Fastenal : March 2026 Sales Information
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Published on 04/13/2026 at 06:54 am EDT
Release date: 4/13/26
Fastenal Company and Subsidiaries
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
2026
2025
Change
Net sales
$794,039
$680,067
16.8%
Daily sales - Net sales divided by the number of business
days in the US.
Business days
22
21
4.8%
Daily sales
$36,093
$32,384
11.5%
Impact of currency fluctuations
0.5%
(0.4%)
Daily sales in January
$33,194
29,647
Historical figures are an average from 2021 - 2025.
Change in daily sales since January
8.7%
9.2%
4.9%
Daily sales last month
$35,528
$31,356
Change in daily sales since last month
1.6%
3.3%
2.7%
Current Month
Daily sales growth by geography
% of Sales
United States
10.6%
8.4%
82.6%
Calculated using US days and US dollars.
Canada/Mexico
13.9%
7.3%
13.8%
Rest of World
23.7%
8.1%
3.6%
Total Company
11.5%
8.3%
Current Month
Daily sales growth by end market
% of Sales
Heavy Manufacturing
13.8%
7.9%
44.2%
Other Manufacturing
8.7%
12.0%
31.8%
Non-residential Construction
15.2%
0.2%
8.2%
Other End Markets
12.2%
4.5%
15.8%
Current Month
Daily sales growth by customer usage
% of Sales
Direct fasteners/hardware
13.9%
7.3%
21.3%
Direct cutting tools and abrasives
10.4%
6.7%
5.1%
Direct non-fasteners/hardware
11.9%
11.3%
12.7%
Total direct materials (production related)
12.8%
8.5%
39.1%
Indirect fasteners/hardware
15.6%
3.7%
10.0%
Indirect safety
11.3%
9.8%
20.3%
Indirect non-fasteners/hardware and non-safety
10.8%
9.2%
30.5%
Total indirect materials (MRO related)
11.7%
8.5%
60.9%
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
65.3%
55.7%
Daily sales growth - contract customers
14.0%
11.0%
Contract sales include sales realized under national
Daily sales growth - non-contract customers
6.0%
0.0%
account, government, and local contracts.
Daily sales growth - eBusiness
6.0%
18.0%
Daily sales growth - FMI
17.0%
13.0%
FMI - Fastenal Managed Inventory
Employee headcount at month end
Mar-26
Mar-25
Change
Feb-26 Change
Selling personnel - FTE*
15,450
15,236
1.4%
15,452
0.0%
Distribution/Transportation personnel - FTE
3,125
3,111
0.5%
3,095
1.0%
Manufacturing personnel - FTE
1,001
957
4.6%
985
1.6%
Organizational support personnel - FTE*
2,187
2,035
7.5%
2,186
0.0%
Total personnel - FTE
21,763
21,339
2.0%
21,718
0.2%
Total personnel - absolute
24,675
24,181
2.0%
24,649
0.1%
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: Wednesday, May 6, 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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