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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Fastenal (FAST)

Fastenal Q1 net sales rise 3.4% to $1.96 billion; net income up 0.3%

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Fastenal reported first-quarter 2025 results for the period ended March 31, 2025. Net sales rose 3.4% to $1,959.4 million and net income rose 0.3% to $298.7 million, with diluted earnings per share flat at $0.52, though operating margin fell to 20.1% from 20.6%. Shareholders received $246.7 million in dividends and no shares were repurchased.

Key points

  • Net sales were $1,959.4 million, up 3.4% from $1,895.1 million; daily sales rose 5.0% with one fewer selling day.
  • Operating income rose 0.9% to $393.9 million, while operating margin fell to 20.1% from 20.6%.
  • Diluted EPS was $0.52, unchanged from the prior year quarter; net income was $298.7 million.
  • Operating cash flow fell 21.8% to $262.2 million; dividends paid were $246.7 million and no stock was repurchased.

The filing

CompanyFastenal (FAST)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 11, 2025, 7:35 AM ET
Accession number0000815556-25-000079

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 11, 2025.

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