FEBRUARY 2026 INFORMATION WEB RELEASE
Release date: 3/5/26 Fastenal Company and Subsidiaries | ||||
(Dollar amounts in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | Change | |
Net sales | $710,560 | $627,119 | 13.3% | Daily sales - Net sales divided by the number of business days in the US. |
Business days | 20 | 20 | 0.0% | |
Daily sales | $35,528 | $31,356 | 13.3% | |
Impact of currency fluctuations | 0.6% | (0.5%) | ||
Daily sales last month $33,194 29,647 Historical figures are an average from 2021 - 2025. |
Change in daily sales since last month 7.0% 5.8% 2.2% |
Current Month | ||||
Daily sales growth by geography | % of Sales | |||
United States | 12.7% | 4.5% | 82.8% | Calculated using US days and US dollars. |
Canada/Mexico | 14.4% | 7.4% | 13.8% | |
Rest of World | 25.5% | 9.2% | 3.4% | |
Total Company | 13.3% | 5.0% | ||
Current Month | |||
Daily sales growth by end market | % of Sales | ||
Heavy Manufacturing | 14.9% | 4.8% | 44.1% |
Other Manufacturing | 10.2% | 10.4% | 32.3% |
Non-residential Construction | 19.9% | (6.7%) | 8.1% |
Other End Markets | 12.2% | 2.0% | 15.5% |
Current Month | |||
Daily sales growth by customer usage | % of Sales | ||
Direct fasteners/hardware | 13.5% | 3.3% | 20.8% |
Direct cutting tools and abrasives | 13.0% | 4.1% | 5.2% |
Direct non-fasteners/hardware | 13.4% | 10.2% | 13.0% |
Total direct materials (production related) | 13.4% | 5.6% | 39.0% |
Indirect fasteners/hardware | 20.6% | (1.7%) | 10.0% |
Indirect safety | 13.0% | 9.1% | 20.9% |
Indirect non-fasteners/hardware and non-safety | 11.9% | 4.5% | 30.1% |
Total indirect materials (MRO related) | 13.6% | 5.0% | 61.0% |
Growth metrics by customer/channel type | |||
% of Top 100 national accounts growing | 67.0% | 59.0% | Daily sales growth rates are rounded to whole percentage rates. |
% of in-market locations growing | 66.2% | 52.0% | |
Daily sales growth - contract customers | 15.0% | 9.0% | Contract sales include sales realized under national |
Daily sales growth - non-contract customers | 8.0% | (5.0%) | account, government, and local contracts. |
Daily sales growth - eBusiness | 8.0% | 13.0% | |
Daily sales growth - FMI | 17.0% | 9.0% | FMI - Fastenal Managed Inventory |
Employee headcount at month end | Feb-26 | Feb-25 | Change | Jan-26 Change | |
Selling personnel - FTE* | 15,452 | 15,171 | 1.9% | 15,409 | 0.3% |
Distribution/Transportation personnel - FTE | 3,095 | 3,084 | 0.4% | 3,133 | (1.2%) |
Manufacturing personnel - FTE | 985 | 950 | 3.7% | 982 | 0.3% |
Organizational support personnel - FTE* | 2,186 | 2,040 | 7.2% | 2,197 | (0.5%) |
Total personnel - FTE | 21,718 | 21,245 | 2.2% | 21,721 | 0.0% |
Total personnel - absolute | 24,649 | 24,013 | 2.6% | 24,525 | 0.5% |
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: Monday, April 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM (central time) |
Next earnings release date: Monday, April 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM (central time) |
Contact Information: |
Fastenal Investor Relations |
investorrelations@fastenal.com |
507-453-8775 |