Fastenal (FAST) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Fastenal's (FAST) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 1.37 in Q2 2026, up 13.24% YoY from 1.21 in Q2 2025, and up 58.37% on a QoQ basis from 0.86 in Q1 2026.
Fastenal (FAST) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Fastenal (FAST) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.37 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 13.24% year-over-year to 1.37 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.91 (down 15.4% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.96, up 1.31% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 1.37 in Q2 2026, from 0.86 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.72 in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.56 in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.97 and a median of 0.89 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The widest YoY moves for FCF Payout Ratio: up 92.38% in 2023, down 52.83% in 2023.
- Tracing FAST's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.68 in 2022, then jumped by 92.38% to 1.31 in 2023, then slipped by 23.59% to 1.0 in 2024, then retreated by 18.31% to 0.82 in 2025, then jumped by 66.62% to 1.37 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 1.37 (Q2 2026), 0.86 (Q1 2026), and 0.82 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.04 Bn | 61.46 Bn | 1.98 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fastenal | 59.03 Bn | 58.83 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 1.37 |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.99 Bn | 47.17 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.26 |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 0.96 |
| 5 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 13.25 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 0.20 |
| 6 | Watsco | 11.97 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -11.64 |
| 7 | Core & Main | 8.70 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.00 Mn | 0.03 |
| 8 | Pool | 7.21 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 540.76 Mn | -0.87 |
| 9 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.76 Bn | 6.69 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 0.60 |
| 10 | Xometry | 5.15 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 87.15 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.37 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.86 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.82 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.77 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.21 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.19 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.94 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.11 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.78 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.31 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.59 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.81 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.68 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.85 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.72 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.92 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.41 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.34 |