Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Fastenal Stock-Based Comp increased by 13.0% to $2.60M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 30.0%, from $2.00M to $2.60M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 10.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.40M | $1.40M | $1.30M | $1.50M | $1.50M | $1.40M | $2.80M | $1.90M | $1.90M | $1.80M | $1.70M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.10M | $2.30M | $2.60M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | -7.1% | +15.4% | +0.0% | -6.7% | +100.0% | -32.1% | +0.0% | -5.3% | -5.6% | +17.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +5.0% | +9.5% | +13.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +7.1% | +0.0% | +115.4% | +26.7% | +26.7% | +28.6% | -39.3% | +5.3% | +5.3% | +11.1% | +17.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +5.0% | +15.0% | +30.0% |
Range$1.30M – $2.80M
CAGR+13.9%
Avg YoY Growth+15.9%
Median YoY Growth+9.1%
Current Streak9 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fastenal's stock-based comp?
- Fastenal (FAST) reported stock-based comp of $2.60M in Q1 2026.
- How has Fastenal's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Fastenal's stock-based comp increased by 30.0% year-over-year, from $2.00M to $2.60M.
- What is the long-term trend for Fastenal's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Fastenal's stock-based comp has grown at a 10.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.60M to $8.40M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.