secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FASTENAL CO (FAST)
CIK:        0000815556
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000815556-26-000019
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Fastenal Q1 2026 net sales up 12.4% to $2.2B; EPS $0.30 vs $0.26 YoY
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- Net sales $2,201.7M (+12.4%); diluted EPS $0.30 vs $0.26 (+13.6%).
- Operating margin 20.3% (+20 bps YoY); gross margin 44.6% (-50 bps) on price/cost.
- Operating cash flow $378.4M (111% of net income); $295.7M returned to shareholders.
- Total debt $125M (3.0% of capital); 2026 capex guidance $310-330M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000019/0000815556-26-000019-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000019/fast-20260413.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000815556-26-000019

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