Fastenal (FAST) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Fastenal (FAST) posted Cash from Operations of $421.6 million for Q3 2026, up 9.0% from $386.9 million a year earlier and up 58.7% from the prior quarter.
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Fastenal (FAST) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Cash from Operations at Fastenal was $1.43 billion, up 18.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.3 billion, up 10.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Fastenal's Cash from Operations was $1.17 billion in FY2024 (-18.1%), $1.43 billion in FY2023 (+52.3%), $941 million in FY2022 (+22.2%) and $770.1 million in FY2021 (-30.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Cash from Operations in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 9.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 99.8%; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a decline of 51.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior quarters was $265.7 million (Q2 2026), $378.4 million (Q1 2026) and $368.1 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.34 Bn | 72.46 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.22 Bn | 62.82 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 444.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.31 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 421.60 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.98 Bn | 44.19 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 772.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.35 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.84 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 212.00 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.33 Bn | 13.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 193.90 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.05 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 325.10 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.95 Bn | 10.83 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 86.38 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.57 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 195.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 421.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 265.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 378.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 368.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 386.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 278.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 262.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 282.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 296.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 258.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 335.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 354.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 388.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 302.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 388.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 301.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 257.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 151.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 230.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 156.40 Mn |
API Access
Fastenal Cash from Operations 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-from-operations&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();