Fastenal FAST Interest coverage
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Fastenal’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Fastenal’s 10-Q, filed April 16, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Fastenal's interest coverage?
- Fastenal (FAST) reported interest coverage of 310.8× in Q1 2026.
- How has Fastenal's interest coverage changed year-over-year?
- Fastenal's interest coverage increased by 43.7% year-over-year, from 216.2× to 310.8×.
- What is the long-term trend for Fastenal's interest coverage?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Fastenal's interest coverage has grown at a 17.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 117.7× to 258.7×.
- What does interest coverage mean?
- How many times the company's operating profit covers its interest bill.
- How do you interpret interest coverage?
- Higher is safer; below ~2× is a warning that earnings provide little cushion against the debt burden. Debt-free companies have no interest expense and the ratio is left blank.
- How does interest coverage compare across companies?
- Comparable across leveraged non-financials; less relevant for net-cash companies with negligible interest.