Fastenal Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Fastenal free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, Fastenal generated $265.7 million of operating cash flow and spent $64.1 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $201.6 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 8.4% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 3.7% from the prior year's $209.3 million.
Fastenal returned $305.4 million to shareholders: $275.4 million in dividends and $30.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 151% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 0.7 times.
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Fastenal cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-06-30 | Q1 20262026-03-31 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-09-30 | Q2 20252025-06-30 | Q1 20252025-03-31 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-30 | Q2 20242024-06-30 | Q1 20242024-03-31 | Q4 20232023-12-31 | Q3 20232023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 382.80M | 339.80M | 294.00M | 335.50M | 330.30M | 298.70M | 262.10M | 298.10M | 292.70M | 297.70M | 266.40M | 295.50M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +15.89% | +13.76% | +12.17% | +12.55% | +12.85% | +0.34% | -1.61% | +0.88% | -1.78% | +0.88% | +8.47% | +3.83% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 42.80M | 41.90M | 41.80M | 42.30M | 42.40M | 42.00M | 41.70M | 41.80M | 41.00M | 40.20M | 40.50M | 42.10M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 2.60M | 2.60M | 2.20M | 2.10M | 2.00M | 2.00M | 2.00M | 2.00M | 2.00M | 2.00M | 1.70M | 1.80M |
| Change in Working Capital | -77.70M | -122.20M | 53.80M | 5.60M | -59.30M | -160.00M | -30.60M | -23.70M | 21.50M | -122.00M | 75.40M | 60.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 265.70M | 378.40M | 368.10M | 386.90M | 278.60M | 262.20M | 282.80M | 296.90M | 258.00M | 335.60M | 354.00M | 388.10M |
| Capital Expenditures | -64.10M | -58.90M | -60.00M | -60.30M | -69.30M | -55.70M | -60.20M | -59.40M | -56.10M | -50.80M | -36.30M | -46.90M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -62.50M | -57.60M | -57.90M | -54.80M | -64.40M | -53.80M | -57.50M | -55.90M | -52.70M | -48.40M | -33.00M | -43.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -275.40M | -275.60M | -252.60M | -252.50M | -252.50M | -246.70M | -223.40M | -223.40M | -223.30M | -223.20M | -417.30M | -199.80M |
| Share Repurchases | -30.00M | -20.30M | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Issued | 360.00M | 47.00M | 65.00M | 365.00M | 520.00M | 155.00M | 185.00M | 205.00M | 225.00M | 160.00M | 90.00M | 155.00M |
| Debt Repaid | -365.00M | -47.00M | -135.00M | -400.00M | -490.00M | -155.00M | -225.00M | -200.00M | -190.00M | -220.00M | -90.00M | -245.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -307.60M | -288.30M | -322.20M | -280.90M | -216.40M | -235.50M | -250.10M | -210.70M | -185.50M | -267.40M | -402.60M | -286.90M |
| Net Change in Cash | -103.90M | 31.90M | -11.30M | 50.30M | 6.00M | -24.00M | -36.40M | 36.70M | 18.40M | 15.80M | -76.20M | 53.90M |
| Free Cash Flow | 201.60M | 319.50M | 308.10M | 326.60M | 209.30M | 206.50M | 222.60M | 237.50M | 201.90M | 284.80M | 317.70M | 341.20M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Fastenal's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, 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?