Fastenal (FAST)
Industrials · Industrial fasteners and tools distribution · NASDAQ
A leading industrial distributor providing high-volume fasteners, tools, and integrated supply chain management solutions to manufacturing and construction end-markets.
What Fastenal does
Fastenal distributes fasteners, tools, hydraulics, pneumatics, janitorial supplies, safety equipment, and other industrial products to manufacturing, construction, maintenance, and repair customers. The company operates a network of company-operated stores and uses its logistics infrastructure to serve customers through both direct sales and inventory management programs. It serves a diverse customer base across multiple end markets including automotive, aerospace, commercial construction, and general industrial sectors.
Themes: industrial supply chain, inventory management, manufacturing infrastructure
Fundamentals
- Price$50.49 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$57.9B as of 2026-07-10 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+6.2% 2025-10-08 close $47.55 → 2026-10-08 close $50.49
- P/E42.97 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+15.3% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+45.0% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+31.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.03 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+12.5% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+5.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.62 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-07-14 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.1%; at least 2 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — a stock split inside this window left the earlier years on a different per-share basis, so the real streak may be longer.
How FAST compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 349 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit margintop 25% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating margintop 25% 392 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross margintop 25% 253 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitytop 25% 432 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 428 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 271 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, FAST's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 80%, free-cash-flow payout 96%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout80% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout96% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Fastenal looks technically
Fastenal (FAST) is trading 9.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 147 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 11, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 26 trading days ago. It is 4.6% below its all-time high. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 6% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 9.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +9.0% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $50.11 | $50.11 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $46.33 | $46.33 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 14 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 14 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 51.41. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 147 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 147 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 11, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 11.0 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 53.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($48.53 to $51.41) — its "stochastic" reading is 68 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 68.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 13 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $52.91 | $52.91 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 4.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -4.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 29.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +29.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 4.6% below its highest point of the past year | 4.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 26 trading days ago | 26 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 42 trading days ago | 42 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $52.91 (set on 2026-08-11) | $52.91 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($39.15 to $52.38), and it has given back only a small part of its rise from last year’s low — 14% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $43.78 to $44.20. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 14.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 4.6% below its all-time high | -4.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.4% above a support level at $49.27 — a price it turned at four times since 2025-09-29, most recently on 2026-10-01. Since 2024-10-08 it has 11 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -2.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.02604 (set on 1987-10-27) | $0.02604 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 193779.1% above its all-time low | +193,779% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 6% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 6th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.9889 between its high and its low — about 2.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.9889 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $48.74 and $51.27 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $48.74 – $50.00 – $51.27 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.0% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (9.0% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.02× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 3 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 3 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | today it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | today |
Price gaps
1
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.2% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.2% |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 1.2 percentage points (the stock gained 2.2% while the market gained 1.0%) | +1.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 4.7 percentage points (the stock gained 8.6% while the market gained 3.8%) | +4.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 7.4 percentage points (the stock gained 10.1% while the market gained 17.5%) | -7.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 8.8 percentage points (the stock gained 6.2% while the market gained 15.0%) | -8.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 1.0% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.0% of the share price. | +1.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 9% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $46.46 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +8.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-14 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $49.16 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 62 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +2.7% |
Double top, bearish — forming · entry $47.93 · 41 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
FAST last closed at $50.49 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 11 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $49.27 | Support | 2.4% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-09-29 to 2026-10-01 |
| $51.78 | Resistance | 2.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-08-24 to 2026-09-24 |
| $48.25 | Support | 4.4% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-07-25 to 2026-09-21 |
| $46.62 | Support | 7.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-09-11 to 2025-09-19 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $51.41.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 6 trading days, since 2026-10-01.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Near the all-time high · lagging the market · Printed a bullish engulfing pair | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · all time high · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.72 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 13 analysts
- Mean price target$48.84 range $39.90 – $59.00; median $49.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for FAST
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.338 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days+$0.00332 (+1.0%) from $0.3347, on 2026-09-03, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward56% of 9 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to cyclical manufacturing and construction end-markets; downturns in customer spending directly impact fastener and tool demand","Inventory management and working capital intensity; rapid growth in accounts receivable and inventory levels require significant cash deployment","Foreign currency headwinds from international operations; accumulated other comprehensive loss reflects foreign exchange translation exposure"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of FAST's 10-Q filed 2026-07-16 against the prior one filed 2026-04-16.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- New paragraph addressing Supreme Court's IEEPA decision (Feb 20, 2026) with details on tariff refunds, importer of record status, and Q2 2026 refund claims submitted
- New paragraph on Executive Branch introducing tariffs under different statutory authority post-Supreme Court ruling
- Six-month period performance data (Jan-June 2026 vs 2025) in Executive Overview table
- Updated employee headcount data including Q2 2026 figures and comparisons to Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q2 2025
- Three-month period comparison table now shows Q2 2026 vs Q2 2025 instead of Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025
- Updated gross profit percentages: Q2 2026 at 44.6% vs 45.3% in Q2 2025
- Removed:
- Reference to two-for-one stock split effective May 21, 2025 (removed from opening disclaimer in newer filing)
- Tariff refund discussion stating 'We will continue to assess these developments as additional information becomes available' (replaced with more detailed IEEPA and refund processing language)
- Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025 performance table and data
- First quarter 2026 employee headcount increase narrative (changed from 424 FTE increase with 214 selling personnel, 14 distribution/transportation, 196 remaining to 423 total with 136 selling, 98 distribution/transportation, 189 remaining)
- IT, finance, and supply chain support reference in employee narrative (changed to just 'supply chain support')
- Reworded:
- Employee headcount increase over last twelve months changed from '424' to '423'
- FTE selling personnel increase changed from '214' to '136'
- Distribution and transportation FTE personnel increase changed from '14' to '98'
- Remaining FTE personnel increase changed from '196' to '189'
- Distribution/transportation narrative changed from 'had an increase' to 'increased by'
- Tariff discussion now includes specific detail on IEEPA Supreme Court decision, Customs and Border Protection refund processing, importer of record exposure, and Q2 2026 refund claims submitted
- Notes:
- Older filing section appears truncated at end of sales comparison table; newer filing also truncates at similar point, so full product portfolio discussion not available for comparison
- Employee headcount data formatted differently between filings (older Q1 2026 filing vs newer Q2 2026 filing with expanded comparison periods)
Risk Factors
- Added:
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-16), Exhibit 10.1 was added: Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2026, by and among Fastenal Company, the Lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Fastenal Company's Form 8-K dated as of June 23, 2026).
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-16), Exhibit 10.2 was added: Withdrawal of Investor Group Representative and Omnibus Third Amendment to Master Note Agreement and Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement dated as of June 18, 2026 by and among Fastenal Company, Fastenal Company Purchasing, and Fastenal IP Company, on one hand, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, MetLife Investment Management, LLC, NYL Investors LLC, PGIM, Inc., and each holder of Notes that is a signatory thereto, on the other hand (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Fastenal Company's Form 8-K dated as of June 23, 2026).
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-16), Exhibit 10.3 was added: Fastenal Company Employee Restricted Stock Unit Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Fastenal Company's Form S-8 dated as of July 16, 2026).
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-16), Exhibit 10.4 was added: Fastenal Company Non-Employee and Director Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Fastenal Company's Form S-8 dated as of July 16, 2026).
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-16), a footnote was added under the exhibits index: '* Certain schedules and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby agrees to supplementally furnish to the SEC upon request any omitted schedule or similar attachment to the corresponding exhibit.'
- Reworded:
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-16), the stock repurchase table covers the second quarter of 2026 (April 1-30, 2026; May 1-31, 2026; June 1-30, 2026; Total), while the older filing (filed 2026-04-16) covers the first quarter of 2026 (January 1-31, 2026; February 1-28, 2026; March 1-31, 2026; Total).
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-16), the stock repurchase table reports 650,000 shares purchased at an average price of $45.72 in April 2026, with 0 shares purchased in May and June 2026, and a total of 650,000 shares purchased in the second quarter of 2026.
- In the older filing (filed 2026-04-16), the stock repurchase table reports 0 shares purchased in January and February 2026, 425,000 shares purchased at an average price of $47.27 in March 2026, and a total of 425,000 shares purchased in the first quarter of 2026.
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-16), the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs is 11,325,000 for each period presented (April, May, June, and Total).
- In the older filing (filed 2026-04-16), the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs is 12,400,000 for January and February 2026, and 11,975,000 for March 2026 and the Total.
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-16), the repurchase plan footnote states that as of June 30, 2026, the company had remaining authority to repurchase 11,325,000 shares under the July 12, 2022 authorization.
- In the older filing (filed 2026-04-16), the repurchase plan footnote states that as of March 31, 2026, the company had remaining authority to repurchase 11,975,000 shares under the July 12, 2022 authorization.
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-16), Item 5 (Other Information) states that no directors or officers adopted, modified, or terminated Rule 10b5-1 plans or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2026.
- In the older filing (filed 2026-04-16), Item 5 (Other Information) states that no directors or officers adopted, modified, or terminated Rule 10b5-1 plans or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026.
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-16), the description of Exhibit 3.2 reads: 'Restated By-Laws of Fastenal Company dated as of February 2, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Fastenal Company's From 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023)'.
- In the older filing (filed 2026-04-16), the description of Exhibit 3.2 reads: 'Restated By-Laws of Fastenal Company dated as of February 2, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Fastenal Company's 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2023)'.
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-16), the Inline XBRL paragraph in Exhibit 101 refers to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
- In the older filing (filed 2026-04-16), the Inline XBRL paragraph in Exhibit 101 refers to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-16), the cover page reference in Exhibit 104 refers to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
- In the older filing (filed 2026-04-16), the cover page reference in Exhibit 104 refers to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-16), the signature dates are July 16, 2026.
- In the older filing (filed 2026-04-16), the signature dates are April 16, 2026.
- Notes:
- The text provided for the 'Risk Factors' section includes the entire Item 1A through Item 6 and signature blocks, not only the risk factor disclosure; the Item 1A risk factor statement itself is identical in both filings.
- The stock repurchase table data changes reflect the passage of quarterly reporting periods and are presented as factual differences between the filings.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 6 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 6 sells ($3M) — 3 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 6 sells ($3M) — 3 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-13. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 2 matched disclosures for FAST from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding FAST as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 173,807,634
- Reported value $8,347,980,685
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 1 new, 3 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
FAST had 35,653,332 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
FAST had 3.11% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.78 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 35,653,332
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.11%
- Prior settlement (shares) 34,649,070
- Reported change 2.9%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.78
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Fastenal (FAST) do?
Fastenal distributes fasteners, tools, hydraulics, pneumatics, janitorial supplies, safety equipment, and other industrial products to manufacturing, construction, maintenance, and repair customers. The company operates a network of company-operated stores and uses its logistics infrastructure to serve customers through both direct sales and inventory management programs.
What sector is Fastenal (FAST) in?
Fastenal (FAST) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Industrial fasteners and tools distribution. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does FAST pay a dividend?
Yes — Fastenal (FAST) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.12% and at least 2 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — a stock split inside this window left the earlier years on a different per-share basis, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Fastenal's (FAST) competitors?
Notable peers of Fastenal (FAST) include HD Supply Holdings, Anixter International, MSC Industrial Direct, PPC Holdings (formerly Park Electrochemical) and Applied Industrial Technologies. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in FAST?
Yes — we hold 2 matched STOCK Act disclosures for FAST from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Fastenal (FAST) overbought or oversold right now?
Fastenal (FAST) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on FAST come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.