Fastenal (FAST) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Daniel L. Florness, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4.2M in 2025, up 147% from $1.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 88:1, on median employee pay of $47,287.

Filed
February 25, 2026
Annual meeting
April 23, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$4.2M+147% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
88:1median $47,287
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO total compensation
$4,183,328Increased from prior year
CEO to median employee pay ratio
88:1Based on median employee pay of $47,287
Say-on-pay support
94%From previous annual meeting
Net sales
$8,200,462,000Up 8.7% over 2024
Pre-tax income
$1,654,951,000Up 9.7% over 2024

How Florness was paid

$4.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary18%Option awards21%Non-equity incentive61%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Daniel L. FlornessChief Executive Officer$4,183,328
Max H. TunnicliffSenior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$466,403
Sheryl A. LisowskiExecutive Vice President - Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer$1,460,780
Jeffery M. WattsPresident and Chief Sales Officer$3,093,803
Charles S. MillerSenior Executive Vice President - Sales$1,917,737
John L. SoderbergSenior Executive Vice President - Information Technology$1,578,649
Holden LewisFormer Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$504,309

What changed and why

  • $4.2MChief executive officer total compensation increased to $4,183,328 in fiscal 2025 from $1,695,887 in fiscal 2024.
  • 94%Shareholders approved the 2024 executive compensation program with approximately 94% support at the annual meeting.
  • Quarterly cash incentive bonuses are paid based on growth in pre-tax or net income exceeding previous year levels.
  • Stock option grants were made to named executive officers with extended five-year vesting schedules.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.