TTM
15.4%
YoY change
+0.10pp
Trough year (2002)
8.3%
Peak year (2023)
15.7%
Latest annual
15.3%
Net Profit Margin history chart for Fastenal (FAST) from 1987 to 2025
Latest: 15.3%
Net Profit Margin change chart for Fastenal (FAST) from 1987 to 2025
Latest: +0.10pp
Net Profit Margin history table for Fastenal (FAST) from 1987 to 2025
| 2025 | 15.3% | +0.10pp | ||
| 2024 | 15.2% | -0.47pp | ||
| 2023 | 15.7% | +0.15pp | ||
| 2022 | 15.6% | +0.18pp | ||
| 2021 | 15.4% | +0.18pp | ||
| 2020 | 15.2% | +0.38pp | ||
| 2019 | 14.8% | -0.32pp | ||
| 2018 | 15.1% | +1.97pp | ||
| 2017 | 13.2% | +0.57pp | ||
| 2016 | 12.6% | -0.74pp | ||
| 2015 | 13.3% | +0.11pp | ||
| 2014 | 13.2% | -0.25pp | ||
| 2013 | 13.5% | +0.07pp | ||
| 2012 | 13.4% | +0.48pp | ||
| 2011 | 12.9% | +1.24pp | ||
| 2010 | 11.7% | +2.14pp | ||
| 2009 | 9.6% | -2.40pp | ||
| 2008 | 12.0% | +0.67pp | ||
| 2007 | 11.3% | +0.28pp | ||
| 2006 | 11.0% | +0.05pp | ||
| 2005 | 11.0% | +0.37pp | ||
| 2004 | 10.6% | +2.12pp | ||
| 2003 | 8.5% | +0.11pp | ||
| 2002 | 8.3% | -0.23pp | ||
| 2001 | 8.6% | -2.26pp | ||
| 2000 | 10.8% | +0.07pp | ||
| 1999 | 10.8% | +0.22pp | ||
| 1998 | 10.5% | +0.28pp | ||
| 1997 | 10.3% | -1.05pp | ||
| 1996 | 11.3% | -1.01pp | ||
| 1995 | 12.3% | +0.76pp | ||
| 1994 | 11.6% | +0.76pp | ||
| 1993 | 10.8% | -0.04pp | ||
| 1992 | 10.8% | +0.23pp | ||
| 1991 | 10.6% | -1.45pp | ||
| 1990 | 12.0% | +1.61pp | ||
| 1989 | 10.4% | -0.09pp | ||
| 1988 | 10.5% | +2.15pp | ||
| 1987 | 8.4% | — |
- 202515.3%+0.10pp
- 202415.2%-0.47pp
- 202315.7%+0.15pp
- 202215.6%+0.18pp
- 202115.4%+0.18pp
- 202015.2%+0.38pp
- 201914.8%-0.32pp
- 201815.1%+1.97pp
- 201713.2%+0.57pp
- 201612.6%-0.74pp
- 201513.3%+0.11pp
- 201413.2%-0.25pp
- 201313.5%+0.07pp
- 201213.4%+0.48pp
- 201112.9%+1.24pp
- 201011.7%+2.14pp
- 20099.6%-2.40pp
- 200812.0%+0.67pp
- 200711.3%+0.28pp
- 200611.0%+0.05pp
- 200511.0%+0.37pp
- 200410.6%+2.12pp
- 20038.5%+0.11pp
- 20028.3%-0.23pp
- 20018.6%-2.26pp
- 200010.8%+0.07pp
- 199910.8%+0.22pp
- 199810.5%+0.28pp
- 199710.3%-1.05pp
- 199611.3%-1.01pp
- 199512.3%+0.76pp
- 199411.6%+0.76pp
- 199310.8%-0.04pp
- 199210.8%+0.23pp
- 199110.6%-1.45pp
- 199012.0%+1.61pp
- 198910.4%-0.09pp
- 198810.5%+2.15pp
- 19878.4%—
Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at Fastenal (FAST)
According to Fastenal's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 15.4%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual net margin for Fastenal (FAST) came in at 15.35% – expanded 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual net margin of 15.72% was reported in 2023. The lowest in the available history was 8.34% in 2002.
Fastenal Net Profit Margin by Year
Fastenal Net Profit Margin 2025: 15.3%
2025's net margin for Fastenal came in at 15.35%, expanded 0.1 percentage points from 2024.
Fastenal Net Profit Margin 2024: 15.2%
Fastenal posted net margin of 15.25% in 2024, contracted 0.5 percentage points from 2023.
Fastenal Net Profit Margin 2023: 15.7%
In 2023, Fastenal reported net margin of 15.72%, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Fastenal Net Profit Margin 2022: 15.6%
Fastenal net margin in 2022 was 15.57%, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2021.
Fastenal Net Profit Margin 2021: 15.4%
Fastenal net margin in 2021 was 15.39%.
See more financial history for Fastenal (FAST).
Sector peers by Net Profit Margin
Industrials peers of Fastenal (FAST), ranked by their latest net margin
| 29.2% | |
| 17.9% | |
| 14.0% | |
| 13.3% | |
| 11.2% | |
| 9.3% | |
| 8.0% | |
| 2.5% |
- 29.2%
- 17.9%
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