secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FASTENAL CO (FAST)
CIK:        0000815556
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000815556-26-000003
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Fastenal Q4 net sales +11.1% to $2.03B, EPS $0.26 vs $0.23; FY net income $1.26B, up 9.4%
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- Net sales $2,027.4M in Q4 (+11.1% YoY); full-year $8,200.5M (+8.7%).
- Diluted EPS $0.26 (Q4) and $1.09 (FY); prior-year $0.23 and $1.00.
- Gross margin 44.3% vs 44.8% in Q4 2024; operating margin 19.0% vs 18.9%.
- FMI device signings guidance for 2026: 28,000-30,000 MEUs; 2025 actual 25,892.
- Capex guidance for 2026 raised to $310-$330M vs $230.6M in 2025; debt reduced to $125M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000003/0000815556-26-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000003/fast-20260120.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000815556-26-000003

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