Fastenal (FAST) CEO pay: $4.9M actually paid in FY2025
$FAST · FASTENAL COData through FY2025 — latest proxy filed 2026-02-25, checked for new filings 2026-08-21. Every number links to its source.
1.2× the tracked-company median CEO pay ($3.9M).
Pay vs. Performance (Compensation Actually Paid)
What the CEO was actually paid, by fiscal year
What $100 invested was worth, company vs peer group
Pay-vs-Performance table
| FY | CEO pay on paper | CEO pay actually earned | Other top execs (avg) | Value of $100 invested since FY2020 | Same, peer group since FY2020 | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.2M | $4.9M | $1.5M | $185.00 | $219.00 | $1.26B |
| 2024 | $1.7M | $2.3M | $1.1M | $222.00 | $247.00 | $1.15B |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $5.4M | $1.8M | $196.00 | $218.00 | $1.16B |
| 2022 | $5.4M | $3.3M | $1.8M | $138.00 | $147.00 | $1.09B |
| 2021 | $2.4M | $5.6M | $2.3M | $183.00 | $169.00 | $925.0M |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $5.3M | $2.1M | $137.00 | $126.00 | $859.1M |
Frequently asked
How much did the FAST CEO make in 2025?
$4,866,551 in Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) as FASTENAL CO's CEO (the filing reports this year's PEO pay without tagging which named executive it belongs to), updated 2026-02-25.
What is pay vs. performance (PvP)?
An SEC disclosure (Item 402(v), required since FY2022) linking named-executive pay to company total shareholder return (TSR) over up to 5 years.
What is Compensation Actually Paid (CAP)?
CAP starts from the Summary Compensation Table total and adjusts equity awards to fair value as of each year-end/vesting date, rather than grant-date value — see the glossary entry for the full walk-through.
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