Fastenal Co (WBO:FAST) Days Payable : 27.07 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Fastenal Co Days Payable?

Fastenal Co's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €295 Mil. Fastenal Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €995 Mil. Hence, Fastenal Co's Days Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 27.07.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fastenal Co's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:FAST' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21 Med: 23.71 Max: 26.14
Current: 26.14

During the past 13 years, Fastenal Co's highest Days Payable was 26.14. The lowest was 21.00. And the median was 23.71.

WBO:FAST's Days Payable is ranked worse than
90.07% of 151 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 52.1 vs WBO:FAST: 26.14

Fastenal Co's Days Payable increased from Mar. 2024 (23.81) to Mar. 2025 (27.07). It may suggest that Fastenal Co delayed paying its suppliers.

Fastenal Co Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fastenal Co's Days Payable can be seen below:

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Fastenal Co Days Payable Chart

Fastenal Co Annual Data

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Days Payable

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24.78

24.01

22.95

24.07

23.84

Fastenal Co Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															23.81	24.53	26.18	25.95	27.07

Competitive Comparison of Fastenal Co's Days Payable

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Fastenal Co's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:

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Fastenal Co's Days Payable Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Fastenal Co's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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Fastenal Co Days Payable Calculation

Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.

Fastenal Co's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Dec. 2024 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2023 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (242.18	+	274.754)	/	2 )	/	3957.615	*	365
=	258.467					/	3957.615	*	365
=	23.84

Fastenal Co's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2024 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2025 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2025 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (274.754	+	315.517)	/	2 )	/	994.838	*	365 / 4
=	295.1355					/	994.838	*	365 / 4
=	27.07

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Address

2001 Theurer Boulevard, Winona, MN, USA, 55987-1500

Website

https://www.fastenal.com

Fastenal began as an industrial retailer, expanding its product portfolio from nuts and bolts to cutting tools, safety equipment, and janitorial supplies. It transitioned into a distributor by building out a dense network of branches close to its business customers. Once a customer becomes large enough, Fastenal installs vending machines and its own personnel on-site. Today, these on-site locations exceed Fastenal's branch count and remain the firm's main focus for expansion. Fastenal acts as a one-stop outsourcing partner for its industrial customers, offering value-added services along with a wide breadth of maintenance, repair, and operations supplies.