Financing Cash Flow
Fastenal Financing Cash Flow increased by 10.5% to -$288.30M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 22.4%, from -$235.50M to -$288.30M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 13.9% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$153.80M | -$190.20M | -$128.90M | -$199.50M | -$85.90M | -$220.80M | -$268.70M | -$348.90M | -$243.30M | -$286.90M | -$402.60M | -$267.40M | -$185.50M | -$210.70M | -$250.10M | -$235.50M | -$216.40M | -$280.90M | -$322.10M | -$288.30M |
| QoQ Change | — | -23.7% | +32.2% | -54.8% | +56.9% | -157.0% | -21.7% | -29.8% | +30.3% | -17.9% | -40.3% | +33.6% | +30.6% | -13.6% | -18.7% | +5.8% | +8.1% | -29.8% | -14.7% | +10.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +44.1% | -16.1% | -108.5% | -74.9% | -183.2% | -29.9% | -49.8% | +23.4% | +23.8% | +26.6% | +37.9% | +11.9% | -16.7% | -33.3% | -28.8% | -22.4% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fastenal's financing cash flow?
- Fastenal (FAST) reported financing cash flow of -$288.30M in Q1 2026.
- How has Fastenal's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Fastenal's financing cash flow decreased by 22.4% year-over-year, from -$235.50M to -$288.30M.
- What is the long-term trend for Fastenal's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Fastenal's financing cash flow has grown at a 13.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$627.10M to -$1.05B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.