June 30, 2013.

Performance

3-Month Change

-1.24%

1-Year Change

+1.87%

3-Year Change

-1.62%

5-Year Change

+1.17%

FAST Quarterly Operating Margin Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

85.47%
FAST quarterly operating profit margin is higher than 85.47% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-Time High

22.65%
FAST quarterly operating profit margin is currently -8.61% below its historical high of 22.65%

3-Year Low

18.90%
FAST quarterly operating profit margin is currently +9.52% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Sep 30, 2025
FAST previous earnings announcement was published on Sep 30, 2025

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Jan 19, 2026
FAST next earnings announcement is scheduled for Jan 19, 2026

OtherFASTprofitability metrics

Quarterly Operating Profit

$441.50M
FAST quarterly operating income is $441.50 million

Quarterly Revenue

$2.13B
FAST quarterly revenue is $2.13 billion

Quarterly Gross Margin

43.29%
FAST quarterly gross profit margin is 43.29%

Quarterly Net Margin

15.73%
FAST quarterly net profit margin is 15.73%

Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin =  Operating Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

Annual Operating Margin

20.01%
FAST annual operating profit margin is 20.01%

Annual Operating Profit

$1.51B
FAST annual operating income is $1.51 billion

Annual Revenue

$7.55B
FAST annual revenue is $7.55 billion

FAST Operating Margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year-3.8%+1.9%
3Y3 Years-1.2%-1.6%
5Y5 Years+1.0%+1.2%

FAST Operating Margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Year-3.9%at low-2.1%+9.5%
5Y5-Year-3.9%+1.0%-4.0%+9.5%
All-TimeAll-Time-6.9%+51.9%-8.6%+109.8%

FAST Operating Margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Sep 2025
-
20.70%(-1.2%)
Jun 2025
-
20.96%(+4.3%)
Mar 2025
-
20.10%(+6.3%)
Dec 2024
20.01%(-3.8%)
18.90%(-7.0%)
Sep 2024
-
20.32%(+0.6%)
Jun 2024
-
20.19%(-1.9%)
Mar 2024
-
20.59%(+2.3%)
Dec 2023
20.81%(-0.0%)
20.12%(-4.0%)
Sep 2023
-
20.95%(-0.1%)
Jun 2023
-
20.97%(-0.9%)
Mar 2023
-
21.15%(+7.7%)
Dec 2022
20.82%(+2.8%)
19.64%(-6.7%)
Sep 2022
-
21.04%(-2.4%)
Jun 2022
-
21.56%(+2.6%)
Mar 2022
-
21.01%(+7.0%)
Dec 2021
20.25%(+0.1%)
19.64%(-4.1%)
Sep 2021
-
20.49%(-2.8%)
Jun 2021
-
21.08%(+6.6%)
Mar 2021
-
19.78%(+1.7%)
Dec 2020
20.22%(+2.0%)
19.45%(-4.9%)
Sep 2020
-
20.46%(-2.4%)
Jun 2020
-
20.96%(+5.8%)
Mar 2020
-
19.82%(+6.1%)
Dec 2019
19.82%(-1.4%)
18.68%(-8.6%)
Sep 2019
-
20.44%(+1.9%)
Jun 2019
-
20.06%(+0.6%)
Mar 2019
-
19.94%(+5.2%)
Dec 2018
20.11%(+0.2%)
18.95%(-7.4%)
Sep 2018
-
20.47%(-3.3%)
Jun 2018
-
21.17%(+6.9%)
Mar 2018
-
19.81%(+6.0%)
Dec 2017
20.06%(-0.0%)
18.69%(-7.3%)
Sep 2017
-
20.16%(-4.5%)
Jun 2017
-
21.12%(+4.3%)
Mar 2017
-
20.24%(+5.3%)
Dec 2016
20.07%(-6.1%)
19.23%(-3.9%)
Sep 2016
-
20.02%(-2.8%)
Jun 2016
-
20.60%(+1.0%)
Mar 2016
-
20.40%(+5.5%)
Dec 2015
21.38%(+1.5%)
19.33%(-12.5%)
Sep 2015
-
22.09%(-2.2%)
Jun 2015
-
22.59%(+5.8%)
Mar 2015
-
21.36%(+4.8%)
Dec 2014
21.07%(-1.6%)
20.38%(-6.0%)
Sep 2014
-
21.67%(-0.4%)
Jun 2014
-
21.75%(+6.7%)
Mar 2014
-
20.38%(+5.6%)
Dec 2013
21.41%(-0.4%)
19.30%(-12.1%)
Sep 2013
-
21.95%(-3.1%)
Jun 2013
-
22.65%(+4.6%)
Mar 2013
-
21.65%(+3.8%)
Dec 2012
21.49%(+3.5%)
20.85%(-4.7%)
Sep 2012
-
21.87%(-1.4%)
Jun 2012
-
22.19%(+5.8%)
Mar 2012
-
20.97%(+4.1%)
Dec 2011
20.77%(+9.7%)
20.15%(-5.6%)
Sep 2011
-
21.35%(-0.4%)
Jun 2011
-
21.43%(+6.7%)
Mar 2011
-
20.09%(+7.9%)
Dec 2010
18.94%(+23.2%)
18.62%(-6.7%)
Sep 2010
-
19.96%(+1.9%)
Jun 2010
-
19.59%(+12.7%)
Mar 2010
-
17.38%(+16.6%)
Dec 2009
15.37%(-20.1%)
14.91%(-4.5%)
Sep 2009
-
15.62%(+5.4%)
Jun 2009
-
14.82%(-7.9%)
Mar 2009
-
16.09%(-11.7%)
Dec 2008
19.24%(+5.4%)
18.22%(-3.1%)
Sep 2008
-
18.81%(-8.0%)
Jun 2008
-
20.44%(+5.1%)
Mar 2008
-
19.44%(+10.2%)
Dec 2007
18.26%
17.64%(-4.8%)
Sep 2007
-
18.52%(-1.0%)
Jun 2007
-
18.70%(+3.1%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Mar 2007
-
18.13%(+11.5%)
Dec 2006
17.68%(+0.6%)
16.26%(-12.3%)
Sep 2006
-
18.55%(+2.7%)
Jun 2006
-
18.07%(+1.3%)
Mar 2006
-
17.83%(+8.8%)
Dec 2005
17.58%(+5.1%)
16.39%(-10.6%)
Sep 2005
-
18.33%(-2.3%)
Jun 2005
-
18.77%(+11.3%)
Mar 2005
-
16.87%(+6.4%)
Dec 2004
16.73%(+23.2%)
15.86%(-7.4%)
Sep 2004
-
17.12%(-5.2%)
Jun 2004
-
18.06%(+12.7%)
Mar 2004
-
16.02%(+25.8%)
Dec 2003
13.58%(+3.1%)
12.73%(-12.1%)
Sep 2003
-
14.49%(+2.3%)
Jun 2003
-
14.16%(+8.7%)
Mar 2003
-
13.03%(+35.9%)
Dec 2002
13.17%(-3.5%)
9.59%(-25.4%)
Sep 2002
-
12.86%(-11.1%)
Jun 2002
-
14.46%(+10.0%)
Mar 2002
-
13.15%(+27.2%)
Dec 2001
13.65%(-21.4%)
10.34%(-20.7%)
Sep 2001
-
13.04%(-12.2%)
Jun 2001
-
14.86%(-9.6%)
Mar 2001
-
16.44%(+2.2%)
Dec 2000
17.37%(+0.1%)
16.08%(-7.6%)
Sep 2000
-
17.40%(-2.7%)
Jun 2000
-
17.88%(-1.6%)
Mar 2000
-
18.17%(+10.3%)
Dec 1999
17.35%(+0.2%)
16.48%(-4.5%)
Sep 1999
-
17.26%(-3.3%)
Jun 1999
-
17.85%(-0.1%)
Mar 1999
-
17.86%(+12.2%)
Dec 1998
17.31%(+2.5%)
15.92%(-9.5%)
Sep 1998
-
17.60%(-3.8%)
Jun 1998
-
18.30%(+4.8%)
Mar 1998
-
17.46%(+13.3%)
Dec 1997
16.88%(-9.1%)
15.41%(-12.5%)
Sep 1997
-
17.61%(-0.1%)
Jun 1997
-
17.62%(+4.4%)
Mar 1997
-
16.88%(-1.5%)
Dec 1996
18.56%(-9.4%)
17.14%(-9.3%)
Sep 1996
-
18.90%(-3.6%)
Jun 1996
-
19.61%(+3.1%)
Mar 1996
-
19.02%(-9.6%)
Dec 1995
20.49%(+7.3%)
21.03%(-0.8%)
Sep 1995
-
21.21%(+4.2%)
Jun 1995
-
20.36%(+5.1%)
Mar 1995
-
19.37%(-4.2%)
Dec 1994
19.09%(+6.4%)
20.22%(+3.5%)
Sep 1994
-
19.54%(0.0%)
Jun 1994
-
19.54%(+16.6%)
Mar 1994
-
16.76%(-10.9%)
Dec 1993
17.95%(+1.4%)
18.81%(-4.3%)
Sep 1993
-
19.66%(+13.4%)
Jun 1993
-
17.34%(+12.7%)
Mar 1993
-
15.38%(-15.6%)
Dec 1992
17.71%(+8.2%)
18.22%(-3.0%)
Sep 1992
-
18.78%(+5.9%)
Jun 1992
-
17.73%(+19.5%)
Mar 1992
-
14.84%(-7.0%)
Dec 1991
16.37%(-12.6%)
15.95%(-11.2%)
Sep 1991
-
17.96%(+7.1%)
Jun 1991
-
16.77%(+10.2%)
Mar 1991
-
15.22%(-20.9%)
Dec 1990
18.74%(+15.3%)
19.23%(-1.0%)
Sep 1990
-
19.42%(+1.8%)
Jun 1990
-
19.08%(+10.9%)
Mar 1990
-
17.21%(+3.2%)
Dec 1989
16.26%(+0.9%)
16.67%(-15.1%)
Sep 1989
-
19.64%(+44.5%)
Jun 1989
-
13.59%(+106.4%)
Dec 1988
16.12%(+2.3%)
-210.98%(-5.5%)
Dec 1987
15.76%
-200.00%

FAQ

  • What is Fastenal Company annual operating profit margin?
  • What is the all-time high annual operating margin for Fastenal Company?
  • What is Fastenal Company annual operating margin year-on-year change?
  • What is Fastenal Company quarterly operating profit margin?
  • What is the all-time high quarterly operating margin for Fastenal Company?
  • What is Fastenal Company quarterly operating margin year-on-year change?

What is Fastenal Company annual operating profit margin?

The current annual operating margin of FAST is 20.01%

What is the all-time high annual operating margin for Fastenal Company?

Fastenal Company all-time high annual operating profit margin is 21.49%

What is Fastenal Company annual operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, FAST annual operating profit margin has changed by -0.80% (-3.84%)

What is Fastenal Company quarterly operating profit margin?

The current quarterly operating margin of FAST is 20.70%

What is the all-time high quarterly operating margin for Fastenal Company?

Fastenal Company all-time high quarterly operating profit margin is 22.65%

What is Fastenal Company quarterly operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, FAST quarterly operating profit margin has changed by +0.38% (+1.87%)
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