Fastenal FAST
NASDAQ FAST
$47.93 -0.82 (-1.68%)
At close: Sep 2, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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.

Analysis

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.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 60.76 Bn 60.17 Bn 1.98 Bn -
2 Fastenal 55.17 Bn 54.97 Bn 1.06 Bn 1.37
3 Ferguson Enterprises 43.00 Bn 42.18 Bn 2.32 Bn 0.26
4 Wesco International 16.30 Bn 15.49 Bn 1.46 Bn 0.96
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.95 Bn 11.82 Bn 411.22 Mn 0.12
6 Watsco 11.80 Bn 11.33 Bn 578.93 Mn -11.64
7 Core & Main 8.27 Bn 8.12 Bn 520.00 Mn 0.03
8 Pool 6.62 Bn 6.58 Bn 540.76 Mn -0.87
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.52 Bn 6.45 Bn 430.41 Mn 0.60
10 Xometry 5.01 Bn 4.49 Bn 87.15 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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