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Latest period

$308.60M

YoY change

+8.2%

5Y CAGR

+2.4%

Peak year (2025)

$276.80M

Cash on Hand history chart for Fastenal (FAST) from 1987 to 2025

Latest: $276.80M

Cash on Hand growth chart for Fastenal (FAST) from 1987 to 2025

Latest: +8.2%

Cash on Hand history table for Fastenal (FAST) from 1987 to 2025

  • 2025$276.80M+8.2%
  • 2024$255.80M+15.6%
  • 2023$221.30M-3.8%
  • 2022$230.10M-2.6%
  • 2021$236.20M-3.9%
  • 2020$245.70M+40.5%
  • 2019$174.90M+4.6%
  • 2018$167.20M+43.0%
  • 2017$116.90M+3.7%
  • 2016$112.73M-12.6%
  • 2015$129.02M+12.7%
  • 2014$114.50M+94.2%
  • 2013$58.96M-26.3%
  • 2012$79.97M-44.8%
  • 2011$144.84M-14.7%
  • 2010$169.76M-10.3%
  • 2009$189.25M+118.2%
  • 2008$86.74M+51.2%
  • 2007$57.38M+90.1%
  • 2006$30.18M-46.9%
  • 2005$56.87M+45.8%
  • 2004$39.00M-45.0%
  • 2003$70.89M+38.0%
  • 2002$51.36M-25.0%
  • 2001$68.52M+109.5%
  • 2000$32.71M+17.7%
  • 1999$27.80M+1223.8%
  • 1998$2.10M+425.0%
  • 1997$400.00K0.0%
  • 1996$400.00K-93.9%
  • 1995$6.60M+112.9%
  • 1994$3.10M+55.0%
  • 1993$2.00M+53.8%
  • 1992$1.30M-61.8%
  • 1991$3.40M-26.1%
  • 1990$4.60M+43.8%
  • 1989$3.20M+39.1%
  • 1988$2.30M+43.8%
  • 1987$1.60M

Cash on Hand values are taken from Fastenal's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at Fastenal (FAST)

According to Fastenal's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $308.60M. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

Fastenal (FAST) most recent annual cash and short-term investments stands at $276.80M (2025) – grew 8.2% year-over-year.

Fastenal cash and short-term investments compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +2.4%, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.

The record annual cash and short-term investments stands at $276.80M, reached in 2025; the historical low of $400.00K was recorded in 1996.

Fastenal Cash on Hand by Year

Fastenal Cash on Hand 2025: $276.80M

Fastenal cash and short-term investments in 2025 was $276.80M, grew 8.2% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Fastenal Cash on Hand 2024: $255.80M

2024's cash and short-term investments for Fastenal came in at $255.80M, grew 15.6% from 2023.

Fastenal Cash on Hand 2023: $221.30M

Fastenal posted cash and short-term investments of $221.30M in 2023, edged down 3.8% below 2022.

Fastenal Cash on Hand 2022: $230.10M

In 2022, Fastenal reported cash and short-term investments of $230.10M, edged down 2.6% below 2021.

Fastenal Cash on Hand 2021: $236.20M

Fastenal cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $236.20M.

See more financial history for Fastenal (FAST).

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