On this page of Benford's Law Stocks.com we present our study of FASTENAL CO — ticker symbol FAST. SEC filings have been screened by our Benford's Law software, for quarterly 10Q and annual 10K filings from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025 for FASTENAL CO under CIK number 0000815556. For filings made in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format, our algorithm extracts all "tagged" numbers presented by the company; for any non-XBRL filings our algorithm uses its own interal set of rules to extract what it believes to be numbers as found throughout the filings. The format found for each filing is presented below together with the results for FAST, with the percentage of found numbers beginning with each digit (1's, 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's, and 9's) charted against the "normal" range observed throughout our coverage universe, as well as the "normal" range for FASTENAL CO based on the past FAST filings our system processed in the past.
Benford Chart for FAST 10K Filed 2/6/2025
30.1
16.9
13.3
8.9
10.9
5.3
5.8
4.7
4.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing, FAST stockholder letter ]
Total numbers found: 813
Recent share count: 572,886,495 (5's column)

■ = Typical range across full coverage universe
# of Numbers Found in Filing
Benford's Law Stocks Indicator
813
Normal-to-low count compared to other filers, above the bottom quartile. At this number count, it would take about 8 numbers to move any given column by a full percentage point.
Benford's Law Stocks Score for FAST = 95
95

Starting from a possible score of 100, we made the following score deductions:
 • The 5's percentage was higher than the 4's percentage, increasing the penalty multiplier.
 • However, because we observed that the company's shares outstanding count begins with the digit 5, we canceled the penalty multiplier.
 • We deducted points upon observing the 5's percentage was above the typical coverage universe range.
 • The 7's percentage was higher than the 6's percentage, increasing the penalty multiplier.
 • We deducted points (includes the impact of penalty multiplier) upon observing the 7's percentage was above the company's typical historical range.
FAST's Score Vs. Typical Stock
Benford's Law Stocks Indicator
FAST
High score compared to other filers, with FAST falling in the highest quartile of filers.
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Check our work! We provide our FASTENAL CO Benford's Law analysis for informational purposes only, and our software should be expected to make mistakes and contain errors (nothing you see on this website should be relied upon for any decision-making without first repeating the analysis yourself independently), and so below we present to you all of the numbers our system detected, for the FAST filing above. This way, you can open the filing on your own and compare what you see below against what you yourself find. This can also be helpful for exploring any columns in particular that caught your eye.

1's 2's 3's
We found 245 numbers that start with the digit 1. Here they are:
1,108.6
1,087.6
1,645.0
1,522.7
18.8
17.5
183.7
171.8
1,056.6
1,011.1
150.3
160.7
125.0
186.6
178.8
14.1
1.0
1,891.9
1,825.8
1,762.2
1,510.0
1,528.7
1,453.6
10.8
14.3
1,508.1
1,522.0
1,440.0
1,150.6
1,155.0
1,086.9
1.89
1.89
1,150.6
1,155.0
1,086.9
10.0
1,113.9
1,165.0
1,052.8
1
109.1
1,150.6
1,155.0
1,086.9
1,016.8
128.7
10.0
1.56
1.78
1.24
1,150.6
1,155.0
1,086.9
164.7
166.6
165.9
1.1
1.3
1.8
10.7
10.7
10.7
10.7
119.8
133.9
189.1
198.0
11.9
16.5
1.3
13.9
1,173.3
1,432.7
172.8
173.8
12.4
12.2
11.4
161.2
163.0
1,795.0
1,175.0
1,630.0
1,016.8
1,281.7
10.6
1.4
12.2
13.3
1,035.6
13.7
13.4
12.7
10.3
16.5
16.6
17.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1,436.3
1,366.5
103.3
117.2
107.8
1,529.9
1,425.5
1,056.6
1,011.1
1,343.2
1,314.2
101.3
1,486.1
1,442.0
17.9
15.2
1.56
1.78
1.24
1,071,943
180,820
197,013
1,316,924
1,087,936
1,529,578
158,168
117,840
1,690,880
1,780,331
15.87
11.62
1.3
1.7
13.68
1.7
1.9
1.3
1,338,085
1,780,331
1,071,943
1,170,693
10.2
19.0
1,338,085
1,170,693
1,574,146
1,736,762
1,845,324
1,568,460
1,335,898
1,390.6
1,392.7
1,335.7
117.5
129.3
104.3
1,508.1
1,522.0
1,440.0
1
1.3
1.1
1.4
10.8
1
11.1
109.1
107.0
1.8
107.3
104.8
166.3
167.6
10.2
10.1
1.1
1.8
10.2
1.9
127.3
101.1
123.1
18.2
117.6
14.7
111.5
14.0
1.4
15.4
10.5
1.6
12.1
1.5
11.2
115.1
171.1
109.9
153.4
106.5
149.3
15.0
104.0
11.7
16.1
18.8
19.0
19.9
119.0
115.7
110.9
116.2
125.0
1,200.0
10
10
125
1,272.9
1,206.9
1,113.5
1,303.2
1,318.2
1,254.2
185.8
1,508.1
1,522.0
1,440.0
148.4
159.1
188.1
168.1
156.4
15.5
175.4
177.3
176.6
1.3
102.4
102.2
12.0
1.8
1.9
We found 137 numbers that start with the digit 2. Here they are:
255.8
221.3
279.2
270.2
287.7
264.1
225.6
241.0
200.0
2.01
2.02
2.00
2.02
2,970.9
2.2
22.7
27.5
21.9
2.9
226.5
214.5
237.8
221.3
230.1
236.2
255.8
221.3
230.1
237.3
225.0
229.1
22.2
21.2
20.8
293.5
271.7
2,586.5
2,436.6
25.5
20.8
23.1
26.2
24.1
21.6
225.6
241.0
223,592
26.00
25.705
27.50
27.270
248,436
23.50
23.475
23.00
22.870
2.2
28.44
2.6
29.58
28.52
2.0
29.17
2.4
25.70
2.5
2.9
23.96
2.2
2.3
23.45
2.6
24.49
2.6
26.34
29.72
222,978
25.69
2,197,022
20.8
23.1
22.1
265.6
262.6
273.3
264.1
267.6
262.6
21.0
21.0
21.0
2.9
2.5
2
2.3
23.7
24.1
24.5
2.4
2.2
2
22.0
23.7
23.7
26.6
26.6
29.7
2.7
266.3
21.1
24.5
245.2
285.4
2.66
2.72
2.13
25.0
25.0
2.50
200.0
260.0
200.0
200.0
25.0
200.0
204.9
203.8
2,189.6
2,103.0
279.2
270.2
27.4
24.7
23.0
2.8
2.5
2.2
We found 108 numbers that start with the digit 3. Here they are:
35,916,816,764
3,211.9
3,020.9
3,613.5
3,356.9
3,616.3
3,348.8
3,992.2
3,764.8
3,401.9
3,354.5
3,215.8
357.5
367.0
353.1
36.7
34.1
3.6
39.6
30.1
3.6
3,356.9
3,218.7
3,613.5
3,356.9
3,218.7
30.7
36.7
34.1
3,616.3
3,348.8
3,163.2
3.8
31.9
39.6
30.1
34.5
356.5
383.0
354.1
3,600
3.2
3.0
3.3
30.7
32.4
34.0
3.9
3.4
3.2
3.3
32.3
32.7
36.1
3.9
38
38.00
37.230
313,822
318,598
3.8
38.70
38.08
34.37
301,908
38.70
30.88
38.1
346,992
3.0
39.6
38.9
3
35.0
33.6
361.3
3.8
357.5
377.8
367.0
360.6
353.1
316.7
319.6
302.4
3.0
3.2
3
357.5
367.0
353.1
3.0
3.7
3.8
3.5
3.8
32.6
32.6
35.1
309.9
3.4
3.92
3.07
3.22
31.2
32.7
365.0
35.7
4's 5's 6's
We found 72 numbers that start with the digit 4. Here they are:
4,698.0
4,462.9
41.0
4,698.0
4,462.9
4,144.1
4.1
41.0
41.0
4.3
4.1
4.9
4
4
4.7
4.6
4.4
4.2
4.1
41.6
40.6
40.1
43
44,014
47,567
48.00
47.400
48.00
47.650
477,333
404,203
47,038
47,038
4,227,927
4.0
4
4.40
4.20
4.09
4,974,078
48.12
4,227,927
45.93
48.00
45.00
4,974,078
44.9
44.6
43.3
45.1
45.6
4.6
4
4
4.2
43.5
42.8
45.8
43.6
40.2
4.46
4.03
489.4
4,698.0
4,462.9
40.1
40.1
40.3
4.1
40.4
40.1
40.4
We found 89 numbers that start with the digit 5. Here they are:
573,419,704
5.2
5,000,000
573,320,452
571,982,367
5.7
5.7
54.8
5.4
572.7
571.3
573.8
574.3
573.0
575.6
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.7
54.8
54.8
57.2
5.9
5,867.1
5.3
5.3
5.0
5.6
5.6
5.7
563.6
525.1
5.7
5.4
529,511
514,889
532,075
5.02
5,374,736
57.6
5.3
5.2
571,982,367
570,811,674
575,464,682
5,000,000
573,320,452
571,982,367
570,811,674
572,708,065
571,271,846
573,777,790
574,282,211
573,008,608
575,623,114
53.80
55.25
5.0
56.1
56.0
59.6
58.3
58.0
56.9
5.1
5.9
5.6
5.5
59.0
5.6
539.6
56.0
53.7
5.4
5.36
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
55.0
50.0
50.0
5,867.1
585.2
565.1
580.0
5.2
We found 43 numbers that start with the digit 6. Here they are:
6.4
60.0
687.1
661.3
68.9
6,980.6
64.8
64.8
6.4
6
6
6
6.1
6,273.1
6,139.8
6,980.6
6.7
6.7
6.5
67.2
64.2
63.3
639,304
64.00
63.550
62.00
61.980
6.81
64.00
63.57
69.5
68.3
62.8
6
6.1
66.7
60.0
60.0
6,273.1
6,139.8
6,980.6
6.4
6.4
7's 8's 9's
We found 47 numbers that start with the digit 7. Here they are:
75.0
73.0
7,546.0
7,346.7
7
7.3
7.3
7.2
711.3
7
7.3
7.2
72.3
775.0
711.3
774.9
7.8
7,546.0
7,346.7
75.0
74.3
72.2
72.6
72.00
72.00
71.11
766,463
713,438
741,510
7.6
7.3
7.2
7
7.5
72.2
7.4
70.6
78.4
7.9
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
7,546.0
7,346.7
78.2
73.5
We found 38 numbers that start with the digit 8. Here they are:
800,000,000
88.6
8.0
88.6
893.3
8.0
8.4
880.0
835.0
893.3
8.8
83.1
83.6
84.0
884.4
8.5
8.4
8.5
8.4
8.8
8.4
8.0
87.2
8.5
814,912
883,852
814,912
8.0
8.3
8.3
89.0
89.4
835.0
876.1
8.3
86.2
86.5
8.3
We found 34 numbers that start with the digit 9. Here they are:
98.8
96.2
91.5
96.2
9.3
9
91.5
9.4
941.0
9.2
913.7
9.2
981.9
9.1
98.3
902,263
9,869,384
9.57
913,296
9.2
9.4
90.9
95.4
9.9
9.1
9.2
99.4
96.8
9.7
9
95.0
95
900.0
915.6
While the above FAST 10K Filed 2/6/2025 is interesting in isolation, we have found that it is also useful to take a look at older FASTENAL CO filings processed by our Benford's Law Stocks algorithm, to see how the company's filings "typically look" on a Benford's Law analysis. Below we repeat the 10K Filed 2/6/2025 but instead of the chart comparing against the typical company across our coverage universe, below we show the same chart compared against the typical FAST 10Q and 10K filings that we have processed historically. This is followed by similar charts for each of those historical filings.

10K Filed 2/6/2025
30.1
16.9
13.3
8.9
10.9
5.3
5.8
4.7
4.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 95
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 813

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 4/16/2024
21.9
24.3
14.5
8.7
12.9
6.6
2.6
4.2
4.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 74
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 379

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 7/18/2023
21.7
18.0
16.4
7.2
16.4
6.2
4.6
5.5
4.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 80
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 568

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 10/18/2022
23.8
22.2
11.1
10.0
12.4
5.7
4.3
6.1
4.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 87
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 558

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10K Filed 2/7/2022
26.5
23.0
9.1
6.8
12.3
6.8
5.2
5.4
4.9
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 89
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 755

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 4/16/2021
22.9
32.1
11.3
8.2
8.7
6.8
4.5
3.4
2.1
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 71
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 380

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 7/17/2020
23.0
29.1
10.4
10.8
11.4
4.9
4.9
2.6
2.9
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 48
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 491

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 10/16/2024
23.7
19.4
12.3
8.4
14.6
5.7
5.2
7.1
3.6
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 75
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 561

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10K Filed 2/6/2024
28.1
17.3
13.7
7.4
11.4
6.9
5.0
4.4
5.6
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 85
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 779

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 4/18/2023
20.9
24.5
16.8
7.5
11.6
5.2
4.7
4.4
4.4
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 84
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 387

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 7/18/2022
21.1
22.4
13.7
7.7
16.6
6.0
6.0
3.6
2.9
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 77
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 549

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 10/15/2021
21.1
28.1
11.6
10.5
9.1
7.9
4.5
4.3
2.9
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 82
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 484

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10K Filed 2/8/2021
25.9
24.8
10.2
8.3
9.7
6.6
5.0
5.4
4.1
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 96
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 822

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 4/17/2020
27.2
26.7
13.2
7.7
10.1
5.6
3.2
2.6
3.7
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 86
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 378

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 7/17/2024
23.0
17.7
15.5
8.4
14.5
7.3
4.6
5.0
3.9
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 88
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 560

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 10/17/2023
24.5
18.5
12.9
8.4
14.5
5.2
4.4
7.0
4.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 76
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 572

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10K Filed 2/7/2023
26.9
20.0
11.2
6.9
12.0
6.4
5.1
5.8
5.6
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 84
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 765

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 4/18/2022
21.2
28.6
14.6
6.4
10.6
6.6
5.6
2.9
3.4
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 72
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 377

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 7/16/2021
21.0
29.4
10.1
10.7
11.1
5.8
6.0
3.9
2.1
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 47
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 486

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
10Q Filed 10/16/2020
23.7
25.6
12.7
10.6
9.4
7.2
3.1
4.3
3.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 80
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 489

■ = Typical FAST range from 4/17/2020 to 2/6/2025
VALU 10Q Filed 3/14/2025:
80
SSBK 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
93
BPRN 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
98
MUX 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
91
HNVR 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
97
LPSN 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
79
NEN 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
94
HSON 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
93
BMRC 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
79
UHG 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
85
AMTX 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
98
USCB 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
80
LSBK 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
63
SKYT 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
85
XPOF 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
83
GRI 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
87
GAN 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
57
SGMA 10Q Filed 3/14/2025:
75
ODYY 10Q Filed 3/14/2025:
47
NIMU 10Q Filed 3/14/2025:
49
ZDGE 10Q Filed 3/14/2025:
90
TPET 10Q Filed 3/14/2025:
79
CLEV 10Q Filed 3/14/2025:
50
MYPS 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
93
FRAF 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
96
AROW 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
93
WMT 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
93
MCHX 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
74
MX 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
69
MNTK 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
87
NRXP 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
57
FOA 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
84
WOW 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
89
OGEN 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
96
ATLX 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
60
TRST 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
99
OVBC 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
100
CCI 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
99
ICRPRA 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
97
EBMT 10K Filed 3/14/2025:
95
 

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