Buyback yield (TTM)
0.04%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.98%
5Y share count change
-0.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$20.30M
Cumulative buybacks
$1.14B
Key takeaways
- Fastenal (FAST) repurchased about $20.30M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (-0.1%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.31× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 16% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Fastenal (FAST)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Fastenal (FAST)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Fastenal (FAST)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Fastenal (FAST)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
In 2025, Fastenal (FAST) buyback spend totalled $0.00.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Fastenal buyback spend expanded at a -100.0% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2015 and 2025, Fastenal buyback spend plunged 100.0%, falling from $292.95M to $0.00.
2015 marks the peak buyback spend at $292.95M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1989.
Fastenal Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Fastenal buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
Fastenal Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Fastenal buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
Fastenal Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
In 2023, Fastenal reported buyback spend of $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2022.
Fastenal Buyback Spend 2022: $237.80M
Fastenal buyback spend in 2022 was $237.80M.
Fastenal Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Fastenal buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Fastenal (FAST).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 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 | 0.88% | 1.15B | -0.3% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $5.60M | −$5.60M | — | 1.15B | +0.3% | |
| 2020 | $52.00M | $5.70M | $46.30M | 0.19% | 1.15B | +0.2% | |
| 2019 | $58.50M | $5.70M | $52.80M | 0.28% | 1.15B | +0.0% | |
| 2018 | $103.00M | $5.10M | $97.90M | 0.69% | 1.15B | -0.4% | |
| 2017 | $82.60M | $5.20M | $77.40M | 0.53% | 1.15B | -0.3% | |
| 2016 | $59.44M | $4.10M | $55.34M | 0.44% | 1.16B | -1.0% | |
| 2015 | $292.95M | $5.80M | $287.15M | 2.48% | 1.17B | -1.8% | |
| 2014 | $52.94M | $7.04M | $45.90M | 0.38% | 1.19B | -0.1% | |
| 2013 | $9.08M | $5.40M | $3.68M | 0.06% | 1.19B | +0.2% | |
| 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 | 0.67% | 1.19B | 0.0% | |
| 2008 | $25.96M | $3.25M | $22.71M | 0.50% | 1.19B | -1.1% | |
| 2007 | $87.31M | $0.00 | $87.31M | 1.44% | 1.20B | -0.4% | |
| 2006 | $17.29M | $0.00 | $17.29M | 0.32% | 1.21B | -0.2% | |
| 2005 | $18.74M | $0.00 | $18.74M | 0.32% | 1.21B | -0.3% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$237.80M
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$52.00M
- 2019$58.50M
- 2018$103.00M
- 2017$82.60M
- 2016$59.44M
- 2015$292.95M
- 2014$52.94M
- 2013$9.08M
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$41.10M
- 2008$25.96M
- 2007$87.31M
- 2006$17.29M
- 2005$18.74M
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Fastenal (FAST)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.31×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Fastenal (FAST)
How Fastenal splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Fastenal, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $130.30M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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