FASTENAL CO
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FASTENAL CO (NASDAQ:FAST) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 15 items for FAST at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-16, rated 7/10. Across its 15 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 9 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for FAST spans 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A, 10-K.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Broad Industrial Demand Lifts Fastenal Q2 Sales 14.7%; Margins Hold Firm
- Fastenal Q2 Sales Surge 14.7%, Dividend Hiked 8.3% as New CEO Takes Helm
- Fastenal Q2 Sales Surge 14.7%, Operating Margin Holds at 21% Despite Gross Margin Pressure
- Fastenal Q2 Profit Jumps 14% on Strong Demand from Large Customers
- Fastenal 2Q Daily Sales Surge 13.6%, Signaling Strong Demand
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
5.78 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 35,653,332 shares in FAST as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 2.9% increase from the prior period — about 5.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 74.9% of FAST volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.