Fastenal (FAST) reported $2.13 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 11.7%. EPS of $0.29 for the same period compares to $0.26 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.11% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.14 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.30, the EPS surprise was -3.33%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Fastenal performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Business days: 64.00 Days versus the five-analyst average estimate of 64.00 Days.
- Daily sales: $33.30 compared to the $31.99 average estimate based on four analysts.
- Weighted FASTBin/FASTVend signings (MEUs): 7,050 compared to the 6,549 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Number of branch locations: 1,590 compared to the 1,594 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Weighted FASTBin/FASTVend installations (MEUs; end of period): 133,910 versus 136,653 estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Fastenal have returned -3.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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