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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000815556-25-000104"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FAST"
cik: "0000815556"
company_name: "FASTENAL CO"
filed_at: "2025-07-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T06:50:10.696111+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fastenal Q2 EPS $0.29 (+12.7% YoY) on sales $2.08B; cuts FMI signing guidance

## Summary
- Net sales $2.08B, +8.6% YoY; diluted EPS $0.29 vs $0.25.
- Gross margin 45.3% vs 45.1%; operating margin 21.0% vs 20.2%.
- FMI signings 6,458 MEU (-10.2% YoY); 2025 goal cut to 25K-26K MEU from 28K-30K.
- FTE headcount +2.6% YoY; branch count flat at 1,596.
- Operating cash flow $278.6M (84.4% of NI); capex guidance lowered to $250-270M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000815556-25-000104
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FAST
- cik: 0000815556
- company_name: FASTENAL CO
- filed_at: 2025-07-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555625000104/0000815556-25-000104-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555625000104/fast-20250714.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000815556-25-000104.txt

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