Fastenal (FAST) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
Fastenal (FAST) reported Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $275.4 million for Q2 2026, up 9.1% from $252.5 million a year earlier but down 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Fastenal (FAST) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Fastenal's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $1.06 billion, up 11.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1 billion, up 12.4% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $893.3 million in FY2024 (-12.1%), $1.02 billion in FY2023 (+42.9%), $711.3 million in FY2022 (+10.5%) and $643.7 million in FY2021 (-19.9%).
- Five-year quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd spans a low of $161 million in Q3 2021 and a high of $417.3 million in Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 4.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 135.9%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 56.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $275.6 million (Q1 2026), $252.6 million (Q4 2025) and $252.5 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.68 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 145.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 56.84 Bn | 55.76 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 275.40 Mn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.23 Bn | 40.45 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 174.00 Mn |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.01 Bn | 29.89 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 307.00 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.64 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 63.80 Mn |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.52 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 24.40 Mn |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.22 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 18.87 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.77 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 134.15 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.19 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 537.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.65 Bn | 6.95 Bn | 573.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 275.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 275.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 252.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 252.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 252.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 246.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 223.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 223.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 223.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 223.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 417.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 199.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 199.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 199.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 176.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 177.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 178.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 178.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 161.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 161.00 Mn |
API Access
Fastenal Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=FAST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();