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Fastenal (FAST) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Fastenal filings provide 18 years of Free Cash Flow readings, the most recent being $319.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 54.72% to $319.5 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion, a 33.97% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $1.1 billion, up 10.96% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow hit $319.5 million in Q1 2026 for Fastenal, up from $308.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $354.8 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $103.7 million in Q2 2022.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $246.2 million (2023), compared with a mean of $255.5 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: surged 137.42% in 2023 and later tumbled 30.39% in 2024.
  • Fastenal's Free Cash Flow stood at $259.1 million in 2022, then increased by 22.62% to $317.7 million in 2023, then fell by 29.93% to $222.6 million in 2024, then soared by 38.41% to $308.1 million in 2025, then increased by 3.7% to $319.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were $319.5 million (Q1 2026), $308.1 million (Q4 2025), and $326.6 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.