Fastenal Company FAST NASDAQ

NASDAQ Global Select • Industrials • Industrial - Distribution • US • USD

SharesGrow Score

67/100

4/7 Pass

SharesGrow Intrinsic Value

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement

Annual Quarterly

Fastenal Company (FAST) generated $1.3B in operating cash flow for fiscal year 2025. After capital expenditures of $245.3M, free cash flow was $1.05B.

Free cash flow margin was 12.8% of revenue. Cash conversion ratio was 1.03x, indicating earnings are backed by cash.

The company returned $1B in dividends to shareholders during the period.

Criteria supported by this page:

HEALTH (100/100, Pass) — demonstrate the company can comfortably service its debt
MOAT (69/100, Partial) — cash flow generation is present but not at levels indicating a wide moat
INCOME (70/100) — Cash conversion ratio was 1.03x confirms earnings are backed by real cash flow

Overall SharesGrow Score: 67/100 with 4/7 criteria passed.

SharesGrow 7-Criteria Score

67/100

SG Score

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VALUE

24/100

Price-to-Earnings & upside

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FUTURE

40/100

Analyst consensus

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PAST

100/100

→ Income

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HEALTH

100/100

Debt-to-Equity & liquidity

Proven by this page

MOAT

69/100

Proven by this page

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GROWTH

65/100

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INCOME

70/100

→ Income

Fastenal Company Cash Flow History

Metric	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Operating Cash Flow	$1.3B	$1.3B	$1.17B	$1.43B	$941M
Capital Expenditure	$-245.3M	$-245.3M	$-226.5M	$-172.8M	$-173.8M
Free Cash Flow	$1.05B	$1.05B	$946.8M	$1.26B	$767.2M