Fastenal (FAST) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Fastenal's Cash & Equivalents came in at $204.7 million for Q2 2026, down 13.9% from $237.8 million a year earlier and down 33.7% from the prior quarter.
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Fastenal (FAST) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Fastenal's Cash & Equivalents was $276.8 million, up 8.2% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Equivalents was $255.8 million in FY2024 (+15.6%), $221.3 million in FY2023 (-3.8%), $230.1 million in FY2022 (-2.6%) and $236.2 million in FY2021 (-3.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q2 2020.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Equivalents increased in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Equivalents over five years came in Q1 2026 (growth of 33.1%), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a decline of 29.9%).
- Business Quant data shows FAST's Cash & Equivalents at $308.6 million (Q1 2026), $276.8 million (Q4 2025) and $288.1 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 64.44 Bn | 63.20 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 112.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.37 Bn | 58.35 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 589.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 57.63 Bn | 56.55 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 204.70 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.02 Bn | 40.24 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 820.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.00 Bn | 30.88 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 32.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.06 Bn | 19.10 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 235.40 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.10 Bn | 15.41 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 808.90 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.49 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 411.22 Mn | - |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.72 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 364.19 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.17 Bn | 8.97 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 306.80 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 204.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 308.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 276.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 288.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 237.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 231.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 255.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 292.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 255.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 237.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 221.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 297.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 243.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 239.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 230.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 231.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 247.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 234.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 236.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 250.50 Mn |
API Access
Fastenal Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "FAST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();