FASTENAL CO (FAST) FY2026 Q3 Statement of Cash Flows

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Statement of Cash Flows

2026-07-01 to 2026-09-30

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FASTENAL CO cash flow reconciliation, Jul 1, 2026 through Sep 30, 2026One connected Sankey reconciles operating, investing and financing net cash flows through a shared cash pool, from beginning cash to ending cash. Ribbons flow left to right on one dollar scale. Activity totals are dark gray; beginning and ending cash are blue. Cash basis for beginning and ending balances and net cash change: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. Intermediate calculation bars are lighter gray. Calculated remaining financing cash flows are purple; remaining operating and investing bundles are gray. Their underlying inflows and outflows are not separately identified. Net income is green for profit and red for loss. Identified asset purchases, sales and maturities are blue in either cash direction. Purple identifies capital transactions such as borrowing, repayments, share issuance and dividends. Free cash flow is a separate comparison, not an added cash flow. Read chart description and values below for full signed amounts, including zero items.Net income → Net cash from operating activities: $401,600,000.00Accrued expenses → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $48,700,000.00Accounts payable → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $43,400,000.00Depreciation of property and equipment → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $42,100,000.00Income taxes → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $13,000,000.00Other → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $3,900,000.00Amortization of intangible assets → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $2,800,000.00Stock-based compensation → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $2,600,000.00Bad debt expense → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $900,000.00Deferred income taxes → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $200,000.00Remaining operating cash flows, net (calculated) → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $100,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Net cash from operating activities: $20,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Trade accounts receivable, net: $58,900,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Inventories: $41,900,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Other current assets: $36,800,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment: $100,000.00Proceeds from sale of property and equipment → investing reconciliation: $2,200,000.00investing reconciliation → Purchases of property and equipment: $74,000,000.00investing reconciliation → Other: $200,000.00Net cash used in financing activities → financing reconciliation: $341,500,000.00Proceeds from debt obligations → financing reconciliation: $315,000,000.00Proceeds from exercise of stock options → financing reconciliation: $7,200,000.00financing reconciliation → Payments against debt obligations: $335,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Cash dividends paid: $298,200,000.00financing reconciliation → Purchases of common stock: $30,500,000.00Net cash used in investing activities → investing reconciliation: $72,000,000.00Difference in the filed cash totals (calculated) → Cash sources and uses: $100,000.00Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash → Cash sources and uses: $204,700,000.00Net cash from operating activities → Cash sources and uses: $421,600,000.00Cash sources and uses → Exchange-rate effect: $1,000,000.00Cash sources and uses → Ending cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash: $211,900,000.00Cash sources and uses → Net cash used in investing activities: $72,000,000.00Cash sources and uses → Net cash used in financing activities: $341,500,000.00Net income: $401,600,000.00Net income+$401.60 MDepreciation of property and equipment: $42,100,000.00Depreciation expense+$42.10 MLoss (gain) on sale of property and equipment: -$100,000.00PP&E disposal gain & loss−$100.00 KBad debt expense: $900,000.00Credit loss provision+$900.00 KDeferred income taxes: $200,000.00Deferred taxes & credits+$200.00 KStock-based compensation: $2,600,000.00Stock-based compensation+$2.60 MAmortization of intangible assets: $2,800,000.00Intangible amortization+$2.80 MTrade accounts receivable, net: -$58,900,000.00Accounts receivable−$58.90 MInventories: -$41,900,000.00Inventories−$41.90 MOther current assets: -$36,800,000.00Other current assets−$36.80 MAccounts payable: $43,400,000.00Accounts payable+$43.40 MAccrued expenses: $48,700,000.00Accrued liabilities+$48.70 MIncome taxes: $13,000,000.00Income taxes payable+$13.00 MOther: $3,900,000.00Other working capital, net+$3.90 MRemaining operating cash flows, net (calculated): $100,000.00Remaining operating (calculated)+$100.00 KNet cash from operating activities: $421,600,000.00Operating cash+$421.60 MOperating adjustments reconciliation: $157,700,000.00Proceeds from debt obligations: $315,000,000.00Long-term debt issued+$315.00 MPayments against debt obligations: -$335,000,000.00Long-term debt repaid−$335.00 MProceeds from exercise of stock options: $7,200,000.00Stock option exercises+$7.20 MPurchases of common stock: -$30,500,000.00Common stock repurchases−$30.50 MCash dividends paid: -$298,200,000.00Dividends paid−$298.20 MNet cash used in financing activities: -$341,500,000.00. Cash required to fund net payments.Financing cash−$341.50 Mfinancing reconciliation: $663,700,000.00Purchases of property and equipment: -$74,000,000.00PP&E purchases−$74.00 MProceeds from sale of property and equipment: $2,200,000.00PP&E sales+$2.20 MOther: -$200,000.00Other investing, net−$200.00 KNet cash used in investing activities: -$72,000,000.00. Cash required to fund net payments.Investing cash−$72.00 Minvesting reconciliation: $74,200,000.00Cash sources and uses: $626,400,000.00Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash: $204,700,000.00Beginning cash$204.70 MEnding cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash: $211,900,000.00Ending cash$211.90 MExchange-rate effect: -$1,000,000.00FX effect−$1.00 MDifference in the filed cash totals (calculated): $100,000.00Filer's cash difference(calculated)+$100.00 KCASH RECONCILIATIONOperatingflowsInvestingflowsFinancingflowsFree cash flow$347.60 MOperating cash − cash spent on PP&ECash flow / Net income1.05×Operating cash flow ÷ net incomeNet cash change+$7.20 MEnding cash − beginning cash
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FASTENAL CO cash flow reconciliation, Jul 1, 2026 through Sep 30, 2026

Cash flows for Jul 1, 2026 through Sep 30, 2026. Cash basis: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. Beginning cash: Jun 30, 2026. Ending cash: Sep 30, 2026. Beginning and ending cash are dated balances. Positive cash flows add cash; negative cash flows reduce it.

Beginning cash on Jun 30, 2026
204,700,000 US dollars. Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Operating activities
421,600,000 US dollars. Net cash provided. The remaining amount is calculated by subtracting the other displayed items from the operating total. The filing's tagged operating lines do not add up to the operating total; this is the difference. It may combine inflows and outflows.
Net income
401,600,000 US dollars
Depreciation of property and equipment
42,100,000 US dollars
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment
negative 100,000 US dollars
Bad debt expense
900,000 US dollars
Deferred income taxes
200,000 US dollars
Stock-based compensation
2,600,000 US dollars
Amortization of intangible assets
2,800,000 US dollars
Trade accounts receivable, net
negative 58,900,000 US dollars
Inventories
negative 41,900,000 US dollars
Other current assets
negative 36,800,000 US dollars
Accounts payable
43,400,000 US dollars
Accrued expenses
48,700,000 US dollars
Income taxes
13,000,000 US dollars
Other
3,900,000 US dollars
Remaining operating cash flows, net (calculated)
100,000 US dollars
Investing activities
negative 72,000,000 US dollars. Net cash used.
Purchases of property and equipment
negative 74,000,000 US dollars
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
2,200,000 US dollars
Other
negative 200,000 US dollars
Financing activities
negative 341,500,000 US dollars. Net cash used.
Proceeds from debt obligations
315,000,000 US dollars
Payments against debt obligations
negative 335,000,000 US dollars
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
7,200,000 US dollars
Purchases of common stock
negative 30,500,000 US dollars
Cash dividends paid
negative 298,200,000 US dollars
Operating adjustment reconciliation
157,700,000 US dollars. Intermediate calculation joining the displayed items and the calculated net remainder. It does not establish gross cash receipts or payments and is not an additional cash flow.
financing gross reconciliation
663,700,000 US dollars. Gross amount at the activity's junction before offsetting its receipts and deductions. It is not an additional cash source or use.
investing gross reconciliation
74,200,000 US dollars. Gross amount at the activity's junction before offsetting its receipts and deductions. It is not an additional cash source or use.
Exchange-rate effect
negative 1,000,000 US dollars
Difference in the filed cash totals (calculated)
100,000 US dollars. Into cash; drawn as the small gray flow above beginning cash.
Ending cash on Sep 30, 2026
211,900,000 US dollars. Ending cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Cash sources and uses
626,400,000 US dollars. Opening cash plus net sources, equal to net uses plus ending cash.
Net cash change
7,200,000 US dollars. Ending cash minus beginning cash.
Cash flow / Net income
1.05×. Operating cash flow divided by reconciliation net income for the same period. Black from 0.90× through 1.10×; green above 1.10×; red below 0.90×. Color uses the unrounded ratio.
Operating cash flow
421,600,000 US dollars. Operating cash flow used in the free cash flow calculation.
Cash purchases of property, plant and equipment
74,000,000 US dollars. These cash purchases are already included in investing activities above.
Free cash flow
347,600,000 US dollars. A supplemental measure; finance-lease payments are excluded from this definition.

Chart connections

  • Beginning cash plus operating, investing and financing cash flows plus the exchange-rate effect equals ending cash. Negative amounts reduce cash.
  • Financing contributions meet at a reconciliation junction before connecting to the net cash total.
  • Investing contributions meet at a reconciliation junction before connecting to the net cash total.
  • Operating reconciliation adjustments are not all independent cash receipts.
  • Net income enters operating cash directly in the reconciliation. The adjustment junction contributes the remaining $20.00M after reconciling the other positive and negative adjustments. These connections depict an accounting reconciliation, not traced cash receipts.
  • Each activity has one net cash bar connected to the shared cash pool. Positive activity totals enter the pool; negative activity totals leave the pool to fund that activity's net payments. The central pool does not assign a particular funding source to a particular payment.
  • The intermediate calculation bars include both sides of the displayed activity breakdowns; they are not additional cash flows.
  • The filer's reported cash figures differ by $100.00 K: its ending cash less its beginning cash does not equal its reported net change in cash. The chart shows the difference as its own calculated flow; no reported amount has been adjusted.
  • Operating cash flow minus cash purchases of property, plant and equipment equals free cash flow: 421,600,000 US dollars minus 74,000,000 US dollars equals 347,600,000 US dollars.
  • The filer's reported cash figures differ by $100.00 K: its ending cash less its beginning cash does not equal its reported net change in cash. The chart shows the difference as its own calculated flow; no reported amount has been adjusted.
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