TTM
44.7%
YoY change
-0.07pp
Trough year (FY2025)
45.0%
Peak year (FY1992)
56.1%
Latest annual
45.0%
Gross Margin history chart for Fastenal (FAST) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 45.0%
Gross Margin change chart for Fastenal (FAST) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -0.07pp
Gross Margin history table for Fastenal (FAST) from 1987 to 2025
| FY2025 | 45.0% | -0.07pp | ||
| FY2024 | 45.1% | -0.58pp | ||
| FY2023 | 45.7% | -0.41pp | ||
| FY2022 | 46.1% | -0.14pp | ||
| FY2021 | 46.2% | +0.73pp | ||
| FY2020 | 45.5% | -1.69pp | ||
| FY2019 | 47.2% | -1.15pp | ||
| FY2018 | 48.3% | -0.96pp | ||
| FY2017 | 49.3% | -0.31pp | ||
| FY2016 | 49.6% | -0.78pp | ||
| FY2015 | 50.4% | -0.45pp | ||
| FY2014 | 50.8% | -0.87pp | ||
| FY2013 | 51.7% | +0.17pp | ||
| FY2012 | 51.5% | -0.31pp | ||
| FY2011 | 51.8% | +0.07pp | ||
| FY2010 | 51.8% | +0.82pp | ||
| FY2009 | 50.9% | -1.87pp | ||
| FY2008 | 52.8% | +2.01pp | ||
| FY2007 | 50.8% | +0.64pp | ||
| FY2006 | 50.2% | +0.40pp | ||
| FY2005 | 49.8% | -0.64pp | ||
| FY2004 | 50.4% | +1.25pp | ||
| FY2003 | 49.2% | -0.38pp | ||
| FY2002 | 49.5% | -0.87pp | ||
| FY2001 | 50.4% | -3.31pp | ||
| FY2000 | 53.7% | -0.67pp | ||
| FY1999 | 54.4% | -0.38pp | ||
| FY1998 | 54.8% | -0.11pp | ||
| FY1997 | 54.9% | -0.88pp | ||
| FY1996 | 55.8% | -0.13pp | ||
| FY1995 | 55.9% | +0.54pp | ||
| FY1994 | 55.3% | -0.05pp | ||
| FY1993 | 55.4% | -0.69pp | ||
| FY1992 | 56.1% | +1.19pp | ||
| FY1991 | 54.9% | -0.74pp | ||
| FY1990 | 55.6% | +1.27pp | ||
| FY1989 | 54.4% | +0.42pp | ||
| FY1988 | 53.9% | -0.73pp | ||
| FY1987 | 54.7% | — |
- FY202545.0%-0.07pp
- FY202445.1%-0.58pp
- FY202345.7%-0.41pp
- FY202246.1%-0.14pp
- FY202146.2%+0.73pp
- FY202045.5%-1.69pp
- FY201947.2%-1.15pp
- FY201848.3%-0.96pp
- FY201749.3%-0.31pp
- FY201649.6%-0.78pp
- FY201550.4%-0.45pp
- FY201450.8%-0.87pp
- FY201351.7%+0.17pp
- FY201251.5%-0.31pp
- FY201151.8%+0.07pp
- FY201051.8%+0.82pp
- FY200950.9%-1.87pp
- FY200852.8%+2.01pp
- FY200750.8%+0.64pp
- FY200650.2%+0.40pp
- FY200549.8%-0.64pp
- FY200450.4%+1.25pp
- FY200349.2%-0.38pp
- FY200249.5%-0.87pp
- FY200150.4%-3.31pp
- FY200053.7%-0.67pp
- FY199954.4%-0.38pp
- FY199854.8%-0.11pp
- FY199754.9%-0.88pp
- FY199655.8%-0.13pp
- FY199555.9%+0.54pp
- FY199455.3%-0.05pp
- FY199355.4%-0.69pp
- FY199256.1%+1.19pp
- FY199154.9%-0.74pp
- FY199055.6%+1.27pp
- FY198954.4%+0.42pp
- FY198853.9%-0.73pp
- FY198754.7%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Fastenal's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Fastenal (FAST)
According to Fastenal's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 44.7%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Fastenal (FAST) gross margin totalled 45.01% – contracted 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.
Across the available history, gross margin reached its high of 56.09% in 1992 and its low of 45.01% in 2025.
Fastenal Gross Margin by Year
Fastenal Gross Margin 2025: 45.0%
Fastenal gross margin in 2025 was 45.01%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Fastenal Gross Margin 2024: 45.1%
2024's gross margin for Fastenal came in at 45.08%, contracted 0.6 percentage points from 2023.
Fastenal Gross Margin 2023: 45.7%
Fastenal posted gross margin of 45.66% in 2023, contracted 0.4 percentage points from 2022.
Fastenal Gross Margin 2022: 46.1%
In 2022, Fastenal reported gross margin of 46.07%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2021.
Fastenal Gross Margin 2021: 46.2%
Fastenal gross margin in 2021 was 46.20%.
See more financial history for Fastenal (FAST).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Industrials peers of Fastenal (FAST), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 45.5% | |
| 35.9% | |
| 35.4% | |
| 35.4% | |
| 33.9% | |
| 20.3% | |
| 4.7% |
- 45.5%
- 35.4%
- 35.4%
- 33.9%
- 20.3%
- 4.7%
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