Fastenal Q4 revenue slightly misses estimates amid sluggish industrial production

Fastenal

20/01/2026 12:03

Overview

Industrial supplies distributor's Q4 revenue slightly missed analyst expectations

EPS for Q4 met analyst expectations

Net income for Q4 missed analyst estimates

Outlook

Fastenal expects 2026 capital expenditure between $310 mln and $330 mln

Company targets 2026 weighted FASTBin and FASTVend signings of 28,000 to 30,000 machine equivalent units

Result Drivers

CUSTOMER CONTRACTS - Improved customer contract signings since Q1 2024 contributed to increased sales in Q4 2025 despite sluggish industrial production

FASTENER EXPANSION - Fastener expansion project and increased sales to manufacturing customers boosted direct product sales

FMI TECHNOLOGY - Growth in FMI technology sales driven by migration to digital stocking locations

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Sales
Slight Miss*
$2.03 bln
$2.04 bln (12 Analysts)
Q4 EPS
Meet
$0.26
$0.26 (15 Analysts)
Q4 Net Income
Miss
$294.10 mln
$301.94 mln (10 Analysts)

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy", 8 "hold" and 5 "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the industrial machinery & equipment peer group is "buy."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Fastenal Co is $45.00, about 2.9% above its January 16 closing price of $43.74

The stock recently traded at 36 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 41 three months ago

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