Fastenal : April 2026 Sales Information
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Published on 05/06/2026 at 07:06 am EDT
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
507-453-8775
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