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Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Common Stock Data
Dollar amounts in this section are stated in whole numbers.
Our shares are traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol 'FAST'. As of January 21, 2026, there were approximately 900 record holders of our common stock, which include nominees or broker dealers holding stock on behalf of an estimated 1,029,000 beneficial owners.
Dividends
We have a long history of paying regular cash dividends, and our Board of Directors evaluates the dividend rate on an ongoing basis. While future dividends remain subject to Board approval and our financial performance, liquidity needs, and market conditions, we currently expect to continue paying cash dividends on a basis generally consistent with historical practice.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The table below sets forth information regarding purchases of our common stock during each of the last three months of 2025:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) | Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 1-31, 2025 | 0 | $0.00 | 0 | 12,400,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 1-30, 2025 | 0 | $0.00 | 0 | 12,400,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1-31, 2025 | 0 | $0.00 | 0 | 12,400,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0 | $0.00 | 0 | 12,400,000 |
| (1) | As of December 31, 2025, we had authority to repurchase 12,400,000 shares of our common stock under the July 12, 2022 authorization, which originally authorized the repurchase of up to 16,000,000 shares. This authorization does not have an expiration date. |
Purchases of shares of our common stock, if applicable, are described later in this Form 10-K under the heading 'Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations' under 'Liquidity and Capital Resources' - 'Stock Purchases'.
Fastenal Company Common Stock Comparative Performance Graph
Set forth below is a graph comparing, for the five years ended December 31, 2025, the yearly cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock with the yearly cumulative total shareholder return of the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones US Industrial Suppliers Index.
The comparison of total shareholder returns in the performance graph assumes that $100 was invested on December 31, 2020 in Fastenal Company, the S&P 500 Index, and the Dow Jones US Industrial Suppliers Index, and that dividends were reinvested when and as paid.
Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return Among Fastenal Company, the S&P 500 Index, and the Dow Jones US Industrial Suppliers Index
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fastenal Company | $ | 100.00 | 134.04 | 101.41 | 143.26 | 162.59 | 185.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 500 Index | 100.00 | 128.71 | 105.40 | 133.10 | 166.40 | 196.16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dow Jones US Industrial Suppliers Index | 100.00 | 133.61 | 115.98 | 172.08 | 195.68 | 219.37 |
Note - The graph and index table above were obtained from Zacks SEC Compliance Services Group.
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