APRIL 2026 INFORMATION WEB RELEASE
Release date: 5/6/26 Fastenal Company and Subsidiaries | ||||
(Dollar amounts in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | Change | |
Net sales | $790,483 | $691,674 | 14.3% | Daily sales - Net sales divided by the number of business days in the US. |
Business days | 22 | 22 | 0.0% | |
Daily sales | $35,931 | $31,440 | 14.3% | |
Impact of currency fluctuations | 0.3% | (0.0%) | ||
Daily sales in January | $33,194 | 29,647 | Historical figures are an average from 2021 - 2025. | |
Change in daily sales since January | 8.2% | 6.0% | 3.3% | |
Daily sales last month | $36,093 | $32,384 | ||
Change in daily sales since last month | (0.4%) | (2.9%) | (1.6%) |
Current Month | ||||
Daily sales growth by geography | % of Sales | |||
United States | 13.2% | 7.0% | 82.9% | Calculated using US days and US dollars. |
Canada/Mexico | 18.6% | 2.6% | 13.7% | |
Rest of World | 26.6% | 10.7% | 3.4% | |
Total Company | 14.3% | 6.5% | ||
Current Month | |||
Daily sales growth by end market | % of Sales | ||
Heavy Manufacturing | 17.7% | 4.6% | 43.8% |
Other Manufacturing | 10.5% | 9.7% | 32.0% |
Non-residential Construction | 20.3% | 0.9% | 8.7% |
Other End Markets | 11.4% | 8.3% | 15.5% |
Current Month | |||
Daily sales growth by customer usage | % of Sales | ||
Direct fasteners/hardware | 18.4% | 3.2% | 21.2% |
Direct cutting tools and abrasives | 14.4% | 3.9% | 5.1% |
Direct non-fasteners/hardware | 13.5% | 11.1% | 12.8% |
Total direct materials (production related) | 16.2% | 5.8% | 39.1% |
Indirect fasteners/hardware | 19.0% | 2.1% | 10.0% |
Indirect safety | 13.0% | 8.7% | 20.5% |
Indirect non-fasteners/hardware and non-safety | 12.4% | 8.6% | 30.4% |
Total indirect materials (MRO related) | 13.7% | 7.6% | 60.9% |
Growth metrics by customer/channel type | |||
% of Top 100 national accounts growing | 79.0% | 49.0% | Daily sales growth rates are rounded to whole percentage rates. |
% of in-market locations growing | 65.8% | 56.5% | |
Daily sales growth - contract customers | 17.0% | 9.0% | Contract sales include sales realized under national |
Daily sales growth - non-contract customers | 9.0% | 1.0% | account, government, and local contracts. |
Daily sales growth - eBusiness | 10.0% | 13.0% | |
Daily sales growth - FMI | 17.0% | 12.0% | FMI - Fastenal Managed Inventory |
Employee headcount at month end | Apr-26 | Apr-25 | Change | Mar-26 Change | |
Selling personnel - FTE* | 15,528 | 15,220 | 2.0% | 15,450 | 0.5% |
Distribution/Transportation personnel - FTE | 3,109 | 3,053 | 1.8% | 3,125 | (0.5%) |
Manufacturing personnel - FTE | 1,004 | 962 | 4.4% | 1,001 | 0.3% |
Organizational support personnel - FTE* | 2,196 | 2,036 | 7.9% | 2,187 | 0.4% |
Total personnel - FTE | 21,837 | 21,271 | 2.7% | 21,763 | 0.3% |
Total personnel - absolute | 24,741 | 24,155 | 2.4% | 24,675 | 0.3% |
FTE - Full-time equivalent headcount. | |||||
* Of our Selling personnel, 80%-85% are attached to a specific in-market location. Organizational support personnel consists of: (1) Sales Support personnel (37%-42% of category), which includes sourcing, purchasing, supply chain, product development, etc.; (2) Information Technology personnel (34%-39% of category); and (3) Administrative Support personnel (22%-27% of category), which includes human resources, Fastenal School of Business, accounting and finance, senior management, etc.
Next monthly sales release date: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM (central time) |
Next earnings release date: Monday, July 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM (central time) |
Contact Information: |
Fastenal Investor Relations |
investorrelations@fastenal.com |
507-453-8775 |