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Fastenal (FAST) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Fastenal filings provide 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio readings, the most recent being 0.86 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 27.8% to 0.86 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.89, a 15.88% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.96, up 1.31% from a year prior.
  • FCF Payout Ratio reached 0.86 in Q1 2026 per FAST's latest filing, up from 0.82 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.72 in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.56 in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.95 and a median of 0.86 in 2026 define the central range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio hit 92.38% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 52.83% in 2023.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.68 in 2022, then surged by 92.38% to 1.31 in 2023, then dropped by 23.59% to 1.0 in 2024, then decreased by 18.31% to 0.82 in 2025, then rose by 5.21% to 0.86 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FAST's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.86 (Q1 2026), 0.82 (Q4 2025), and 0.77 (Q3 2025).