The table below shows FASTENAL CO's cash flow statement by quarter, as reported in the company's quarterly filings. All figures are in US dollars; negative values appear in red.
Line item
Q1 2026
Q3 2025
Q2 2025
Q1 2025
Q3 2024
Q2 2024
Operating cash flow
$378.40M
$386.90M
$278.60M
$262.20M
$296.90M
$258.00M
Capital expenditure
$58.90M
$60.30M
$69.30M
$55.70M
$59.40M
$56.10M
Investing cash flow
-$57.60M
-$54.80M
-$64.40M
-$53.80M
-$55.90M
-$52.70M
Dividends paid
$275.60M
$252.50M
$252.50M
$246.70M
FAST operating cash flow (10-K history)
FASTENAL CO reported operating cash flow of $1.30B for fiscal year 2025. That is up 10.4% from $1.17B in fiscal 2024. Over the 10 fiscal years shown, operating cash flow grew from $519.90M (FY 2016) to $1.30B. Figures come from the company's audited annual reports as filed with the SEC.