Fastenal said Thursday that its sales numbers jumped in the first month of the year amid increases across all product categories, end markets and geographic territories.
The Minnesota fastener and industrial supply distributor — no. 4 on ID’s Big 50 list — posted $697.1 million in net sales in January, up nearly 7% compared to the first month of 2025 despite one fewer selling day. On a daily average basis, net sales rose by 12% year-over-year.
Sales were up by nearly 13% in its OEM business, including a 13.4% increase in fasteners and hardware and 10.2% in cutting tools and abrasives. MRO-related sales, meanwhile, were up by 11.4%, led by a more than 15% increase in fasteners and hardware. The heavy manufacturing market saw a 13.2% increase in average daily sales, while non-residential construction sales were up by 16.2%.
Fastenal’s daily U.S. sales were up 10.8% compared to January of 2025. Sales in Canada and Mexico were up 13.2%, and sales in all other overseas markets soared by 39.5% — although the latter category represented less than 4% of overall sales.
The company said that the impact of currency fluctuations added 0.7% to its tally, but weather-related disruptions had a negative impact of between 2.2% and 2.7%.
Fastenal officials said in its latest earnings report in mid-January that product pricing had helped its overall sales numbers in the fourth quarter of 2025, although those increases also reportedly affected demand.
