FAST Fastenal margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 73

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 66

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 20

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 85

Gross margin

44.7%

Operating margin

20.3%

EBITDA margin

22.4%

Net margin

15.5%

For the latest period, Fastenal has a gross margin of 44.7%, an operating margin of 20.3%, an EBITDA margin of 22.4%, and a net margin of 15.5%. Operating margin reported the largest year-over-year gain at 0.2 percentage points, while gross margin reported the largest decline at 0.4 percentage points.

FAST margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Fastenal's margins averaged 45.17% gross, 20.29% operating, 22.63% EBITDA, and 15.4% net over the last 3 years. The current figures show operating and net margins are above their three-year averages, while gross and EBITDA margins are below their three-year averages.

FAST margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The largest positive change was in operating and net margins, up 0.2 percentage points. The expansion was limited to operating and net margins, while gross margin contracted by 0.4 percentage points and EBITDA margin by 0.1 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

-0.4pp

Operating margin expansion

0.2pp

EBITDA margin expansion

-0.1pp

Net margin expansion

0.2pp

FAST Gross margin

The average gross margin for Fastenal was 45.17% over the last 3 years. The latest gross margin for Fastenal is 44.7%, 0.5 percentage points below its three-year average. The gross margin for Fastenal moved between 44.7% in Jun 2026 and 45.7% in Dec 2023.

FAST Operating margin

Over the last 3 years, Fastenal's operating margin averaged 20.29%. As of the latest period, Fastenal's current operating margin is 20.3%, which is 0 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, operating margin reached a high of 20.8% in Dec 2023 and a low of 19.9% in Mar 2025.

FAST EBITDA margin

Fastenal recorded an average EBITDA margin of 22.63% across the last 3 years. Fastenal currently reports an EBITDA margin of 22.4%, 0.2 percentage points below its three-year average. During this period, EBITDA margin reached a high of 23.3% in Dec 2023 and a low of 22.3% in Mar 2025.

FAST Net margin

Fastenal's net margin averaged 15.4% over the last 3 years. The current net margin of 15.5% is 0.1 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Fastenal's net margin peaked at 15.7% in Mar 2024 and reached a low of 15.1% in Mar 2025.

FAST margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

Fastenal's gross margin of 44.7% is higher than the Industrials sector and the industry average. In comparison with the Industrials sector average of 32.7%, Fastenal's gross margin is 37% higher.

FAST margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Fastenal's gross margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, FAST recorded a gross margin of 44.7%.

What is Fastenal's operating margin?

The current operating margin for FAST is 20.3% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What is Fastenal's EBITDA margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, FAST has an EBITDA margin of 22.4%.

What is Fastenal's net margin?

The current net margin for FAST is 15.5% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What are the average margins of FAST?

Fastenal's gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins averaged 45.2% gross, 20.3% operating, 22.6% EBITDA, and 15.4% net over the last 3 years.

What are the highest historical margins of FAST?

Over this 5-year history, FAST peaked at 46.5% gross in Jun 2022, 20.9% operating in Mar 2023, 23.4% EBITDA in Mar 2023, and 15.7% net in Mar 2024.

What are the lowest historical margins of FAST?

Fastenal's lowest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 44.7% gross in Jun 2026, 19.9% operating in Mar 2025, 22.3% EBITDA in Mar 2025, and 15.1% net in Mar 2025.