FAST
Fastenal Company
Stock
$50.75+0.52 (+1.04%)Close Oct 2, 2026
Cash flow statement
| Line | Last 12 months | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $941M | $770M | $1.1B | $843M | $674M | $585M | $520M | $550M | $499M | $416M | $396M | $268M | $240M | $306M | $260M | $228M |
| Capital expenditures | $243M | $245M | $227M | $173M | $174M | $157M | $168M | $246M | $176M | $120M | $190M | $155M | $189M | $207M | $138M | $120M | $74M | $53M | $95M | $56M |
| Free cash flow | $1.2B | $1.1B | $947M | $1.3B | $767M | $614M | $934M | $596M | $498M | $465M | $330M | $395M | $310M | $210M | $258M | $148M | $167M | $254M | $165M | $172M |
| Stock-based compensation | $9.5M | $8.4M | $8.0M | $7.3M | $7.2M | $5.6M | $5.7M | $5.7M | $5.1M | $5.2M | $4.1M | $5.8M | $7.0M | $5.4M | $4.8M | $4.1M | $4.0M | $3.9M | $3.2M | $1.9M |
| Buybacks | — | — | $0 | $0 | $238M | $0 | $52M | $0 | $103M | $83M | $60M | $293M | $53M | $9.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $41M | $26M | $87M |
| Dividends paid | $1.1B | $1.0B | $893M | $1.0B | $711M | $644M | $803M | $499M | $442M | $369M | $347M | $327M | $297M | $237M | $367M | $192M | $183M | $107M | $117M | $66M |
| Dividends per share | $0.92 | $0.88 | $0.78 | $0.89 | $0.62 | $0.56 | $0.70 | $0.44 | $0.39 | $0.32 | $0.30 | $0.28 | $0.25 | $0.20 | $0.31 | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.09 | $0.10 | — |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.2% | 12.8% | 12.5% | 17.1% | 11.0% | 10.2% | 16.5% | 11.2% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 8.3% | 6.3% | 8.2% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 13.1% | 7.0% | 8.3% |