secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
======================================

Issuer:     FASTENAL CO (FAST)
CIK:        0000815556
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-14T12:01:18+00:00
Accession:  0000815556-26-000037
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Fastenal Q2 2026 net sales up 14.7% to $2.39B; EPS $0.33 vs $0.29 YoY
---------------------------------------------------------------------

- Daily sales +14.7% YoY to $37.3M; net sales $2.387B; operating margin 21.0% consistent YoY.
- Diluted EPS $0.33 vs $0.29 (+15.9%); net income $382.8M.
- Operating cash flow $265.7M (69.4% of net income); returned $305.1M via dividends and buybacks.
- Gross margin 44.6% down 75bps due to unfavorable price/cost and customer mix.
- Weighted FASTBin/FASTVend signings goal reduced to 27,000-29,000 MEUs from 28,000-30,000.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000037/0000815556-26-000037-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000037/fast-20260714.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000815556-26-000037

License: Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer