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Fastenal Cash Flow Statement

Operating, investing, and financing cash movements

Fastenal generated $1.4B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months. After $248.5M in capital expenditures, free cash flow was $1.2B. Free cash flow increased 0.3% year-over-year. Based on the Q1 2026 filing.

Net Cash From Operating (TTM)$1.4BNet Cash From Investing (TTM)-$234.7MNet Cash From Financing (TTM)-$1.1BCapital Expenditures (TTM)$248.5MNet Change In Cash (TTM)-$5.3M
Latest FilingQ1 2026
Report Date2026-04-16
Market Cap$53.3B
P/E Ratio40.98
ROE33.84%

Investing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Capital expenditures$60.2M$55.7M$69.3M$60.3M$60M$58.9M
Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity$100K$0$100K$100K$200K$0
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment$2.8M$1.9M$5M$5.6M$2.3M$1.3M
Net cash from investing activities-$57.5M-$53.8M-$64.4M-$54.8M-$57.9M-$57.6M

Operating

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Change in accounts payable—$45.3M-$20.6M$25.6M—$46.6M
Change in accounts receivable—$170M$36.4M$26.8M—$204.2M
Change in accrued liabilities-$1.7M-$8.8M$38.9M$5.4M$0-$17.1M
Change in income taxes payable/receivable-$2M$70.9M-$58.4M$22.3M—$92.2M
Change in inventories$97.7M$26.5M$41.2M-$1.4M$22.9M-$52.5M
Other working capital changes-$5.4M$6.5M-$3.8M-$3M-$4.5M-$500K
Deferred income taxes-$6.9M$700K$700K-$7.4M—-$1.8M
Gain (loss) on sale of assets$800K$300K$1.3M$1M$500K-$1M
Net cash from operating activities$282.8M$262.2M$278.6M$386.9M$368.1M$378.4M
Net income$262.1M$298.7M$330.3M$335.5M$294M$339.8M
Amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets$2.7M$2.7M$2.7M$2.7M$2.7M$2.7M
Depreciation$41.7M$42M$42.4M$42.3M$41.8M$41.9M
Increase (Decrease) in Other Current Assets—-$10.2M-$15.5M$19.8M—-$20.3M
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)$1.5M$1.8M$200K$1.6M$1.1M$1.4M
Stock-based compensation$2M$2M$2M$2.1M$2.2M$2.6M

Financing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Proceeds from issuance of debt$185M$155M$520M$365M$65M$47M
Repayments of debt$225M$155M$490M$400M$135M$47M
Dividends paid$223.4M$246.7M$252.5M$252.5M$252.6M$275.6M
Net cash from financing activities-$250.1M-$235.5M-$216.4M-$280.9M-$322.2M-$288.3M
Proceeds from issuance of common stock$13.3M$11.2M$6.1M$6.6M$400K$7.6M
Repurchases of common stock$0$0———$20.3M

Free Cash Flow

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Free cash flow$222.6M$206.5M$209.3M$326.6M$308.1M$319.5M

Other

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash-$11.6M$3.1M$8.2M-$900K$700K-$600K
Net increase (decrease) in cash—-$24M$6M$50.3M—$31.9M
Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities—$30.4M$42.7M$36.4M—$32M

Supplemental

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Interest paid$1.8M$1.5M$2.7M$1.5M$900K$700K
Income Taxes Paid, Net$87.1M$21.9M$163.4M$89.1M$124.4M$16M