Latest headcount
24,489
YoY change
+3.3%
Headcount CAGR
+6.6%
Revenue / employee
$335K
Employee count history for Fastenal
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 4,075 |
| 1998 | 4,549 |
| 2000 | 6,477 |
| 2001 | 6,536 |
| 2002 | 7,108 |
| 2003 | 6,851 |
| 2004 | 7,946 |
| 2005 | 9,306 |
| 2006 | 10,415 |
| 2007 | 12,013 |
| 2008 | 13,634 |
| 2009 | 12,045 |
| 2010 | 13,285 |
| 2011 | 15,168 |
| 2012 | 15,145 |
| 2013 | 17,277 |
| 2014 | 18,417 |
| 2015 | 20,746 |
| 2016 | 19,624 |
| 2017 | 20,565 |
| 2018 | 21,644 |
| 2019 | 21,948 |
| 2020 | 20,365 |
| 2021 | 20,507 |
| 2022 | 22,386 |
| 2023 | 23,201 |
| 2024 | 23,702 |
| 2025 | 24,489 |
Revenue per employee for Fastenal
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1997 | $97.7K |
| 1998 | $111K |
| 2000 | $115K |
| 2001 | $125K |
| 2002 | $127K |
| 2003 | $145K |
| 2004 | $156K |
| 2005 | $164K |
| 2006 | $174K |
| 2007 | $172K |
| 2008 | $172K |
| 2009 | $160K |
| 2010 | $171K |
| 2011 | $182K |
| 2012 | $207K |
| 2013 | $193K |
| 2014 | $203K |
| 2015 | $187K |
| 2016 | $202K |
| 2017 | $213K |
| 2018 | $229K |
| 2019 | $243K |
| 2020 | $277K |
| 2021 | $293K |
| 2022 | $312K |
| 2023 | $317K |
| 2024 | $318K |
| 2025 | $335K |
Earnings per employee for Fastenal
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1997 | $10K |
| 1998 | $11.7K |
| 2000 | $12.5K |
| 2001 | $10.7K |
| 2002 | $10.6K |
| 2003 | $12.3K |
| 2004 | $16.5K |
| 2005 | $17.9K |
| 2006 | $19.1K |
| 2007 | $19.4K |
| 2008 | $20.5K |
| 2009 | $15.3K |
| 2010 | $20K |
| 2011 | $23.6K |
| 2012 | $27.8K |
| 2013 | $26K |
| 2014 | $26.8K |
| 2015 | $24.9K |
| 2016 | $25.4K |
| 2017 | $28.1K |
| 2018 | $34.7K |
| 2019 | $36K |
| 2020 | $42.2K |
| 2021 | $45.1K |
| 2022 | $48.6K |
| 2023 | $49.8K |
| 2024 | $48.5K |
| 2025 | $51.4K |
Employee count history for Fastenal (FAST)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202524,489+3.3%
- 202423,702+2.2%
- 202323,201+3.6%
- 202222,386+9.2%
- 202120,507+0.7%
- 202020,365-7.2%
- 201921,948+1.4%
- 201821,644+5.2%
- 201720,565+4.8%
- 201619,624-5.4%
- 201520,746+12.6%
- 201418,417+6.6%
- 201317,277+14.1%
- 201215,145-0.2%
- 201115,168+14.2%
- 201013,285+10.3%
- 200912,045-11.7%
- 200813,634+13.5%
- 200712,013+15.3%
- 200610,415+11.9%
- 20059,306+17.1%
- 20047,946+16.0%
- 20036,851-3.6%
- 20027,108+8.8%
- 20016,536+0.9%
- 20006,477—
- 19995,493—
- 19984,549+11.6%
- 19974,075—
- 19963,073+50.3%
- 19952,045+28.4%
- 19941,593—
About Fastenal's employee count
Fastenal (FAST) employed 24,489 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +787 (+3.3%) from 23,702 a year earlier.
Across the 1997–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 4,075 to 24,489 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +6.6% per year.
Fastenal generated about $335K of revenue and $51.4K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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