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Fastenal (FAST) Cash from Investing Activities (2016 - 2026)

Fastenal filings provide 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities readings, the most recent being -$57.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities fell 7.06% to -$57.6 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$234.7 million, a 6.73% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at -$231.0 million, down 7.69% from a year prior.
  • Cash from Investing Activities hit -$57.6 million in Q1 2026 for Fastenal, up from -$57.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of -$31.0 million in Q1 2023 to a low of -$64.4 million in Q2 2025.
  • Median Cash from Investing Activities over the past 5 years was -$52.7 million (2024), compared with a mean of -$48.7 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Cash from Investing Activities: increased 20.29% in 2023 and later tumbled 74.24% in 2024.
  • Fastenal's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$41.4 million in 2022, then increased by 20.29% to -$33.0 million in 2023, then plummeted by 74.24% to -$57.5 million in 2024, then decreased by 0.7% to -$57.9 million in 2025, then rose by 0.52% to -$57.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Cash from Investing Activities were -$57.6 million (Q1 2026), -$57.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$54.8 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.