Fastenal Company
FAST Industrials Industrial Distribution
Fastenal Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.2 billion, up 8.67% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to September 2026, revenue grew 15.5%, EPS grew 20.7%, free cash flow grew 5.27% and total debt fell 48.7%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for ten; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Fastenal Company (FAST) Operating cash flow
Fastenal Company's operating cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $1.3B, up 10.4% from $1.2B in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 it was $1.4B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $519.9M (fiscal 2016) to $1.4B (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. Fastenal Company ranks 3rd of 22 Industrial Distribution companies by operating cash flow.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.3B | 10.45% |
| FY2024 | $1.2B | (18.11%) |
| FY2023 | $1.4B | 52.25% |
| FY2022 | $941.0M | 22.19% |
| FY2021 | $770.1M | (30.11%) |
| FY2020 | $1.1B | 30.75% |
| FY2019 | $842.7M | 24.99% |
| FY2018 | $674.2M | 15.21% |
| FY2017 | $585.2M | 12.56% |
| FY2016 | $519.9M | (5.52%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | $421.6M | 58.68% |
| Jun 2026 | $265.7M | (29.78%) |
| Mar 2026 | $378.4M | 2.80% |
| Dec 2025 | $368.1M | (4.88%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating cash flow against peers
| Company | Operating cash flow |
|---|---|
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. compare | $2.2B |
| FERG Ferguson plc compare | $1.7B |
| FAST Fastenal Company | $1.4B |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | $733.3M |
| WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare | $733.3M |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | $683.0M |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | $484.1M |
| WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare | $264.3M |
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | $253.4M |
What Operating cash flow is
Operating Cash Flow shows how much cash a company’s day-to-day business actually brings in, after paying suppliers, staff and taxes.
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