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 $368.1M in operating cash flow for quarter ending 2025-12-31. After capital expenditures of $60M, free cash flow was $308.1M.

Free cash flow margin was 15.2% of revenue. Cash conversion ratio was 1.25x, indicating earnings are backed by cash.

The company returned $252.6M in dividends to shareholders during the quarter.

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 1.25x 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	Q4 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q1 FY2025
Operating Cash Flow	$1.3B	$368.1M	$386.9M	$278.6M	$262.2M
Capital Expenditure	$-245.3M	$-60M	$-60.3M	$-69.3M	$-55.7M
Free Cash Flow	$1.05B	$308.1M	$326.6M	$209.3M	$206.5M