Fastenal Cash Flow Statement
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Fastenal free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Fastenal generated $1.30 billion of operating cash flow and spent $245.3 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.05 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 12.8% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 11.0% from the prior year's $946.8 million.
Fastenal returned $1.00 billion to shareholders through dividends, equal to 96% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 1.0 times.
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Fastenal cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 1.26B | 1.15B | 1.16B | 1.09B | 925.00M | 859.10M | 790.90M | 751.90M | 578.60M | 499.40M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +9.37% | -0.38% | +6.27% | +17.50% | +7.67% | +8.62% | +5.19% | +29.95% | +15.86% | -3.29% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 179.20M | 175.40M | 177.30M | 176.60M | 159.90M | 153.30M | 144.60M | 134.10M | 123.60M | 103.50M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 8.40M | 8.00M | 7.30M | 7.20M | 5.60M | 5.70M | 5.70M | 5.10M | 5.20M | 4.10M |
| Change in Working Capital | -160.00M | -154.80M | 124.60M | -353.10M | -272.40M | 41.10M | -104.90M | -220.70M | -106.10M | -167.20M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.30B | 1.17B | 1.43B | 941.00M | 770.10M | 1.10B | 842.70M | 674.20M | 585.20M | 519.90M |
| Capital Expenditures | -245.30M | -226.50M | -172.80M | -173.80M | -156.60M | -168.10M | -246.40M | -176.30M | -119.90M | -189.50M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -231.00M | -214.50M | -161.20M | -163.00M | -148.50M | -281.70M | -239.70M | -173.90M | -179.30M | -188.10M |
| Dividends Paid | -1.00B | -893.30M | -1.02B | -711.30M | -643.70M | -803.40M | -498.60M | -441.90M | -369.10M | -346.60M |
| Share Repurchases | — | 0 | 0 | -237.80M | 0 | -52.00M | 0 | -103.00M | -82.60M | -59.50M |
| Debt Issued | 1.10B | 775.00M | 880.00M | 1.79B | 525.00M | 1.00B | 910.00M | 980.00M | 1.01B | 950.00M |
| Debt Repaid | -1.18B | -835.00M | -1.18B | -1.63B | -540.00M | -940.00M | -1.06B | -895.00M | -980.00M | -920.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.05B | -913.70M | -1.28B | -774.90M | -627.10M | -754.40M | -595.10M | -446.50M | -407.20M | -346.80M |
| Net Change in Cash | 21.00M | 34.50M | -8.80M | -6.10M | -9.50M | 70.80M | 7.70M | 50.30M | 4.20M | -16.30M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.05B | 946.80M | 1.26B | 767.20M | 613.50M | 933.70M | 596.30M | 497.90M | 465.30M | 330.40M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Fastenal's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow FAST's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?