Fastenal (FAST) is a public company. By providing three things – truly local service, the world’s largest vending program, and unmatched inventory management – Fastenal saves your business time and money.

Who are Fastenal's customers? • Organizations wanting to strengthen their supply chains. • Businesses looking to streamline their operations. • Campuses planning for tomorrow.

In a world of disruptions, Fastenal is a supply chain partner you can count on. Founded in 1967. It has 18,685 employees. IPO 1987.

Transcript

Operator

As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. If anyone should require operator assistance, please press star zero. It's now my pleasure to turn the call over to Dre Schreiber. Please go ahead, Dre.

Dre Schreiber — Investor Relations

Welcome to the Fastenal Company 2026 second quarter earnings conference call. This call will be hosted by Dan Florness, our Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Watts, our President and Chief Sales Officer, and Max Tunnicliff, our Chief Financial Officer. The call will last for up to one hour, and we'll start with a general overview of our quarterly results and operations, with the remainder of the time being open for questions and answers. Today's conference call is a proprietary Fastenal presentation and is being recorded by Fastenal. No recording, reproduction, transmission, or distribution of today's call is permitted without Fastenal's consent. This call is being audio simulcast on the internet via the Fastenal investor relations homepage, investor.fastenal.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the website until September 1st, 2026, at midnight Central Time. As a reminder, today's conference call may include statements regarding the company's future plans and prospects. These statements are based on our current expectations, and we undertake no duty to update them. It is important to note that the company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from anticipated results are contained in the company's latest earnings release and periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and we encourage you to review those factors carefully. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Jeff Watts.

Jeff Watts — President and Chief Sales Officer

Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Fastenal's second quarter 2026 earnings call. I'm