FASTENAL CO Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where FASTENAL CO's cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from running the business, $1.30B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $231.00M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $1.05B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $21.00M came in.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | New shares sold | Other | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $1.30B | -$231.00M | | -$1.00B | -$1.18B | $1.10B | | $24.30M | | $21.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $1.17B | -$214.50M | $0.00 | -$893.30M | -$835.00M | $775.00M | | $39.60M | | $34.50M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $1.43B | -$161.20M | $0.00 | -$1.02B | -$1.18B | $880.00M | | $30.10M | | -$8.80M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $941.00M | -$163.00M | -$237.80M | -$711.30M | -$1.63B | $1.79B | | $9.20M | | -$6.10M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $770.10M | -$148.50M | $0.00 | -$643.70M | -$540.00M | $525.00M | | $31.60M | | -$9.50M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $1.10B | -$281.70M | -$52.00M | -$803.40M | -$940.00M | $1.00B | | $41.00M | | $70.80M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $842.70M | -$239.70M | $0.00 | -$498.60M | -$1.06B | $910.00M | | $58.50M | | $7.70M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $674.20M | -$173.90M | -$103.00M | -$441.90M | -$895.00M | $980.00M | | $13.40M | | $50.30M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $585.20M | -$179.30M | -$82.60M | -$369.10M | -$980.00M | $1.01B | | $9.50M | | $4.20M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $519.90M | -$188.10M | -$59.50M | -$346.60M | -$920.00M | $950.00M | | $29.30M | | -$16.30M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $550.30M | -$180.60M | -$292.90M | -$327.10M | -$955.00M | $1.22B | | $19.10M | | $14.60M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $499.39M | -$188.78M | -$52.94M | -$296.58M | -$615.00M | $705.00M | | $7.70M | $2.09M | $55.99M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $416.12M | -$201.79M | -$9.08M | -$237.46M | | | -$260.00M* | $9.31M | $2.79M | -$21.11M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $396.29M | -$107.20M | $0.00 | -$367.31M | | | $0.00 | $29.64M | $10.15M | -$38.06M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $268.49M | -$112.22M | $0.00 | -$191.74M | | | $0.00 | $8.94M | $983.00K | -$26.02M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $240.49M | -$80.05M | $0.00 | -$182.81M | | | | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$21.16M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $306.07M | -$81.75M | -$41.10M | -$106.94M | | | | $0.00 | $0.00 | $78.96M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $259.90M | -$86.58M | -$25.96M | -$117.47M | | | | | | $28.67M |
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| 2007-12-31 | $227.90M | -$37.67M | -$87.31M | -$66.22M | | | | | | $37.87M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-06-30 | $265.70M | -$62.50M | -$30.00M | -$275.40M | -$365.00M | $360.00M | | $2.80M | | | -$103.90M |
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| 2026-03-31 | $378.40M | -$57.60M | -$20.30M | -$275.60M | -$47.00M | $47.00M | | $7.60M | | | $31.90M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $368.10M* | -$57.90M* | | -$252.60M* | -$135.00M* | $65.00M* | | $400.00K* | | | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $386.90M | -$54.80M | | -$252.50M | -$400.00M | $365.00M | | $6.60M | | | $50.30M |
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| 2025-06-30 | $278.60M | -$64.40M | $0.00 | -$252.50M | -$490.00M | $520.00M | | $6.10M | | | $6.00M |
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| 2025-03-31 | $262.20M | -$53.80M | $0.00 | -$246.70M | -$155.00M | $155.00M | | $11.20M | | | -$24.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $282.80M* | -$57.50M* | | -$223.40M* | -$225.00M* | $185.00M* | | $13.30M* | | | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $296.90M | -$55.90M | | -$223.40M | -$200.00M | $205.00M | | $7.70M | | | $36.70M |
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| 2024-06-30 | $258.00M | -$52.70M | | -$223.30M | -$190.00M | $225.00M | | $2.80M | | | $18.40M |
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| 2024-03-31 | $335.60M | -$48.40M | | -$223.20M | -$220.00M | $160.00M | | $15.80M | | | $15.80M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $354.00M* | -$33.00M* | $0.00* | -$417.30M* | -$90.00M* | $90.00M* | | $14.70M* | | | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $388.10M | -$43.00M | $0.00 | -$199.80M | -$245.00M | $155.00M | | $2.90M | | | $53.90M |
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| 2023-06-30 | $302.10M | -$54.20M | $0.00 | -$199.90M | -$455.00M | $405.00M | | $6.60M | | | $3.80M |
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| 2023-03-31 | $388.50M | -$31.00M | | -$199.80M | -$385.00M | $230.00M | | $5.90M | | | $9.70M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $301.90M* | -$41.40M* | -$93.20M* | -$176.90M* | -$405.00M* | $405.00M* | | $1.40M* | | | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $257.90M | -$44.50M | -$95.30M | -$177.50M | -$645.00M | $695.00M | | $2.00M | | | -$16.40M |
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| 2022-06-30 | $151.20M | -$43.90M | -$49.30M | -$178.50M | -$320.00M | $460.00M | | $1.90M | | | $13.70M |
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| 2022-03-31 | $230.00M | -$33.20M | | -$178.40M | -$260.00M | $235.00M | | $3.90M | | | -$2.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $156.40M* | -$41.50M* | $0.00* | -$161.10M* | -$200.00M* | $225.00M* | | $7.20M* | | | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $167.40M | -$45.60M | $0.00 | -$161.00M | -$175.00M | $135.00M | | $10.80M | | | -$71.30M |
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| 2021-06-30 | $171.50M | -$31.50M | $0.00 | -$160.80M | -$55.00M | $55.00M | | $7.00M | | | -$12.10M |
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| 2021-03-31 | $274.80M | -$29.90M | $0.00 | -$160.80M | -$110.00M | $110.00M | | $6.60M | | | $88.20M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $321.00M* | -$42.90M* | $0.00* | -$373.20M* | -$90.00M* | $90.00M* | | $2.70M* | | | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $289.00M* | -$30.10M* | $0.00* | -$143.40M* | -$40.00M* | $40.00M* | | $12.00M* | | | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $250.70M* | -$37.00M* | $0.00* | -$143.20M* | -$595.00M* | $545.00M* | | $18.90M* | | | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $241.10M | -$171.70M | -$52.00M | -$143.60M | -$215.00M | $325.00M | | $7.40M | | | -$14.20M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $252.40M* | -$60.60M* | $0.00* | -$126.30M* | -$265.00M* | $165.00M* | | $15.50M* | | | -$16.30M* |
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| 2019-09-30 | $257.30M* | -$59.50M* | $0.00* | -$126.20M* | -$275.00M* | $220.00M* | | $2.90M* | | | $16.20M* |
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| 2019-06-30 | $128.10M* | -$66.90M* | $0.00* | -$123.10M* | -$285.00M* | $315.00M* | | $22.00M* | | | -$10.40M* |
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| 2019-03-31 | $204.90M | -$52.70M | $0.00 | -$123.00M | -$240.00M | $210.00M | | $18.10M | | | $18.20M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $178.00M* | -$75.00M* | -$62.60M* | -$114.40M* | -$230.00M* | $340.00M* | | $2.10M* | | | $37.50M* |
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| 2018-09-30 | $184.60M* | -$45.00M* | $0.00* | -$114.80M* | -$260.00M* | $225.00M* | | $5.70M* | | | -$5.80M* |
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| 2018-06-30 | $151.90M* | -$25.00M* | | -$106.30M* | -$215.00M* | $235.00M* | | $1.80M* | | -$40.40M* | -$1.60M* |
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| 2018-03-31 | $159.70M | -$28.90M | | -$106.40M | -$190.00M | $180.00M | | $3.80M | | | $20.20M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $129.30M* | -$41.10M* | $0.00* | -$92.00M* | -$230.00M* | $210.00M* | | $6.00M* | | | -$16.50M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $162.60M* | -$28.50M* | -$25.90M* | -$92.00M* | -$255.00M* | $255.00M* | | $200.00K* | | | $18.30M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $82.90M* | -$34.60M* | -$56.70M* | -$92.50M* | -$230.00M* | $310.00M* | | $400.00K* | | | -$19.20M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $210.40M | -$75.10M | $0.00 | -$92.60M | -$265.00M | $240.00M | | $2.90M | | | $21.60M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $133.00M* | -$30.50M* | $0.00* | -$86.70M* | -$240.00M* | $190.00M* | | $4.30M* | $347.00K* | | -$34.30M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $133.40M* | -$71.70M* | $0.00* | -$86.70M* | -$310.00M* | $325.00M* | | $2.60M* | $68.00K* | | -$8.40M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $87.00M* | -$57.00M* | $0.00* | -$86.70M* | -$195.00M* | $255.00M* | -$195.00M* | $1.90M* | $377.00K* | | $4.80M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $166.50M | -$28.90M | -$59.50M | -$86.50M | -$175.00M | $180.00M | | $20.50M | | | $21.60M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $148.31M* | -$67.75M* | -$19.41M* | -$81.12M* | -$215.00M* | $250.00M* | -$215.00M* | $9.81M* | $1.63M* | $211.61M* | $17.32M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $140.83M* | -$28.92M* | -$23.07M* | -$81.25M* | | | -$190.00M* | $2.38M* | $482.00K* | $175.00M* | -$9.39M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $81.05M* | -$41.65M* | -$168.56M* | -$81.89M* | | | -$410.00M* | $4.83M* | $823.00K* | $615.00M* | $376.00K* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $180.10M | -$42.28M | -$81.86M | -$82.85M | | | -$140.00M | $2.08M | $451.00K | $175.00M* | $6.29M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $166.45M* | -$49.82M* | -$26.25M* | -$74.03M* | | | -$180.00M* | $661.00K* | $169.00K* | $165.00M* | -$1.83M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $110.01M* | -$44.05M* | -$17.85M* | -$74.19M* | | | -$125.00M* | $1.89M* | $437.00K* | $160.00M* | $10.39M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $79.63M* | -$63.42M* | $0.00* | -$74.16M* | | | -$170.00M* | $3.50M* | $938.00K* | $240.00M* | $16.92M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $143.30M | -$31.49M | -$8.85M | -$74.19M | | | -$140.00M* | $1.64M | $550.00K | | $30.52M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $100.85M* | -$60.36M* | $0.00* | -$74.24M* | | | -$160.00M* | $267.00K* | $105.00K* | | -$33.68M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $101.41M* | -$51.73M* | -$9.08M* | -$74.22M* | | | -$70.00M* | $1.92M* | $589.00K* | | -$30.66M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $53.62M* | -$35.39M* | $0.00* | -$59.34M* | | | -$10.00M* | $4.30M* | $1.14M* | | -$36.39M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $160.24M | -$54.31M | $0.00 | -$29.66M | | | -$20.00M* | $2.82M | $954.00K | | $79.63M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $107.20M* | -$19.80M* | $0.00* | -$210.50M* | | | $0.00* | $5.86M* | $1.19M* | | -$115.99M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $98.67M* | -$37.66M* | | -$56.28M* | | | $0.00* | $3.58M* | $854.00K* | | $9.69M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $58.24M* | -$22.43M* | | -$50.33M* | | | $0.00* | $1.92M* | $406.00K* | | -$12.96M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $132.19M | -$27.31M | | -$50.20M | | | $0.00* | $18.29M | $7.70M | | $81.20M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $74.31M* | -$27.95M* | | -$41.33M* | | | | $1.23M* | $182.00K* | | $6.63M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $92.90M* | -$34.69M* | | -$38.37M* | | | | $2.35M* | $801.00K* | | $21.64M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $26.99M* | -$29.69M* | | -$38.33M* | | | | $5.35M* | $0.00* | | -$35.44M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $74.28M | -$19.90M | | -$73.72M | | | | $0.00 | $0.00 | | -$18.84M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $74.19M* | -$41.68M* | $0.00* | -$61.92M* | | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$28.87M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $46.77M* | -$9.38M* | | -$61.92M* | | | | $0.00* | | | -$23.83M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $40.50M* | -$22.47M* | | $0.00* | | | | | | | $17.57M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $79.03M | -$6.51M | | -$58.97M | | | | | | | $13.97M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $52.89M* | -$40.72M* | -$41.10M* | $0.00* | | | | | | | -$28.89M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $85.63M* | -$12.09M* | $0.00* | -$54.96M* | | | | | | | $20.08M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $74.02M* | -$11.93M* | | $0.00* | | | | | | | $63.80M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $93.53M | -$17.02M | | -$51.99M | | | | | | | $23.98M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $86.17M* | -$11.54M* | -$3.00K* | -$40.10M* | | | | | | | $33.78M* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $59.05M* | -$25.59M* | -$17.01M* | -$40.09M* | | | | | | | -$24.33M* |
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