FASTENAL CO

Fastenal Company, incorporated in Minnesota in 1968, supplies industrial and construction products. The company began in 1967 by supplying threaded fasteners through a branch network. Today, Fastenal sells a broader range of industrial and construction supplies across more than nine major product lines. Its business-to-business transactions utilize a global network of locations and diverse technologies, including vending devices, bin stock devices, and eBusiness. As of the end of 2025, Fastenal had 1,595 branch locations in 25 countries. These operations are supported by 15 distribution centers in North America (12 in the U.S., two in Canada, and one in Mexico), two in Asia, and two in Europe. The company employed 24,489 people. Fastenal engages customers primarily through physical selling locations, referred to as Sites, which deliver services and solutions at or near customer operations. Starting in 2025, the company discloses Sites information.