Fastenal Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (FAST)
Fastenal reported $1.05B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of 10.96% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 12.81%.
View full Fastenal company overviewFastenal free cash flow by year
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | Growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $1.05B | $103.8M | +10.96% | +12.81% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $946.8M | −$313.1M | −24.85% | +12.55% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $1.26B | $492.7M | +64.22% | +17.15% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $767.2M | $153.7M | +25.05% | +10.99% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $613.5M | −$320.2M | −34.29% | +10.21% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $933.7M | $337.4M | +56.58% | +16.53% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $596.3M | $98.4M | +19.76% | +11.18% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $497.9M | $32.6M | +7.01% | +10.03% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $465.3M | $134.9M | +40.83% | +10.60% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $330.4M | −$64.7M | −16.38% | +8.34% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $395.1M | $85.2M | +27.49% | +10.21% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $309.9M | $100.3M | +47.88% | +8.30% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $209.6M | −$48.3M | −18.73% | +6.30% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $257.9M | $109.4M | +73.72% | +8.23% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $148.4M | −$18.4M | −11.05% | +5.37% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $166.9M | −$86.6M | −34.17% | +7.35% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $253.5M | $88.9M | +54.04% | +13.13% |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | $164.6M | −$7.5M | −4.38% | +7.03% |
| 2007 | 2007-12-31 | $172.1M | — | — | +8.35% |
Fastenal quarterly free cash flow
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | YoY growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $201.6M | −$7.7M | −3.68% | +8.45% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $319.5M | $113.0M | +54.72% | +14.51% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $308.2M | $85.6M | +38.45% | +15.20% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $326.6M | $89.1M | +37.52% | +15.31% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $209.3M | $7.4M | +3.67% | +10.06% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $206.5M | −$78.3M | −27.49% | +10.54% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $222.6M | −$95.1M | −29.93% | +12.20% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $237.5M | −$103.7M | −30.39% | +12.43% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $201.9M | −$44.3M | −17.99% | +10.54% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $284.8M | −$70.0M | −19.73% | +15.03% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $317.7M | $58.6M | +22.62% | +18.07% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $341.2M | $131.3M | +62.55% | +18.48% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $246.2M | $142.5M | +137.42% | +13.07% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $354.8M | $160.3M | +82.42% | +19.08% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $259.1M | $144.6M | +126.29% | +15.28% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $209.9M | $89.9M | +74.92% | +11.65% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $103.7M | −$33.2M | −24.25% | +5.83% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $194.5M | −$47.6M | −19.66% | +11.41% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $114.5M | −$161.9M | −58.57% | +7.47% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $120.0M | −$135.5M | −53.03% | +7.72% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $136.9M | −$72.6M | −34.65% | +9.08% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $242.1M | $49.8M | +25.90% | +17.09% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $276.4M | $86.1M | +45.24% | +20.35% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $255.5M | $59.4M | +30.29% | +18.08% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $209.5M | $150.1M | +252.69% | +13.88% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $192.3M | $41.8M | +27.77% | +14.07% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $190.3M | $91.5M | +92.61% | +14.90% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $196.1M | $48.0M | +32.41% | +14.22% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $59.4M | −$63.4M | −51.63% | +4.34% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $150.5M | $22.3M | +17.39% | +11.49% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $98.8M | $6.7M | +7.27% | +8.02% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $148.1M | $10.8M | +7.87% | +11.57% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $122.8M | $76.1M | +162.96% | +9.69% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $128.2M | −$61.0M | −32.24% | +10.81% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $92.1M | −$13.4M | −12.70% | +8.46% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $137.3M | $77.2M | +128.45% | +12.12% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $46.7M | $18.7M | +66.79% | +4.16% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | $189.2M | $52.4M | +38.30% | +18.06% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $105.5M | −$7.1M | −6.29% | +11.13% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $60.1M | −$49.3M | −45.06% | +5.93% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | $28.0M | −$9.0M | −24.22% | +2.76% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | $136.8M | $617,000 | +0.45% | +13.86% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $112.6M | −$7.9M | −6.59% | +12.20% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $109.4M | $45.4M | +70.85% | +10.99% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | $37.0M | $22.3M | +152.48% | +3.70% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | $136.2M | $25.4M | +22.98% | +14.29% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $120.5M | $80.7M | +202.32% | +13.01% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | $64.0M | $15.6M | +32.26% | +6.53% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | $14.6M | −$1.9M | −11.69% | +1.54% |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | $110.7M | $6.0M | +5.73% | +12.63% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $39.9M | −$17.2M | −30.20% | +4.90% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | $48.4M | −$12.9M | −21.06% | +5.64% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | $16.6M | −$18.9M | −53.28% | +1.96% |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | $104.7M | $755,000 | +0.73% | +12.99% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $57.1M | $10.4M | +22.18% | +7.54% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $61.3M | $4.6M | +8.06% | +7.64% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | $35.5M | $43.6M | — | +4.41% |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | $104.0M | $50.9M | +95.89% | +13.52% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $46.7M | $3.5M | +8.10% | +6.70% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | $56.7M | $20.4M | +56.19% | +7.81% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | −$8.1M | −$24.6M | — | −1.16% |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | $53.1M | −$17.8M | −25.13% | +8.29% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $43.2M | $2.8M | +6.83% | +7.54% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | $36.3M | −$41.8M | −53.50% | +6.02% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | $16.4M | −$44.0M | −72.81% | +2.88% |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | $70.9M | −$3.6M | −4.85% | +13.61% |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $40.5M | $9.4M | +30.09% | +8.49% |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | $78.1M | — | — | +15.97% |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | $60.4M | — | — | +12.72% |
| Q1 2009 | 2009-03-31 | $74.5M | — | — | +15.22% |
| Q3 2008 | 2008-09-30 | $31.1M | — | — | +4.98% |
Fastenal free cash flow growth trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $933.7M to $1.05B, a compound annual growth rate of 2.39%. Fastenal's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $201.6M in free cash flow, a decrease of 3.68% year over year.
What free cash flow means
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.
How free cash flow is calculated
TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.
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