Fastenal

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Fastenal Company

Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: FAST Nasdaq-100 component S&P 500 component
Founded	1967; 57 years ago (1967)
Founder	Bob Kierlin
Headquarters	Winona, Minnesota , U.S.
Number of locations	3,334 (Mar 2023)
Area served	United States Canada Europe Asia
Key people	Daniel L. Florness (CEO) Holden Lewis (CFO)
Revenue	US$7.25 billion (2023)
Operating income	US$1.53 billion (2023)
Net income	US$1.16 billion (2023)
Total assets	US$4.46 billion (2023)
Total equity	US$3.35 billion (2023)
Number of employees	23,201 (2023)
Website	fastenal.com
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Fastenal Company is an American publicly traded company based in Winona, Minnesota, founded in 1967. It placed 479 in the 2021 Fortune 500 based on its 2020 revenues,^[2] and its stock is a component of the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 stock market indices. Fastenal had 3,334 in-market locations as of March 2023.^[3]

Fastenal refers to itself as a supply chain solutions company,^[4] while Reuters calls it an industrial distributor.^[5]