Fastenal Company is a leading distributor of industrial and construction supplies, specializing in providing fasteners, tools, safety products, and work gear to a wide range of customers, including manufacturers, contractors, and maintenance professionals. The company operates a vast network of branches and vending solutions, enabling it to deliver products efficiently and provide tailored inventory management services. With a strong focus on customer service and operational excellence, Fastenal aims to support the needs of its diverse client base across various industries while promoting innovation and sustainability in its product offerings. Read More
Industrial supplier Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 3.4% year on year to $1.96 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.52 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Fastenal Company (Nasdaq:FAST) ('Fastenal', the 'Company', 'we', 'our', or 'us') announced today that its board of directors approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company's outstanding common stock to be effected through an amendment to the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation (the 'Amendment'). The Amendment will also effect a proportionate increase in the number of shares of authorized common stock.
In an era when shareholder value is under the spotlight, several companies are reaffirming their commitment to returning capital by sweetening their dividends and ramping up share repurchases. While market volatility remains a key theme, dividend-paying stocks continue to offer stability —and increasingly, upside potential—as firms boost their payouts and execute aggressive buyback strategies.
Fastenal's dividend distribution and distribution growth are safe and reliable for 2025 and 2026. The company is working to mitigate tariffs and executing well.
Shares of industrial supplier Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) jumped 7% in the afternoon session after the company reported strong first quarter 2025 results which blew past analysts' sales volume expectations. Sales, EBITDA, and EPS were also in line with expectations, which showed the company was executing as expected. Sales growth continued to improve despite broader business activity remaining soft, helped by a bigger base of customers spending more each month. Overall, we think this was a decent quarter.
Wall Street ended the week on a strong note, with major indices posting their best weekly performance in years, as traders appeared confident that the escalation in the U.S.-China trade war — which led to triple-digit tariff increases on both sides — would be resolved in the near term.
Industrial supplier Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 3.4% year on year to $1.96 billion. Its GAAP profit of $0.52 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Fastenal Company (Nasdaq:FAST) (collectively referred to as 'Fastenal' or by terms such as 'we', 'our', or 'us'), a leader in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Except for share and per share information, or as otherwise noted below, dollar amounts are stated in millions. Throughout this document, percentage and dollar calculations, which are based on non-rounded dollar values, may not be able to be recalculated using the dollar values included in this document due to the rounding of those dollar values. References to daily sales rate (DSR) change may reflect either growth (positive) or contraction (negative) for the applicable period.
