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Fastenal cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Fastenal's operations generated $1.30bn of cash; it spent $245m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.05bn. It returned $1.00bn in dividends.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations3062402683964164995505205856748431,1027709411,4331,1731,2961,434
Depreciation and amortisation40414453647286104124134145153160177177175179179
Stock-based pay4445576455666778810
Capital spending5374120138207189155190120176246168157174173227245257
Free cash flow2541671482582103103953304654985969346147671,2609471,0511,177
Free cash flow after stock pay2501631442532043033893264604935919286087601,2539391,0421,167
Dividends paid1071831923672372973273473694424998036447111,0178931,0041,102
Share buybacks410009532936083103052023800——

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Fastenal's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Fastenal.