Fastenal (FAST) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
Fastenal
FAST
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
-0.1%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $8.40M | −$8.40M | 1.15B | 0.2% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $8.00M | −$8.00M | 1.15B | 0.2% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $7.30M | −$7.30M | 1.15B | -0.5% | — |
| 2022 | $237.80M | $7.20M | $230.60M | 1.15B | -0.3% | 0.88% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $5.60M | −$5.60M | 1.15B | 0.3% | — |
| 2020 | $52.00M | $5.70M | $46.30M | 1.15B | 0.2% | 0.19% |
| 2019 | $58.50M | $5.70M | $52.80M | 1.15B | 0.0% | 0.28% |
| 2018 | $103.00M | $5.10M | $97.90M | 1.15B | -0.4% | 0.69% |
| 2017 | $82.60M | $5.20M | $77.40M | 1.15B | -0.3% | 0.53% |
| 2016 | $59.44M | $4.10M | $55.34M | 1.16B | -1.0% | 0.44% |
| 2015 | $292.95M | $5.80M | $287.15M | 1.17B | -1.8% | 2.48% |
| 2014 | $52.94M | $7.04M | $45.90M | 1.19B | -0.1% | 0.38% |
| 2013 | $9.08M | $5.40M | $3.68M | 1.19B | 0.2% | 0.06% |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $4.80M | −$4.80M | 1.19B | 0.4% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $4.05M | −$4.05M | 1.18B | 0.3% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $4.03M | −$4.03M | 1.18B | -0.9% | — |
| 2009 | $41.10M | $3.85M | $37.25M | 1.19B | 0.0% | 0.67% |
| 2008 | $25.96M | $3.25M | $22.71M | 1.19B | -1.1% | 0.50% |
| 2007 | $87.31M | $0.00 | $87.31M | 1.20B | -0.4% | 1.44% |
| 2006 | $17.29M | $0.00 | $17.29M | 1.21B | -0.2% | 0.32% |
| 2005 | $18.74M | $0.00 | $18.74M | 1.21B | -0.3% | 0.32% |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.22B | 0.1% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.21B | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.21B | -0.0% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.21B | -0.0% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.21B | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.21B | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.21B | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.21B | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.21B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $46.20M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Fastenal buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Fastenal (FAST) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Fastenal diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Fastenal's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -0.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).