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%.

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Fastenal free cash flow by year

Fastenal annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-12-31$1.05B$103.8M+10.96%+12.81%
20242024-12-31$946.8M−$313.1M−24.85%+12.55%
20232023-12-31$1.26B$492.7M+64.22%+17.15%
20222022-12-31$767.2M$153.7M+25.05%+10.99%
20212021-12-31$613.5M−$320.2M−34.29%+10.21%
20202020-12-31$933.7M$337.4M+56.58%+16.53%
20192019-12-31$596.3M$98.4M+19.76%+11.18%
20182018-12-31$497.9M$32.6M+7.01%+10.03%
20172017-12-31$465.3M$134.9M+40.83%+10.60%
20162016-12-31$330.4M−$64.7M−16.38%+8.34%
20152015-12-31$395.1M$85.2M+27.49%+10.21%
20142014-12-31$309.9M$100.3M+47.88%+8.30%
20132013-12-31$209.6M−$48.3M−18.73%+6.30%
20122012-12-31$257.9M$109.4M+73.72%+8.23%
20112011-12-31$148.4M−$18.4M−11.05%+5.37%
20102010-12-31$166.9M−$86.6M−34.17%+7.35%
20092009-12-31$253.5M$88.9M+54.04%+13.13%
20082008-12-31$164.6M−$7.5M−4.38%+7.03%
20072007-12-31$172.1M+8.35%

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.

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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.

Calculation and source

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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