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Fastenal stock: key metrics
FASTFastenal had an operating margin of 20.2% and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 31.7% in fiscal 2025.
Margins show how much of revenue is left over, returns on capital how hard the invested money works.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
Figures as a table
| Year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 50.2% | 17.7% | 11.0% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | 18.3% | 11.3% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | 19.2% | 12.0% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | 15.3% | 9.6% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | 18.9% | 11.7% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | 20.8% | 12.9% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | 21.5% | 13.4% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | 21.4% | 13.5% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | 21.1% | 13.2% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | 21.4% | 13.3% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | 20.1% | 12.6% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | 20.1% | 13.2% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | 20.1% | 15.1% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | 19.8% | 14.8% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | 20.2% | 15.2% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | 20.3% | 15.4% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | 20.8% | 15.6% |
| 2023 | 45.7% | 20.8% | 15.7% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | 20.0% | 15.2% |
| 2025 | 45.0% | 20.2% | 15.3% |
Returns on capital
- ROE
- ROIC
- ROA
Figures as a table
| Year | ROE | ROIC | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21.6% | 22.2% | 19.2% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | 25.1% | 20.0% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | 27.8% | 21.4% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | 17.8% | 13.9% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | 25.0% | 18.1% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | 29.5% | 21.2% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | 30.1% | 23.2% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | 28.1% | 21.6% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | 27.4% | 20.9% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | 26.4% | 20.4% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | 23.7% | 18.7% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | 25.4% | 19.9% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | 30.3% | 22.6% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | 28.0% | 20.8% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | 27.9% | 21.7% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | 28.3% | 21.5% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | 30.6% | 23.9% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | 31.4% | 25.9% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | 30.7% | 24.5% |
| 2025 | 31.9% | 31.7% | 24.9% |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 11 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 31 Oct 2022)
- Valuation signal Overvalued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.