FASTENAL CO (FAST) Form 10-Q — Oct 19, 2026
Fastenal reported Q3 2026 net sales of $2,463.3 million, up 15.5% year over year, with operating income up 20.2% to $530.8 million and diluted EPS of $0.35 versus $0.29 a year ago. For the first nine months of 2026, net sales rose 14.2% to $7,051.9 million and net income rose 16.6% to $1,124.2 million ($0.98 diluted EPS), with operating margin expanding to 21.0% from 20.6%. On October 13, 2026, the board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share, payable November 25, 2026, bringing the 2026 annualized payout to $1.00 versus $0.875 in 2025. The company also repurchased 650,000 shares at an average $46.49 in July and has 10,675,000 shares remaining under its buyback authorization.
Key figures
- Eps
- 0.98
- Total Debt
- 100000000
- Cash Position
- 211900000
- Shares Outstanding
- 1147301488
- Q3 net income
- 401600000
- Q3 diluted eps
- 0.35
- Avg buyback price
- 46.49
- Q3 operating income
- 530800000
- Shares repurchased q3
- 650000
- Master notes outstanding
- 100000000
- Declared dividend per share
- 0.26
- Master note agreement capacity
- 600000000
- Remaining buyback authorization shares
- 10675000
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